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EZCLIE
03-02-2003, 12:47 PM
Check this out from Brighthand

[URL=http://www.brighthand.com/article/New_Memory_Sticks_Available_This_Month]

Hopefully some online retailers will have them cheaper, and the patch for the NX/NZ will come qucikly.


-Edhttp://www.brighthand.com/article/New_Memory_Sticks_Available_This_Month
Submicron
03-02-2003, 12:53 PM
That is good news... the coming availability, that is. The price tag is bad news. I wonder how the speed of the Memory Stick Pro will compare to Compact Flash. We may be better off with the CF drivers and CF cards as they are significantly cheaper, byte for byte.
somas1
03-02-2003, 01:09 PM
Originally posted by Submicron
That is good news... the coming availability, that is. The price tag is bad news. I wonder how the speed of the Memory Stick Pro will compare to Compact Flash. We may be better off with the CF drivers and CF cards as they are significantly cheaper, byte for byte. The price is steep but is already cheaper than originally expected.  One must wonder if the news of cf drivers in April had anything to do with the early release and the drop in price.  By June flash memory options for the nx/nz may be reasonable.
n2ifp
03-02-2003, 01:18 PM
Yes, that is good news! The prices are coming down, and probably come down even further. My WiFi card is pretty much dedication to the CF slot, so this will help.
goyanian
03-02-2003, 01:25 PM
but SD and CF cards are still much cheaper than MS!
TheUltimate
03-02-2003, 01:45 PM
I cant wait til these come out! I also keep the WiFi all the time, so I need a large memory stick!! lower the price the better.....
mdicembre
03-02-2003, 04:21 PM
Forgive my naivete, but what is the benefit of a compact flash card? What is different between CF and regular memory sticks?
Submicron
03-02-2003, 04:52 PM
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Posted by mdicembre:
Forgive my naivete, but what is the benefit of a compact flash card? What is different between CF and regular memory sticks?
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Ummm... as previously discussed, the price of CF modules is considerably better. Also, it would enable people to use one of those really cool IBM Microdrives. In general, it just increases the flexibility of the unit by giving you two places to have memory, if the other slot is taken up by a hardware device.
mashoutposse
03-02-2003, 09:03 PM
The WiFi card hasn't left the slot of my NX70V since purchase (I use it extensively). That 512MB MS PRO stick is mine.

BTW, MS PRO is up to 4-5 times faster than the fastest CF cards. And a full ten times faster than the $250 1GB Sandisk CF card that everyone likes to bring up.
n2ifp
03-02-2003, 09:48 PM
Originally posted by Submicron
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Posted by mdicembre:
Forgive my naivete, but what is the benefit of a compact flash card? What is different between CF and regular memory sticks?
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Ummm... as previously discussed, the price of CF modules is considerably better. Also, it would enable people to use one of those really cool IBM Microdrives. In general, it just increases the flexibility of the unit by giving you two places to have memory, if the other slot is taken up by a hardware device.

Prices will come down, a bigger MS is what I really want. My WiFi card is dedicated in the CF slot. Constant removal and insertion is no good for longevity. School is still out on the Microdrives and the ability to power them.