X-Drive II now at $159!! (From EastGear.com)

[EastGear]

Hi,

EastGear.com, the official Singapore distributor of X-Drive is annoucing price reduction for X-Drive II at a new low price of S$159 (GST included)

See:
http://www.eastgear.com/xdrive2

Features:
7 built-in memory card slots *no need for adaptor* (including CompactFlash Type I/II, SmartMedia, Secure Digital, MultiMedia Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro)

The complete X-Drive II package includes:
X-Drive II unit (w/o harddisk)
Lightweight Universal AC Power adapter
USB Cable
User's guide
Driver CDRom
Carry case
1 year local (Singapore) warranty

Optional accessories:
Hitachi 20GB Harddisk - $150
Car Charger - $10
External Battery Pack (uses AA battery) - $15

To order:
Call 68371582
EastGear.com
Peninsula Plaza #02-08

 

[urban]

anyone using a 10G hard disk for such purposes?

is 10G adequate?

 

[EastGear]

anyone using a 10G hard disk for such purposes?

is 10G adequate?

It depends on your needs really. 10GB is equivalent to 10,000MB. If each image is 1MB, it can store 10,000 photos. If it's 2MB per image, then it's 5000 photos. For most people, this is more than enough shots that they shoot in a long while.

However, 10GB harddisk are no longer in production and it's almost impossible to find a brand new notebook harddisk lesser than 20GB.

There's a 2nd hand laptop shop beside EastGear.com which sells cheap 2nd harddisk lesser than 20GB, we can recommend customers there for good prices.

Currently, EastGear.com only carry brand new Hitachi harddisk above 20GB.

 

[mdorett]

I suppose the hard disk the Xdrive is using is a laptop HDD rite??

 

[Pinoy]

I suppose the hard disk the Xdrive is using is a laptop HDD rite??

Yes. 2.5" HDD specifically.

BTW, this price reduction is really great news! Will most likely get one from you once our planned overseas trip pushes through.

:Later,

 

[wacko]

great response eastgear, i was wondering there for a while if you guys were falling out to the other retailers out there...

*checks bank account*

 

[mdorett]

Guys,

Xdrive does not work well with Ridata cards are there any other alternatives??

 

[EastGear]

Guys,

Xdrive does not work well with Ridata cards are there any other alternatives??

X-Drive II did not work with a particular batch of Ridata (2001) and the problem lies with the card as certain cameras and card readers cannot read it as well.

So far there is no known compatibility problems between the X-Drive II and any other media.

 

[EastGear]

great response eastgear, i was wondering there for a while if you guys were falling out to the other retailers out there...

*checks bank account*

Just making a better product more attractive and competitive in price.

Superiority of X-Drive II
1) Built-in 7 memory card slots
2) Smaller
3) Lighter
4) Free Carry Case
5) Optional accessories like external battery pack, car charger available

 

[Ng Pei Sin]

Does it work with PC with only USB1.1?

How do I know if my RiData 256MB card belongs to that class of incompatible card?
It worked well Canon G3 so far...

 

[EastGear]

Does it work with PC with only USB1.1?

How do I know if my RiData 256MB card belongs to that class of incompatible card?
It worked well Canon G3 so far...

Yes, it is backward compatible with USB 1.1
You can bring down the card to test with our demo X-Drive II, usually if it is incompatible, none of the files will be copied over.

 

[engineermunn]

I went into the website and it mentioned about the unlimited internal HD.
if there's internal HDD, then why must spend extra $$$ to get the 10GB or 20GB one?

Question is: Do I have to spend the extra dough in addition to the $159 just to get the X-drive to store my stuff?

 

[Pinoy]

I went into the website and it mentioned about the unlimited internal HD.
if there's internal HDD, then why must spend extra $$$ to get the 10GB or 20GB one?

The internal HDD is optional. You can opt to buy the XDrive II with or without a HDD.

Question is: Do I have to spend the extra dough in addition to the $159 just to get the X-drive to store my stuff?

Your call. The XDrive II can act as an external HDD as well, so that's a big plus (for me, at least :sweatsm

:Later,

 

[jefflam]

I have an old 4 GB HDD (2.5"), do you think it will work with xDriveII ?

 

[wacko]

I have an old 4 GB HDD (2.5"), do you think it will work with xDriveII ?

most probably. i'm sure eastgear wouldn't mind if you brought the HDD down to their shop to test it out.

 

[Newman]

I went into the website and it mentioned about the unlimited internal HD.
if there's internal HDD, then why must spend extra $$$ to get the 10GB or 20GB one?

Question is: Do I have to spend the extra dough in addition to the $159 just to get the X-drive to store my stuff?

:bsmilie: Read the specs properly. It says that it can support any capacity HDD and not that it has an unlimited internal HDD! :bsmilie:

 

[BigBelly]

another point to note is that the HDD must be the 9.5mm height. the old 12mm type cannot fit..

I have an old 4 GB HDD (2.5"), do you think it will work with xDriveII ?

 

[nEkO_o]

EastGear,

Do you sell the internal batteries for X-Drive I? Mine just died on me and refuse to charge anymore. Can help?

 

[chriszzz]

Quick question : what kind of cable does it use to connect to PC ? Is it the standard USB or mini-USB cable ? Or proprietary cable ?

 

[EastGear]

EastGear,

Do you sell the internal batteries for X-Drive I? Mine just died on me and refuse to charge anymore. Can help?

Yes, we sell them for $40 each.