Hitachi 4GB and 2-IBM 1GB's. I agree, if the Seagate, has problems... I see at Tiger Direct they have Transcend 4GB Flash Type I for around $80. They have Crucial (Lexar) 4GB Type I for $78 and 2GB for $38.
I would definitely by a Type I if the price is the same. Tom C. >From: "Perry Pellechia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >Subject: Re: Somewhat OT - Compact Flash type II >Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 13:51:34 -0500 > >Tom, >Were they the Hitachi/IBM drive or the Seagate? I have a 1G IBM drive >that works fine, but things I have read about the Seagate drives have >been bad. > >On 12/1/06, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On the other hand I've used 3 Compact Fash Type II microdrives for a >number > > of years now wothout a problem at all. > > > > If CF I and CF II are the same price I'd go with CF I. But if the CF II >is > > significantly cheaper, I wouldn't hesitate to go with it. > > > > > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > > > >From: "Perry Pellechia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > > >To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > > >Subject: Re: Somewhat OT - Compact Flash type II > > >Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 10:38:54 -0500 > > > > > >That card is actually a small hard drive akin to the microdrive. > > >There were all sorts of issues with the small Seagate drives. Flash > > >cards can be found for about that much and I would recommend that > > >option instead. > > > > > >On 12/1/06, Anand DHUPKAR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Folks - > > > > > > > > Anyone using compact flash type II cards ? > > > > > > > > I am looking at Seagate 4GB - costing someting around > > > > US$80 at B&H and also at walmart etc.. > > > > > > > > > > > > Any issues with using those ? > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > > > > > Anand > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > > Yahoo! Music Unlimited > > > > Access over 1 million songs. > > > > http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > > PDML@pdml.net > > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > ><----------------------------------------------------> > > >Perry Pellechia > > > > > >Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry > > ><----------------------------------------------------> > > > > > >-- > > >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > >PDML@pdml.net > > >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > On the other hand I > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > >-- ><----------------------------------------------------> >Perry Pellechia > >Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry ><----------------------------------------------------> > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
