>Hello, Itinerant PB Users - > >I'm wanting to use the CF card technique with my PB190cs. The only PCMCIA >adapters I've found locally (Circuit City and CompUSA) are the Dazzle brand, >which specify that they are suited for G3 machines or better. > >Is this a problem? Is there a brand that doesn't have this hardware >threshold? > >I've gathered that SanDisk CF media gives the greatest success, as I have >read this thread . . .
For CF adapters, I've read several places that the PC Card adapter itself is just wires; the adapter brand itself should not matter. If a Dazzle tech support exists, perhaps email them. The G3 spec doesn't make sense to me. I agree that Sandisk CF media seems to have the best success; I got my media at CompUSA. FWIW, I have read once but have not been able to confirm that the Smartmedia adapter do contain circuitry hence there may be a difference between brands and the exact ATA standard they are made with, etc. I don't know of a reason for the CF - PC Card adapters to say "G3" except that's a mac laptop spec that most people have heard of at all lately (surprising how long the G3's have been out, time flies). Circuit City I think has a great return policy; I'd ask about how they did returns and if you like the policy just try it. About $14 should be your price, although I've seen mention of $9 - $25. FWIW, My CF adapter is a Microtech; I've been tempted by the 128 meg Sandisk CF at Costco, recently, for $50 (they had smartmedia, too, same size/price). I've not seriously surfed ads for sales prices lately, but that seems decent. Brian -- 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
