> Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 17:21:21 -0400 > From: "T. Danks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: EOS Microdrives.. Reliable? > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Perhapsthat's why the D30 has less of a problem with > > heat generated from the microdrive!? > > This seems puzzling? Heat from the drive causing trouble?
Early versions of the 170 and 340 MB drives used to get warm indeed. My 1 GB MicroDrive does not warm up to any noticable extent. Pulling it from the camera after prolonged review in the camera, it seems less than hand warm. > If there is discernible heat from the drive they must > be battery killers! Any details on this? They are not. > How do the batteries hold up under the demands of the > microdrive? Unimpressed. I put much more concern in carrying spare batteries when using the 1.2/85mm L for its 1 watt M1 motor. *This* drains batteries. > Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 15:46:18 -0600 (CST) > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: EOS Microdrives.. Reliable? > > IIRC, The microdrive is not compatible with e.g. the > Olympus E-10 due to the heat generated. That is certainly not the problem. My DSCM-11000 drive does not emit any noticable heat that might be considered to be any problem. > Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 16:56:26 -0600 > From: Harrison McClary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: EOS Microdrives.. Reliable? > > How much are the 1 gig micro drives now? The equivalent of 350 USD in Germany. > At www.newegg.com you can get 256meg CF cards for $90.00, > they are the Mr Flash brand, some kinda generic name. Any card not the regular SanDisk brand (not SanDisk Ultra) will pose a risk to your data. SanDisk uses extensive media management such as read after write verification, cycle counters, transparent remapping of defectice cells and more techniques of securing data integrity. SanDisk also offers data recovery from SanDisk cards. Cheaper brands or "fast cards" use less or no media management at all, which results in more write/read speed due to skipped overhead but also in reduced saftey. You get what you pay for. > I guess I am just paranoid, but I'd have been shying away > from the micro drives...all it takes is one lost job With the above said I'd rather shy away from any card that is not a SanDisk regular card. Even the new SanDisk Ultra just introduced skip every second cell in verification to achieve higher write speeds. -- Michael Quack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Ja, eben. F�ngt mit Sat an und h�rt mit Ire auf. :) Uih, voll drauf ausgerutscht! Wie peinlich... :-) * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
