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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. Benefit? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You can find 512 MB flash cards now for about $100
    and the price is dropping by at least a factor of two every 10 months.

    I don't see why anyone would buy this. It is sure to draw more current than a flash card, will likely not be as shock resistant, and it is not meant to be removable. No more easily transfering files between you're camera/mp3 player with a cheap USB flash reader.

    The only advantage may be in access speed, althoug flash cards are plenty fast for MP3 playback and camera use.

    So why get this?

  2. No CF2, No dice by agslashdot · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The compact flash marketplace is huge. Just about every digital camera requires and supports CF2, and the IBM microdrive is the only HD fitting in that slot that offers 1GB capacity. By choosing to ditch CF2, I don't see these guys having much of a chance. Do you seriously expect Nikon and Canon and every other big fish in the camera market who have finally agreed to settle on CF2 to now support this new harddisk without CF2 ?