Appendix A. Microdrive storage card
specifications
Model
Configuration
Interface
Capacity (MB)
Sector size (bytes)
Disks
Areal density (maximum
Gbits/square inch)
Recording density
(maximum KBPI)
Track density (TPI)
Performance
Data (KB)
Rotational speed (RPM)
Latency (average)
Media transfer rate
(Mbits/sec)
Interface transfer rate
(MB/sec)
Sustained data rate,
typical read or write
Seek time (read)
Average (ms)
Track-to-track (ms)
Full track (ms)
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Microdrive storage card at a glance
CF+ (ATA and PCMCIA compatible)
4000
512
1
56.5
628 KBPI
90 000
128
3 600
8.33
57.1 to 97.9
33 (UDMA mode 2 in True IDE )
4.3 (minimum); 7.2 (maximum)
12
1
22
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