Thanks everyone for the help..
>on 7/24/01 Ralph Mawyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I'm awaiting delivery of a Toshiba PDR-M70 digital camera. It uses
> > Smartmedia, so I'm trying to decide between getting the Zio USB
> reader or a PC Card adapter for my CardBus enabled PB 2400.
Then Sydney said>>
>I've been real busy lately so semi-lurking. If only going for one solution
>on a 2400, I'd recommend a PC card adapter--that's what I use. It's faster
>and less bulky than USB (you'd have to put the Zio onto a USB PC card
>adapter to get into the 2400). The SMC PC card adapter comes up right away,
>fits in the shirt pocket and acts as a carrier for the 2nd SM card. Moreover
>you can format a third SMC as Mac and even use it as a boot/emergency card
>(up to WS-G3),
That's what I ended up doing. The adapter was only a couple of bucks
more than the Zio and offered a bit faster functionality with fewer
connections/parts...and the ability to directly boot the 2400 is
great. I have no other USB machines at the moment either.
> or extend battery life by at least 50% (using all other power
>management techniques too, I'd guess 2.5 hrs on an avg battery) on a long
>flight as the 2400 primary boot drive. I'd also recommend two 64s over one
>128, even if shooting 3.3 mp. Someone can be viewing or downloading one card
>while another is in the camera--plus--you will rarely not have a card IN the
>camera, which will NOT be the case if working with just one card.
Agreed, and ordered with that in mind. Plus 128MB cards are in a bit
of short supply...relative to the 64's.
>I'm another who also has a Toshiba laptop but (like Chuck Goolsbee), never
>got around to joining the class action collection. SMC brands can make a
>difference under certain circumstances. Sandisk is considered the best,
>particularly by those few still partial to HP200lx DOS based palmtops
>(myself included). If using Olympus cameras, Olympus branded (made by
>Sandisk, I believe) SMCs allow panoramic stitching in Olympus software.
Well, we're going to see how the Lexar's do. :-)
Ralph Mawyer, Jr.
San Antonio, Texas
Associate Editor
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