[mythtv-users] IDE or CF

[Brian Wood]

Bill Omer wrote:
> My system drive is failing on my MBE and I need to replace it.  I'm
> faced with a question.  I could get the cheapest IDE drive I can find
> (newegg, <$40) or get a CF to IDE adapter and a cheap CF card (about
> the same price).   Has anyone ran an mbe off a CF card before?
> 

I go with the HDD. A Flash device (which a CF is) is slower and has a 
more limited life than a hard drive.

beww