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 Sep 19 2005, 07:15 PM
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Hey guys,
I've recently been salivating over the thought of a new C3100 and investigating ways to upgrade it. Seeing as my iPod battery is about to die I was wondering if anybody has tried using the 1.8" drive in a Zaurus? I'd imagine it follows the CF protocol and therefore it would be just (!) a case of finding a 1.8 -> 3.5 inch adapter. Imagine a 15Gb Zaurus. I've had desktops with less than that. |
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Sep 19 2005, 08:22 PM
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The iPods don't have "normal" connectors. The mini has a cf formfactor drive but it doesn't have a normal cf controller. The larger iPods have what looks like cf pinouts but they are different as well. So unless you have one of the first gen iPod mini's it won't work.
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Sep 19 2005, 09:36 PM
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Yes, I don't think it would work, but I have often wondered why someone hasn't put one of the same drives used in the iPods into a PDA.
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Sep 20 2005, 10:00 AM
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QUOTE(icruise @ Sep 20 2005, 05:36 AM) Yes, I don't think it would work, but I have often wondered why someone hasn't put one of the same drives used in the iPods into a PDA.  Archos has. Their PMA430 PDA has a 1.8" 30GB harddisk (like the ipod). It runs Linux and Qtopia. Why this doesn't get more attention on this forum is beyond me, considering it can run a good portion of Zaurus apps. The screen is kind of lacking with only a 320x240 resolution and lacks a keyboard, but other than that, it's a Z with a 30GB harddisk. Costs about the same as a Palm LifeDrive, last I checked. |
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Sep 20 2005, 10:14 AM
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Interestinger and interestinger. So it begs the obvious question why can't these cards be bought in CF format? something smells fishy.
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Sep 20 2005, 11:07 AM
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QUOTE(Smuffle @ Sep 20 2005, 09:14 AM) Interestinger and interestinger. So it begs the obvious question why can't these cards be bought in CF format? something smells fishy. They can be bought with regular cf card interfaces. I can buy a new mac mini for the same price though. |
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Smuffle Ipod Hard Disc On Zaurus Sep 19 2005, 07:15 PM
dhns QUOTE(icruise @ Sep 20 2005, 06:36 AM)Yes, I ... Sep 20 2005, 12:03 AM
icruise QUOTE(dhns @ Sep 20 2005, 03:03 AM)Some ideas... Sep 20 2005, 07:53 AM Tom61 QUOTE(Da_Blitz @ Sep 21 2005, 11:57 AM)howeve... Sep 21 2005, 01:55 PM emil QUOTE(Tom61 @ Sep 20 2005, 07:00 PM)Archos ha... Sep 21 2005, 03:07 PM Da_Blitz do as i am waiting to do, wait till the > 10GBG... Sep 20 2005, 03:33 AM BarryW Probably has something to do with battery life. I... Sep 20 2005, 08:56 AM Smuffle Was tempted to open her up and have a look for mys... Sep 20 2005, 09:03 AM Da_Blitz i should clarify, there is only one type of CF con... Sep 21 2005, 03:57 AM Da_Blitz it was my understanding that those pcmcia cards ha... Sep 21 2005, 05:23 PM Remedy Would it not be a bit more efficent to use Flash b... Sep 21 2005, 07:45 PM Smuffle QUOTE(Remedy @ Sep 22 2005, 12:45 PM)Would it... Sep 22 2005, 12:35 AM BarryW QUOTE(Remedy @ Sep 21 2005, 06:45 PM)Would it... Sep 22 2005, 08:33 AM Da_Blitz The swap partion is the one reason i wont abandon ... Sep 23 2005, 02:45 AM speculatrix since there are pcmcia sram modules, e.g. from pre... Sep 30 2005, 01:32 PM Da_Blitz The SRAM is limited to 16MB a sec and would kill y... Oct 5 2005, 08:31 PM daemon1 I tried this with a 40gb ipod gen 4 drive...
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