Lexar 80X "2nd Edition" MO Not "2nd Edition?


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Wonder what will it take for people to be more appreciative of the MOs

It is not like those people who conduct MO makes lots of money out from your $299 ...
what is all this shouting about "feeling cheated" and "make things clear" type of crap ...

To most people the amount is like a Days labour, try not to kick up such a fuss about small issues... the people form EG is already gracious enough allow refunds for some CS ppl.. so why not let matter rest..

Esp for those people who supposed to be professionals in this field.


Just enjoy your photography

Cheers
 

Interestingly the MO was filled up so fast because everyone tot it was a great deal but less than 10% actually came back and thank the admins and the vendors for offering the deal. If there are any doubts, it should be resolved long before the commitment to buy. Not sure, don buy... dat's the bottomline.

show appreciation... its the least you could do.
 

Well, I for one, am grateful for the MO, and also to have been lucky enough to be one of the early birds.... so thank you.
 

i'd be grateful to those who will sell me the 2GB at 299... too bad i missed the MO... so anyone like to drop out? so i can be grateful?
 

First of all, I must thank Darren and Julian for arranging this MO - I don't doubt their intentions or integrity at all - and I definitely appreciate their effort.

But the reason for the queries and doubt arose from the product packaging and edition specifications. The MO was specifically for 2nd Edition cards - there is a difference.

The 1st Edition cards are definitely slower than 2nd Edition cards - that is quite well documented in the links provided along this thread. Thus the concerns when it appeared from the packaging and Lexar's tech support chat reply that 2nd Edition cards were not shipping yet (I now doubt the quality of outsourcing tech support.......that's another story).

Having said the above - I am very glad that Julian from Convergent has clarified quite clearly the reason for the old packaging of 2nd Editions. I must thank him again for clarifying and for providing this MO.

Cheers, all.
 

I got mine today.
2GB for 299 - how to complain even if it is 1st edition??
Thanks Darren.

I will be using if for a 2 week trip after which I may sell it and get a 512K which is all I really need except on trips.
 

Got mine today too.
Nothing to complain, only thankful to all parties who made this possible.
'THANK YOU'

Jus my humble suggestion;
For those who think that this MO is not to their expectation for whatever reasons they have, maybe they can give their reservations instead to those who are interested but missed out. Inform Darren to cancel ur order, so that Darren can give it to those in the Q. I believe many will be more than happy to pay the $299.
 

Well, if anyone is dropping out of the MO pls do PM me so I can get one too. Thanks ;)
 

Wow! Only managed to get online today and see that this is a hot topic.

Will not add anymore comments on the versions debate as Convergent Systems (Julian) has given the official clarification. We definitely want to give a hearty thanks to Julian and Convergent Systems for providing our members with the amazing prices for the 2GB 80x, 1GB 80x and 1GB 40x cards - the only downside was that we could not accommodate all the orders that came in.
 

Actually, I'm hopping for the next MO maybe in a month's time for the true 2nd edition (new packaging) 2GB card and I think it will be even cheaper as the local CF price is always the same as US, though we lag a little behind b4 we catch up. Good for those who got to buy this batch. :)
 

If you plan to use the card in a Canon 10D, there is a noticeable speed difference between the 1st and 2nd generation 1GB/2GB Lexar 80X cards.

In the Canon 20D, I expect the differences to minimal. Rob Galbraith has not released speed tests for the 20D yet. A few quick tests that I ran show the Canon 20D numbers to similar to the Canon 1D. That is screaming fast!

Just for the heck of it, I speed checked my old 1GB IBM microdrive in my 20D. Well, the camera wrote to the MD at 2.650 MB/sec. To put that in perspective, the fast speed possible with a 10D writing to a 2GB Lexar 80X 2nd generation card is 1.394 MB/sec (see Rob's database).

So my old worn-out IBM MD is 250% faster in a 20D than in a 10D. And, it is 200% faster in a 20D than a Lexar 2GB 80X 2nd G is in a 10D. My point is that above 2.5MB/sec, differences will be hardly noticeable. Fast writing and near instant display.
 

I think we owe you guys a BIG Thank You for your support rather than you guys Thanking us.

We are just doing what a distributor is suppose to do. Nothing great!

Earthlings: (Camp here, you will not be disapointed) we will try our best to pass on any good promotion to CS whenever possible.
 

funksoulava said:
To Pro Image,

Not intending to start a flame fest, but you asked Convergent System or Darren to clarify whether is this the 2nd edition or not, which Julian from Convergent did. After that you are still 'curious on whether this is the 2nd edition'? And you also mentioned that 'Whatever it is, we should be inform of all this before we purchase the product'. Knowing that most guys are quite impatient to lay their hands on new toys, I think what's on Julian and Darren's minds are to deliver the new toys to their owners in the quickest possible time (just check all the 'where / when is the new 2GB 2nd edition card arriving' posts). Next you said 'Giving us a clearer picture about this will make us want to purchase more from Convergent System with FULL confidence'. When you go to, say, Cathay Photo to buy a lens, do you question when is the lens produced, whether is this the 1st batch or 3rd batch in production? Even if you asked and they can't 're-assure' you, does that mean you won't buy from them again? Lastly, you said 'As you know buyers are quite demanding, especially the CS members'. To be fair, I think most CSers are reasonable. Maybe you are speaking for yourself?

In all fairness, knowing Darren and his guys, they are not out to make money from conducting such MO's (they don't need to, if you know what job he's holding and the amount his company lavishes on him). They are always keen to bring the best deals to us at the best or even lower then market rates (evident from this MO, amongst many others). For the 1st CS anniversary dinner, they even managed to secure a fully sponsored buffet dinner at a beautiful hotel (and the food was first class). Did they charge the members a single cent? No. Heck, CS was started with them pooling their resources and finances to buy the servers and bandwidth, but offered to all and sundry for FREE.

Let's all be a bit more appreciative of the time and effort (not to mention money) these guys spend to make CS such a wonderful place for photographic enthusiasts like me and you.
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Hi funksoulava, under what capacity are you giving that statement? The buyer or the seller? I noticed you are not even involved in the MO as either party. Being the one that is not either party, I think we should leave it to the people involving in the MO ...... they are, in any situation, the ones that paid and the ones that provides.

By the way, how would you feel if you are the one that is shortchanged, even though it is a geniune mistake?
 

anyone not happy with their card I'm willing to take over ;p

cheers
 

Just to confirm something with those who have bought the 2nd edition lexar 2GB card from the MO, do you get near 3 FPS (with Jpeg fine 6MP) with Nikon D70 as advertised?
 

Neutral party here, and not involved at all.

But I can understand that from Convergent's clarifications, my own opinion is that no one is shortchanged. If anyone feels that it is unfair or he/she is shortchanged just because he/she has purchased a 2nd edition card in 1st edition packaging, then feel free to ask for refund/withdrawal and let others who don't mind at all/in the reserve list to take over the cards.

My one and only post regarding this matter.
 

Hi blurblock,

As mentioned in my previous post, I'm not out to start any flame war and likewise, not about to in answering your comments.

blurblock said:
Hi funksoulava, under what capacity are you giving that statement? The buyer or the seller? I noticed you are not even involved in the MO as either party. Being the one that is not either party, I think we should leave it to the people involving in the MO ...... they are, in any situation, the ones that paid and the ones that provides.
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I'm neither buyer nor seller, but just commenting on something I felt was not right, just like yourself, while not being buyer nor seller, commented on my posting. There's a Chinese saying that goes, loosely translated: 'The observer sees more objectively compared to those involved'.

blurblock said:
By the way, how would you feel if you are the one that is shortchanged, even though it is a geniune mistake?
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I think this issue about the authenticity of the cards has been debated and proven enough. Are you suggesting that those who complained feel shortchanged becuase the packaging does not show that it's the 2nd edition? At last count, there are 5 CSer's (Del CtrlAlt, AReality, airforce1, Golgotha and rueyloon) who are queueing up to be 'shortchanged'. I think those who feel shortchanged should sell the cards to the 5 CSer's and everybody can live happlily ever after.
 

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