Compact Flash II Microdrive

Bobthesleeples · 08-10-05, 09:06 PM

will a 2.2gb Compact Flash II work in my x50v? If so what is Compact Flash I and II whats the differnce

PeteUALaw · 08-10-05, 09:21 PM

yes they both will work. Im not sure the difference. CF I is a little bit skinnier and there will be a small gap b/t CF and SD. If you are looking at the Magicstor CF card i would recommend against it. Do a search for "Magicstor" on here and you will see some problems people have had. It is not very good quality.

pedagogue · 08-10-05, 10:26 PM

IIRC....those Microdrives have a much higher fail rate than the traditional CF cards. There are moving parts and the build quality isn't the same, especially for the 2.2GB Magicstor card.

OutofExile · 08-10-05, 10:51 PM

Plus they will cut the battery life by half.

Solid state is the best way to go.

08-11-05, 03:39 AM

Originally Posted by OutofExile

Plus they will cut the battery life by half.

Solid state is the best way to go.

I agree with this. I had a Magicstor 2.2GB MD and, while it worked very well, it hammers your battery like nothing else.

I gave mine away after a few weeks and got a normal 1GB instead.

Mark.

Bobthesleeples · 08-11-05, 07:45 AM

Originally Posted by bohica

I agree with this. I had a Magicstor 2.2GB MD and, while it worked very well, it hammers your battery like nothing else.

I gave mine away after a few weeks and got a normal 1GB instead.

Mark.

aww thanks much gunna get a cf 1gb and 2gb
Thanks,
Trevor