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Works as expected
Posted by SirUrx on 03-26-2009
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Pros:Works fine when connected directly to mainboard. Acts as SSD. Works with 2GB SanDisk Ultra2 CF card and some older 512M CF too.
Cons:Needs floppy power connector to power up. I had one free but if power supply has only one of it and used for something else you need an adapter.
Other Thoughts:It could be problem if you want to use it as second device on same IDE channel, as the connector polarity is different and you can't use it with IDE cable.
Bottomline:Easy to use, plug directly to mainboard, no IDE cable needed and no mounting problem.

Works just fine
Posted by zxnihundre on 01-21-2009
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Pros:Works fine in conjunction with a CF-card, thus acting as a cheap and simple SSD-unit.
Cons:Very weak pins that are much too easily bended. So mount it cautiously! Might be a bit short of space on your mobo, depending on what type of motherboard is installed. It is on a Gigabyte mobo, at least.
Other Thoughts:Just put it with a high-speed CF-card into your IDE-port on your computer motherboard, then hook up a Floppy-style power cable, and - voila - your former mobo IDE-port now is a SSD!
Bottomline:Useful product - can be recommended to stationaries as well as laptops.

Works just as it is supposed to
Posted by msolajic on 01-17-2009
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Pros:Cheap, plugs right into the motherboard connector. Great if you are building a dedicated computer with low power consumption in mind. The data transfer speed depends only from the type of the CF card used.
Cons:The IDE connector is a tight fit. Reqires some force to plug it in firmly. The Pin #1 on the connector should be marked, since some older motherboards don't have the plastic guide on them, and you can easily plug the adapter the wrong way and damage BOTH the motherboard and the CF card.
Other Thoughts:The CF card has a limited writes per sector, so it is not a good idea to install any stock OS on the card, as it will be destroyed in no time. You should stick to DOS or Linux (and maybe some other OS optimized for embedded devices) and create a RAM disk where you would load the actual OS image from the card.
Bottomline:The price is a real bargain, since I could not find it under $10. I've built a Pentium 1 class computer from scrap parts and now it runs as a home MP3 jukebox.

Works, but questionable build quality
Posted by kegetys on 08-14-2008
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Pros:- Cheap- Seems to work as it should- Looks nice with black circuit board and activity leds- No IDE cable required as it plugs directly to the motherboard connector (Cabled ones typically need special short cables to work optimally)
Cons:- Questionable build quality, looks like it was hand soldered together by someone who did not know how much solder to use so he used a different amount on every joint. The actual CF card connector is tilted a bit and the soldered connectors just barely touch their intended places.
Other Thoughts:The build quality on the cabled sku 00711 version seems better.
Bottomline:Works, but you get what you pay for.

Works alright
Posted by gm___ on 04-24-2008
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Pros:Cheap (like most things here)Sits straight in IDE socket, no cable required (except power)Status LEDs work (well, I'd expect that)Works with Kingston 4GB CF card
Cons:Power cord just has to be on top, doesn't it?LEDs on wrong side (though this is machine specific)Documentation confusing (hardly unexpected)
Other Thoughts:Using this in a Via Epia V8000 mini-ITX board with a 4GB Kingston CF card. Running Linux, don't use a swap partition on it, and use ext2 with "noatime" set (doesn't write times on file access, thereby not using a whole write block every time a file is opened).Don't hot swap this, you might damage your IDE controller and/or card (most likely the card if it was writing).
Bottomline:Cheap, and works. Except when you forget to plug in the power cable :)

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