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Technology Stocks : WDC/Sandisk Corporation
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To: Walter Morton who wrote (10567)4/21/2000 5:21:00 AM
From: Ausdauer   of 60323
 
Walter, the microdrive information you posted here is inaccurate.

I vote that we forbid any further references to Iomega Clik! or IBM microdrive on the SI SanDisk Thread. We have provided ample evidence to support our claims that the microdrive is not a viable solution for digital photography, MP3 or portable (handheld) computing...

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Some of the information out there is bordering on false advertising. On second thought, I think the border has already been crossed.

Microdrive outclasses CompactFlash Hands Down...NOT!

"And it's cheaper. A 64MB CompactFlash card costs about $300, whereas the 340MB Microdrive is priced just under $400", Osterhout says. "MP3 players get a matchbook-sized storage device that holds the equivalent of a CD changer."

Funny, IBM's own site sells the microdrive for $449.00...

shopper.cnet.com

Meanwhile a 64 MB SanDisk CF card retails for $125.00 and a 128 MB card sells for $225.00

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Oh, Yeah. And they forgot to mention your I2Go is no longer portable once you plug in the microdrive. Maybe they should rename it i2-NO-Go...

i2go.com

"Need more than what you can currently get on a CompactFlash card? Try an IBM Microdrive! NOTE: Microdrives work with USB power or external power ONLY. These babies eat batteries for breakfast!"

Ausdauer
"SanDisk...In the end, the truth will prevail."
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