Home | Forums | Article Search | Subscribe & Shop | Contact Us | Log Out Addonics AD44MIDECF Email This Print This View My Personal Library Heavy Gear August 2007 • Vol.7 Issue 8 Page(s) 32 in print issue Add To My Personal Library Addonics AD44MIDECF Jump to first occurrence of: [ADDONICS] AD44MIDECF $24.99 Addonics www.addonics.com CPU Rating: 3.5 Specs: Interface: Mini 44-pin IDE (2.5-inch IDE) male; Supported media: CompactFlash Type I/II, Microdrive; Dimensions (with CF card attached): 6 x 56 x 59mm (HxWxD); Power: +5V from PC PSU; One-year warranty Addonics recently launched an interesting product that can turn virtually any CompactFlash Type I/II card or Microdrive into bootable IDE devices. The AD44MIDECF is a small device that features a mini 44-pin IDE connection, just like current 2.5-inch mobile hard drives, and a CF slot. When a CompactFlash card is plugged into the AD44MIDECF and the entire assembly is connected to an IDE port, the system detects it as a standard IDE hard drive with the same capacity as the connected card. It even makes the CF card bootable. The CF card or Microdrive that you use determines your performance, but this device isn’t just about performance. What it does is give users the ability to utilize low-power, solid-state, and shock-resistant flash media in place of a 2.5-inch hard drive. This makes it well-suited to unstable environments, such as a car or outdoor kiosk, where shocks or temperature fluctuations can wreak havoc on a standard hard drive. Addonics offers two versions of this device—the AD44MIDECF, which supports a single CF card—and the AD44MIDE2CF, which can support two for added capacity. A $5 adapter, which lets you connect either to a 40-pin IDE header, letting you create a speedy, stable drive for booting Windows, is also available. by Marco Chiappetta  User Reviews Be the first to write a review of this product Want more information about a topic you found of interest while reading this article? Type a word or phrase that identifies the topic and click "Search" to find relevant articles from within our editorial database. Enter A Subject (key words or a phrase): ALL Words (‘digital’ AND ‘photography’) ANY Words (‘digital’ OR ‘photography’) Exact Match ('digital photography'- all words MUST appear together) Home      Copyright & Legal Information      Privacy Policy      Site Map      Contact Us Copyright © 2010 Sandhills Publishing Company U.S.A. All rights reserved.