Well, not “SSD” in the exact sense, unless you consider “Solid State Drives” to mean anything flash-based used as a computer disk. Basically, the CompactSTOR CS1T from Sandisk is basically a 2.5-inch SATA enclosure designed to accept Compact Flash cards. Its dimensions (3.9″ x 2.8″ x 0.37″ in width, depth, and thickness) mimic that of your typical 2.5-inch hard drive, and so long as your CF card has a capacity of 32GB of lower, it will work with the CS1T.

CompactSTOR CS1T (courtesy of Sansdigital)

What do you think? Personally, the CS1T’s maximum capacity limits its potential usefulness. 32GB may be enough for a lot of people, but not for a portable packrat like me. Those video, music, and picture collections require a lot of space! And those mainstream OSes also require a lot just to get working.

Post from: The Gadget Blog