Many thanks for the link, Carol. I've taken a look, and their price is even better - at £135
Useful to hear about the clicking problem too. Regards, Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: carol pearson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 11 June 2004 05:50 Subject: Re: Toshiba card sources? > Hi, > > I purchased mine about ten months ago from > > www.expansys.com > > At that time it was £173, I think. > > It's great, but I'm afraid I have had a problem in that I don't have a > microphone with a longer lead and so whenever I'm using this card, either > with the inbuilt microphone or a shorter lead microphone, it picks up the > "clicking sound" of the card (as it's mechanical). This really infuriates > me and I've since purchased a couple of Flash cards with an adapter. Here > though I've also come unstuck because the Plextor doesn't appear to like all > cards, so watch out.) > > Anyway, if you want to go for the Toshiba card, the phone number is > +44 (0)161 868 0868 > > A friend sent me the information originally and this is what was written at > that time: > > Toshiba 5GB Type II PCMCIA Hard Disk > Our Price: £173.31 > (147.50 exc.) > > (Snip): > If you ordered this product before 3pm today, UK customers could expect > delivery > next working day. > Toshiba's new 1.8-inch HDD 5GB Type II PC Card hard disk drive packs high > capacity > into a PC Card format, providing additional portable storage and increased > mobility > for notebook PC users. > The new 5GB PC Card offers mobile computer users the highest capacity > available in > a sub-2.5-inch form factor and the most cost effective solution - > especially when > compared to other small-footprint HDDs. It's powerful, lightweight design > make it > an ideal "bridge" device for sharing data between systems such as two > notebooks, > a notebook and digital camera or other digital gear. The new drive also > functions > as an external hard disk drive with robust back-up storage capacities for > large multimedia > files and presentations, holding as much information as 3,472 floppy disks > or more > than 7 CDs. > Please Note that these units may be supplied in either Toshiba or Kingston > packaging, > they are however functionally identical. > > HTH: > > > -- > Carol > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Tomlinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 1:31 AM > Subject: Toshiba card sources? > > > Hi, > > I see from some previous comments here that the Toshiba 5gb card seems to be > a good option for use with the PTR1. Can anyone suggest where I can get > one? > > I've tried GoodDealPC.com, but they will only accept international orders if > paid in advance via direct bank transfer. I live in the UK and need a > supplier who will take payment by credit card or PayPal. > > Thanks in advance. > > Bill T. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
