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Need help w/ PCMCIA purchase (where?)
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NewOldbie
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Nov 23, 2003, 08:41 PM
 
Can you guys recommend a place to get

1) PCMCIA CF card reader
2) PCMCIA SCSI card to drive some old SCSI/SCSI-2 hard drives and tape drive


I'm running an 17" AL.

On a side note, is a CF card reader really worth it?

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aaanorton
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Nov 23, 2003, 09:22 PM
 
Originally posted by NewOldbie:
On a side note, is a CF card reader really worth it?
Definitely, if it's this one. Too bad they don't have any Mac drivers. Please drop them a note requesting as much.
     
bmhome1
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Nov 23, 2003, 09:34 PM
 
The Delkin Cardbus is promised to have Mac OSX drivers coming early 2004.

The generic PCMCIA>CF adaptors are simply hard wired connector adaptors, with NO circuitry inside. Buy the cheapest you can find ($5 on the web, $15 in CompUSA).
     
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Nov 26, 2003, 11:20 AM
 
I got a generic one at CompUSA and it worked fine. Cost me $10 I think? Mounted on the desktop fine and I could pull pics of it no problem.
     
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Nov 26, 2003, 11:28 AM
 
The cf card readers are well worth the $5 - if for the only reason that you never have to worry about having your usb cable with you. That and image transfers are much faster...
     
   
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