What's The Catch?

wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
edited June 28, 2004 in Accessories
I see a 4 GB Hitachi micrdrive, a Compact Flash II design, is selling for $219 after rebate, at a reputable online retailer.

What's the catch? This is essentially the same price as a 1 GB Lexar 40X solid state CF card.

:dunno
Sid.
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2004
    You gotta post a pic of the inside of your fridge 1st....then we will tell you deal.gif
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2004
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    Sid.
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2004
    oooooh !


    a bit arty farty there sid.

    I have no idea about whatever it was you were asking.

    PS...how old is that pizza ? That crap will kill you dood.
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2004
    Humungus wrote:
    oooooh !


    a bit arty farty there sid.

    I have no idea about whatever it was you were asking.

    PS...how old is that pizza ? That crap will kill you dood.
    rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif 2 weeks old. But it's OK. Once it goes in there, it never comes out until garbage time.
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2004
    Why have you got 2 thermostats in there ?


    The real question is how do you survive on a few jams & chutneys ?
  • cmr164cmr164 Registered Users Posts: 1,542 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2004
    Humungus wrote:
    Why have you got 2 thermostats in there ?


    The real question is how do you survive on a few jams & chutneys ?
    No the real question is why does "2G" look like "4G" to some people.
    Charles Richmond IT & Security Consultant
    Operating System Design, Drivers, Software
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2004
    cmr164 wrote:
    No the real question is why does "2G" look like "4G" to some people.

    Now there's a question I can answer. Some people read the copy.

    Hitachi’s new Microdrive 3K4 digital media marries its go-anywhere size to 4 GB’s of record-it-all storage.... At 4GB, it’s four times bigger than its predecessor and much more economical than standard flash memory.

    Good catch, I actually transposed the numbers in the title, 3K4 2GB.

    A little known condition called dsylxeai.

    Still, remarkably cheap. I assume this thing would work in a camera, although they don't seem to mnetoin it. ne_nau.gif
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
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  • patch29patch29 Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,928 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2004
    Humungus wrote:
    Why have you got 2 thermostats in there ?

    In mine, one is for the refrigerator and one is for the freezer.
  • cmr164cmr164 Registered Users Posts: 1,542 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2004
    wxwax wrote:
    Now there's a question I can answer. Some people read the copy.
    Good catch, I actually transposed the numbers in the title, 3K4 2GB.

    A little known condition called dsylxeai.

    Still, remarkably cheap. I assume this thing would work in a camera, although they don't seem to mnetoin it. ne_nau.gif
    Actually the price is the same on both Adorama and B&H. I know cause I will buy one as soon as my new camera ships. So I was looking at the price already.
    Charles Richmond IT & Security Consultant
    Operating System Design, Drivers, Software
    Villa Del Rio II, Talamban, Pit-os, Cebu, Ph
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2004
    Well, I'm encouraged that you're going to buy one, as I respect your knowledge in these matters. nod.gif
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
    http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2004
    Humungus wrote:
    Why have you got 2 thermostats in there ?


    The real question is how do you survive on a few jams & chutneys ?

    What Patch said, 1 for freezer and 1 for 'fridge. Good eye on the chutney. I eat out waaay too much, single man, no SO. You're right, actually, it will kill me. In fact, I can't type with my left arm, the shooting pains are so bad.... but I'm sure it will pass.
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
    http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
  • cmr164cmr164 Registered Users Posts: 1,542 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2004
    wxwax wrote:
    Well, I'm encouraged that you're going to buy one, as I respect your knowledge in these matters. nod.gif
    Thanks for the vote of confidence :) I will be buying the Hitachi 4G card.
    Charles Richmond IT & Security Consultant
    Operating System Design, Drivers, Software
    Villa Del Rio II, Talamban, Pit-os, Cebu, Ph
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited June 26, 2004
    cmr164 wrote:
    Thanks for the vote of confidence :) I will be buying the Hitachi 4G card.
    I bought a 4Gb Hitachi card in early May on the recs of people on this board and the fact that Michael Reichman has used Microdrives for all his digital SLRS for some time.

    All the images I shot at Antelope Canyon were shot on my 4Gb Hitachi Drive in a Canon 10D.

    I recently spent two weeks in Colorado - sleeping at 8000 feet and going as high as 14,000 twice, and over 12,000 several times. The Hitachi MicroDrive worked just fine - I came home with about 1800 seperate RAW files which I will have to begin post processing in the next few weeks. The only negative to the MicroDrive that is regularly noticed is that it is slower to write to than fast Compact Flash..... I have three 1 Gb compact flash chips that get much less use now, as the 4 Gb MicroDrive is so darn convenient.
    Pathfinder - www.pathfinder.smugmug.com

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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2004
    Welcome back! I look forward to seeing your shots. I was wondering whether or not the microdrive was slower. One other drawback -- 1800 photos!! :eek1


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    Sid.
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  • dragon300zxdragon300zx Registered Users Posts: 2,575 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2004
    I see a 12 pack of sprite. But why oh why do you have milk in there.
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2004
    dragon300zx wrote:
    I see a 12 pack of sprite. But why oh why do you have milk in there.
    rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif Caffeine free diet Coke. Milk for tea, I'm on a tea thing right now.
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
    http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
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