Re: Microdrive vs CF card

According to no_name <no_name@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> John A. Stovall wrote:

[ ... ]

> > Tell that to all of us who had 80x 1gig Lexar CF cards recalled. I'll
> > stick with SanDisk Extreme III's.
> >
> > http://www.lexar.com/support/cust_advisory.html
>
> Didn't find anything about a RECALL listed there, just a firmware update
> and the following information ...
>
> "Recent instances of lost images have been reported by customers using
> Lexar Professional 80x and other makes of CompactFlash cards in the

Note at the bottom of that section the following:

======================================================================
To update firmware on your card please visit our RMA page.
======================================================================

And clicking on that brings you to a list of the affected batch numbers
of the cards. (Neither of my 1GB 80X cards were on that list, and I
don't use a Cannon DSLR, so I had no problems.

> Pertinent Facts:
> 1. Affects only the Canon cameras listed.

There was a bug in the listed card batch numbers which
apparently could affect the use of the cards in other than Cannon
cameras -- it was just that some artifact of how Cannon accessed the
cards was far more likely to cause problems than any other combination.

> 4. Lexar is making arrangements to release a firmware update ...
> incorporating a correction to the problem with the Canon cameras listed
> above.

Thus the "RMA page" link.

> Nothing made by the hand of man is perfect. What I see is a company
> willing to stand behind their product, and make it right when a defect
> does appear.

I feel that Lexar did as well as they could under the
circumstances. I must admit to being pleased that I did not have to
send mine in, FWIW.

> OTOH, the Canon website just gives "Information Not Available".

They probably consider it a "solved problem" now.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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