1gb ibm microdrive or 1gb viking cf card

combustion · 06-21-03, 12:24 AM

which one is better??

nomar05 · 06-21-03, 12:33 AM

cf is cheaper and a far less power hog + no moving parts

combustion · 06-21-03, 12:36 AM

ive seen the microdrive for $180 (same as a viking cf card) but i figured it would hog more power with the moving parts and all... but I've also hear the data rate is faster on the microdrive.

nomar05 · 06-21-03, 12:47 AM

Viking 1GB CompactFlash Card
Price After Rebates: $171.99

my SimpleTech 1GB card seems pretty fast

combustion · 06-21-03, 12:49 AM

yeah thats a good deal... too bad the rebate takes around 6 mnths.

gunmx · 06-21-03, 01:41 AM

If you're using the card for storage in an Ax or other PDA (versus a digital camera), I don't think you'll notice too much difference in speed.

I would also avoid the microdrive for the reasons mentioned before (moving parts/power consumption).

wildcat · 06-21-03, 03:29 AM

i got the 1 gig card no issues and power consuption is nill. I got my rebate in about 6 weeks too

ceej13 · 06-21-03, 03:40 AM

It looks like it depends on you now.
Do you want to conserve power or do you want speed?:)

ChaosTat · 06-21-03, 11:39 PM

Pardon my ignorance, but where does a microdrive fit on the ax, in the cf slot?

Abram · 06-22-03, 02:32 PM

I believe you need a PCMCIA to CF adaptor

ikehiker · 06-22-03, 03:50 PM

NO, there are microdrives in the CF format. As pointed out above, however, there isn't much to recommend them over a CF flash memory card. The flash is faster, uses less power, and is less prone to disk errors (no moving parts) and the prices are nearly the same these days.

RLJSlick · 06-22-03, 04:12 PM

I love my 1GB microdrive, I use it in my Canon 10D, but I so wouldn't recommend it in a small PDA device. Plus Microdrive have a tendence to crash, and there goes all your software. Go with a 512 CF card, or like me, I found a 256mb CF card at Wal-Fart!

Ricky

deftech · 06-22-03, 07:53 PM

I don't see how a MicroDrive could be faster than solid-state memory? The MicroDrives work exactly like a hard drive, having to move to the correct place on disk before read/write will occur. While with solid state memory, every memory location is accessible at the same instance (just like RAM). With moving parts, battery consumption, and in MY opinion slower speed.....I just don't see how a MicroDrive would be worth it?

mdphoenix · 06-23-03, 02:06 AM

Anyone on here own both, so we can get a reliable comparison? I'm in the market for a 1GB CF also and want to know which way to go.

Synth · 06-24-03, 08:15 AM

The microdrive fits in any type 2 CF slot. The CF slot in the Axim is type 2.

I would go for the CF card.