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Cheap New 1 Inch HDD Holds 1.5GB

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the here-we-go dept.

SlightlyMadman writes "Cornice, Inc. has unveiled a new alternative for small devices requiring large amounts of storage. With an expected OEM price of about $100, it blows the smaller microdrive out of the water (at least until this fall). The days of cramming bulky 2.5" disks into mp3 players may finally be over."

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  1. Affordable? by osPDAproject · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't really call $100 "affordable" for 1.5GB. What I would like to see is a cheap mini-drive for my PDA. Yummy.

  2. Interface by rf0 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Well if you look at the Microdrive its takes a standard interface, in the form of CF which allows me to plug it into my camera, PC or whatever I want.

    However from the article

    "It does not employ common interfaces such as CompactFlash and ATA to connect a HDD and a host device, but uses a simple and original interface."

    So basically its a propriatory interface. Its cool don't get me wrong but I don't think IBM will be scared just yet. For it to make an impact the interface it uses will have to become wide spread and I don't think that will happen taking the current number of different formats in a similar space such as SD Cards, Memory sticks etc. I'm sure it has it uses but prehaps not in the public field.

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  3. Think twice... by dekashizl · · Score: 5, Insightful

    OK so the drive is really cute, especially next to that coin. But I drop my phone about once a month, in haste I've slammed my Palm into a phone booth wall, and I keep my MP3 player in my sweaty pocket at the gym. Is it just me, or does little moving parts and sensitive magnetic equipment not seem to mesh well with these environments?

  4. Re:Video iPod... by Keighvin · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Right - common sense, make sure any product fits your actual needs before you plunk down the cash. For me, it was to be able to transfer files from portable media (Smart Media, Compact Flash) to this gadget on the go. I use it to record video in some cases, but only for transfer to computer or playback on a larger device afterward.

    I wouldn't recommend it for watching anything over about 20 minutes on its built-in screen.

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  5. Re:Consider the alternative by levik · · Score: 4, Insightful
    If you need 100GB for MP3s, you probably have the "Write-Only Syndrome" where you download music/movies/programs to add them to your collection, but never actually listen/use/watch them (well maybe once). While it's your right to do this, you have to admit that you don't really *NEED* all that space.

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  6. Blown out of the water? by foxtrot · · Score: 4, Insightful

    it blows the smaller microdrive out of the water

    I'll consider my Microdrive blown out of the water when this new thing fits in my Canon Powershot G1.

    It sounds like they're two very different markets. This thing requires a proprietary interface; the Microdrive (and similar devices like the 5 or 10GB PCMCIA hard disks) use standard well-published and darned near ubiquitous interfaces. This new thing sounds like it could be built into something easily, but not as useful as removable storage. I get to thinking there's room for one of these in my car stereo, for example...

  7. Re:The days of cramming 2.5" disks was over in 200 by b_pretender · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Don't limit yourself to MP3 players. Think about what a embedded tiny 1.5 GB drive would do for digital cameras, PDA's, you name it!!