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To: joe-hunter who wrote (7656)	5/2/2004 11:35:17 PM
From: Done, gone.	Respond to of 21646

What is your feeling regarding MicroDrives versus Compact Flash? I've never tired a MicroDrive. None of my photo friends use them. I've dropped a CompactFlash card or five, they're marked with little x's. They kept working, knocking on wood. Only problem I ever had is a card that sometimes doesn't want to be recognized upon first insertion into the card reader — never dropped that one. Anyway, it usually shows up on the desktop second time around. Have it marked with a huge black X. It's my ninth one, lives on it's own, the card of last resort. The others are broccoli-rubber-banded together in pairs, in their plastic cases, unless they're inside the cameras. Still managed to drop them, unprotected, on concrete, while making the switch in a hurry. That's why I've never tired MicroDrives. I'd never trust one after it hit concrete from five feet on up...

To: joe-hunter who wrote (7656)	5/3/2004 11:17:55 AM
From: Kelvin Taylor	Respond to of 21646

Joe- I used both CF and Microdrive(IBM). I have to say the microdrive does have some advantages. First you get what you pay for meaning a 340MB microdrive is 340MB while a 256MB CF card is only 243. So you get about 95% of the storage space labeled on the card. I've drop mine a couple camera with the microdrive inside from about 5 ft and the camera got a dent, but the drive was fine. The one microdrive I have is still working flawlessly after 3.5 years of very frequent use. Michael is correct about CFs being durable...with no moving parts in a CF it does give you the added protection of nothing breaking. Here is a link to a review on the CF and microdrives. It addresses speed and performance. dpreview.com The next one I buy will be a microdrive by IBM. IMO, I get what I pay for in storage space....I'll just be careful to hold it firmly.