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Summary: Great device, but dropped it once, and lost all data!
Review: I would've given this product a 5 star rating if I hadn't dropped it. I accidentally dropped it from 5 ft above ground and presumably lost all the data on it, if not even damaged it. My camera says that I need to reformat the microdrive before I can use it, and the USB card reader can't recognize it. This really upsets me because I've taken over 300 pictures with it. I am still trying to find a way to retrieve the data, if it still exists out there! God bless technology; it is really great until it bites you hard!On a positive note, I loved the fact that I could store so many high quality pictures on it.
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Summary: Great device, but dropped it once, and lost all data!
Review: I would've given this product a 5 star rating if I hadn't dropped it. I accidentally dropped it from 5 ft above ground and presumably lost all the data on it, if not even damaged it. My camera says that I need to reformat the microdrive before I can use it, and the USB card reader can't recognize it. This really upsets me because I've taken over 300 pictures with it. I am still trying to find a way to retrieve the data, if it still exists out there! God bless technology; it is really great until it bites you hard! On a positive note, I loved the fact that I could store so many high quality pictures on it.
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Summary: Works great, but not without drawbacks
Review: The IBM Microdrive is simple, convenient, and easy to install. After placing this drive in my Canon Powershot Pro70 digital camera. I began taking pictures. The software for my PC was equally simple to set up and use. These pictures have the best resolution of any of my digital photos. I own an IBM X20 notebook; this hard drive plugs directly into CF port or into the PCMCIA slot of my Sony F580 laptop using supplied adapter. The transfer speed is significantly faster than USB transfers, and is warp speed 10 when compared to serial uploads from camera to PC. What else does this drive do? It is compatible with an older Hewlett-Packard Jornada 680 hand held, but does not work with the newer Jornada 545 Pocket PC; however it is compatible with Compaq iPaq and Casio Windows CE hand held PDAs. A drawback is that not all devices with CF slots will recognize this drive, so check the manufacturer specifications against your system specs. This drive will work with virtually any PC that has the right slots, but with PDAs and cameras performance and usability may vary. Specifications: This one-inch hard disk drive: (1) Can hold nearly 700 images. (2) It replaces 84 separate 4MB flash memory cards or six 64MB flash cards. This more than equalizes the price; carrying one or two of these drives is certainly better than the flash card option. (3) It removes the need for photo compression that can cause loss of resolution and details. (4) It weighs 16 grams. (5) Has been certified at sustained data rate of 4MB/sec which allows large file transfers. (6) Uses industry standard CF+ type two format that makes it compatible with the PCMCIA slot (adapter required), a USB adapter, and most CF slots. There are more features, but they get extremely technical. For the convenience, reliability, ease of use, storage capacity, tiny size, light weight, and...well... there are so many features that I love -- it is five stars. Victoria Tarrani
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Summary: Keep it simple shutterbugs.
Review: The IBM Microdrive is simple, convenient, and easy to install. After placing this drive in my Canon Powershot Pro70 digital camera. I began taking pictures. The software for my PC was equally simple to set up and use. These pictures have the best resolution of any of my digital photos. I own an IBM X20 notebook; this hard drive plugs directly into CF port or into the PCMCIA slot of my Sony F580 laptop using supplied adapter. The transfer speed is significantly faster than USB transfers, and is warp speed 10 when compared to serial uploads from camera to PC. What else does this drive do? It is compatible with an older Hewlett-Packard Jornada 680 hand held, but does not work with the newer Jornada 545 Pocket PC; however it is compatible with Compaq iPaq and Casio Windows CE hand held PDAs. A drawback is that not all devices with CF slots will recognize this drive, so check the manufacturer specifications against your system specs. This drive will work with virtually any PC that has the right slots, but with PDAs and cameras performance and usability may vary. Specifications: This one-inch hard disk drive: (1) Can hold nearly 700 images. (2) It replaces 84 separate 4MB flash memory cards or six 64MB flash cards. This more than equalizes the price; carrying one or two of these drives is certainly better than the flash card option. (3) It removes the need for photo compression that can cause loss of resolution and details. (4) It weighs 16 grams. (5) Has been certified at sustained data rate of 4MB/sec which allows large file transfers. (6) Uses industry standard CF+ type two format that makes it compatible with the PCMCIA slot (adapter required), a USB adapter, and most CF slots. There are more features, but they get extremely technical. For the convenience, reliability, ease of use, storage capacity, tiny size, light weight, and...well... there are so many features that I love -- it is five stars. Victoria Tarrani
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Summary: Works great, but not without drawbacks
Review: This is amazing technology. The read-out on my Canon S10 indicates that I'll be able to store over 500 photos in high resolution setting on the microdrive. That's great, except for two major problems. One, the drive eats power like there's no tomorrow. I run out of battery power (with the display turned off!) about twice as quickly as a regular compact flash card. I'm not sure I can recharge the battery fast enough to ever get anywhere near 500 pictures taken. Most of the power drain would seem to be related to the second drawback. The drive runs extremely hot, which makes my camera very uncomfortable to hold. Not just warm, but hand-me-a-napkin-to-hold-the-camera-while-I-take-this-picture hot. If you really need the storage capacity, this might be the solution, but you better have plenty of batteries (and a potholder) handy if you plan on taking lots of pictures.
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