mysticode - 2005-03-08 11:23 AM
I purchased one of the "refurbished" units from TigerDirect and it does in fact have a CF slot. I removed the bottom and the slot was there. Popped in my 256 MB CF card and it works like a charm.
Had to replace the backup battery as you mentioned. The only thing that I am annoyed about is that there are no audio ports. I am going to look and see whether it would be possible to add audio ports but I don't expect it to be very nice.
I also just recently purchased one of these 680e refurbished models
(from who else but tigerdirect
).
I unscrewed the false bottom, and was able to access the CF slot, but for some reason it seems to be "stuck". I cannot get it to slide out. Do any of these tiny little screws on the plate have to be removed so that the CF slot can slide out, or is it just that I am not pulling hard enough?
(I gave it a good tug, in fact, almost the entire piece of plastic looked like it would come out, but the slot still did not come out
).
As well, the audio control solenoids appear to be present
(when the false bottom is removed
), just the actual buttons are missing. I wonder if you could use the stylus to access the solenoids directly?
In any case, it's still a good price for what I'm getting. Beautiful color LCD screen, everything looks crystal clear, and the thing is built solid. Just like everyone else, I had to replace the backup battery
(I suspect it's been there since 1999, so no wonder it's dead
).
I am curious, can the main batteries be replaced or are they no longer available? Mine still work fine, but I'm sure eventually they will die.