Microdrive Confusion

[Alfwok]

I need more space! I have an @migo and theres so many things to chose from and news of better new ones coming. I dont need much space. What are the best micro drives for the least amout of money? I saw on the iomega site they have that buy 4 of the 40mb disks and get the adapter free for only $50 im thinking it must suck for only fifty bucks....does it? I have around 150-200 to spend.

[Chris Edwards]

with $150-$200 you should look into a PCMCIA flash card. Their cheaper than CF, and will fit in the @migo.

[Chris Edwards]

ok, ignore that... CF cards are cheaper ... i'll get some prices... one sec.

[Chris Edwards]

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.a ... 20-160-010<br><br>$175 256MB CF card.. You can buy an adapter for a few bucks for the @migo pc card slot.

[Matt Keys]

PCMCIA is almost always significantly cheaper. Unless now that we tell everyone about it prices have gone up..

[Alfwok]

That flash card looks good but it says typeI doesn't it need to be typeII so it will work in my @migo? And why is @migo amigo and not atmigo?

[Alfwok]

IBM microdrive with a pcmcia adapter<br>Offers 340 MB, 4500 RPM rotational speed, 30.1 - 45.2 Mb/second media transfer rate  <br>128KB data buffer, 15ms average read seek time  <br>Industry-standard CompactFlash+ Type II one-inch drive  <br>Physical size: height 5mm/ width 42.8mm/ depth 36.40mm/weight 16g  <br>Interface CompactFlash+ (ATA, PCMCIA-compatible with use of an adapter)  <br>I found this for $170 is this a good deal?<br>

[Matt Keys]

keep in mind that cf cards use less power, and the 340mb MicroDrives are less power efficient than the 1gb.

[Alfwok]

If a cf card says typeI what does that mean? I know @migo uses typeII. Does that mean i just need to buy a pcmcia adapter for it?

[Matt Keys]

CF and PCMCIA are two different sizes. By default the @migo uses only PCMCIA, but if you were two spend 15 bucks on a PCMCIA -> CF converter, you can also use CF cards. It is my inderstanding that any device that can take type II cf cards, can also take type I. But not vice versa. I would say I'm 99.9% sure about all of that;)

[Moose or Chuck]

Or you could buy the Kingston 2GB PCMCIA card for less than a 1 GB MicroDrive.

[Alfwok]

So im still confused, Whats the most space i can get for 175-200 dollars and what type compactflash, microdrive, pcmcia card? I still dont know and a link of where i can buy something would be good.

[lx@www.com]

Where do I get the best price??? ??? ???<br>

[Matt Keys]

I have bought a 448mb PCMCIA card off ebay(used) for $180. I have seen people get 1gb microdrive new for about $330(check around for best deal). And I would check up on PocketPCThoughts.com, every once in a while they post good deals on CF cards.

[esw]

PCMCIA cards come in 3 flavors:<br>TYPE 1, 2, and 3. I think the standard is type 2. Your @migo takes type 2. <br><br>CF cards are different..<br>Type 1 CF and Type 2 CF can both fit in a PCMCIA type 2 slot, if you use the correct adaptor.(Some adapters olny work with type 1 CF).<br><br>So, just buy a CF type 1 or 2 TO PCMCIA type 2 adapter card, and you'll be all set Either type of CF card will fit into your amigo.