Olympus Flash Path SmartMedia /FDD Adapter (MAFP-2E)

by Olympus

Product Details

• Item Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000510NY
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 24, 2000

Product Description

Olympus FlashPath Floppy DiskSmartMedia Adapter for Windows 95/98, NT 4.0 and Power MacintoshLike a diskette but with no moving parts, the FlashPath holdsa 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 or 64 MB SmartMedia card and slips into a floppy disk drive onany Windows 95/98, NT 4.0 and Power Macintosh-compatible PC-downloading images directly from the SmartMedia card.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Battery drain has altered my view., March 7, 2002

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Rheumor (New Orelans) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Olympus Flash Path SmartMedia /FDD Adapter (MAFP-2E) (Personal Computers)

I gave this a 4 star rating in my earlier review (appended), but unlike a USB powered device which draws its electricity from your PC, this reader relies on internal, watch-style batteries to operate. I have used the card sparingly, but twice it has required new cells. That's a pretty serious flaw when compared to USB readers like the Viking or SanDisk brands.
****************************************************************This FlashPath adapter allows you to use your 3.5" floppy drive (usually the A: drive) to view images from your SmartMedia cards. It is of course lots easier than any USB cable, and probably better than most card readers. However....I find this adapter reads slower than my SanDisk for MultiMediaCards. In addition, as it is shipped from Olympus, it can only handle 64 meg cards, and requires a download to allow it to read a 128 (or larger) meg card.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practacality & efficiency, November 12, 2001

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johnny knezevic (Croatia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Olympus Flash Path SmartMedia /FDD Adapter (MAFP-2E) (Personal Computers)

For any photographer without access to a PCMIA card adapter or Lap-top will find this adapter to be a blessing, as it keeps the work load off your digital camera via USB ports etc......not to mention the speed at which downloads can be executed!!!