the specs on the MicroDrive and CompactFlash show that the Microdrive draws about 7 times as much power when writing and about the same when reading. at idle, the MicroDrive draws slightly less, but then has about a half second delay from the time the camera signals it wants to write until it is ready to write during which time it draws the write current.
Herb.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 6:28 PM Subject: Re: Researching which media to use for my new *ist D > I have toyed around with considering a microdrive (IBM now sold to > Hitachi). There is the MagicStor drive also, but seems to get enough > bad press to be risky. I believe the microdrive does use more power > and is susceptible to damage from dropping, etc. Can anyone verify > that?
