Well, actually not. Belgium is as flat as 40mm pancake :) ---------------------- Thibouille ---------------------- Z1,SuperA,KX,MX,P30t and KR-10x ...
2005/5/24, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Which was exactly the point of the post. Some people don't know about the > limitations of the drives, and many people who live at lower elevations > take trips and vacations into the mountains. In many parts of the world > that means elevations above 9000 feet. Just driving around the western > part of the US puts you at higher elevations frequently. I believe > Thibouille lives in or near a mountainous area and the post was a heads-up > if he does and is considering using a microdrive. You seem to have a > problem with my posting the information. > > Shel > > > [Original Message] > > From: Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > So don't use it in those applications... that specification does not > equate > > with 'don't work well'. > > > > For you who lives essentially at sea level, it wouldn't be a problem. > > > > Luminous Landscape has an article regarding microdrive usage. > > > > http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/accessories/4gb-hitachi.shtml > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > > > >From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > > >To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > > >Subject: RE: CF card: normal or Microdrive? > > >Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 08:47:13 -0700 > > > > > >Microdrives don't work well, and may even fail to work, at high > altitudes, > > >above 9,000 feet. > > > > > >From IBM: > > > > > >"The Microdrive does need "AIR" to float the heads and typically above > > >10,000 ft the mass of the air is too low and the drive requires a > > >pressurized environment similar to an aircraft or spacecraft. At high > > >altitude the air bearings begin to loose support from the air molecules > > >needed to provide the "air bearing" for the Negative Air Bearing Surface > > >(NABS) design of the head. If this "air bearing" is removed or lowered > (as > > >is the case with low density air at high altitudes) the head damages the > > >media and you could have loss of data. The drive is vented to maintain > > >equal pressure inside and outside to provide the air and to maintain the > > >same pressure. This eliminates the need for sealed and rigid covers that > > >can tolerate pressure differences. > > > > > >The OEM Functional specification defines the warranty range for operating > > >altitude as 3,000 M or 9,000 ft (3ft/M) ...." > > > > > >Shel > > > > > > > > > > >From: Thibouille > > > > > > > >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? > > > > > > > > > >
