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To: limtex who wrote (6467)	7/21/1999 10:59:00 PM
From: Ausdauer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Limtex and Thread, Some preliminary benchwork hints to increased power consumption for the microdrive. In general I thought this review was extremely pro-IBM. Once again, SanDisk is left out of the picture. the link is: cewindows.net POWER CONSUMPTION DATA Device First Low Power Warning Automatic Power Down Total Time No Card 1 h 51 min 42 min 2 hr 33 min Lexar 64 MB 1 h 40 min 38 min 2 hr 29 min IBM MicroDrive 340 43 min 37 min* 1 hr 20 min * The MicroDrive has a power threshold that is higher than the Automatic Power Down threshold within the Casio E-10X. Before the Casio automatically turns off due to insufficient battery power, the MicroDrive shuts itself off. Any resources contained on the media instantly become unavailable. Ausdauer