Cheap way to get a 4GB card.

Amfibius · 16th January 2004, 12:08 AM

I found this link in Fred Miranda on how to extract a 4GB microdrive from a Creative MuVo. Sounds good! I'm in the market for a MuVo ... anyone know where I can find one?

White Rhino · 16th January 2004, 12:16 AM

Sounds cool Amfibius.
Now who is going to shout me a Creative MuVo.

White Rhino

xylem · 16th January 2004, 9:20 AM

Awesome idea

No all i need is a camera thatd make good use of it, just a plain 1Ds or something :P

petal666 · 16th January 2004, 12:23 PM

I read the same thing on dpreview. I don't need a 4Gb drive but it just shows you the sillyness of some retail pricing.

Quadbox · 17th January 2004, 3:15 PM

Presumably you could replace the 4gb microdrive with a sold-state card, too

hexnet2001 · 17th January 2004, 3:45 PM

http://www.mp3direct.com.au ? compliments of the OCAU banners

Amfibius · 17th January 2004, 4:24 PM

That 4GB Hitachi Microdrive is unfortunately a rather slow performer, according to Rob Galbraith's CF database. The max card to computer transfer speed is 3965 KB/sec. The fastest CF card (Sandisk Extreme 1GB) managed 9542 KB/sec.

Solid state cards are also less fragile than those microdrives.

So ... half the speed, four times the capacity, and only about 20% more money (the Sandisk retails for about $550, the MuVo $660) ... I guess it's your call. Personally i'd rather have speed over capacity

ob1 · 18th January 2004, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Amfibius
So ... half the speed, four times the capacity, and only about 20% more money (the Sandisk retails for about $550, the MuVo $660) ... I guess it's your call. Personally i'd rather have speed over capacity

I'm the opposite. In my 300d, it's the internal buffer memory that is the limiting factor on the speed on the camera. 4 pics in quick succession is the limit no matter which card is used. I'd bet that many camera's CF controllers couldn't even use all the bandwidth available from a 9MBps card.
You WOULD really notice the speed dif. when D/Ling using a USB2 card reader, but that process isn't exactly time critical.

sean.

Quadbox · 18th January 2004, 9:09 AM

You're only really going to notice the difference if you've got a Nikon D2H, or a Canon EOS-1D. And how many of us have a camera in that league?

Amfibius · 19th January 2004, 11:25 PM

Here's another follow-up post to the original thread in Fred Miranda. This time they include a link to update the firmware on your MuVo. Link.

Amfibius · 22nd January 2004, 3:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ob1
I'm the opposite. In my 300d, it's the internal buffer memory that is the limiting factor on the speed on the camera. 4 pics in quick succession is the limit no matter which card is used. I'd bet that many camera's CF controllers couldn't even use all the bandwidth available from a 9MBps card.

I disagree. You would notice the speed difference when you want to review photos.

For those who are still following the thread, I have found a review of the card on Luminous-Landscapes.

Rhimes · 23rd January 2004, 9:17 PM

If you have some way to get things over here from the US like a mail redirection service- Buy.com has the muvo 4gb for less than US$200 - and there's a $15 off voucher for new customers at the moment.

So thats roughly Aus $240 +shipping.

Not bad for a 4gb microdrive and a whole lot better than the aus prices.

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17th January 2004, 4:24 PM	#7
Amfibius Iron Chef Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 4,839	That 4GB Hitachi Microdrive is unfortunately a rather slow performer, according to Rob Galbraith's CF database. The max card to computer transfer speed is 3965 KB/sec. The fastest CF card (Sandisk Extreme 1GB) managed 9542 KB/sec. Solid state cards are also less fragile than those microdrives. So ... half the speed, four times the capacity, and only about 20% more money (the Sandisk retails for about $550, the MuVo $660) ... I guess it's your call. Personally i'd rather have speed over capacity __________________ Keith Wong - My Photo Base / My Camera / OCAU Iron Photographer Winner #1 Spoon #3 My House Last edited by Amfibius; 17th January 2004 at 4:25 PM.

19th January 2004, 11:25 PM	#10
Amfibius Iron Chef Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 4,839	Here's another follow-up post to the original thread in Fred Miranda. This time they include a link to update the firmware on your MuVo. Link. __________________ Keith Wong - My Photo Base / My Camera / OCAU Iron Photographer Winner #1 Spoon #3 My House

16th January 2004, 9:20 AM	#3
xylem Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: W'Gong Posts: 163	Awesome idea No all i need is a camera thatd make good use of it, just a plain 1Ds or something :P

17th January 2004, 3:15 PM	#5
Quadbox Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane 4065 Posts: 4,894	Presumably you could replace the 4gb microdrive with a sold-state card, too

17th January 2004, 3:45 PM	#6
hexnet2001 Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 720	http://www.mp3direct.com.au ? compliments of the OCAU banners

18th January 2004, 9:09 AM	#9
Quadbox Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane 4065 Posts: 4,894	You're only really going to notice the difference if you've got a Nikon D2H, or a Canon EOS-1D. And how many of us have a camera in that league?

23rd January 2004, 9:17 PM	#12
Rhimes Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane Posts: 447	If you have some way to get things over here from the US like a mail redirection service- Buy.com has the muvo 4gb for less than US$200 - and there's a $15 off voucher for new customers at the moment. So thats roughly Aus $240 +shipping. Not bad for a 4gb microdrive and a whole lot better than the aus prices.