HITACHI MD2GBA 2GB MicroDrive 3K4 with Travel Kit

by Hitachi

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00011CRWM
• Item model number: MD2GBA
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 16, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Small size and enhanced capacity permits reliable storage for data, photos, music, and videos from digital cameras, PDAs, handheld PCs, MP3 digital audio players, laptops and other portable handheld devices.

Features

• High-capacity, removable storage of up to 2 GB in a one-inch hard drive
• Industry standard CF+ Type II format and compatible with PC Card Type II using an adapter
• Incorporates leading-edge Hitachi technologies for maximum capacity, performance and reliability

Product Description

CL) AA) HITACHI 2GB MICRODR TRAV KIT

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excelent deal for speed and space, December 30, 2004

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Peter L. "FireBookDuo" (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HITACHI MD2GBA 2GB MicroDrive 3K4 with Travel Kit (Personal Computers)

Picked the MicroDrive up months of debating, and I'm thrilled with how well it works in my Canon PowerShot G5. The 2gigs will hold over 780 5 megapixel super-high res pictures or 550 raw-mode pictures. Enough to go an a two week vacation and take as many pictures as I want without lugging a laptop.

With my old compact flash card writing the camera buffer out after a burst mode of 5 pictures took 40 seconds, with the MicroDrive it takes 20 seconds. The MicroDrive is much faster than any CF card I've used before.

I'd recommend this if you have a high end camera like my PowerShot G5 and need to take a massive amount of pictures without swapping cards or being near a computer.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hitachi 2gb Drive works great with Olympus 8080z, January 3, 2005

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R. Sparks "Sail4Fun" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HITACHI MD2GBA 2GB MicroDrive 3K4 with Travel Kit (Personal Computers)

The Hitachi 2gb Drive works great in my Olympus 8080z. The performance is equal or better than the SanDisk Flash that I replaced. I can take over 500 highest resolution pictures on the 2gb MicroDrive.

The MicorDrive was recognized immediately when I plugged it in my computer. The download speeds were fast.

I have not thoroughly tested for power consumption. Todate I have taken a hundred plus pictures with a mix a flash on the original charge of the camera battery. So far the power consumption does not seem to be much different then the flash memory.

It is less expensive to purchase the Hitachi 2gb drive vs a 2gb flash memory card.

I highly recommend purchasing the Hitachi Microdrive.

5.0 out of 5 stars must-have for canon 20d users!, January 23, 2005

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Kimberly Ripley "stoopidgerl" (Mount Clemens, MI United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: HITACHI MD2GBA 2GB MicroDrive 3K4 with Travel Kit (Personal Computers)

I bought the 2GB microdrive for my Canon 20D. Many people advised me not to do so. They told me that they are unreliable because of the moving parts [that spin]. They also told me that the microdrive will really suck up your battery. I can happily report that I have not encountered any problems with the microdrive and there are no disappointments here. Why spend more money for a Lexar CF when this product is just as good and sells for a heck of a lot less?
The capacity of this card is huge and it should be a neccessity to all 20D users.

UPDATE: I've been using this card now since January '05 and still no problems!!! I'm glad I bought this microdrive instead of a plain old CF card... the microdrives are significantly cheaper and so reliable. You can't go wrong with this!