Registered: Nov 1999
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I am planning to get a high capacity flash card to go with my new HP Jornada 548 and am trying to decide which one to get. I want to get a large one so that I can listen to MP3's and perhaps even watch movies. I want at least 128MB, but I have recently found cards in 160MB, 192MB, 300MB, and 320MB capacities. Does anyone have any experience with these?

Here is a basic pricelist as far as I have found:

Simple Technology:
128MB: $230
320MB: $990

Sandisk:
128MB: $270
192MB: $599
300MB: $799

I only found the larger Sandisk models on their own online store. How do these models differ in their power consumption and reliability? I previously was looking at the IBM Microdrive to store my stuff, but all the reviews I read said that battery life was cut down to almost 25% by using it, so I scratched that idea. Is it worth it to pay more for a big card or should I just buy a 128MB card?

Registered: Oct 1999
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Keep in mind that the Jornada uses a Type 1 CF slot!

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