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I used to shoot soley with IBM Microdrives in my S1 & S2.I've used a microdrive for a couple of years or so without a
problem, but I'm told the power drain is more for a microdrive. If
this is so, this would point to a solid state card.
Can anyone confirm this?
Amen! That's what I do too.I've got a 4gb Hitachi that I took from a Muvo a couple years back
and it still works fine even though I have dropped it a few times
from waist level to hard floor, including once on some stairs where
it tumbled two or three steps. Works fine.
I disagree with those who would depend on it (or any single card)
as the only storage for a session - I think one day the odds will
catch up to them. I like to use multiple cards to be safe. I use
the md and a couple of 1gb SanDisks. Plus, when I fill one, I
download it to my 20gb storage device (without deleting the card
till I download it again at home)
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What other posts about theory vs implementation? You are trying to school me on 'something more analytical than', and say nothing contrary to my 'analytical' response. I gave numbers. [shrug] How more analytical can you be other than dropping scientific journal reviews?see my other posts about theory vs implementation. without
something more analytical than "i think air cushions and moving
parts are bad" i can't add much to that conversation.
as a high volume user, i can confirm CF failure rates are not as
much lower than MD as many people like to believe. one final time:
for high volume storage needs, MD $ performance exceeds CF...dav
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don't wait for technology -- it won't wait for you
I guess that's your attitude towards this? I know ultimately we can only go with our own personal experience but when people universally report an issue then are they all wrong leaving you right?puhlease. leather seat cushions? give me a break. i've dropped
mine to concrete multiple times -- including breaking off pieces of
plastic -- and they still work fine. anecdotes are just that,
anecdotes.
double PUHLEASE. CF is better than MD because solid state is
always better than moving parts? every 5th grader knows that,
right? the problem with this theory is it ignores the realities of
engineering and manufacturing processes. high volume users can
tell you MDs fail at only slightly higher rates than CF. theories
are just that, theories. poor mfg process can make hay of
perfectly good theories.
the bottom line: for high volume, the cost/gb of MDs can't be beat.
for medium and low volume, CF is a better choice. ...dav
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don't wait for technology -- it won't wait for you
I'll try...Can someone explain me ...?
Well, one doesn't have to remove the MD from the MP3 player. And when dropped, the player takes most of the shock. Chances are if you drop your DSLR with the microdrive inside, the microdrive will survive.If MD's are so fragile, how come they are used in millions of MP3
players which get dragged, jogged, hiked, flewn, canoed ? etc...
all over the world
Or are people more carefull with an mp3 player than a DSLR ? Surely
not I would think ...
I've been using 2 1GB cards for over three years now with no failures and have been using a 3rd for about a year now. No failures. So from my experience I would recommend them (half the priced of CF) but obviously from your experience you would not. I wouldn't either if I had your track record.%50 failure rate out of the 8 we had.
I'm not sure this is true...I could be wrong, but as far as I can understand the technology,
microdrives are magnetic based like normal hard disk's and
therefore can be corupted if in the same pocket or bag as a ringing
cellphone by the microwaves from the cellphone damaging the
magnetic property of the microdrive.
Well, I own a microdrive and a phone, but I haven't tested it yet...Unfortunatly I do not own a
microdrive otherwise I could test the theory. Any person with some
experience?
