From: Andrew Webber (awebber_at_sgml-mercs.com)
Date: Sun Oct 31 1999 - 21:47:14 EST
Hello!
I'm intrigued by IBM's Compact Flash II microdrives (170MB, 340MB)
which according to their website have been shipping since June.
But the website won't sell them, and the IBM store here in Ottawa
can't even find them in their computer with the number from the
site.
I originally thought they'd be too expensive for anything
non-business, but then I saw the price of 64MB CF items (I forget
but it was over C$200) and suddenly the drives didn't seem so bad.
The latest PC Magazine mentions a price of about U$1.50 per
megabyte for the drives, vs. $5 for the regular CF cards, I think.
What I'm wondering, is if they'd be practical (a) for a portable
mp3 player such as the Lyra just released; and (b) for a digital
camera like the Kodak "Editors Choice" in the latest PC. Or will
they suck the batteries dry? Unfortunately the cameras that have
slightly more appeal (the higher-grade editor's choice, and the
Nikon which I've actually held) don't use CF.
Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks!
andrew
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