i dont use microdrive, because i dont trust something mechanical holding all my photo information.. more of a chance for failure, plus the off chance that you ever drop it and it's a done deal
the Kingston Elite Pro 2gig 50x CF's are a good buy, so are the PQI 100x 2gig & 4gig CF's
here's a speed chart for comparision...the hitachi drives are on this too:
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/mul...?cid=6007-7303
