Hey Bruce! It's cool - I thought as much, which is why I asked! As they say, when things look too good to be true, they usually are!
Thanks for the advice! tan. > Hello Tanya, > > I've already done some research on this particular one. Seems that > the early models had lots of problems and the current one, 1022C, is > not that compatible with everything. They do have a specific list of > compatible cameras and *istD is listed there. I have heard reports > from some that even their supposedly compatible camera ended up not > working with it. > > Among issues are high battery usage and heat. I have not found anyone > so far who has tried/used it in an *istD. I finally decided that I > couldn't afford the risk assocatied with something that has that bad > of a reputation. > > Go on www.dpreview.com and check the forums under storage and media > and search for magicstor. You will get an eye opener. Also > www.photo.net has a bunch of negative comments. > > Pretty much the price tells you something. It is almost half the > price of a Hitachi/IBM microdrive. When there is a significant price > difference it is usually because of a significant difference in the > products. In this case it seems to be quality/reliability. > > Sorry to be the bearer of bad news... > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Saturday, January 31, 2004, 1:38:18 PM, you wrote: > > TMP> Has anyone had any experience with these? As seen here on Ebay - check out > TMP> the price! > > TMP> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2983212274&category=50519 > > TMP> TIA, > TMP> tan. > > >
