Compact Flashes are supposed to be but are not created equal. Years ago SanDisk wrote the specification for the Compact Flash form factor, the IDE compatibility, and other features of the standard.
A compact car that runs on a coal boiler. A cell phone that only allows you to text via Morse code. And a modern, multi-terabyte 2.5-inch SSD that connects to a motherboard with an IDE interface. What ...