shambrick007 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 A little late to be asking now, but the price was right ($70 after rebate) so I just picked one up. Will be using it as a back up in my 10D. Any issues/special precautions?<p> Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatkins Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Should be fine. Let us know where you found it for $70 AR ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shambrick007 Posted February 18, 2005 Author Share Posted February 18, 2005 Sorry, <a href = "http://www.frys.com/">Fry's</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattalofs Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 I got mine for about that much with a pcmcia adapter card. I've been using it for a couple of months, and it seems to work fine. I think on a camera with faster write performance (like a 20D) you would notice that the microdrive is slower than flash, but on the 10D I can't tell the difference. I suspect that when the manufacturers ramped up production on these for MP3 players it drove down the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMWright Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 I have a Hitachi 2GB in my 20d... was used previously in a 10d. Worked fine in both, except I had to reformat it to get things running properly in my 20d. That was a darned good price you got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick tom Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 I'm kind of curious about the upload time for a full card...I saw that deal but was concerned about the reliability...since it is a moving part hard drive...$70 is darn low though...your making me think about it again...thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatkins Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 It's not $70 any more. I guess the rebate expired :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg M Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 I'd check back with Fry's in the near future. A few weeks ago I bought one at Fry's here in Dallas for $109 with a $20 rebate. Not quite as good as Sheldon, but that makes twice in about a 4 week period it's been on sale there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug_garrett Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 I've been using two 4 Gig drives for over a year, and 50,000+ pictures. No problems. I avoid dropping them, especially when they're out of the case (I have dropped them a few times with the case on.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzenyujuei Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 i got a lexar 12x 1 gig compactflash for my 20d for $60 at Fry's. They do occasionally have good deals. Its all about timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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