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E: 11units Compact Flash (II) 2.2Gb Magicstor V3 @ £52.86inc.VAT+del

cosmokramer2004
cosmokramer2004 Posts: 220 Forumite
in Shop but don't drop
A 2.2GB CF II memory card/microdrive from Scancom.co.uk - only 11 units left at time of posting, looks like a bargain to me.

http://www.scancom.co.uk/product.php/107/153//4133f5675761fa526136ca92b6b4bd78

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  • seth
    seth Posts: 1,291 Forumite
    cosmokramer2004 wrote:
    A 2.2GB CF II memory card/microdrive from Scancom.co.uk - only 11 units left at time of posting, looks like a bargain to me.

    http://www.scancom.co.uk/product.php/107/153//4133f5675761fa526136ca92b6b4bd78

    This is a hard disk not flash memory so will not work with many devices as the access time is so slow compared to flash. Also mechanical not solid state.
    Seth.
  • Hunnymonster
    Hunnymonster Posts: 751 Forumite
    It also is of chinese manufacture and there have been massive problems (failures and general slowness) reported with MagicStor devices in the past.
    There are 10 types of people in the world, those that understand binary and those that don't

    In many cases it helps if you say where you are - someone with local knowledge might be able to give local specifics rather than general advice
  • springbok
    springbok Posts: 56 Forumite
    Or from ebuyer for 48.76 inc VAT and delivery HERE, 137 in stock
  • shrek101
    shrek101 Posts: 2,249 Forumite
    I would be careful of these. I had two last year both sent back and my camera was suppose to work with them. They are very slow so no good for a good digital camera. Okay for normally storage but not all equipment is compatible and in my case even when compatible they don't always work straight away.

    No longer a user, goodbye folks. PLEASE delete my account. Thank you
  • Totoriko
    Totoriko Posts: 650 Forumite
    Avoid Magicstor microdrives, you'll only get problems with them
  • redfox
    redfox Posts: 15,334 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    moving over to Shop but don't drop as these can be bought for less elsewhere so it's not really a Quick! Grabbit bargain :)
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