IBM Microdrive vs Compactflash speed


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Hi,now that compactflash speed has been increasing to reach 30X+.....has it able to match the speed of IBM Microdrive?

tks
 

hasn't microdrives always been slower than CFs?
 

Originally posted by vince123123
hasn't microdrives always been slower than CFs?

Nope, in terms of write/read speed, microdrives were faster than most CFs. The only drawbacks of MDs were its spin-up time, fragility and higher power consumption
 

Originally posted by newbie99
Hi,now that compactflash speed has been increasing to reach 30X+.....has it able to match the speed of IBM Microdrive?

tks

The write/read speed of a compactflash depends on the device you are using it with.

To your question - generally, yes.

Check out more on CF performance here.
 

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