Why are the 5 gig drives $449 on the Braillenote site. Is that a different brand of drive?
Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Birnenbaum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 10:49 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] External memory on PCMCIA or CF cards > 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 >
