CF to IDE Adapter

Pros: Comes with quite detailed instructions, Reasonable build quality, Includes jumper.

Cons: Not the easiest thing to put inside a computer safely, I ended up covering most of mine in electrical tape and hot gluing it to the bottom of the case.

Other: Another bargain from dealextreme!

Pros: Plain and simple: plug any CF card to it and your CF card will become an IDE device. Works just the way it should!

Cons: None.

Other: Very cheap and works very well. Bought many of these and all of them works fine.

Pros: Low cost Use of CF flash card as ATA device More rugged Lower power utilization Nearly shock immune

Cons: PIO mode ATA access Only one CF slot unwieldy to mount when not a standard format (not floppy, 3.5", 2.5", mounting)

Other: It's $2 and it does adapt CF to IDE. For this price, accept what it can do instead of nitpicking about what it can't.

Pros: -Much cheaper than i'd ever expect something like this to be -Use CF card as HDD -Fast (depending on CF card) -Completely Silent -Compact

Cons: -nothing that i can think of

Other: This is a great tool for anyone looking to build a small Linux box like a network media center or if you're willing to pay for a big high speed CF card you can even install windows and just have a near silent PC. Note: no CF card will meet the performance of a HDD but for DIYers its makes a great tool

Pros: -very cheap -efficient

Cons: -only one CF-card can be used

Other: If you need to silence your computer and/or get rid of heat producing HDDs, get a few of these and a couple of CF-cards.

Pros: Cheap, does exactly what it's supposed to. No surprises.

Cons: None that I can think of. Some might find the lack of mounting hardware a problem, but I think it increases flexibility while keeping costs down.

Other: I got three of these for about half of what one would have cost me locally.

Pros: Does exactly what it says (which is good because CF cards basically are IDE anyway)

Cons: None to speak of.

Other: Get it if you want a solid state HDD but don't want to spend the money on the specialized ones.

Pros: i have it in a briefcase pc running tiny xp it works great low power consumption very small

Cons: kind of slow

Other: you can hide it anywhere in your pc just good to experiment with

Pros: Amazing value Speed seems ok. Varied depending on the CF card used.

Cons: Doesn't work with either of my USB to IDE adapters Only one CF socket Average build quality; mine had a couple of pin badly misaligned (but still worked)

Other: Good

Pros: Inexpensive CF to IDE converter. Simple and works. Well made board.

Cons: Only one slot. CF cards are not ideal for frequent write operations. Use a microdrive in this situation.

Other: If you plan a diskless router or internet kiosk, get a CF with decent speed. It should always be faster than CD boot. Watch the writing strategy on CF cards as they DO have a finite life. I would try to do swapping on a RAM drive.