Large tiny hard drives
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on August 25, 2003 at 4:38:49 PM
The Microdrive originally done by IBM will get a nice increase in space. 4GB of storage on a Compact Flash card. Also, there are plans to make the lower version CF Type 2 (Not 2+) so that many devices can use the microdrives. Remember that microdrives are regular hard drives and as such will have a much longer lifespan than normal flash media.
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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies will also offer a 2GB version of the Microdrive starting later this year. Like past versions, the new Microdrives will fit into a standard, Compact Flash Type II slot, allowing them to be used by devices that can accept memory cards and other add-ons that use the format. The company will continue to sell a 1GB Microdrive as well.