[OM] Re: Xd cards

[Ali Shah]

CF uses EIDE? WOW! 

--- chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> A fundamental difference between Xd cards and CF
> cards is that the controller for an Xd card is in
> the camera whereas a CF card is a true EIDE hard
> drive with integral controller.  This means that the
> Xd card technology supported by your camera is as
> old as the camera.  The CF card technology supported
> by your CF card is as new as the CF card.  In my
> opinion Oly and Fuji totally blew it on Xd design. 
> Stay with CF cards.
> 
> Chuck Norcutt
> 
> 
> >  -------Original Message-------
> >  From: Richard Ociepka <ociepka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >  Subject: [OM] Re: Xd cards
> >  Sent: Jun 16 '07 21:41
> >  
> >  jgettis81@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >  > Thanks that was the answer I was looking for
> which was fastest John
> >  
> >  Originally the xD-Picture cards were supposed to
> be 0.6 MB/sec.
> >  
> >  The 1GB type-H xD-card writes at 2.0 MB/sec in
> the E-500.
> >  This still makes it a very slow card compared to
> a CF card.
> >  
> >  Dick
> >  
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