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11/08/2004 06:03:15 AM · #1 |
| Does anybody have any experience with these new microdrive cards? I have seen some huge capacity(4 GB) on Ebay pretty cheap, but I have also heard of some reliability concerns. |
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11/08/2004 06:07:27 AM · #2 |
Many little moving parts. Bad thing. :) Microdrives don't take impact damage well at all.
Clara |
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11/08/2004 06:23:57 AM · #3 |
A Microdrive has moving parts and by its nature will be less reliable than a CF memory card. A Microdrive is a miniature hard drive, and like any hard drive has moving parts that, in time, will fail.
That said, I've had mine for about 2 years and it still works.
-Terry
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11/08/2004 06:50:52 AM · #4 |
These cheap 4GB microdrives sound like the ones that were ripped out of mp3 players, so probably won't be under warranty...
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11/08/2004 07:49:24 AM · #5 |
I got 2 of the HItachi 4GB microdrives and one of them basically lives in my Mark II, haven't had a problem yet.
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11/09/2004 08:15:28 AM · #6 |
| Thanks all, I have been debating between the 2GB flash memory, and the 4GB microdrive. I think it will be the 2Gb, just because I can see potential for trouble with the Microdrive, and when you think about it, even shooting TIFF or RAW, 2 gigs is still a lot of pictures. |
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11/09/2004 08:26:16 AM · #7 |
Just wondering if anyone has had any luck with the 5gb microdrives out of rio carbons?
Personally I think I would stick with a 4gb hitachi but just curious. |
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