>On 6/01/2010 5:44 PM, Garrett D'Amore wrote:
>> ..
>> Several folks have asked me about just nuking pcmcia altogether. I
>> personally don't think this is viable for several reasons:
>>
>> 1) CompactFlash adapters -- CF is still used in some cases, though
>> there are cheap USB readers
>
>Indeed.
>
>The PCMCIA CompactFlash adapter has a form factor that USB readers
>cannot match: it usually slides right into the laptop and leaves nothing
>protruding.
The performance of the USB solutions isn't stellar but I'm not sure how
fast the PCMCIA solution is. (CompactFlash currently supports speeds upto
90-120MB/s ("B" for bytes) and it's by far the fastest camera memory)
Casper
