On Feb 14, 2009, at 11:37 AM, Dana Collins wrote:

>
> Excellent, Bruce, thank you - either of these looks like it "hits  
> the spot"
> (the more expensive one appears more complete, as it includes an
> apparently-needed flex cable for contact to the iPod's board that is  
> not
> included[?] with the cheaper one, or am I misreading something?).

I think you can use the extant data cable in the iPod, I'm not sure,  
I'd look at some iPod takeapart guides to be sure.

> I've not
> had need to use CF cards recently (that may change, even without  
> considering
> the iPod, as field recorders lean more towards that storage  
> solution), so
> have not paid much attention. What constitutes a "fast" CF card? Is  
> anything
> CF II a good indicator, or is there some other piece of spec I  
> should be
> looking for? As for size, I'll be looking at 16Gb or greater.

CF cards are used in pro cameras, so getting a high speed CF designed  
for those should work. Sandisk makes one that works at 40MB/sec, but  
it's very pricey!

But any card at 8, 16 or 32 gb will be fast enough.

-- 
Bruce Johnson

"Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai,  PhD


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