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5-in-1 memory card reader

post #1 of 10
3/17/06 at 11:38pm
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I was checking out the 9400 at the Dell kiosk yesterday. I was thinking that I hate the Canon software that came with my digital camera that transfers the pics to the pc. So I thought I'd just get a new 9400 or 6400 with the memory card reader. But CompactFlash didn't look like it would fit! I think it was SD, MMC, MS, MSPro, and XD cards. Is that right? How could you leave out CompactFlash? Isn't that one of the most common flash memory formats?

Now for my plan to work I'd have to upgrade my camera to the latest Elph that uses the SD card
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post #2 of 10
3/18/06 at 12:27am
Compact Flash does not fit, you are correct. And yes, it is one of the most used formats. Leave it to Dell.
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post #3 of 10
3/18/06 at 2:00am
Compact Flash is also the largest slot type. Compact Flash and Microdrives are very popular in high-end digital cameras, especially SLR's, because they are capable of the highest capacities for high resolution and decent write speeds with their built-in cache.
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post #4 of 10
3/18/06 at 9:08am
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Originally Posted by jacksonian
I think it was SD, MMC, MS, MSPro, and XD cards. Is that right? How could you leave out CompactFlash? Isn't that one of the most common flash memory formats?
I doubt you will find a single new lappie with a CF slot. But it gets worse: the old PCMCIA was pin-for-pin identical to CF, so those adaptors were very cheap. The new ExpressCard is another serial interface, so a more complicated chip is required to go from parallel CF to serial EC. It gets still worse, you can't find a CF to ExpressCard adaptor in the US.

All those N-in-1 flash card adaptors should say N-in-1 minus 1, CF.

Hermit
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post #5 of 10
3/18/06 at 9:32am
Standard ExpressCard isn't wide enough for Compact Flash - so you probably won't see such an adapter anywhere, as no one is currently making sure of the widest ExpressCard slot type.
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post #6 of 10
3/18/06 at 9:32am
Standard ExpressCard isn't wide enough for Compact Flash - so you probably won't see such an adapter anywhere, as no one is currently making sure of the widest ExpressCard slot type.
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post #7 of 10
3/18/06 at 9:41am
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Thanks for the help, guys. Seems hard to believe that CF is left out, but I'm sure there's a financial reason somewhere. Maybe because it was the biggest and would have made it hard to combine it with the others, I guess.
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post #8 of 10
3/18/06 at 10:42am
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Originally Posted by JaxChris
Standard ExpressCard isn't wide enough for Compact Flash - so you probably won't see such an adapter anywhere, as no one is currently making sure of the widest ExpressCard slot type.
JaxChis,

You're not often wrong.

Standard ExpressCard is 54mm wide, more than enough to swallow a 43mm wide CF. The smaller version of EC is called ExpressCard/34, and you're correct it is too small. However, ExpressCard/34 is not "standard".

If you go to ExpressCard.org you will find the term ExpressCard always refers to the standard version and the smaller 34mm must be explictly labeled ExpressCard/34.

FWIW, my new E1505 has an ExpressCard slot, it will accept both flavors of ExpressCard.

Just thought you'd like to know.

Hermit
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post #9 of 10
3/18/06 at 10:59am
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Originally Posted by JaxChris
Standard ExpressCard isn't wide enough for Compact Flash - so you probably won't see such an adapter anywhere, as no one is currently making sure of the widest ExpressCard slot type.
Here is one.
http://www.hsc-us.com/consumer/card_adapter/EXPCF.html
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post #10 of 10
3/21/06 at 5:00pm
Aye I ended up having to bail on using my verizon broadband cdma modem because of the express card slot but was able to get a sierra wireless card that is mini pcie, so it worked out for me, now I can save the new slot for later purchase. hopefully a new SB slot.
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