Re: IBM Microdrive 1GB
Chris Caldwell <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.handhelds.zaurus.general |
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On Mon, 2003-09-22 at 19:32, Thierry de Coulon wrote: > On Tuesday 02 September 2003 03:18, [email protected] wrote: > > I just bought a micro drive for my Zaurus but I am wondering if anyone > > has had issues using theirs. I am very new using the Zaurus, but I am > > familiar with Linux. I thought the microdrive would be a smart > > investment , having one place to store everything. I would love to hear > > some feedback. > > Thanks mates! > > I've used a 340MB one. Works great but sucks the battery. Gets hot too. I > heard the 1GB one should use less power. > I've had a 1GB IBM microdrive for about 8 months. I've had no technical problems with it, but it does rattle disconcertingly. It also sucks down quite a bit of power. If I had it to do over again I would have probably waited and gone with a big solid-state CF card or several smaller ones. Seek times can be a bear on most ROMS as well (other than the newer 3.1 derived ROMS). -- Chris Caldwell "Americans are a broad-minded people. They'll accept the fact that a person can be an alcoholic, a dope fiend, a wife beater, and even a newspaperman, but if a man doesn't drive there's something wrong with him." - Art Buchwald