http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820208339
4GB Compact Flash CF cards. 133x
Just ordered 6 of em
4GB Compact Flash CF cards. 133x
Just ordered 6 of em
Originally posted by: IsLNdbOi
How does the 133x (when used as a hard drive w/ a CF to IDE adapter) compare to a 7200rpm 2.5" hard drive?
Originally posted by: Falloutboy
could you use something like this:
http://www.1topstore.com/produ...ncy=USD&products_id=82
and raid 4 of these up in a raid 0? cableing would be a mess but should get you a very fast Solid state drive for under 100 bucks
Originally posted by: IvanAndreevich
I suppose. However, indeed 4 IDE cables would be pretty harsh.
Originally posted by: Lurker1
Originally posted by: IvanAndreevich
I suppose. However, indeed 4 IDE cables would be pretty harsh.
4 CFs would only require 2 cables. Considering their speed, it's probably ok to run 2 per cable. Now 8....
Originally posted by: IvanAndreevich
Originally posted by: Lurker1
Originally posted by: IvanAndreevich
I suppose. However, indeed 4 IDE cables would be pretty harsh.
4 CFs would only require 2 cables. Considering their speed, it's probably ok to run 2 per cable. Now 8....
Ah, that's right.
However, you still need a dedicated controller - modern boards don't really have 2 IDE ports, and for sure not 2 IDE ports that support RAID.
I would be willing to bet that 74GB Raptor would outperform the makeshift solid state drive, though. It all comes down to effective caching.
Originally posted by: you2
Hum - these have been at or near this price for about 4 months not sure this is a hot deal
Originally posted by: boha
*Somewhere between software RAID and real, onboard memory/processor hardware RAID