Seagate 8 GB CompactFlash Photo Storage Hard Drive ( ST68022C-RK )

by Seagate

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BO0SGG
• Item model number: ST68022C-RK
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Superior Choice for Digital Photography

These high-capacity, 1-inch photo hard drives are the perfect storage solution for professional and enthusiast photographers. Available in 4GB and 8GB capacities, you can quickly store thousands of high-resolution photos without changing the card. And with their rugged design and world-renowned Seagate quality, you can count on data integrity and protection from drops and falls.

• Ultra-fast 3600-RPM drives with 2 MB cache.
• Built to last, inside and out, so the drive and data are protected.
• Designed for digital cameras with a CF+ Type II media slot.
• Compatible with a wide and growing range of FAT32-formatted digital cameras.
• 3600-RPM drives with 2-Mbyte cache consistently deliver the high performance you need.
• Worry-free, one-year warranty covers all parts and labor.

Product Description

Seagate Retail (ST68022C-RK) Seagate 8GB CompactFlash Photo Hard Drive, 3600 RPM, 2MB Cache, Compati

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!, February 15, 2006

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S. Teran - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seagate 8 GB CompactFlash Photo Storage Hard Drive ( ST68022C-RK ) (Personal Computers)

WARNING! Whatever you do, do not use pliers to remove the card! This is a spinning drive you can easily crush one of the heads, put pressure on the disc, etc!!! The best way to remove this card is to just put a little tape on it, that acts like a tab. If/when you want to remove the card just pull on the tape and the card will come out.

I use this in my Axim x50v and all I can say is wow! The battery drain when using this card (which is a microdrive) and TCPMP compared to my 512MB compactflash card and WMP is about the same. I get a little under 10 hours of music(I have the 2200mAh battery) with the microdrive, and about exactly 10 hours of music with the CF card.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How else are you gonna get 8 gigs for $200?, February 1, 2006

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Bobby Earle "bobbyearle.com" (Escondido, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seagate 8 GB CompactFlash Photo Storage Hard Drive ( ST68022C-RK ) (Personal Computers)

I was skeptical about this card. I put it in my Canon 1D Mark II N and was completely relieved. It works great. If you are shooting excesively at 8.5 fps then you have a little lag time. If that is the majority of your photography, than this might not be the best bet (I will use a seperate card for sport sequences). Aside from that, it is perfect. No pauses or standby for normal photography. I have three photo jobs this weekend so if anything goes wrong I will post. If there is no post after 02/06/06 then one can assume that all went well.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works with Canon 20D, but..., February 12, 2006

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David Keefer (West Palm Beach, FL - USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seagate 8 GB CompactFlash Photo Storage Hard Drive ( ST68022C-RK ) (Personal Computers)

Works great with my Canon 20D that has firmware 2.0.2.

I had to downgrade the firmware from 2.0.3 to 2.0.2, with the 2.0.3 firmware that was extremely bad delay when writing to the drive.

And where else can you get 8GB for ~$200.??

Recommend this drive highly over the Hitachi drives.

Seagate FW Version 3.02 work great with the Canon FW 2.0.3.
If you have a Seagate FW 3.01, seagte will swap out the drive for you as it is a known issue.
Or you can downgrade the 20D to FW 2.0.2.

I just go tthe replacement FW 3.02 from Seagte and re-upgrade my 20D to 2.0.3, and it works great. No problems.