I myself have a compact flash to ide adaptor i have not tried it yet but i know they work because someone here once posted a link to a modded a1200 that was put in a rack mount case and used as a server. When i had a look one thing i noticed was this type of adaptor which when fitted with a card can be used as a standard hard drive. If you are in the uk search ebay you will find some on there the person that has them on ebay also has a site where you can buy them they cot £19.95 plus postage i paid about £14.00 buy getting one of ebay .It would be reliable with no moving parts it should not wear out .there are compact flash card that are made for these type of adaptors which are higher speed than normal cards and i have seen a 1gig cf card at a shop which sells digital cameras cost was £164.I got my cf to ide for an a1200 . :-D
