Thanks to daudi and Max for your input. I was looking at the Sony Micro Vault Tiny in the store and thats when I thought it would be easier to just use a USB drive and forget about the CF.
Daudi, if you type in "usb drive tiny" in
www.amazon.com you will be able to see a few of these drives with pictures that show how tiny they are in relation to other usb drives. I will probably go with one of the no-name brands, but the sony one looks cool too.
Do you need the CF card to do the firmware installations-backups for "un-bricking" the iliad or could you do that from the usb as well?
A special hola to Max. I am back home in the US on vacation right now, but normally I am studying in Barcelona.
Cheers,
Tom