[Soekris] 4G CF limitation on 45xx and 48xx?

[Jonathan Groll]

On Mon, Mar 03, 2008 at 09:03:51PM -0800, Jon Hart wrote:
> As listed on the products page of soekris.com, the 45xx and 48xx series
> devices that accept compact flash only appear to support up to 4G disks,
> whereas the newer 5501 supports up to 32.  
> 
> Is this actually the case here, or can 45xx and 48xx happily accept
> > 4G?  I'm hoping that this is just a case of old documentation, as when
> the 45xx and 48xx came out, I don't even believe there was a CF > 4G.
> 
> I ask because I have 4801 and a 4511 and am looking to transfer some
> things off a heat belching SFF desktop, and was hoping to not to have to
> buy another Soekris just to support > 4G.  Thats not to say that
> I wouldn't like to have a 5501, but...
> 

As an alternative may I suggest plugging a USB flash drive into the
USB slot of the 4801?

Cheers,
Jonathan