IBM 1 GB Microdrive CompactFlash with PC Card Adapter

by IBM

Product Details

• Item Weight: 0.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006B8PJ
• Item model number: 07N5574
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,158 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 21, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Packing 1 GB of data storage onto a disk the size of an American quarter, IBM's Microdrive holds up to one thousand high-resolution photographs, one thousand 200-page novels, or nearly 18 hours of high-quality digital-audio music.

The 1 GB Microdrive brings affordable high-capacity, high-performance data storage to a variety of handheld electronic products, including digital cameras, handheld PCs, PDAs, portable Internet music players, and video cameras. It can also serve as a data-exchange accessory to notebook computers, desktop computers, and printers. Future applications may include wearable computers, electronic books, GPS receivers, smart phones, and electronic wallets.

Product Description

IBM (07N5574) 1GB Microdrive with PC Card

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic for use with Nikon D100, August 19, 2002

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Sam Hershey "Sam" (Chelsea, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: IBM 1 GB Microdrive CompactFlash with PC Card Adapter (Personal Computers)

I purchased the 1gb IBM microdrive for use with Nikon's new D100 digital SLR and have been quite amazed at its power. Even at the maximum setting on TIFFs, I can get 54 images at 17.4 mb a piece. This is of major concern to me as I want the images to be the highest quality for archival purposes. When you set the camera to take Jpgs, you can get literally thousands of pictures onto the disk.

The transfer rate has been equal to that of my other memory card, which is a standard Compact Flash 256mb Type I card.

There were concerns over compatibility after some of the earlier Nikon digital SLRs had problems with microdrives (I've read articles about the D1 and th D1x/h having issues). I've been using the card for over a month now and have not had a single problem with it so far on the D100.

The only thing to bear in mind is that it is a very small hard drive in there. Everywhere I've read warns about dropping it or even bumping it. That said, being careful as I am, I've not had any problem with it. As you can download from the camera without removing the card, I surmise it would be possible to leave the card in the camera forever and never have to worry about bumping it.

That said, I do, in fact, exchange cards quite often, and have yet to have any problems with the normal day-to-day handling of the the card.

For use with the Nikon D100, I highly recommend this microdrive. Just handle with care!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It just works as it's supposed to, October 21, 2002

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C. Tang "P7M13 User" (Salt Lake City, UT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: IBM 1 GB Microdrive CompactFlash with PC Card Adapter (Personal Computers)

I have a Nikon D1 and a IBM 340MB microdrive. Before I took a three week trip to China, I bought this 1GB microdrive despite some people's comments that D1 may have problem with this drive. After intensive use during the trip and month afterwards, it still works flawlessly. I found it will be warm and sometimes a bit hot to the touch after heavy use like short interval slideshow which is normal as mentioned in the manual, but this drive just works whenever I needed and has not yet failed once. Just be a little more careful than you would handling the compact flash card since it does have moving parts in it. If battery is not too critical in your shooting, it's a better deal than the 512MB compact flash or the same size cards. It is slightly slower than CF, but D1 has a 21 frame buffer which is not a problem with this drive. If your shooting does not require one shot right after another, then you will be fine.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent value, durability, March 22, 2003

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Dinh Yen Tran (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: IBM 1 GB Microdrive CompactFlash with PC Card Adapter (Personal Computers)

When I bought the 1G Microdrive, it had the highest capacity of all memory card, not to mention the biggest bang for the buck. A year and thousand of pictures later, this is still largely true, though the new 1G CF cards may prove to be the better deal. A big concern for hard drives is, of course, durability. My Microdrive has taken a lot of bangs and jars, and has even been dropped a few times, but comes through unscathed. The other concern is speed. When compared to a CF card, there's no noticeable slowdown after taking pictures, but retrieving files from the Microdrive takes just a little longer. Overall, I'm very satisfied with this purchase.