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To: Walter Morton who wrote (10567)	4/21/2000 5:42:00 AM
From: Ausdauer	Read Replies (2) of 60323

I plan to contact the CompactFlash Association. The microdrive information Walter Morton posted here is inaccurate. The fact that it is a recent article (written last night) is reprehensible. Is this journalism or propaganda? I plan to contact the editor of the on-line magazine who published this piece and the CompactFlash Association. In fact, the CFA should be monitoring the Internet for misleading information such as this. Where does IBM get these figures? Where is the accountability for the accuracy of the information presented? 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... Message 13343555 Message 12925888 messages.yahoo.com messages.yahoo.com 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 shopper.cnet.com us.buy.com 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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