AtariVox VS SaveKey

[bomberpunk]

obviously the AtariVox does the job of two and is overall the better deal, but what about data storage alone?

- do they work the same (i know that homebrewers are requesting to have sections of AtariVox set aside for their games)?

- do they have the same amount of space?

- same lifespan?

- etc?

 

 

here's what i can gather so far from the research i've done (but i'm sure someone has all the answers, i'm just not finding them):

 

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| AtariVox  |  SaveKey  |
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|	yes	  |	yes		  | rewritable
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|	yes	  |	no		 | audio synth function
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|	???	  |	yes		| compatible with vectrex
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|somewhat|	yes		| portable
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|   hmm	|  perhaps	| most likely to break
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|   $50	  |   $10		 | price
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(AtariVox sold thru AtariAge.com / SaveKey sold thru AtariService.com)

 

 

any other input?

 

 

EDIT: man, this forum just raped my little ASCII table

Edited December 24, 2006 by CPUWIZ

[Thomas Jentzsch]

any other input?

The SaveKey looks pretty reliable to me.

 

EDIT: man, this forum just raped my little ASCII table

Use

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[Richard H.]

do they work the same- do they have the same amount of space?

Yes

 

 

same lifespan?

Yes, 1 million writes and a 200 year data retention

 

 

To make the SaveKey, all I did was take out the memory part of the AVox and put it onto a small PCB.

 

Both units should be compatible with consoles / 8-bits with matching controller port pinouts (and obviously the required drivers)

[bomberpunk]

sweet. thanks for the reply. i bought one of each. i'll use my AtariVox on the 2600 and whenever i get another working Vectrex i'll use the SaveKey for that.

[bomberpunk]

my SaveKey came in the other day. man is that thing TINY, and it's not nearly as flimsy as i thought it would be. in fact it's not flimsy at all. i haven't used it yet, as i just realized my 2600 switchbox is now broken, so i'll probably get a coax converter thing from the AA store.

[CPUWIZ]

my SaveKey came in the other day. man is that thing TINY, and it's not nearly as flimsy as i thought it would be. in fact it's not flimsy at all. i haven't used it yet, as i just realized my 2600 switchbox is now broken, so i'll probably get a coax converter thing from the AA store.

 

Glad you got it okay, I tried to somewhat fix your table, without much success. LOL