On 24 May 2005 at 16:50, Thibouille wrote: > I guess normal is: > * faster ? > * less power consumption > > while Microdrive is: > * cheaper :D > > While I'm at it, does High Speed card really matter in a D/Ds? Or is > it only useful when reading back in a card reader on the Computer?
I just rid myself of a 4GB Microdrive, though I never had problems with it I could see the day fast approaching. MDs really chew into battery power in the camera and external battery powered storage devices, they are a bit slow to start up and slower than solid state memory to R/W (noticeable in camera, *ist D). The fact that they are a small mechanical device that is prone to damage by sloppy handling and such high capacity is an eventual recipe for disaster. I'm ploughing the money back into solid state cards which I have never had a problem with and which I have occasionally unintentionally mishandled. The advantage in cost/GB isn't worth it from my experience. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
