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Pros: - Price, of course.- When it works, it works well.
Cons: - Only works with certain devices(see details below).
Other Thoughts: I tried this on several devices:- DELL D420 laptop- Gigabeat S MP3 Players- Zune 30 MP3 PlayerOn the laptop, it worked very well - the 8GB CF card was visible in the BIOS, and I was able to build out Ubuntu on the card and it worked well. I also tried XP, but it was slow due to the nature of flash drives with that OS.I had no luck getting it to work with a Gigabeat S or Zune, however. I have to assume that the firmware for those devices just cannot handle a CF replacement.
Bottomline: Works great (when it works). YMMV, depending on the devices you try it on.
Pros: This works great to replace the dead hard drive in my 5G iPod with a compact flash card. Should handle any size card you have. My iPod is only 8gb now, but now you can't feel it spin, it responds quicker, and has better battery life.
Cons: Not so much of a con in my case, but this comes with the standard hard drive zif connector, which isn't what the iPod uses. I just used the cable that was already in my iPod, so it doesn't matter.
Other Thoughts: The only trouble I had installing it was the same as another reviewer, where I put it in upside-down. The card faces into the iPod.
Bottomline: Worth every penny for me. It fixed an otherwise useless iPod.
Pros: This board allows you to replace the fragile hard drive in your iPod Video with a compact flash card, which is not only more durable, but I found it more responsive and less battery consuming. It's not hard to install.
Cons: I also plugged it in the wrong way up. It goes in with the CF card facing into the iPod, and if you put it in the wrong way, the edge of the adapter sticks out of the side of the iPod.Also, it's a bit slower transferring music on to a compact flash based iPod than a hard drive based iPod, but that's not the adapter's fault.
Other Thoughts:
Bottomline: It was worth every penny for me, since I only needed this and an 8gb CF card to get my free iPod video working.
Pros: My ipod video harddisk died and I needed a replacement. Was searching around for a solution and came across such adaptors in my local store.Decided to do a search for a solution in DX and found what I needed! Thanks DX!
Cons: Fits perfectly well and installs easily. Can't think of any cons.
Other Thoughts: Simple plug and play adaptor. Not much technical skills needed for this attachment. To open up the ipod requires more technical skills than using this adaptor.On my first attempt to install the adaptor, I put it the wrong way and my ipod video didn't start up right. And also, it didn't quite fit. I was puzzled.Then i took it out and reinsert the other way and it worked like a charm.
Bottomline: Now, I'm a happy owner of my Ipod video again. :)Nice red blinking red LED light when it's in use.
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