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07/10/2004 02:33:00 AM · #1 |
For about the same price, would you buy a 2GB Microdrive or a 1GB CompactFlash Card?
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07/10/2004 03:24:54 AM · #2 |
To me the speed would be the driving factor. I understand that the microdives are not as fast as CFs.
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07/10/2004 03:39:36 AM · #3 |
| I know this is not the answer you were looking for, but I would (and have) bought a 1Gig CF for small to medium sessions and a 4Gb microdrive for when I want to go on a longer shoot |
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07/10/2004 03:42:04 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by Falc:
I know this is not the answer you were looking for, but I would (and have) bought a 1Gig CF for small to medium sessions and a 4Gb microdrive for when I want to go on a longer shoot |
How do you find the speed of your 4Gb microdrive?
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07/12/2004 08:57:30 AM · #5 |
given the difference in writing speed between microdrives and flash card, if money weren't a concern, i'd get the flash card.
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07/12/2004 10:21:02 AM · #6 |
| I don't like the idea of moving parts in a microdrive. So CF for me. |
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07/12/2004 10:37:42 AM · #7 |
CF for me, too.
The microdrives have had problems if they were dropped, for example, and the impact damaging the precision moving parts inside. In fact I have both ... an older 380 M microdrive ... and a 2 G Compact Flash. Both have worked fine. Besides reliability, I like the faster write speeds of the CF. |
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07/12/2004 10:40:10 AM · #8 |
I use a CF card, and then dump the pics to a 20gb x-drive. That way I get the best of both worlds, lots of memory capacity, along with the speed and reliability of the CF card.
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07/12/2004 10:42:13 AM · #9 |
| I use a 1GB microdrive and i am pretty impressed with the speed. |
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07/12/2004 11:01:44 AM · #10 |
| CF cards are faster and more reliable (no moving parts), some microdrives have a tendancy to fail. i use cf cards and a 1 gb microdrive for backup if i run out of space. |
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