Re: 50 CT Batteries Clik! PC Card drive.
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 12:02:23 -0800 From: James J Dempsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 50 CT Batteries Clik! PC Card drive. Is the Iomega microdrive really a IBM rebadged jobby? 340mb is a load more than 40mb, and as I've got a load of devices that use Compact Flash already (digital camera, Psion series 5, Libby(!)) I wondered about getting one of those instead... What do you think? The Iomega microdrive is really an IBM rebadged. IBM makes 512MB and 1GB capacities now as well. If you buy the right bundle, the microdrive comes with a PCMCIA-CF adapter so that it works in your Libretto. I have taken my 512MB microdrive out of my camera and put it in my Libretto and it works just fine. Beware, though, that not all CF-equipped cameras can use the Microdrive. First, the microdrive is (= --Jim Dempsey-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jjd.com/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: 50 CT Batteries Clik! PC Card drive.
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 12:05:12 -0800 From: James J Dempsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 50 CT Batteries Clik! PC Card drive. [spontaneously sent previous draft too early, sorry.] Is the Iomega microdrive really a IBM rebadged jobby? 340mb is a load more than 40mb, and as I've got a load of devices that use Compact Flash already (digital camera, Psion series 5, Libby(!)) I wondered about getting one of those instead... What do you think? The Iomega microdrive is really an IBM rebadged. IBM makes 512MB and 1GB capacities now as well. If you buy the right bundle, the microdrive comes with a PCMCIA-CF adapter so that it works in your Libretto. I have taken my 512MB microdrive out of my camera and put it in my Libretto and it works just fine. Beware, though, that not all CF-equipped cameras can use the Microdrive. First, the microdrive is CF+ Type II (whatever that means) and can't physically fit in CF type I slots. Secondly, even some cameras that have Type II slots don't work with the Microdrive. Check with your manufacturer before buying, or read a review on good digital camera web site like http://www.dpreview.com or http://www.dcresource.com. --Jim Dempsey-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jjd.com/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: 50 CT Batteries Clik! PC Card drive.
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 20:38:50 - From: "Jon Crawford" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 50 CT Batteries Clik! PC Card drive. Hi James, My camera (Epson PhotoPC 850z), as well as the 110CT appears on IBM's tested Acrobat page: http://www.storage.ibm.com/techsup/hddtech/compatibility/dmdm_com.PDF However I'm not sure about the "CF-2 adaptor" - I'm assuming this is a different adaptor than the PCMCIA one? Thanx Jon - Original Message - From: "James J Dempsey" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Libretto" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 8:08 PM Subject: Re: 50 CT Batteries Clik! PC Card drive. Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 12:05:12 -0800 From: James J Dempsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 50 CT Batteries Clik! PC Card drive. [spontaneously sent previous draft too early, sorry.] Is the Iomega microdrive really a IBM rebadged jobby? 340mb is a load more than 40mb, and as I've got a load of devices that use Compact Flash already (digital camera, Psion series 5, Libby(!)) I wondered about getting one of those instead... What do you think? The Iomega microdrive is really an IBM rebadged. IBM makes 512MB and 1GB capacities now as well. If you buy the right bundle, the microdrive comes with a PCMCIA-CF adapter so that it works in your Libretto. I have taken my 512MB microdrive out of my camera and put it in my Libretto and it works just fine. Beware, though, that not all CF-equipped cameras can use the Microdrive. First, the microdrive is CF+ Type II (whatever that means) and can't physically fit in CF type I slots. Secondly, even some cameras that have Type II slots don't work with the Microdrive. Check with your manufacturer before buying, or read a review on good digital camera web site like http://www.dpreview.com or http://www.dcresource.com. --Jim Dempsey-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jjd.com/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
