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#296561 - 05/04/2007 10:31 CF laptop?
Phoenix42 veteran Registered: 21/03/2002 Posts: 1424 Loc: MA but Irish born	In the CF empeg thread the page that snoopstah links to show the CF/IDE adapter been used in a laptop. Is this realistic? And if so what are the cons of such a setup?
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#296562 - 05/04/2007 10:36 Re: CF laptop? [Re: Phoenix42]
msaeger carpal tunnel Registered: 23/09/2000 Posts: 3608 Loc: Minnetonka, MN	http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/a...ives-249594.php _________________________ Matt
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#296563 - 05/04/2007 12:57 Re: CF laptop? [Re: Phoenix42]
mlord carpal tunnel Registered: 29/08/2000 Posts: 14493 Loc: Canada	Quote: In the CF empeg thread the page that snoopstah links to show the CF/IDE adapter been used in a laptop. Is this realistic? And if so what are the cons of such a setup? That is actually what many of these CF-IDE adapters were first designed for. Quite feasible, if you don't mind tiny drive sizes (for now). Just be a bit wary when using Linux in this application, as it does like to timestamp the superblocks a bit too often, which will wear out the CF faster than one might like it to do. Running with "laptop-mode" on should alleviate that. Oh, and on the "con" side, CF cards are much slower than real drives, especially when writing. Even for the fastest of them today. EDIT: well, okay, the newest fastest cards are about equal to average notebook drives, but only when using special timings that not many (not any?) notebooks actually support in hardware. Cheers Edited by mlord (05/04/2007 12:59)
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#296564 - 06/04/2007 13:56 Re: CF laptop? [Re: mlord]
Phoenix42 veteran Registered: 21/03/2002 Posts: 1424 Loc: MA but Irish born	Sounds like there is little to be gained other then bragging rights & battery life - not that those aren't good reasons
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#296565 - 06/04/2007 13:58 Re: CF laptop? [Re: Phoenix42]
mlord carpal tunnel Registered: 29/08/2000 Posts: 14493 Loc: Canada	Quote: Sounds like there is little to be gained other then bragging rights & battery life - not that those aren't good reasons Good reasons, those. Along with ruggedness. Cheers
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#296566 - 06/04/2007 17:35 Re: CF laptop? [Re: mlord]
sein old hand Registered: 07/01/2005 Posts: 893 Loc: Sector ZZ9pZa	...and a bit of silence too if you have a laptop which can keep its fan off when not working hard. _________________________ Hussein
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