Hi Karen, Actually, you should really be comparing a flash card and microdrive, not the flash card reader.
The flash card is a storage device which allows you to store data on it, but it's just a straight card and usually has less capacity than a microdrive. A microdrive also stores data, but more like a hard disk drive because most have some sort of small motor to rotate the disk inside. In short, they're not functionally that diferent from a flash card, but they do usually have moving parts which a flash card does not. You can think of a flash card more like an extension to memory whereas a microdrive is really more like a small disc drive. The reader will read a flash card and if it is a pcmcia card reader, it will often also read a microdrive. The reader itself does not store data as the microdrive and flash card do, it just reads it. I hope this makes a little sense. It's hard to say whether the flash card or microdrive is better; the flash card often accesses data faster than a microdrive, but the microdrive can usually hold more data. So, you have to decide which you want. Also, I think the microdrive draws a bit more power from your bn than does the flash card, so you have to figure that into the list of tradeoffs too. Is this all as clear as mud or what? <smile> Don On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 22:36:53 -0700, Karen Folsom wrote: Ok. Another question I should already know the answer to: What is the difference between a flash card reader and a microdrive? With a smile, Karen ___ 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
