Thread: Tunning Computer Idea

alternative to the HD issue... there are comanies that make IDE to CF (compact flash) adapters... if you get one of those, and a decent sized CF card, you will have essentially the same results as one of the solid state drives, but at less cost, but you still will have to deal with power down issues. i do agree, look over at mp3car.com there is alot of info there

Originally Posted by SyntheticShield

I was thinking about this when I saw this post too but I figured cost would still be a bit high. I saw some adapters not too long ago that held 4 CF cards. I thought 4 8gb cards would be nice, kinda expensive in relation to what hard drives go for and I still dont think it would be enough to run windows. Too bad the scan tools and tuners out there wont work on linux.

....16GB CF $55
Newegg.com - A-DATA 16GB Compact Flash (CF) Flash Card Model SPEEDY CF 16GB - Retail

....CF to IDE adapter $11
Newegg.com - SYBA SD-CF-IDE-A IDE to Compact Flash Adapter - Retail