IBM Microdrive 1GB Compact Flash Card Review

“An excellent memory card, the IBM microdrive I own is...”

Written on: 06/05/2003 by James Brooks. (1 review written)

Good Points
high capacity, compact/portable, ease-of-use, price.

Bad Points
weight.

General Comments
An excellent memory card, the IBM microdrive I own is easily the best I've used in a long time, having previously had smaller capacity compactflash and smartmedia cards. The large size makes it perfect for compatible cameras and simple data storage and transfer. I liken it to the USB pen drive I have, only larger. Both fill a gap between floppy discs and CDs, though the microdrive is more durable and versatile; in that it can be used in an host device with a card reader slot.



Easy to use, and competitively priced, it was a purchase I don't regret

The weight was slightly more than I expected, given its size, but even so, I wouldn't be without it.