Re: Recommended for i700

From: Helio Diamant - MS-MVP/Mobile Devices (helio_at_nospam.pocketpcfreak.com)
Date: 03/04/04 

Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 13:26:36 +0200

Wait,

Were you using the Socket card or the Sandisk card with the Socket drivers?
I've heard the drivers are interchangeable, and the Socket drivers are a lot
better. 

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"Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote in
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> >> juice <<
>
> ...actually...
>
> I finally installed the Socket SD Drivers last night... and found that
> Socket obviously does something _very_ different with respect to power
> management.
>
> After a relatively long (half hour plus) session, the freshly charged
> extended battery still showed 100% where it would have been at 70%-80%
> using the Sandisk drivers after a similar connect time.
>
> Additionally, the back of the SD card would be hot to the touch after a
> similar session with the Sandisk drivers, but this time there was no
> discernable change in the temperature of the card after it was removed.
>
> Think that this pretty much cements the fact that the Socket SDWifi card
> would be a better purchase option between the two.
>
> Beverly Howard
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