Re: -current (4.99.29) on Z50

der Mouse wrote:
>> Yeah, I've been hunting for 2Gb microdrives, and
trying to get a
>> straight answer on whether microdrives > 2GB
will work with the z50.
>> (I have a recollection that someone said they were
running a 4GB
>> microdrive, but I can't find the message / email.)
>>     
>
> Well, I'm running mine with a Seagate "8GB"
drive
>
> wd0 at atabus0 drive 0: <ST68022CF>
> wd0: drive supports 16-sector PIO transfers, LBA
addressing
> wd0: 7629 MB, 15501 cyl, 16 head, 63 sec, 512
bytes/sect x 15625008 sectors
> wd0: drive supports PIO mode 4
>
> and I've had no problems (well, no problems I can
ascribe to drive
> size, at least).
>
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der Mouse,
 Do you notice a difference in how long your batteries last
with the 8gb
vs a smaller microdrive? Also, silly question, and I'm sure
I'll have
googled it by the time I read the answer, but an 8gb seagate
microdrive
will run me about how much these days?

Regards,

Nick

"All unix, all the time."

http://npt.ath.cx

>>> I've been [...] trying to get a straight answer
on whether
>>> microdrives > 2GB will work with the z50.
>> Well, I'm running mine with a Seagate
"8GB" drive
> Do you notice a difference in how long your batteries
last with the
> 8gb vs a smaller microdrive?

I have run the machine so little with anything else in the
CF slot that
I'm not competent to comment on this, except to say that I
get about
two and a quarter hours of run time on a full charge. 
That's
software-developer use, which means hitting the disk at
least
moderately frequently - and heavily for a little while when
I do a
compile or some such.  But it's also with nothing in the
PCMCIA slot;
when I'm running on battery I'm usually running without
network (on an
inter-city bus).

Of course, battery run-time depends so heavily on battery
condition
that this probably doesn't mean much, but it's about all I
can say.

> Also, silly question, and I'm sure I'll have googled it
by the time I
> read the answer, but an 8gb seagate microdrive will run
me about how
> much these days?

Mine came from a friend, who I understand found it on ebay. 
I don't
remember the exact price; I think it was somewhere around
$100 CAD - I
can probably find out if it matters.

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