I bought a Toshiba 5-gig micro drive for my husband for $165 plus $11 for shipping costs at http://www.gooddealpc.com so if they still have them, you might check it out. I have one that I bought a little over a year ago for myself and I've had no trouble with it at all.
I just looked on the web site myself and the darned thing is $149.99. If I didn't have one, I'd grab it! Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 4:21 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] External memory on PCMCIA or CF cards > John, > > I've been using the Toshiba microdrive for a couple of years. It does produce additional drain on the battery and I've seen suggestions that you take out the > drive when you're not using it. Since my drive has been around for a couple of years, I really can't speak to any of the more recent drives. > > Also, in some cases, the response of the microdrive is a bit slower than a standard pcmcia or flash card, so in some situations this might also be a consideration. > > The Toshiba drives are apparently rather hard to find now, so you'll probably be getting something more current and hopefully a bit more energy efficient. > > Given the amount of extra space you get with these drives though, I still think the additional battery drain is worth getting the drive. > > > Don > > > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > >
