X40 ATA bus speed?

[akeskira]

I've been thinking about replacing the ultra slow 1.8" HD with an UDMA CF card using a ATA-CF adapter. Fast flash memory is expensive, so to avoid paying extra, I need to know how fast the ATA bus is in the X40. Any ideas?

Antti

[mfbernstein]

Ultra ATA 100. The fastest CF cards available max out around 45MB/s read, 35MB/s write speeds, and they're expensive, and small (8GB max).

Long-term, faster SSD drives are probably the best option. Remember though that CF has a limited number of write cycles, so back up early and often.

[epellereau]

Hi,

There are quite few people here who would really like to do the same. Could you keep us updated ? Exactly which CF-IDE adapter do you use, which CF card, etc...

Thanks!