2 Jul
2008
2 Jul
'08
11:46 p.m.
Chuck,
I'm sorry if this starts to sound like an info-mercial as that is not my
intent. I have been playing with the IBM 1.0 GB Microdrives ( CF+ Type II )
for a while now ( model number DSCM-11000 ). Tough little bastards. They've
been dropped and put thru hell and still keep working. These are new factory
sealed units that came in an IBM " travel kit " that also included a PCMCIA
adapter, travel case and a WIN98 driver disk ( floppy ). I still have about
a dozen factory sealed units if anyone on this list wants one ( or more ) at
my cost plus shipping. If you are interested please contact me offline so we
don't piss off anyone. They ( IBM ) claim sustained data rates up to 4 MB /
second ( I have not verified that yet ). I can only vouch for these IBMs, I
have not tried any other brand or any refurbs. I've always had extremely
good luck with IBM drives and especially these little 1 inch hard drives.
Best regards, Steven C.
On Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 08:13:00PM -0700, Chuck Guzis
wrote:
Does anyone have any extensive experience with CF
Microdrive disks--
in particular, the ST1 models? On everyone's least-favorite auction
site, I'm seeing tons of refurbs for sale, which makes me wonder if
the things hold up at all...
I have a no-name USB pocket drive (Tone?) with me that has an OEM ST1
inside (it explicitly does not provide 8-bit mode, but works fine in
16-bit mode according to the Seagate data sheets). It was given to
me just over a year ago and sees weekly usage for hauling around a
variety of files from machine to machine. I have had no problems
with it, but neither have I beaten the hell out of it (except to
operate it above 10000').
How cheap are the refurbs? I don't know what mine cost last year - it
was a going-away present from my summer job back home between seasons.
If they were cheap enough, I might like to pick up a few.
I also have a 340MB IBM Microdrive, but I think that was well under $10
from some surplus vendor last year. It hasn't seen as much usage as the
ST1, but the ST1 was new when I got it and the IBM was not. Neither
have failed as of yet.
-ethan