512MB Type-1 Compact Flash Card- $198

[Joony]

here

great for those with PDAs

 

[chjode]

With solid state memory dropping in prices like this, how long until we see affordable 1gb solid state drives? Heck, couldn't you set this up as a boot drive somehow and boot windows (or your OS of choice) almost instantly?

 

[locovaca]

<< With solid state memory dropping in prices like this, how long until we see affordable 1gb solid state drives? Heck, couldn't you set this up as a boot drive somehow and boot windows (or your OS of choice) almost instantly? >>



Not quite. CF cards typically max out at 3 megs/sec transfer rate, so it'd be tons slower than even a quantum bigfoot. CF cards aren't like normal ram- they're special types of memory designed to hold their information without power...

 

[RandomCoil]

Regarding that instant boot comment, I'm not sure what you're getting at. The access rate on CF cards isn't ~that~ fast (burst at 10 MB/s); modern hard drives have a sustainable transfer rate 3x that number. CFs don't stand up to being rewritten as well as HDs too.

Great deal though!

EDIT: Awww nuts, you beat me to it.

 

[gypsymoth]

Quite a few embedded systems and other no-wait boot systems are already using solid state memories to boot. Some embedded motherboard has built in CF socket for solid state drives. In fact, your PDA has the OS burnt on solid state memory called ROM.

Chieh
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[Alphacow]

Anyone know if I could plug this into my Ipaq 3635 and be able to use all 512mb?

 

[Joony]

why wouldn't it? it would work, except anything above 64megs is not suported by compaq but users have used it fine.

 

[Alphacow]

Ah okay, thats why I thought it wouldnt work. I guess I did read that Compaq doesnt support it. Thanks

 

[slaman]

A lot of portable devices use a solid state RAM type called NAND ram... more expensive, smaller, but faster

 

[jwbodnar]

There's no such thing as NAND RAM.

NAND is one way to design a flash bit cell (the others being NOR or split gate). NAND flash memories typically have high speed serial interfaces (sometimes parallel) and support a command-driven, block-oriented architecture.

NAND flash is quite specifically designed to be used with a file system (for wear-levelling to ensure even write/erase cycling of the flash), so it's probably used in a lot of memory cards out there (most commonly SmartMedia), although there's no real way to know who uses what.

NOR flash has your usual address/data bus interface and is best suited for program storage (e.g. PC BIOS), although there's no reason it couldn't be used in a memory card with the right controller interface.

 

[kindest]

pretty cheap for that much space, good deal.

 

[Doggiedog]

Isn't something called magnetic ram coming out that is supposed to be as fast as DRAM but non volatile like flash?

 

[Supahfreak]

OOOOOOHHHHHHH... Good thing I did a search.

Bump to find later

FreAk

P.S.- Is that the regular price and anyone use it on an IPAQ 3635?!?!?!?!

Thanx

 

[Kwad Guy]

That 64mb size limitation on the iPaq refers to the ON BOARD memory.

That limit does NOT apply to the compact flash memory. The downside
of CF memory with the iPaq is that you have to use the sleeve to use
the compact flash device, which increases the size/weight of the
iPaq.

Kwad