Hi. I was not able to find one at either best buy or at comp usa. I get the
feeling that you can only get them on the net.
At 4/7/2004, you wrote:
Are they going away or something? Would I not be able to go yto a local
computer store and grab one?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karen McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] External memory on PCMCIA or CF cards
> I bought a Toshiba 5-gig micro drive for my husband for $165 plus $11 for
> shipping costs at http://www.gooddealpc.com so if they still have them,
you
> might check it out. I have one that I bought a little over a year ago for
> myself and I've had no trouble with it at all.
>
> I just looked on the web site myself and the darned thing is $149.99. If
I
> didn't have one, I'd grab it!
>
> Karen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 4:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] External memory on PCMCIA or CF cards
>
>
> > John,
> >
> > I've been using the Toshiba microdrive for a couple of years. It does
> produce additional drain on the battery and I've seen suggestions that you
> take out the
> > drive when you're not using it. Since my drive has been around for a
> couple of years, I really can't speak to any of the more recent drives.
> >
> > Also, in some cases, the response of the microdrive is a bit slower than
a
> standard pcmcia or flash card, so in some situations this might also be a
> consideration.
> >
> > The Toshiba drives are apparently rather hard to find now, so you'll
> probably be getting something more current and hopefully a bit more energy
> efficient.
> >
> > Given the amount of extra space you get with these drives though, I
still
> think the additional battery drain is worth getting the drive.
> >
> >
> > Don
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ___
> > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit
> > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
> >
> >
>
>
> ___
> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit
> http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
>
>
___
To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit
http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
Paul Henrichsen
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
<home.pacbell.net/paulh52>
