Symbol's CF Is To Expensive

Calzonie · 04-17-2002

I like what's going on and far be it for me to complain but why pick the most expensive CF card as the first to support? I've been pricing CF cards out and the Symbol is like $175 while most are $80-120. If anyone knows where to get the Symbol card for a decent price let me know.

marius · 04-18-2002

Available from Insight (no I don't work for them

)

wawo · 04-18-2002

I got mine from
Link

$147.00

Very nice people and shipped quickly from Pittsburgh area.

No I don't work for them either.

McHale · 04-18-2002

147 is the cheapest I've seen and you get a 5% discount if you use PayPal.

BUT...

If I were you, I wouldn't buy it. There's a CF 802.11b card coming out that uses the Hermes Chipset here shortly.

Do you need it in a hurry?

-Mc

04-18-2002

doesnt linksys and dlink have one?

j_majik · 04-18-2002

FYI..

Symbol does use the prism chip set..

wawo · 04-18-2002

Also there is one one up on ebay if your interested

CF Symbol card on eBay HERE

Calzonie · 04-18-2002

No I don't need it in a hurry, it's still not support yet but it's suppose to be the first. Who makes the CF card that's coming out with the Hermes chip set?

Thanks all for the price list, $147 is by far the cheapest I've seen.

McHale · 04-18-2002

147 is the cheapest. If you order from them by PayPal, they will give you 5% off. Winning Images doesn't always have the cheapest prices (they do on this though) but they give unbelievable tech support from what I've seen. Check out the wireless forum on PocketPCPassion.com if you're curious. They help everyone out all the time.

As for as the Hermes CF card, I can't give any details on it due to one of them ND Agreement thingies... BUT, there is one coming out that's CF and it will guarenteed work with the current version of MiniStumbler. No idea on pricing. No idea on if it will have an external antenna jack. No idea on anything.

BUT...

it's Hermes and CF.

-Mc

yellow1 · 04-18-2002

That one on eBay went for only $70 ! That's cheap...

merlin · 04-20-2002

Maybe becuase it's a favorite among PocketPC users. With a Type I form factor, it fits just about any device and it's pretty good as far as power consumption is concerned.

Support usually begins with the favorites and ends with the lesser models.

da.nyet · 04-25-2002

If anyone is going to Netword+ Interop in Vegas (May 7-9), they can "borrow a Symbol CF or PC card for the show, and buy it afterword for $85. Just thought you'd like to know...

<Stumbling in Vegas - MMMMMM!>

Calzonie · 05-08-2002

Just read that the CF card made by Socket Comm is an OEM of Symbol's. Of course the price is only a few bucks cheaper so unless it's tweaked by Socket just get the Symbol.

Grey Wolf · 05-08-2002

Quote:

Originally posted by McHale

As for as the Hermes CF card, I can't give any details on it due to one of them ND Agreement thingies... BUT, there is one coming out that's CF and it will guarenteed work with the current version of MiniStumbler. No idea on pricing. No idea on if it will have an external antenna jack. No idea on anything.

BUT...

it's Hermes and CF.

-Mc

Well it must be the Orinoco card then, and I hope you are correct, because the buffalo card is based on a prism chip set. And I was under the impression that buffalo came from the same source as Orinoco.

Grey

TIntruder · 05-08-2002

Hi,

I posted in hardware concerning an adapter to allow the use of a regular PCMCIA card in a CF Type 1 socket.

I ordered an adapter from the company specified (www.accurite.com) and expect it within a week or so.

The card has an accessory 5vdc AC adapter in case the CF device only feeds 3.3v and the cards require 5v.

If you get a silver card for $50-$70 (or if you have a spare) and get the adapter for $65, that gives you a lot of flexibility.

Plus, the Enterasys website has WinCE drivers for the CSIBD-AA card (identical to Orinoco Silver), so drivers are less likely to be a crapshoot.

My cards do work in my Jornada690 (not palm-sized...like a mini-laptop with hinged screen...uses CE 2.x) with the Enterasys drivers, unfortunately MiniStumbler doesn't work on 2.x.

Concerning compatability between CF and PCMCIA, the pinouts correlate with the exception of one memory line on CF and the additional addressing available on 68-pin PCMCIA as opposed to 50-pin CF. As an I/O card, there should be absolutely no problem with the electrical connections.

I'll keep you posted!

04-17-2002	#1 (permalink)
Calzonie Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 12	Symbol's CF Is To Expensive I like what's going on and far be it for me to complain but why pick the most expensive CF card as the first to support? I've been pricing CF cards out and the Symbol is like $175 while most are $80-120. If anyone knows where to get the Symbol card for a decent price let me know.

04-18-2002	#2 (permalink)
marius It's all my fault Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Northern California Posts: 108	$150 Available from Insight (no I don't work for them )

04-18-2002	#10 (permalink)
yellow1 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 63	wow That one on eBay went for only $70 ! That's cheap...

04-25-2002	#12 (permalink)
da.nyet Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 6	Symbol Cards at N+I If anyone is going to Netword+ Interop in Vegas (May 7-9), they can "borrow a Symbol CF or PC card for the show, and buy it afterword for $85. Just thought you'd like to know... <Stumbling in Vegas - MMMMMM!> __________________ <da.nyet> >CWNA<

05-08-2002	#15 (permalink)
TIntruder Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 163	Hermes CF Hi, I posted in hardware concerning an adapter to allow the use of a regular PCMCIA card in a CF Type 1 socket. I ordered an adapter from the company specified (www.accurite.com) and expect it within a week or so. The card has an accessory 5vdc AC adapter in case the CF device only feeds 3.3v and the cards require 5v. If you get a silver card for $50-$70 (or if you have a spare) and get the adapter for $65, that gives you a lot of flexibility. Plus, the Enterasys website has WinCE drivers for the CSIBD-AA card (identical to Orinoco Silver), so drivers are less likely to be a crapshoot. My cards do work in my Jornada690 (not palm-sized...like a mini-laptop with hinged screen...uses CE 2.x) with the Enterasys drivers, unfortunately MiniStumbler doesn't work on 2.x. Concerning compatability between CF and PCMCIA, the pinouts correlate with the exception of one memory line on CF and the additional addressing available on 68-pin PCMCIA as opposed to 50-pin CF. As an I/O card, there should be absolutely no problem with the electrical connections. I'll keep you posted!

04-18-2002	#3 (permalink)
wawo Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2	I got mine from Link $147.00 Very nice people and shipped quickly from Pittsburgh area. No I don't work for them either.

04-18-2002	#4 (permalink)
McHale approved for all ages... Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: BFE Illinois Posts: 262	147 is the cheapest I've seen and you get a 5% discount if you use PayPal. BUT... If I were you, I wouldn't buy it. There's a CF 802.11b card coming out that uses the Hermes Chipset here shortly. Do you need it in a hurry? -Mc

04-18-2002	#5 (permalink)
Kash Posts: n/a	doesnt linksys and dlink have one?

04-18-2002	#6 (permalink)
j_majik Fear the TARD! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 11	FYI.. Symbol does use the prism chip set..

04-18-2002	#7 (permalink)
wawo Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2	Also there is one one up on ebay if your interested CF Symbol card on eBay HERE

04-18-2002	#8 (permalink)
Calzonie Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 12	No I don't need it in a hurry, it's still not support yet but it's suppose to be the first. Who makes the CF card that's coming out with the Hermes chip set? Thanks all for the price list, $147 is by far the cheapest I've seen.

04-18-2002	#9 (permalink)
McHale approved for all ages... Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: BFE Illinois Posts: 262	147 is the cheapest. If you order from them by PayPal, they will give you 5% off. Winning Images doesn't always have the cheapest prices (they do on this though) but they give unbelievable tech support from what I've seen. Check out the wireless forum on PocketPCPassion.com if you're curious. They help everyone out all the time. As for as the Hermes CF card, I can't give any details on it due to one of them ND Agreement thingies... BUT, there is one coming out that's CF and it will guarenteed work with the current version of MiniStumbler. No idea on pricing. No idea on if it will have an external antenna jack. No idea on anything. BUT... it's Hermes and CF. -Mc

04-20-2002	#11 (permalink)
merlin Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New York Posts: 2	Maybe becuase it's a favorite among PocketPC users. With a Type I form factor, it fits just about any device and it's pretty good as far as power consumption is concerned. Support usually begins with the favorites and ends with the lesser models.

05-08-2002	#13 (permalink)
Calzonie Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 12	Just read that the CF card made by Socket Comm is an OEM of Symbol's. Of course the price is only a few bucks cheaper so unless it's tweaked by Socket just get the Symbol.

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