So don't use it in those applications... that specification does not equate
with 'don't work well'.
For you who lives essentially at sea level, it wouldn't be a problem.
Luminous Landscape has an article regarding microdrive usage.
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/accessories/4gb-hitachi.shtml
Tom C.
From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: CF card: normal or Microdrive?
Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 08:47:13 -0700
Microdrives don't work well, and may even fail to work, at high altitudes,
above 9,000 feet.
From IBM:
"The Microdrive does need "AIR" to float the heads and typically above
10,000 ft the mass of the air is too low and the drive requires a
pressurized environment similar to an aircraft or spacecraft. At high
altitude the air bearings begin to loose support from the air molecules
needed to provide the "air bearing" for the Negative Air Bearing Surface
(NABS) design of the head. If this "air bearing" is removed or lowered (as
is the case with low density air at high altitudes) the head damages the
media and you could have loss of data. The drive is vented to maintain
equal pressure inside and outside to provide the air and to maintain the
same pressure. This eliminates the need for sealed and rigid covers that
can tolerate pressure differences.
The OEM Functional specification defines the warranty range for operating
altitude as 3,000 M or 9,000 ft (3ft/M) ...."
Shel
> >From: Thibouille
> >I guess normal is:
> >* faster ?
> >* less power consumption
> >
> >while Microdrive is:
> >* cheaper :D
> >
> >While I'm at it, does High Speed card really matter in a D/Ds? Or is
> >it only useful when reading back in a card reader on the Computer?
