Hi, Correct, the SanDisk does not have any moving parts. While the Toshiba 2 and 5 GB hard drives do use moving parts.
Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "carol pearson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 10:02 AM Subject: Re: 1 AND 2 GB FLASH STORAGE CARDS > Just to clarify: Solid State have no moving parts. Is this then the same > with Sandisk? What about other suitable makes, please? > > > -- > Carol > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Guido Corona" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 5:59 PM > Subject: Re: 1 AND 2 GB FLASH STORAGE CARDS > > > > Correct: Toshiba drive is somewhat noisy and generates a fair amount of > > heat: as such it is also a good battery drainer. Power consumption > > cannot be generalized for CF cards, it depends on the individual > > model/size/manufacturer. But at least, solid-state CF cards will be > > completely quiet: no moving parts. > > > > > > > > > > Guido D. Corona > > IBM Accessibility Center, Austin Tx. > > IBM Research, > > Phone: (512) 838-9735 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Visit my weekly Accessibility WebLog at: > > http://www-3.ibm.com/able/weblog/corona_weblog.html > > > > > > > > > > > > "dnkeys" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 06/11/2004 11:30 AM > > Please respond to > > ptr1-users > > > > > > To > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > cc > > > > Subject > > Re: 1 AND 2 GB FLASH STORAGE CARDS > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > According to the PlexTalk manual, battery life, if you are on battery is > > significantly better with CF cards. > > > > Dan > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kevin Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 9:04 AM > > Subject: RE: 1 AND 2 GB FLASH STORAGE CARDS > > > > > > > why would you use th eflash cards over the pcmcia hard drives that have > > up > > > to 5gb of space. how much noise do th ehard drives make? how much more > > > battery drain do the hd's have > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
