UDMA Flash

[LunarMist]

I see that the latest 300x CF cards support UDMA. Does that mean that they are practically usable in the computer with some sort of IDE adapter?

 

[ddrueding]

I've been using regular CF cards as hard drives (with IDE adapters) in low-performance applications for years. What is the largest capacity/speed for a 300x card?

 

[LunarMist]

http://www.lexar.com/digfilm/cf_udma.html
http://flash.atpinc.com/products/view.php?product_id=1409
etc.

300x is ~45 MB/sec.

 

[ddrueding]

8GB @ 45MB/sec is quite respectable. RAID-0 a couple of them and you have quite the performance in a silent compact and cool package. Too bad all the new MoBos only support RAID on their SATA ports and only have 1 IDE port...

 

[LunarMist]

Where does one find the CF IDE adapter? Would it work with IDE to SATA adapter as well or is that too much to hope for?

 

[ddrueding]

I use this one

I have some IDE to SATA adapters somewhere around here; I might have to give that a shot. How much does an 8GB 300x cost?

 

[LunarMist]

This one is UDMA/CF 4.0, 266x. I have no idea if they are good performers in the real world.

 

[.Nut]