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IBM 1GB Microdrive Review

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the mucho-space dept.

A reader writes "MP3 Newswire has run a very good review on the 1GB version of IBM's Microdrive. One major improvement the higher-capacity Microdrive has over the older 340MB drive is that it consumes less power (the older drives sucked up the juice). The article covers the normal ins and outs of the product, but also touches on the future. Because flash cards and other competing storage media this small havent reached the 1GB plateau (yet) these drives are good enough to steal a large slice of the MP3 player/PDA/Digital Camera pie by simply slashing prices to allow, say, a tiny 1GB MP3 portable for under $250. "

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  1. Hmm... by 11thangel · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Now if they only got CHEAPER at the same time...

    ($369 for a 1Gig drive is not exactly what I call a new MP3 jukebox in the making)

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