SanDisk Has a Crazy Big 256GB CF Card

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NightLight

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actually, in the world of casino games, all our devices boot from a cf flash. It's easy to replace when you have a failure, and you can make quick copys. High end cameras also still use these.
 

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I don't get the point in this until everyone is shooting at 36+ mp jpg's. What I want to know is why they can't get their head out of the hole in the ground with the 128gb and 256gb micro sd cards for tablets and cell phones.
 

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CF uses the IDE interface, so if these weren't crazy expensive they could be used with a $5 adapter from China in any PC that has a PATA port. I used to use one on a 486 laptop for giggles (Compaq LTE/25).
 

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in order to take advantage of the speed the reader would have to connect to a USB3.0,Thunderbolt or eSata port.....do they make such things?
 
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