[LAU] Advice on hardwware components

[david]

Michael Nelson wrote:

> I'm interested in using a CompactFlash-to-SATA adapter, and booting
> from a CF card. Does anyone know what the speed/reliability would be
> like?

I think it would be pretty slow - my CF cards seem to give only 
5-6MB/sec transfer. Even my slowest hard drives run a LOT faster than that.

Plus - CF has a limited lifespan when it comes to writing to the card.

I'd suggest a bootable Live Linux DVD, or just use a hard drive.

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