---------- Original Message ----------------------------- ----- From: K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>With a powerbook 5300, is there a 'better' purchase: Sandisk Compact Flash >OR Smart Media adapter and card? I undestand they are slightly different >sizes. >I am especially interested in using this card to overcome the 64 mb ram >barrier on the laptop, rather than for hard disk storage. >Does anyone have instructions or suggestions for this? >Thanks. ail: <mailto:powerbooks- [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subscription questions: < mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/ powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > >Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > You mention overcoming memory barriers...the CF or flash cards won't do anything about this. This is storage space, not RAM. The only way they would help you in that area is if there is some utility that would let you use them as virtual memory instead of the Hard Drive...I don't know if this exist or not, or if it could be done through the memory control panel. That being said, personally I would go with the Compact Flash cards for several reasons: 1. They are more durable, as the memory is not exposed as it is on on the SmartMedia. 2. You can actually buy Compact Flash Hard drives in large sizes if you ever wanted to do that. 3. The controller circuitry is built in to the CF cards, which (strictly opinion here) might give you a little better performance on the older computer than the smart media which is basically just raw memory. 4. Again, another opinion here, but I think eventually the CF format will become a more universal format than the SmartMedia, because of the reasons above, and therefore be more readily available in the future, although I don't think either of them is going to become obselete anytime soon. The only real advantage I can see of the SmartMedia (although I have some of these and they work just fine in my digital camera) is that it is a little more compact and lighter. Quite honestly though, you would have to be planning on carrying a shoebox full of them for this to be an important factor, in my choice. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
