Do Microdrives work? I only ask because www.woot.com has a killer deal on 4GB Microdrives right now.

 

Just buy one and try it... then you can report back.

 

Deal's only good for a day and I don't have a G35 yet.

 

what's the point? aren't 4GB solid state devices cheap as heck?

 

Yeah, but these are 2 4GB microdrives for $20. They're slow compared to solid state but for mp3s in the car...

 

understood... but i still wouldn't bother.

i prefer no moving parts.

 

If one breaks, use the other one.

 

hokay... lol

 

Too late... woot is down, deal is gone.

 

oh, i wasn't interested. i was just cheerleading because i still don't get it

 

Yes, I bought them from Woot at 3am last night. I figured, oh, what the hell. If they don't work, then I can just use them as storage or baseballs. I currently have two 2GB CF cards (Sandisk Ultra II, $40ea from Outpost). These 4 giggers will be more convenient. Don't know how performance is affected, though (slower track seeking?).

 

I just bought a G35 today, YAY. Waiting for woot to get back up. I hope there's enough power in the CF expansion slot to power a microdrive. Either way, I'm sure ebay could yield a dividend on this in the event they don't work!

 

just got my microdrives. they work like charms. so far so good.

 

Have you used regular CF cards yet? If so, do you notice any difference between the speeds? I.e., searching/playing the next random track, etc.

 

I do have a regular (266x speed) CF Card, but didn't notice any difference.

What I'm curious about is (since microdrive is a hard drive with bunch of moving parts,) if it's durable or not.

I'll update it if it ever crashes.......