ExpressCard to PC Card Adapter

by Duel

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B00144K84O
• Item model number: EXP34
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,541 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 16, 2008

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great for P2 cards, November 26, 2008

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K. McKeever (St. Paul, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ExpressCard to PC Card Adapter (Electronics)

I've been using it for months with my 16GB Panasonic P2 card and Macbook Pro. Never a glitch. You have to remember to disconnect the Duel from the laptop only when you're done. If you try to reconnect without rebooting the computer, it won't mount (and on a Mac you might get the spinning beach ball of death). However, you CAN remove the P2 card from the Duel (leaving the Duel attached to the computer) and then re-insert the P2 card later (perhaps after shooting more footage) and the card will mount. There is no solid "click" connection between my Macbook Pro slot and Duel, which is a minor annoyance, but I don't know if that's Apple's fault or Duel's.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Flimsy Junk, December 11, 2008

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Kristopher Anderson "videographer/editor" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ExpressCard to PC Card Adapter (Electronics)

The duel adapter is great at first for P2 cards, but it quickly breaks. There is no physical damage that I can see but it routinely stops working. I bought 3 of these (and was very gentle with each) before I gave up on them. I've spoken with several other videographers in New York and they all say the same thing. One told me she always buys them in two's for back up. I've recently noticed some competing brands on the market and I am going to try them out next because I'm sick of the dual adapter.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great in its day, October 12, 2010

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Michael Rothenberg (Watertown, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ExpressCard to PC Card Adapter (Electronics)

This was the only game in town for a while for those who wanted to transfer P2 media to a MacBook Pro (with ExpressCard slot) but DIDN'T want to suffer with a slow USB connection. I have had two, and they did the job. But there are two important cons:

1 - Duel got into a fight with Apple and it doesn't work with Snow Leopard. So if you're running FCP 7 you can't use it.
2 - It's balky. Many people report having to restart their laptops frequently in order to get the P2 card to mount. The physical connection itself is featherweight - it clicks in, but no sense of "locking" at all. So you have to place it carefully on the surface next to you and be careful not to jostle it.

I have since ordered the Panasonic USB P2 drive, which is more than 3X as expensive and uses USB (supposedly faster than downloading from a camera). But at least it will be compatible with any computer.