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<blockquote data-quote="finrudd341" data-source="post: 261261" data-attributes="member: 68408"><p>I'm pleased to have found this thread, as this is something I am looking at. I am eventually looking at a muti-room installation, with a server/client setup, and want the clients to be cool running and as near to silent as possible. I really liked the CF solutions, as they are cheap and easy, and very fast to replace. However, speed is not great compared to 'proper' SSD technology, especially write speed - this is not so relevant though. The other issue with CF, which is improving, is that the number of 'writes' to it are limited, and while the number of years guaranteed continue to rise, this is still not comparable to an HDD I think.</p><p></p><p>Below are some links I have been using in my research that may be of interest to people:</p><p></p><p>Compact Flash to SATA and case housing - this looks quite good, and has a 5.5" drive bay mounting, or a spare PCI slot mounting option included:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.addonics.com/products/flash_memory_reader/adsahdcf.asp" target="_blank">CF - SATA HDD Adapter from Addonics</a></p><p></p><p>Review of CF to SATA converter - makes interesting reading.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/compactflash-based-ssds-get-tested/" target="_blank">CompactFlash-based SSDs get tested - Engadget</a></p><p></p><p>Solid State drives in Singapore - these drives are expensive, and are really designed for disaster recovery situations. When I contacted the supplier, they did explain that these are not 'military grade SSD' but pretty near.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.adtron.com/products/" target="_blank">Adtron's SSD Technology, cPCI RAID, IP Storage Blade</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Build XP onto a CF or USB drive - some people are looking at this, and this guide was failry useful. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-pocket,1113.html" target="_blank">Windows In Your Pocket : Introduction - Tom's Hardware</a></p><p></p><p>(Needs the following freeware app, which is a variation on nLite I think<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/" target="_blank">Bart's Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) bootable live windows CD/DVD</a></p><p></p><p>or use XP Lite for creating small version of XP from XP install CD - this may be subject to license though.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.litepc.com/xplite.html" target="_blank">XPlite and 2000lite Uninstall Windows components.</a></p><p></p><p>I have only built Linux onto a USB drive (Damn Small Linux) which worked really well. Information on how to do this is here. This is not that relevant for most people, but it's an interesting comparison against the Windows XP version, which I have to say I prefer the sound of, as try as I might, I just don't like the whole Linux thing.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/wiki/index.php/Installing_to_a_USB_Flash_Drive" target="_blank">Installing to a USB Flash Drive - DSL Wiki</a></p><p></p><p>Finally, the one I am really interested in, but cannot get my hands on is the SanDisk SSD 2.5" drive. I think this is OEM only still, but the prices I have heard mentioned are $340 USD for the 32GB drive which would be ideal.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.sandisk.com/OEM/ProductCatalog(1274)-SanDisk_SSD_Solid_State_Drives.aspx" target="_blank">SanDisk | Business Products | Embedded Computing | SanDisk SSD Solid State Drives</a></p><p></p><p>My preference is still the SanDisk SSD, but I would be interested to hear how people get on with the CF to SATA converters, which are the cheap and cheerful solution.</p><p></p><p>One last thing - visit YouTube for lots of dubious videos showing how fast XP can boot with an SSD or CF drive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="finrudd341, post: 261261, member: 68408"] I'm pleased to have found this thread, as this is something I am looking at. I am eventually looking at a muti-room installation, with a server/client setup, and want the clients to be cool running and as near to silent as possible. I really liked the CF solutions, as they are cheap and easy, and very fast to replace. However, speed is not great compared to 'proper' SSD technology, especially write speed - this is not so relevant though. The other issue with CF, which is improving, is that the number of 'writes' to it are limited, and while the number of years guaranteed continue to rise, this is still not comparable to an HDD I think. Below are some links I have been using in my research that may be of interest to people: Compact Flash to SATA and case housing - this looks quite good, and has a 5.5" drive bay mounting, or a spare PCI slot mounting option included: [url=http://www.addonics.com/products/flash_memory_reader/adsahdcf.asp]CF - SATA HDD Adapter from Addonics[/url] Review of CF to SATA converter - makes interesting reading. [url=http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/compactflash-based-ssds-get-tested/]CompactFlash-based SSDs get tested - Engadget[/url] Solid State drives in Singapore - these drives are expensive, and are really designed for disaster recovery situations. When I contacted the supplier, they did explain that these are not 'military grade SSD' but pretty near. [url=http://www.adtron.com/products/]Adtron's SSD Technology, cPCI RAID, IP Storage Blade[/url] Build XP onto a CF or USB drive - some people are looking at this, and this guide was failry useful. [url=http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-pocket,1113.html]Windows In Your Pocket : Introduction - Tom's Hardware[/url] (Needs the following freeware app, which is a variation on nLite I think:) [url=http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/]Bart's Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) bootable live windows CD/DVD[/url] or use XP Lite for creating small version of XP from XP install CD - this may be subject to license though. [url=http://www.litepc.com/xplite.html]XPlite and 2000lite Uninstall Windows components.[/url] I have only built Linux onto a USB drive (Damn Small Linux) which worked really well. Information on how to do this is here. This is not that relevant for most people, but it's an interesting comparison against the Windows XP version, which I have to say I prefer the sound of, as try as I might, I just don't like the whole Linux thing. [url=http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/wiki/index.php/Installing_to_a_USB_Flash_Drive]Installing to a USB Flash Drive - DSL Wiki[/url] Finally, the one I am really interested in, but cannot get my hands on is the SanDisk SSD 2.5" drive. I think this is OEM only still, but the prices I have heard mentioned are $340 USD for the 32GB drive which would be ideal. [url=http://www.sandisk.com/OEM/ProductCatalog(1274)-SanDisk_SSD_Solid_State_Drives.aspx]SanDisk | Business Products | Embedded Computing | SanDisk SSD Solid State Drives[/url] My preference is still the SanDisk SSD, but I would be interested to hear how people get on with the CF to SATA converters, which are the cheap and cheerful solution. One last thing - visit YouTube for lots of dubious videos showing how fast XP can boot with an SSD or CF drive. [/QUOTE]
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