another MuVo^2 FM 5GB successs story

[zhoufang]

was out of the list for the super cheap 1GB & 2GB CF MO, so got a MuVo^2 FM 5GB today.

SUCCESS - removed the seagate 5GB MD from MuVo^2
SUCCESS - the warrenty sticker survived, so the warrenty for MD is hopeful!
SUCCESS - the seagate 5GB MD works well in 300D, 680 frame of RAW!!!
SUCCESS - put in a normal speed sandisk 128MB CF
SUCCESS - everything work!!!

for the detailed steps, refer to below (erverything you need to know is inside)
http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=1249&p=1
http://photo.cyberive.com/viewtopic.php?t=920&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
http://www.cs.hku.hk/~yttang/diy/page1.htm

the magical firmware update program can be downloaded at
http://chuchu.redirectme.net:443/filearea/MuVo^2FM_1_00_02.exe

time taken to clear 4 frame for burst on 300D with review on:
RAW 27sec
JPEG fine large 11sec

 

[zhoufang]

now having a hardtime deciding whether to sell off the MuVo^2 - MD
Any offer? I will provide the service to put in the CF of your choice.

 

[zhoufang]

more details about writting speed on Seagate 5GB MD on 300D

formated FAT32
Allocation unit size 64KB

4 frames of JPEG Large Fine
total file size: 7.71MB
total time taken: 10.5s
average wirtting speed: 0.734MB/s

4 frames of RAW
total file size: 25.8MB
total time taken: 27s
average wirtting speed: 0.956MB/s

The RAW speed is what I care more about.
compare to other cards at
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-6425
Hitachi Microdrive 1GB 1.071MB/sec 1.060MB/sec (Write Speed -
Large Fine JPEG, Write Speed - Raw)
Hitachi Microdrive 4GB, formatted FAT32 with 32K cluster size 874K/sec 861K/sec

I will say the Seagate 5GB MD perform very favorable on 300D.

 

[mscommerce]

Zhoufang,

How much did the Muvo2 cost (with drive in it)?

Keep the Muvo2 Its a really nice MP3 player...

 

[kayaro888]

was out of the list for the super cheap 1GB & 2GB CF MO, so got a MuVo^2 FM 5GB today.

SUCCESS - removed the seagate 5GB MD from MuVo^2
SUCCESS - the warrenty sticker survived, so the warrenty for MD is hopeful!
SUCCESS - the seagate 5GB MD works well in 300D, 680 frame of RAW!!!
SUCCESS - put in a normal speed sandisk 128MB CF
SUCCESS - everything work!!!

for the detailed steps, refer to below (erverything you need to know is inside)
http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=1249&p=1
http://photo.cyberive.com/viewtopic.php?t=920&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
http://www.cs.hku.hk/~yttang/diy/page1.htm

the magical firmware update program can be downloaded at
http://chuchu.redirectme.net:443/filearea/MuVo^2FM_1_00_02.exe

time taken to clear 4 frame for burst on 300D with review on:
RAW 27sec
JPEG fine large 11sec

is the set made in Malaysia?

 

[zhoufang]

yes, made in malaysia.

 

[shihyong]

Hi,

Please may I know how much you got muvo2 5GB in SG?
Thanks.

 

[zhoufang]

Hi shihyong,
I didn't got it through retail channels, so I can't help you in this question.

 

[chiat]

Hi all,

Last time ever ask a guy from hardwarezone, that he able to get a brand new set from Creative for SGD350. But now i think no more stock. That time was after the Creative Promotion.

 

[zhoufang]

The case is reserved to YOL925.

 

[shihyong]

THanks Zhoufang.