IBM MicroDrive

Pros: small, fast, and reliable
Cons: you might lose it

This review is specifically going to talk about using the IBM MicroDrive in the 340 MB and 1 GB flavor on the as new Casio Cassiopeia E-125. The E-125 has 32 MB of RAM on it but of course, size definitely matters when your...

Pros: Very small size that packs a lot of memory for digital photos.
Cons: Altitude problem, battery drainer, slower than static memory.

INTRODUCTION

I own a 340MB IBM Microdrive for about 3 years now, and so far it had served me well. It seems like I could go on and on taking lots of high resolution photos without any fear of running out of memory anytime. The only...

Pros: tiny unit, yet massive storage capabilities
Cons: power hungry and frail

in late 2000, ibm unveiled their largest smallest hard drive to the public. the largest smallest? that's right, the ibm microdrive is slightly larger than the size of a quarter, yet is capable of holding 1 gigabyte of space. the microdrive was widely...

Pros: Amazing storage for the size
Cons: Uses more power than regular flash cards

The IBM Microdrive is probably the most important technology that you've never heard of. As handheld devices and cameras increase in importance and capabilities, larger and larger storage will be required; while you may not have already heard about it...

Pros: Storage Size, Cost
Cons: Eat Up Battery, possible data loss if dropped

I had been thinking that a digital camera will be a great tool for me to learn photography, because experimentation on it is free. When I go on a photo shooting trips, I can shoot as much as possible without worrying running out of space. But that...

Pros: Massive Storage Capacity, Fast Transfers, Great Warranty
Cons: Power Consumption

Brief History and Comments about the manufacturer.
Every year, a plethora of new products enter the US marketplace and buyers are one again awed by the amazing breakthroughs in technological advancements. The IBM Microdrive (the 1GB model...

Pros: Massive size & low price
Cons: writes slower than memory cards

I have read a number of reviews covering the various flavors of microdrives and felt I needed to add my own, but in a positive light. I only own 1 digital camera, a Canon Powershot S40, but have 3 of the 1gb CF sized drives. The #1 reason why I finally...

Pros: Very small, very versatile, IBM continues a trend in top-quality HD's
Cons: This little thing chews up batteries!

I got the IBM 1 GB Microdrive to use with my Canon G1 Digital camera. What a good decision. This thing is easier to use than I thought, and really is a delight.

The package brings with it the driver support, although most current computers...

Pros: Small, Fast, Reliable, Capacity
Cons: Adds 2 seconds to the start up time of my digital camera

I have a 340MB Microdrive and I use it primarily with my digital camera. It is the killer add on you are looking for if you have a camera or mp3 player that accepts it, or a good way to transfer files if you have more than one laptop.

What...

Pros: cheap
Cons: not reliable.

I learned it the hard way.
After shooting a full gigabyte of photos stored on a microdrive only to find the drive failed when I tried to transfer the data from the camera to PC. The whole giga byte of photo was worthless.

Microdrive is not as reliable as compact flash because it has mechanical parts that are bound to fail, sooner or later. So, learn from others' failure and avoid your own. Use a microdrive only when you can afford to lose your work.