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Microstock Photography Forum - General => Photography Equipment => Cameras / Lenses => Topic started by: ichiro17 on September 16, 2006, 12:26
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Hey everyone,
Here's the deal with this post. You all know I'm not some sort of ad guy who comes into every forum trying to sell something. I've been part of this forum for almost 6 months now and I've never tried to sell anything. The reason I'm trying to sell this is because I want a few microdrives for my Digital Rebel but I need to buy 20 from a distributor here in Canada. It will cost WAY too much to buy 20 without having them sold already, but if other people here want one or two I will be happy to give them to you for my cost + shipping fees.
I can get Hitachi 6GB Microdrives (brand new, not stolen or anything like that) from a well-known Canadian distributor ($1 billion in sales last year - Synnex Canada) for $120 CDN each (here in Canada they retail for as much as $230). Is anyone interested?
I apologize if this post annoys anyone. If Tyler or anyone doesn't want me to post anything like this again, I will not do it in the future.
Thanks,
Joseph
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aren't micro drives a risky way to take pictuers??.. with little spinning parts. Isn't a flash card better?.. just wondering?
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I don't use them--my camera won't take such high capacities. However, I understand they're fairly reliable, and the price differential may justify buying them. BUT--compact flash is much more durable. It can go through the washing machine and be fine.
aren't micro drives a risky way to take pictuers??.. with little spinning parts. Isn't a flash card better?.. just wondering?
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microdrive provide great storage at low price.
However, they suck up your battery and slow in writing.
It's very vulnerable too. Drop it on the floor and your photo might just disappear with it.
So use it with care.
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I just bought a photo data bank, which has 40 Gigabytes. It is like an eternal hardisc working on battery with a card reader. So I do not need anymore to buy high capacity compact flash cards. That is much cheaper. And you can use it with a lot of different cards. I had it for my 2 week vacation. It worked perfectly..
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was photo data bank the brand name, or what type did you buy?
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Actually it is called Smart portable storage Digimate 2, it is an me2 device. I have seen some with 120 Gb in the internet.
Here is a link.. http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch.hmx?SCriteria=AA35360
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I just bought a brand-new RiData 8 GB CF card for $157.00 including shipping at NewEgg.com. Why Microdrives with those prices available?
Digital Darrell
www.DigitalDarrell.com
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I prefer not to buy products where I've never heard of the company, but thats just me. I stick to Kingston for my memory needs really. I like the storage thingy suggested by freezing pictures.
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I prefer not to buy products where I've never heard of the company, but thats just me. I stick to Kingston for my memory needs really. I like the storage thingy suggested by freezing pictures.
I can appreciate how you feel. I felt that way myself!
What I found out was that by doing only a little reasearch that RiData has been around a long time in CD/DVD sales, and at the Photokina trade show that the new 8GB 150X CF card was released as one of the new memory products. My Nikon D2X loves the card, and the fact that it is 150x blows away Kingston, Lexar, SanDisk and any other manufacturer at this time, for cost and performance per dollar spent. I think you will find that this card is only the leading edge of new prices on memory cards of all types. Competition has arrived...look out Lexar!
Check out this Photokina report: http://www.photokina-show.com/0256/ritek/flashmemorycard/ridatacompactflash/
If my $5000 USD Nikon D2X loves the card, I'm sure other cameras will be happy too.
Warm Regards,
Digital Darrell
www.DigitalDarrell.com
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I have a couple 2GB Ridata SD cards I've used in various cameras. You can always do a search for reviews, or maybe head to newegg.com and check out user reviews of the Ridata cards there. They're a good deal, good performance, and I've had no problems with them at all. I wouldn't hesitate to buy their brand again in the future.