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shyboi
03-21-2007, 12:01 AM
El linko (http://shop4.outpost.com/product/4740849).
http://shop4.outpost.com/product/4740849

Hot for someone whom may be in the market for one of these things. Unfoirtunatly this doesn’t work with my dell axim, and I suppose readyboost is not supported on this thing…

Other then that this is a fairly good deal.
jkpq45
03-21-2007, 01:03 AM
I'd prefer the 8GB model for only $50.

http://shop4.outpost.com/product/4740869?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

Twice the space+less than twice the cost=[H]ot.

-jkpq45
vbrtrmn
03-21-2007, 01:08 AM
A bit off topic, but something fun to do with cheap 4gb or 8gb CF..
iPod Mini CF Mod
http://geektechnique.org/projectlab/753/how-to-turn-your-ipod-mini-into-a-flash-based-ipod
diredesire
03-21-2007, 03:20 AM
A bit off topic, but something fun to do with cheap 4gb or 8gb CF..
iPod Mini CF Mod
http://geektechnique.org/projectlab/753/how-to-turn-your-ipod-mini-into-a-flash-based-ipod

The only upgrade there would be capacity, you wouldn't get faster seek times (no spin up) or shock-proof operation. The drives in question in the thread are the same micro drives that come out of mini iPods, and Creative zen micros. Hot deal though, I think i'm in for an 8.
ServerKing
03-21-2007, 04:21 PM
Awesome find thanks! Just ordered one for my new digi camera 8gb version 50.00 cant be beat!
Raines8416
03-22-2007, 02:50 PM
Awe man, wish I would have seen this sooner. Would have bought an 8gb. Now they are $70. Oh well, the 4gb is still $30, so I bought one.
Diakiaoshinsama
03-22-2007, 11:18 PM
I bit on the 8 Gig. No clue what i'm gonna do with it, bit it's cool to have!
Raines8416
03-26-2007, 08:54 PM
Got mine in today. I must say, for cameras, this thing is complete garbage. Slower then hell, if I snap 5 pictures in the matter of 10 seconds, it bogs it down so bad I get a "Busy" status and cant do anything with my camera until it finishes writing those pictures to the card. Takes a long time too, upwards of a minute... Formatting seems worse too! It took 5 mins for the card to format a dozen pictures!
ServerKing
03-26-2007, 09:48 PM
I got mine but have yet to try it since I havent gotten my new camera, if all else fails theres always ebay!
Shmuckety
03-26-2007, 10:10 PM
"Ultra-fast 3600-RPM drives deliver optimal performance for digital cameras, gaming devices, PDAs and more."

So this is not flash, but a micro drive? Like a hard drive, but smaller? How is that good? Still has the downfalls of a hard drive.
Raines8416
03-26-2007, 10:14 PM
I knew it wasnt going to be as fast as a flash drive, but I didnt think it was going to be even close to as slow as it really is.
skudmunky
03-26-2007, 10:23 PM
I just picked up an 8gb CF to replace my dead zen micro hard drive :p

4 gigs for 30 is nice, but I need at least 6.