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For any body wandering, this drive is a 3K6. This means it consumes less battery than the previous hitachi microdrive. It's excellent for the price, works with my Axim X50 just fine. And if you need more storage there's always the 6GB version.

When I purchased this I was a bit worried that it wouldn't work with my Digital Rebel, but was pleasently surprised when it worked without a hitch.

Might be a bit slower than a solid state CF card, but I don't have the stats to back that up. Just observations.

Final analysis: Good device for most cameras. With the price of solid state CF card's falling, though ... might be better to get something without moving parts.

Dollar for dollar these come out much cheaper than the comparable size in a CF card (flash memory). For those with Minolta (Konica-Minolta) digital camersa, the 3gb drive works fine. I have read the skeptics remarks online. I use it in my Dimage A 100 with no problems. Granted, it is a miniature hard drive, so reading it will take a second or two longer and it is fragile, so care must be taken with it. You could drop a CF card with no damage. Drop one of these and you are probably out a hundred bucks plus your data. All in all, I am glad I bought it. There is a $30 rebate until mid-April which makes it an even sweeter deal.

I don't notice any problem with speed in my Canon Rebel XT, however, when accessing it via a card reader it is noticeably slower than a solid state card. I guess that is the price you pay for large volume without the large price. It is well worth the compromise.