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I bit the bullet and purchased one when I bought my Axim. It has worked flawlessly (as far as I know - this is my first PDA). The only thing I have noticed is that when I copy a large file (movie file approx. 100mb), it takes forever. I have heard that if you use a card reader/writer it is much faster.
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Most likely it the same amount of power and speed as any other CF memory card. The axim can only transfer data at a certain speed because of it's 4bit pathway. And I assume the power drain will be the same as other CF memory cards.
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Sandisk....
I have a sandisk 1 gig....and had no trouble with it...but it is really your choice.
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Dell Axim X5 400
Sandisk 256 Compact Flash 1gig Spectrum24 Wireless CF Linksys WCF12 Wireless CF |
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if transfer speed is an issue, buy one of those $20 usb cf card readers from best buy or whoever, the transfer speed is much better and file transfer is more reliable. in fact, i think san disk makes one that will read sd/mmc/cf/memory stick and 2 others for $49. i bought one from circuit city works like a charm.
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Check PriceGrabber for 6 in 1 readers:
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_g...4dee0a8da3ff8e Lots of them out there, and you can find them for practically nothing. Even a USB 2.0 reader for 33 bucks after shipping and tax.... Can't beat that. http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_g...4dee0a8da3ff8e hypnotoad | ||||
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i have a microdrive, $150 bucks on e-bay. do it. the power will drain a little faster, but the speed is nice. i use a 4-1 media reader and the drive is bloody quick. i use the microdrive for mp3's and pictures mostly. i have 256 sd in the side for programs. compared to cf memory, you can get a 1 gb microdrive cheaper.
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PXA255 400MHZ
DELL WI-FI / FOLDING KEYBOARD SANDISK 256MB SD/1GB MICRODRIVE STANDARD AND HI-CAP LI-ION BATTERIES |
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I have a 1 GB Sandisk that I bought from Dell, and after tranferring a bunch of MP3's to it, it reach about half full, and then told me it was full! I've only transferred 450 MB onto it, yet it's telling me I can't put anything else on it! Any ideas, anyone? It seems to me I remember reading something about reformatting the CF card...does this ring a bell, and how do I do that to get full use out of this monster?
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Monster. Hehe, that's funny. Come back in a few years and 1 gig will only be able to store like three addresses and everyone will be lusting after the 2 TB card & waiting for the price to drop.
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I have one of the Sandisk readers (the USB 2.0 version)
it is blazing faster than the Ax, itself. was something like 29bucks.. including S&H | ||||
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-littlekevbo
Dell Axim X5 Advanced A03 (PXA255) Sandisk 256mb CF & 256mb SD Sandisk 6n1 USB2.0 card reader Belkin Lambskin flipcase very first PDA END OF LINE ...... |
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I have the 1 gig Sandisk. No trouble. Have overe 600 meg loaded. I usually use an external reader for loading large aounts or large files to it. I have Old Time Radio shows on it and music files. The OTR files are up to 10 meg each.
Dell $160 Al | |||
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Good deal - thanks for the replies. Anyone know anything about formatting CF cards?
And yes, in probably a year or less, this "monster" will seem like the old Radio Shack TRS-80's... ![]() | |||||
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