09-02-2003, 07:18 PM
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2.2 GB Microdrive for $254.50 USD
It looks like the first of the next-generation Microdrives are being released - 2.2 GB for $254.50 USD is 11.6 cents per MB on paper. Not bad at all! I had my IBM Microdrive go bad on me one month after the one year warranty was up, so I'm not sure I'd want to invest in another spinning hard disk. Still, 2.2 GB is a lot of storage for only $254.50 USD...
"When CompactFlash cards first came into the market, they were pretty good. You could get up to 256 megs of storage on something the size of a big postage stamp. Then came "The MicroDrives" -- even better -- more capacity in the same space. Well you haven't seen anything until you've seen the new Magicstor 2.2 gigabyte MicroDrive. You get more then DOUBLE the storage capacity for a comparably priced IBM MicroDrive! Great for Digital Cameras, PDA's or MP3 player's!!
The Magicstor drive provides 2.2 gigabytes of high-capacity, high-performance removable storage in a one-inch square MicroDrive form factor. You'll be amazed that they can put so much into so little of space!!! This Magicstor MicroDrive integrates with a variety of handheld devices through use of the industry-standard CF+ Type II (Microdrive format. Plus, its so small you can literally take it almost anywhere!! Geeks everywhere would love to have this high capacity MicroDrive, so be the first on your block with it!!! The Magicstor 2.2 gigabyte MicroDrive - get yours today!"
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09-02-2003, 07:20 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2003
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I have heard some bad stories over on brigthhand boards about this drive from people that bought it already. The worst being that it takes nearly 60 SECONDS to spin up....
Here is the quick review... from Brighthand thread...
http://discussion.brighthand.com/sho...ight=Magicstor
"Well, I received this device today. After a few hours of evaluation, it is being returned. Why? Reason: The CF-hard drive takes a full minute to spin up, so whenever you turn on your PDA, it sits there a full minute waiting for the Magicstor to hit operational speed.
I thought it might have been insufficient iPaq battery power, but the unit behaves the same way while plugged into my desktop PC's card-bus PCMCIA slot.
Neither my IBM 1-gig microdrive nor my 5-gig CMS PC-card has this serious start-up deficiency. It also gets VERY hot furing this time and discharges 10% of total extended battery capacity in that time frame. Holy smokes!
I either have a bad unit, or this microdrive isn't quite ready for general use."
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09-02-2003, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by cybrwulf
I have heard some bad stories over on brigthhand boards about this drive from people that bought it already. The worst being that it takes nearly 60 SECONDS to spin up....
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60 seconds?!? 8O
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09-02-2003, 07:39 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Dec 2004
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This model isn't made by Hitachi, is it? (Hitachi bought out IBM's hard drive business about 1.5 yrs ago, BTW...)
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09-02-2003, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by DualShock
This model isn't made by Hitachi, is it? (Hitachi bought out IBM's hard drive business about 1.5 yrs ago, BTW...)
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No, it's made by a company in China from what I can tell. I was going to try and request a review unit, but I can't even figure out who to get in touch with. 8O
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09-02-2003, 08:16 PM
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60 seconds sounds way to long, that cant be right
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09-02-2003, 08:44 PM
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Intellectual
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How does this connect to the Pocket PC. Can you plug it into a standard Compact Flash or Secure digital slot?
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09-02-2003, 08:54 PM
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Re: 2.2 GB Microdrive for $254.50 USD
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
This Magicstor MicroDrive integrates with a variety of handheld devices through use of the industry-standard CF+ Type II (Microdrive format. Plus, its so small you can literally take it almost anywhere!!
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09-02-2003, 09:03 PM
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What kind of battery drain will this have?
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09-02-2003, 09:20 PM
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How does this connect to the Pocket PC. Can you plug it into a standard Compact Flash or Secure digital slot?
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Plugs into a CF Card Type II slot, which the 2210 has.
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