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Frank Kiss · January 2nd, 2009, 09:53 AM

32GB OCZ Slate Series Express Card

Hi
Has anyone tried this card?

Andrew Hollister · January 2nd, 2009, 01:27 PM

There is only one way to find out... so I ordered one.

Bo Skelmose · January 2nd, 2009, 01:32 PM

Great - thought the same but glad someone did it first. If it works it is a great and cheap solution. Lokking foreward to hear how it works with overcranking.

Ned Soltz · January 2nd, 2009, 02:26 PM

We all await results... I have the feeling it won't work, however.

Roger Hagelaar · January 2nd, 2009, 03:42 PM

We've checked them and I wouldn't let one near another camera...

Takes multiple insertions for the card to be recognised. When it is recognised, it's unreliable even in "standard" mode (25Mb).

Generally throws up a "restore media" error between 3-4mins of recording in SD. During this time if you stop recording and start again within 5 sec, you get an error.

Fails immediately in HQ...

The connector at the base of the 6 cards that we had are also very poorly made - not so much the external shell, but the contacts inside... this fact alone would make me wary of inserting another one into a camera, as the resultant repair bill could probably buy you a 32gig Sony card....

I don't think it's even worth the risk of inserting them into a cheap PC slot, let alone an EX1 or EX3....

Just our experience, anyway.. :)

Andrew Hollister · January 2nd, 2009, 11:02 PM

thanks for the heads up Roger, that was enough for me to go cancel my order.

January 2nd, 2009, 09:53 AM	#1
Frank Kiss New Boot Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: MD Posts: 13	32gb OCZ card $90.00 32GB OCZ Slate Series Express Card Hi Has anyone tried this card?

January 2nd, 2009, 01:27 PM	#2
Andrew Hollister Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Decatur, GA Posts: 198	There is only one way to find out... so I ordered one. __________________ Sony EX1 v1.11, crap loads of SxS, Macs w/ Final Cut Studio

January 2nd, 2009, 11:02 PM	#6
Andrew Hollister Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Decatur, GA Posts: 198	thanks for the heads up Roger, that was enough for me to go cancel my order. __________________ Sony EX1 v1.11, crap loads of SxS, Macs w/ Final Cut Studio

January 2nd, 2009, 01:32 PM	#3
Bo Skelmose Major Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 495	Great - thought the same but glad someone did it first. If it works it is a great and cheap solution. Lokking foreward to hear how it works with overcranking.

January 2nd, 2009, 02:26 PM	#4
Ned Soltz Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Teaneck, NJ Posts: 659	We all await results... I have the feeling it won't work, however.

January 2nd, 2009, 03:42 PM	#5
Roger Hagelaar New Boot Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 7	We've checked them and I wouldn't let one near another camera... Takes multiple insertions for the card to be recognised. When it is recognised, it's unreliable even in "standard" mode (25Mb). Generally throws up a "restore media" error between 3-4mins of recording in SD. During this time if you stop recording and start again within 5 sec, you get an error. Fails immediately in HQ... The connector at the base of the 6 cards that we had are also very poorly made - not so much the external shell, but the contacts inside... this fact alone would make me wary of inserting another one into a camera, as the resultant repair bill could probably buy you a 32gig Sony card.... I don't think it's even worth the risk of inserting them into a cheap PC slot, let alone an EX1 or EX3.... Just our experience, anyway.. :)