My question is why they price a 96GB layout in the article and not something more reasonable - This makes a 48GB SSD possible for well under $200. That's actually a little bit tempting.
That is assuming that you already have the Adapter, which is around $200 plus shipping. So really you're looking at spending something like $400 for a 48GB SSD.
One should probably avoid both. This is gimmicky - the previous CF-as-SSD article that Engadget links states that this setup is SLOWER than a 2.5 inch 7200 RPM drive.
@Ty The article stated that it was bested by a 7200rpm 2.5 HD, most laptops are equipped with 5400rpm or even 4200rpm on the really large drives until just recently. Performance is only one aspect of choosing an SSD, it doesn't matter how well a 7200rpm drive performs if the first time you take it out in the field it gets jolted and crashes the heads.
For some reason I have the inclination to scoff at the argument that booting off a CF card is more reliable than booting off a hard drive (or real SSD)...
For some reason I have the inclination to scoff at the argument that booting off a CF card is more reliable than booting off a hard drive (or real SSD)...
Also, I'm pretty sure you'd have other problems if you smashed up a CF card that was actually INSIDE your laptop as described in that article.
Ablity to recover data != Stability. You can pull data off a hard drive that was submerged in water for weeks, but that doesn't mean you're going to be able to boot off it.
I also have a two CF cards that i use in a Boss digital recorder for guitar tracks and stuff, and they've both become corrupted at least once; had to reformat both. Luckily, I had already backed them up on my comp.
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Tommo @ Apr 23rd 2008 4:35AM
Not bad, but CF cards are expensive in worthwhile sizes. SD is cheaper and you could fit loads in a HD case, try that.
JohnM @ Apr 23rd 2008 5:48AM
One could always buy SD to CF converters.
YoYoYo @ Apr 23rd 2008 7:29AM
SD is slower and considerably more complicated.
My question is why they price a 96GB layout in the article and not something more reasonable - This makes a 48GB SSD possible for well under $200. That's actually a little bit tempting.
JohnSearle @ Apr 23rd 2008 8:01AM
@YoYoYo
That is assuming that you already have the Adapter, which is around $200 plus shipping. So really you're looking at spending something like $400 for a 48GB SSD.
http://www.geekstuff4u.com/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=836
Ty @ Apr 23rd 2008 10:32AM
One should probably avoid both. This is gimmicky - the previous CF-as-SSD article that Engadget links states that this setup is SLOWER than a 2.5 inch 7200 RPM drive.
Slower than a 2.5 inch hard drive = slowwwww.
kal326 @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:29AM
@Ty
The article stated that it was bested by a 7200rpm 2.5 HD, most laptops are equipped with 5400rpm or even 4200rpm on the really large drives until just recently. Performance is only one aspect of choosing an SSD, it doesn't matter how well a 7200rpm drive performs if the first time you take it out in the field it gets jolted and crashes the heads.
Ty @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:19PM
For some reason I have the inclination to scoff at the argument that booting off a CF card is more reliable than booting off a hard drive (or real SSD)...
Rob @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:28PM
For some reason I have the inclination to scoff at the argument that booting off a CF card is more reliable than booting off a hard drive (or real SSD)...
But you have no basis for saying that, do you?
You can't do this with a hard drive:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3939333.stm
Ty @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:42PM
Only the two dead CF cards I own, and one CF card I have to re-seat every day in order to write to it correctly.
Ty @ Apr 23rd 2008 12:43PM
Also, I'm pretty sure you'd have other problems if you smashed up a CF card that was actually INSIDE your laptop as described in that article.
Ablity to recover data != Stability. You can pull data off a hard drive that was submerged in water for weeks, but that doesn't mean you're going to be able to boot off it.
teej @ Apr 23rd 2008 2:15PM
I also have a two CF cards that i use in a Boss digital recorder for guitar tracks and stuff, and they've both become corrupted at least once; had to reformat both. Luckily, I had already backed them up on my comp.