"Compact Drive PD70X will be available by Mid of May"

[Pepper]

I saw news like this on lots of popular forum elsewhere, but no mention of it here. Anyway, this is a piece of goodnews.

http://www.igadget.com.au/catalog/co...70x-p-399.html
"Compact Drive PD70X will be available by Mid of May"

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iGADGET introduces a new version portable storage by Compact Drive - Compact Drive PD70X. Like the previous portable storage by Compact Drive ( PD7X ) but this new version, The Compact Drive 70X with 66x Ultra High Speed offers transfer speeds of 9.5 MB/s up to 6 MB/s and longer battery lifespan. The Compact Drive PD70X take less than 2 minutes transfering 1GB CF card to PD70X

The Compact Drive portable storage PD70X can also back up more than 50Gb of photos on a single battery charge.

Main Features

* Ultra Hi-Speed stand-alone transfer
Burst rate up to 13.5MBytes/s
1'42" Sandisk Ultra II 1GB CF Card
12'0" Seagate 5GB STI Microdrive
12'15" Hitachi 4GB Microdrive

* Dual power regulator inside
High efficiency DC/DC regulator
150% battery life extended than PD7X
2 hours operation life / 50GB data transfer

* Use AA size Ni-MH Batteries

* Internal fast Hi-Current charger
3 Hours to fully charge 2000 mAh battery
Charge current ip to 900mA
Charge status indicator on LCD display

* Innovtive Self-Format technology
No Computer need to format hard disk
Especially benefit for Macintosh user

* Innovative Self-Upgrade technology
No computer need to upgrade
Especially benefit for Macintosh user

Specifications:

* Card Compatible
Compact Flash Type I &II CompactFlash V2.1
IBM/Hitachi Microdrive 340M/1GB/2GB/4GB
Seagate ST1Drive 5GB
xD Picture Card
Memory Stick, MS Pro Card, MS Duo Card (need adapter)
SD Card
MMC Card

* Storage Capacity
20GB to 100GB / 2.5" IDE hard disk

* File System
FAT12/FAT16/FAT32
Self-Format hard disk without computer

* USB Interface
USB 2.0 Fast Speed

* Transfer Speed
13.5MBytes/s (Burst Rate)
9.5MBytes/s (SanDisk Ultra II 1GB CF Card)

* Transfer Direction
Card to H.D.D (Stand-alone)
H.D.D to Computer (via USB)
Card to Computer (Via USB)

* Folder Browser
Internal Mini Explorer (Stand-alone)

* LCD Display
Card Capacity/H.D.D Capacity
Total files number and size
Battery information / recharging status

* Battery
4'AA Size NI-MH rechargeable battery

* Battery Life
2 Hours stand-alone operation life
3 hours USB operation life

* Battery Charge
Intelligent Hi-Current Charger
3.5 Hours fast charge

* O.S Support
Windows & Mac OS & Linux

* Firmware Upgrade
Self-Upgrade without computer

* Case Size
Metal case 135mm(L) * 83mm(W) * 33mm(H)

[benny]

Luckily haven't buy the PD7X!!! I suppose we'll be seeing a few on sale in the classifieds shortly.

Cheers,

[espn]

Ok, now I'm tempted...

[bwilly]

how much the leh??
I plan to sign for the starhub super duper plan n get a free notebook.
dump the notebook into car book, shot n shot. go to car n upload,
then shot n shot..

[JensD]

phew, luckily i did not buy the PD7X. if this comes out i'll certainly get it! the features are really much better!

[xtemujin]

Looks like everyone is looking at the NextoCF from Korea.

http://www.savitmicro.co.kr/eng/prod...ge_nextocf.htm

[Pinoy]

Originally Posted by xtemujin Looks like everyone is looking at the NextoCF from Korea. http://www.savitmicro.co.kr/eng/prod...ge_nextocf.htm

Supports only CF by default.

Which means you'd need to carry a x Card -> CF adapter.

:Later,

[xtemujin]

Market niche just for the CF market, Nikon and Canon DSLR.