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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Pretec intros 16GB / 24GB / 48GB CompactFlash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</guid><description><![CDATA[If the OLPC and Eee had a compact flash slot, these damn babies would be great as HARD DRIVES.<br>Of course, if you have a usb to compact flash reader, you could do that.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Flashpoint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 7th 2008 8:43PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Pretec intros 16GB / 24GB / 48GB CompactFlash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</guid><description><![CDATA[You know, I still think of my 512MB CF as a big card...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Pepto Pimp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 7th 2008 8:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Pretec intros 16GB / 24GB / 48GB CompactFlash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</guid><description><![CDATA[Let me guess, you shoot JPEG w/ a 3MP camera...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael LaFramboise]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 7th 2008 9:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Pretec intros 16GB / 24GB / 48GB CompactFlash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</guid><description><![CDATA[Good guess, but I'm old school (film). I only use the digital for location scouting and exposure testing.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Pepto Pimp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 7th 2008 11:18PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Pretec intros 16GB / 24GB / 48GB CompactFlash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</guid><description><![CDATA[...and I cant boot off these things, why?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[dudeInAmerica]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 7th 2008 9:12PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Pretec intros 16GB / 24GB / 48GB CompactFlash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</guid><description><![CDATA[Because you don't understand how electronics work, or possibly how to dial numbers. I'm sorry I sound harsh, but nothing on this page or any other page on the internet would lead you to believe that this cannot be used as a main drive. (1) CF uses modified IDE and, recently, SATA interfaces, identical to those in computers except that CF's is scaled down (a cheap adapter solves the size issue). (3) The fastest CF cards still transfer half as fast as SSD, while costing about the same. <br><br><a href="http://computers.pricegrabber.com/flash-memory/m/50045557/search=compact%20flash" rel="nofollow">http://computers.pricegrabber.com/flash-memory/m/50045557/search=compact%20flash</a><br><a href="http://computers.pricegrabber.com/flash-memory/m/41013952/search=compact%20flash" rel="nofollow">http://computers.pricegrabber.com/flash-memory/m/41013952/search=compact%20flash</a><br><a href="http://computers.pricegrabber.com/flash-memory/m/50045557/search=compact%20flash" rel="nofollow">http://computers.pricegrabber.com/flash-memory/m/50045557/search=compact%20flash</a><br><br>Thanks for playing, and don't forget: Mega-Fail.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hung]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 7th 2008 9:38PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Pretec intros 16GB / 24GB / 48GB CompactFlash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</guid><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.addonics.com/products/flash_memory_reader/ad4cfprj.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.addonics.com/products/flash_memory_reader/ad4cfprj.asp</a><br><br>Here's an interesting adapter for $50 ... supports 4 CF cards in RAID 0, 1, 10, or separate drives completely.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ScareyJ]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 7th 2008 10:25PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Pretec intros 16GB / 24GB / 48GB CompactFlash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ooooh, non standard sizes.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 7th 2008 9:32PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Pretec intros 16GB / 24GB / 48GB CompactFlash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</guid><description><![CDATA[Just when you thought you couldn't loose any more pics at once ;)<br><br>I really hope they worked on reliability!<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Itai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 8th 2008 7:54AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Pretec intros 16GB / 24GB / 48GB CompactFlash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</guid><description><![CDATA[Recent flash card size increases prove that there is no excuse for very high prices that some manufacturers choose. For example the Panasonic P2 cards are effectively based on smaller widely available cards but cost a fortune. The flash based drives that begin to trickle out look attractive. Let's what happens in 2008...<br><a href="http://electronrun.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">http://electronrun.wordpress.com/</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dimitrios Matsoulis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 8th 2008 7:54AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Pretec intros 16GB / 24GB / 48GB CompactFlash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/pretec-intros-16gb-24gb-48gb-compactflash-cards/</guid><description><![CDATA[Suck on that Memory Stick!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Doe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 8th 2008 11:07AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
