On Jan 14, 2007, at 3:10 AM, Digital Image Studio wrote: >>> The topology of the interfaces of the cards make CF far more >>> reliable >>> from a technical standpoint, granted they may not offer quite the >>> mechanical durability of the SD system but rarely will you find >>> incompatibility issues with CF cards of all types in a wide array of >>> readers. With SD it's suck it and see. >> >> This is a specious statement. > > Which bit exactly?
"The topology of the interfaces of the cards make CF far more reliable from a technical standpoint ..." That is a meaningless statement. It sounds well-informed but says nothing. Combine it with "... granted they may not offer quite the mechanical durability of the SD system ..." What could the 'topology of the interfaces of the cards' refer to other than the design of the connector and card cage assembly, which is precisely the advantage cited in 'the mechanical durability of the SD system ...' ? It's just BS, Rob. The fine-wire multipin interface of the CF cards is well known to be the part that makes them more unreliable than SD cards in use. Incompatibility issues with different SD card readers have to do with the implementation of the controllers. CF cards contain their own controllers and thus the readers are simpler, that's why there might be fewer CF cards returned as defective where the real issue is a poor reader. The same issue exists in Memory Stick and xD cards. > Then you're exceedingly lucky. My "luck" is identical to that of many of my friends, Rob. If I'm "exceedingly lucky", then a LOT of people are. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
