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Posted by snippet on 06-29-2001 08:52 PM:

What brand CompactFlash memory cards do you like?

I've decided to buy Innopocket's CF adapter and a CF card for my Prism. There are a lot of brands out there for CF type I cards... SansDisk, Lexar Media, Kingston, Simple Technology, Data Genie, DigiFilm, Butterfly Media, Hitachi.....
I'm tempted to create a poll asking which brand you prefer, but I'm afraid I would leave out a brand or two... so tell me... what do you have and what works with your Visor?

Posted by SpeakerCoach on 06-29-2001 10:30 PM:

Brand

I have a 64Mb Sandisk and love it!

Posted by LanMan on 06-29-2001 10:33 PM:

The cheapest seem to be Mr. Flash at www.newegg.com

FYI

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Posted by ernieba1 on 06-29-2001 11:53 PM:

LEXAR MEDIA!!! You can buy in in 4x and 8x versions, meaning they are four to eight times faster than all the others! Everyone comes with a special USB adapter that enables its high speed.

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Posted by icthus on 06-30-2001 02:02 AM:

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Originally posted by ernieba1
LEXAR MEDIA!!! You can buy in in 4x and 8x versions, meaning they are four to eight times faster than all the others! Everyone comes with a special USB adapter that enables its high speed.

The only problem is, they don't seem to be compatible with the CF adapter for the Visor.

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Posted by yardie on 07-03-2001 07:15 AM:

Sandisk

Sandisk is the best brand IMO.

Posted by ernieba1 on 07-03-2001 01:23 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by icthus
The only problem is, they don't seem to be compatible with the CF adapter for the Visor.

Have you tested it? I haven't, but it says that it is compatible with EVERYTHING CF.

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Posted by gentzel on 07-03-2001 09:30 PM:

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Originally posted by ernieba1
Have you tested it? I haven't, but it says that it is compatible with EVERYTHING CF.

Lexar CF cards are NOT compatible with either the Kopsis-based CF adapters (MatchbookDrive, InnoPocket) or with the MemPlug CF.

Posted by Vew on 07-03-2001 09:42 PM:

I'm quite happy with my 16MB Memorex.

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Posted by ernieba1 on 07-03-2001 10:19 PM:

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Originally posted by gentzel
Lexar CF cards are NOT compatible with either the Kopsis-based CF adapters (MatchbookDrive, InnoPocket) or with the MemPlug CF.

Why not?

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Posted by ThirdMan on 07-03-2001 11:36 PM:

Viking Technologies

I have a 128MB Viking that I got off of Amazon for $85 after a rebate, and I love it!

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Posted by Vew on 07-04-2001 12:01 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by LanMan
The cheapest seem to be Mr. Flash at www.newegg.com

FYI

Does anyone know if the Mr. Flash CF cards are compadable with the Visor adapters?

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Posted by gentzel on 07-04-2001 02:48 AM:

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Originally posted by ernieba1
Why not?

There's never been a definitive answer from Lexar, but the best guess (from Dave Kessler of Kopsis) is that there are some areas of the CF spec which are not in exact agreement with the Springboard spec. As both the Kopsis and Memplug based designs are passive adapters, there's no way to compensate for the difference.

Note that some older Lexar cards may be fine, but no one has had any luck at all with the CF+ models that have the builtin USB controller.

Posted by snippet on 07-04-2001 04:02 AM:

I thought I was confused before... but I'm more so now.
Where can I find which cards are going to work with Innopocket's CF adapter for my Prism? I knew they had to be type I cards... but there is more to the spec?

Posted by Madkins007 on 07-04-2001 05:19 AM:

Snippet-

MatchbookDrive.com has a list of known good and bad cards, and Lexars definately DO NOT work (I know, I keep trying- they have been on sale at Target!)

Mr. Flash DO work, but not 100% perfectly- the first timein my FlashPlus, it was not getting read and I had to try everything again, and still, once in a while, I get an error saying no card is present (I turn of my VDx, take out the module, take out the card, reinsert everything and try again. it usually works!)

Posted by hxh167 on 07-05-2001 03:18 AM:

Re: Viking Technologies

quote:
Originally posted by ThirdMan
I have a 128MB Viking that I got off of Amazon for $85 after a rebate, and I love it!

Is it working with MatchBookDrive or InnoPocket? I am asking this because 16, 32, and 64 MB Viking cards are listed as incompatible with MatchBookDrive. Also Viking is buying parts from Lexar.

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