One design problem (IMHO) with the X's drive is that is just shuts down after the image transfer is compete, or it just shuts down when the battery is exhausted. Unless you monitor it and hear the 'beep-beep' or see the LCD screen right after the transfer is completed, you don;t know for sure that the transfer was successful. Not a problem with a good battery, but the built in batter has a tendency to die and then regain power after it is shut off. So, if you are running on a marginal charge you have to monitor it to make sure the transfer is complete - because it might just shut down due to low power before all files are copied, and still look to be OK when you turn it back on later. It would be nice if it could have been designed to somehow display an error message when a transfer fails (maybe a small backup battery sufficient to power the LCD for a while would of done the trick.)
So far I have used the Vid Cam battery setup for over 8 gigs of transfers, including the time to transfer to the PC, on one charge. So, I'm sure it can handle more than I can shoot in a single session.
The AA battery system you have is a much more desirable option.
- MCC
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Mark Cassino Photography
Kalamazoo, MI
www.markcassino.com
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 10:46 PM
Subject: Re: On-the-Go Storage, it works!
On 22 Feb 2005 at 21:34, Mark Cassino wrote:
The only problem with the X's Drive is the battery - after a year's use my X's
Drive II can't hold a charge long enough to dump a 1 gig card. I contacted the
place where I bought the drive, who basically said they recommended sending the
drive in for replacement (I guess it's more than just an open it up and pop in a
new battery deal) and wanted too much for the service and the battery.
I agree the L-ion batteries in these things are a pain, this is partially why I
got me a CompactDrive (AA powered). No good to hear you had so much difficulty
sourcing a battery, they are pretty cheap here (AU$35.00) and very easy to
change.
http://www.powerinnumbers.com.au/
Cheers,
Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
