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All comments are given spontaneously and voluntarily by customers through emails and other correspondences with us. We never ask customers for testimonials or solicit for any compliments.
Just received the 160GB COLORSPACE O. One word: SLICK
The advertisement and the FAQ does not do justice to this new model. The price difference is nothing for the new enhancements. The interface speed response is very welcomed. The automatic vertical and horizontal viewing seemed childish on paper but WOW what an enhancement.
Also, the ease of the bigger screen readability is an incentive. The lock for the USB port is also a nice touch. The new user manual is more comprehensive and detailled. The firmware updates shows that the company cares and aim to offer the best.
Our team of photographers use three Hyperdrives and spare drives to cover Equestrian events. We are often kilometers apart, shooting in the gigabytes. The Hyperdrives makes it possible. Yes, it's that good!
Thank you for this great new model and product!
Andre Gravel
www.photohippique.com
Canada
Hi, just want to let you know how impressed I am with your service here. I haven't actually received my COLORSPACE O as yet but I can track it and I know its coming. The gift wrapping, the website, cart, also the fact you will ship to the UK, everything has been a pleasure. I wish you sold groceries, I would be shopping here every day. I look forward to the item, it appears to be everything a photographer could wish for.
Thanks
Jeff and Gloria
Glamorgan Photo
glamorganphoto.com
United Kingdom
THANKS for your big device.... Really GREAT. I own a COLORSPACE and I'm using it very often when I'm in the field see: http://www.jeux-nature.net/photosnature/
Philippe Haake
Switzerland
As a photo teacher and professional I have already recommended your products to several people and feel good that the support is there as well.
Mark Van Wormer
www.vanwormerphoto.com
In February I was having problems with my two 4GB SanDisk Extreme III CF memorys cards and I called up SanDisk. The Tech person I spoke with told me that the cards were fakes even though I did pay full price for them 2 years ago. I kept them and as soon as I got my two new HyperDrive COLORSPACE, I tested them (with the HyperDrive CF Card Authenticity Verification System). The HyperDrive said that they were OK.
I called Sandisk again and they agreed that they were good and are going to replace both of them!!! Yea!! And thanks!
Eleanor B Wellman
Bala, Ontario Canada
This little ''HyperDrive SPACE'' unit is an exceptional companion to my Nikon D300, and I am so glad that I purchased it. I have no doubt that there will be a very long, and quite satisfactory relationship with it.
Nathan Alston
Amherst, New York USA
I am a professional nature photographer and writer. I am a contributing editor for Outdoor Photography Canada magazine and conduct numerous photography classes and workshops throughout the year.
I am working on a book on nature photography. And given that I'm a user and big believer in your products, I was hoping to include some images of your portable hard drive units in my book.
Paul Burwell
Paul Burwell Photography
www.paulburwell.com
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
I just received my COLORSPACE O case. I installed an unused 80 gig drive from my previous Macintosh PowerBook, ran the format command and "voila" I've got a great new portable backup device for all of my photography. What a slick device, great screen, reads RAW format with previews, error checking and very fast! I even installed a photo of my last trip to the Bahamas as the background image - very cool.
With the airlines getting so strict on baggage these days, I don't alway carry my MacBook Pro with me on trips, but I always carry my Nikon camera. Now when I go to those out of the way fishing trips, I have the assurance of backing up photos during my trip. How cool is that?
Thanks,
Dave Richards
Salt Lake City, Utah USA
This is the coolest PSD ever!
I just felt I had to drop you a line to say what a fabulous device my COLORSPACE is. I had had *sooooo* many problems with PSDs over the years (having used both HP and latterly Jobo GigaVu Pro).
Apart from it being blindingly fast at transferring from a CF card (I use Sandisk Extreme IV) and for once this is a device that can actually make use of these fast cards, I also love it because it is a PSD, plain and simple. It does not try to be anything else - other devices I have used tried to be too many different things and as a result the software was buggy. I am a photographer and need something reliable and fast and that does not keep going wrong - the COLORSPACE really sorts me out!
Another important issue is the casing - it is good at a variety of temperatures as the metal transfers heat to the surroundings properly - good cooling for the disk therefore. I lost 4,000 photos on a trip to Namibia last year when my Jobo hard drive failed. Even a professional disk recovery company could not recover them (and stupidly I did not have a backup). We decided that the reason why is because the Jobo has that thick rubber casing - apparently the hard drive overheated and the head actually crashed and scraped on the disk platter! At the time I remember thinking it was almost too hot to touch. The COLORSPACE has been to Africa with me, up snowy mountains in Scotland and has not put a foot wrong in such diverse temperatures.
Also, the Jobo seemed to have problems in its battery reporting - it would "suddenly" say it was near empty or "suddenly" show near empty when I put a card in - even though it had said it had full charge before. The battery indicator on the COLORSPACE I have learned I can actually trust!
So thanks very much folks - great device and one very happy customer :-)))
Kind regards
Didi Barnes
Nr Brighton, England, UK
My COLORSPACE O 250 gb arrived yesterday and I love it!! Great, fast, easy to use mini hardrive! I''m looking forward to the update for P45+ files too.
Eleanor Brown
Phase One P45+ Owner
USA
Thank you for your excellent service, good prices and very fast and cheap international shipping of my Order.
Martin Drahomirecky
Slovakia
As a professional photographer using Nikon cameras, I have used another brand of CF backup device and was only able to copy a 2GB CF card in 30 minutes in one battery charge.
Now with the SPACE being able to copy numerous cards and each card taking only a few minutes to copy, it is a real relief.
Keep up the good work!
Kindest regards,
Gertjan Welgemoed
Holland
LOVE my hyperdrive
Jim Bessette
USA
Hi
I bought the COLORSPACE from your website within the same week it was released!
I have just returned to NZ from a 3 month overseas trip covering India, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.
The unit performed flawlessly and worked well with my mainly Sandisk CF Extreme III cards. I downloaded the photos at the end of everyday even though the cards aren't completed full as an "insurance". I'll continue shooting on the same card the next day to fill it up and will again backup on the COLORSPACE at the end of that day. Therefore I am maintaining two copies of the same photos (on two separate directories which is created by default by the unit) just in case something goes wrong. On the third day, I usually format the CF card and wipe off the first day's photos on the COLORSPACE while keeping the second day's folder - as the unit doesn't yet do an "incremental backup".
I'm happy to report that this has served me well in all sorts of weather from humid SE Asia to even up in the Indian Himalayas with overnight temperatures of minus 6 degrees C at an altitude of 2,900m (according to my GPS). Admittedly, when I backed up the CF card, it was only probably around 0 - 5 degrees C. I have just read the knowledge base and it reports that HDD has an operational altitude limit of 3000m !
BTW, a useful additional feature to add is an undelete/recover function on the unit's HDD as I had inadvertently accidentally deleted a folder on the COLORSPACE on the road but was luckily able to recover most of the photos from the previous day's CF card.
I'm glad I brought this unit along as during the last week of my holidays in Malaysia, a snatch thief got away with my Camera and a 4Gb card, fortunately I only lost that half day's shoot.
Keep up the good work with firmware releases (and hoping for an incremental backup function in the future ;-) !!!
Roy Chan
New Zealand
I love your products, I have two HD80's and two SPACE units. Your products are amazing and only second to your amazing service.
John Milleker Jr.
Baltimore, Maryland USA
Just a note to let you know that I received my COLORSPACE hyperdrive
today Dec. 20th 2007, and to thank you very much for the great service that
you have given me. I will be sure to recommend you and your company to any
of my photographer friends in the industry.
Best wishes of the season to everyone at Sanho LLC.
Robert Theoret
f-stop photography
Calgary, Alberta Canada
I love my HyperDrive (COLORSPACE), you guys did a great job with it!!!
Mitch Maxwell
Maxwell Photography
Cheyenne, Wyoming USA
What a wonderfull product you have there. It's been a long time since I was searching for a device like this one and I finally found it.
I'm a professionnal photographer and leaving for a few trips in Nepal and Thailand to follow hikers and rock climbers. I was interested in this product (compared to the Epson P-3000) which is too fragile...
Frederic Audet
Gatineau, Quebec Canada
Wanna buy my Jobo Evo Pro? It will be replaced by the COLORSPACE!
Paul Indman
Los Gatos, California USA
Great products! The SPACE has seen most of Europe, Bermuda, and a bunch of the US. I am just getting around to breaking in the COLORSPACE. Invaluable; next best thing to having a laptop (and I bring it along even when I do have my laptop).
Maury A Spadoto
Hoboken, New Jersey USA
Thanks very much for all the help over the last week. I have a pro photographer friend who recommended HyperDrive to me (he has a 80GB SPACE) and I must say that I am happy and impressed with the results so far. Thank you all again,
Lars Tanaka
Tacoma, Washington USA
I wanted to drop a note thanking you for the exceptional service. I really appreciate a business that takes care of its customers and I absolutely love your Hyperdrive
units and have been using them ever since the HD80.
Unfortunately my two Hyperdrive SPACE units are working so well, it may be until the Color Space II comes out before I get to upgrade.
John Mlleker
Baltimore, Maryland USA
You have great products. I have an COLORSPACE and a SPACE.
Jean-Daniel Gagne
St-Hubert, Quebec Canada
I love this product (COLORSPACE) !!
David Billingsley
Houston, Texas USA
This is an insanely fast drive...
Ronn Benharav
Jerusalem, Israel
This is awesome!
Inger Hogstrom
San Francisco, California USA
I am very satisfied with my unit and I have already recommended it to at least 25 of my friends at our last membership meeting. As a matter of fact, I know for sure that at least 2 have already purchased the COLORSPACE unit.
I will continue to be a hearty supporter of this fine product. In a world where there are so many inferior and poor quality electronic components, it's a pleasure to have one quality item that one can count on. I only wish my Nikon equipment was made half as well.
Dennis Gartner
Merrick, New York USA
Comments: Great Product - I'm impressed
Wow, the image quality of the COLORSPACE is much better than expected! As an owner of an HD80 - a SPACE, and now the COLORSPACE, I'm so impressed with the products you sell. I'll be recommending the COLORSPACE to everyone I come across.
Ric Raunio
Brier, Washington USA
I did search far and wide looking at every possible option including but not limited to Archos, Epson, Wolverine, Jobo, Canon, Nixvue, Flashtrax, etc.
In the end, after lots of testing, I came up with the HyperDrive SPACE.
Reliability is naturally vital. I found the HyperDrives in use to be flawless. I shot more than 5,000 images and downloaded all of them without a hitch.
The actual speed of the drives was by far the most impressive and unexpected feature of the units. The drive would download an entire 4GB CF card in about 4 minutes. The last unit I had (from a company that will remain nameless) downloaded a 2GB card in 23 minutes. The time difference is staggering. And the difference it makes in the quality of your travel cannot be discounted.
...some of the additional features on the drive which I found invaluable were the ability to take any kind of memory card you could throw at it, the VERY small size of the unit itself, the great ease of use (I didn’t even have to read the instructions) and the fact that they look kinda sharp didn’t hurt either.
Read the full review here
Lorne Resnick
2005 Travel Photographer of the Year
Los Angeles, California USA
www.resnickfineart.com
www.lorneresnick.com
Comments: What a great product!
Ever had a shoot where seemingly everything went wrong? Recently, when I had to take about 1500 shots for an assignment, the built-in flash in my primary camera, which trips my monolights, just stopped working. My secondary camera took over, but then its built-in flash started misfiring every 6 or 8 shots.
Normally, I save my photos directly to my laptop using a USB-based card reader, but my laptop started giving me a message that it didn't recognize the SD slot in the reader, and futzing around didn't cure that problem.
LUCKILY, I had bought a HyperDrive SPACE a couple days earlier and was saving cards to both the SPACE and the laptop until the laptop failed. So, crossing my fingers, hoping for the best and expecting the worst, I relied totally on the SPACE. And what do you know, it kept me from going out of the frying pan into the fire!
Since then, I don't even bother with the laptop. This is how thoroughly I trust this unit.
One more thing: I think every photographer will have the same reaction when they open the box and handle the unit for the first time. It is rock solid: nothing rattles, nothing seems loose, and it's heavy enough for its size to make you wonder if you could throw it out the window and it's still be serviceable.
Well, I'm not going to try, but it is one rugged unit.
I'm' so glad I discovered this product. Even shooting 1500 RAW+JPEG images, it still had plenty of space on it, so I think the 40 Gig unit will do me for a long, long time.
Tom Hunscher
Portland, Oregon USA
I am a professional photographer from New York. I have over 35 years of experience in the field. I would like to compliment you on a superb product! I have been using the HyperDrive SPACE for about 2 months now and I couldn't be happier with your product. It lives up to your specifications flawlessly.
I am a Wedding Photographer and as such I am extremely concerned with the safety of the images that are shot on location. Needless to say, a Wedding cannot be reshot. I have purchased several different memory card backup devices with disasterous results. The HyperDrive SPACE is the first unit that actually does what it is supposed to do...first time, every time, without failure. It is extremely fast, reliable and efficient. The controls are very easy to use and the unit is small enough to be carried in my jacket pocket, even while the images are being uploaded. The built in re-chargeable battery has had enough power to accept card after card during the whole job without being recharged or backed up.
I am currently on the board of directors of the Professional Photographer of Greater New York. I am very pleased with your product and I will recommend it to all of my colleagues.
Dennis Gartner
New York USA
On my recent 3 weeks photo shoot, rafting and climbing expedition in unexplored regions of the Grand Canyon, I couldn't take my laptop. With blowing sand, boat swallowing rapids, extreme temperature changes, and no power outlets it wouldn't have stood a chance. The HyperDrive SPACE came in and filled the void. When I am doing a major shoot I don;t have room for error and with the HyperDrive SPACE's ability to verify file transfers and long battery life I knew I could bring home the goods
Josh Miller
California USA
www.joshmillerphotography.com
I am traveling overseas next month & after considerable research of many similar devices, 'SPACE' won hands down.
Laura Dent
Virginia USA
I received my Hyperdrive SPACE 160GB several days ago and I couldn't be happier with it. I needed to replace my existing hard-drive based CF card download device and was finding units that pack everything except the kitchen sink into one device. I don't need or want to play MP3 files or watch video when I'm out photographing - I just need to download my CF cards to a fast, reliable, power stingy device. The Hyperdrive SPACE is exactly what I was looking for. When I read on your website that you can download 100GB on a single battery charge, I was skeptical. But now I'm a believer. I've been able to consistently download 150GB of data on a single full battery! Simply amazing. Especially when considering that my previous device could manage only 2GB of downloads on its wimpy internal battery, and to transfer 50GB-60GB of data I had to lug around a motorcycle battery in the field!
Thanks for a superb product and keep up the good work.
Scott McGee
Anchorage, Alaska USA
Just thought i would let you know I have posted a recommendation for uses to buy the SPACE Hyperdrive in the following flickr user groups:
Nikon DSLR
Nikon D80 Users
Nikon Digital
thank you
Bryan Pereira
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
General Enquiry: The ultimate cool
Ever so often a product comes down the pike that is just superb. Today I received such a product from you in my Hyperdrive. It is sturdy, well built, extremely functional and easy to use. The instruction manual is well written, informative and very helpful. I am very impressed with this device. It really satisfies a need I have to dump pictures from my CF and SD cards when I'm traveling. Very excited to carry it with me to the Galapagos Islands in 2 weeks for a vacation trip
W Kirt Nichols, MD
Dept of Surgery
University of Missouri Hospital
Columbia, Missouri USA
Comments: HyperDrive SPACE !!
Just wanted to let you guys know that your product rocks !!
I took it on a month long holiday and it really helped me backup my memory card.
It truly is a great product and it's definitely going everywhere with me on my travels.
Cheers !!
Sanjay Chadha
London, United Kingdom
I just got the device, and it's great. This device is going to be tremendous for traveling photographers. My uploads take less than a minute, and I don't have to worry about charging it every night at a hostel. Every couple of months I go away for a few weeks traveling the world, and this device will finally free me from having to lug around my laptop or rely on my ipod to save my pictures and free up my memory cards. The Ipod is useless when compared to this device for storage, simply because with the Ipod you cant upload more than a 100 raw pictures before the battery is dead. With this you can upload a 100Gbs before you have to even think of charging it. Trust me charging a $400 Ipod in hostels and shared accommodations overnight, every night is not something that helps towards your sleep.
I'm really looking forward to using this device even more as it has tremendous potential.
And I cant say enough about the customer service. I was upgraded to UPS next day by noon for free. Now I can actually take this device on the trip tomorrow. You guys are great and you have a great product. I'll be watching to see what you come up with next.
Mohammed Hashim
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
I have just received my HD SPACE. Thank you so much for upgrading the
shipping to ensure it reached me in time. Looks fantastic and does what
it's supposed to do very well. Looking forward to taking it to India in
a few days.
Simon Proctor
Middlesex, United Kingdom
Just got my Hyperdrive SPACE today. Great customer service: the company was nice enough to upgrade my shipping to UPS Next Day to make sure I get it before my trip. Been testing it at home. Nice solid feel. Fast file transfers from my Sandisk Extreme III. Easy USB connection to my laptop. Formatting can now be done without the need for additional downloads - as I saw on other threads for the older model. Works similarly to in-camera formatting of cards.
Eric Santos
Atlanta, Georgia USA
I received the Hyperdrive and I find it marvelous. I will recommend it to
anyone.
Thanks for your efficiency, merry Christmas and happy new year!
Gérard Berry
France
Comments: Very satisfied with HD80
Just wanted to let you know that I used my HD80 while on vacation in Vietnam recently, and it performed flawlessly. I transferred in excess of 2500 Raw images from my Olympus E-500 and was delighted upon my arrival home 3 weeks later to find all of my data was intact.
Thanks for creating a product that truly lives up to all of the claims.
Best regards
Gordon Warlow
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
I have purchased a Hyperdrive HD80 case from your store few days ago.
It had arrived yesterday right on time as scheduled. I would like to thank you
very much and to tell you that I have enjoyed buying from you.
Your responses to my inquiries about the products were quick and useful.
The order process was easy and the shipping out from your side was swift.
I will surely recommend you to everyone of my friends who might need one of your products.
Thank you very much,
Elia Rechtman
Israel
First of all let me say that I have never had better or faster service from any company. My Hyperdrive was delivered to me free of shipping charges (California to Ontario Canada)...that included UPS brokerage fees and duties prepaid by your company. You sent it out on a Wednesday evening and it was here by noon the next day. Phenomenal! I am still gasping! As for the Hyperdrive itself, it is a gem of the first magnitude. Wow! It is fast both to download the contents of my memory card and it is super fast uploading to my computer. It is simple to use and it is built with great care and quality. Strong like a brick but light enough to clip to my belt!! I am looking forward to my vacation in beautiful British Columbia later in the Spring...no need to buy more memory cards now that I have my trusty HD80 40 GB Hyperdrive. Thank you so much for this very Professional Storage Device! It rocks!
Best regards L J Mitchell Ontario, Canada
Just wanted to tell you how much I've enjoyed having the Hyperdrive here in Torino for the Olympics. It was the perfect solution for me as my laptop didn't have nearly the hard drive capacity for the pictures I was taking with my EOS 20D. I wrote a little review: http://goeurope.about.com/od/photographytips/gr/hyperdrive_HD80.htm Great product. Thanks! James Martin Clearlake, California USA
Just received my HyperDrive HD80 (100Gb version) yesterday. It's incredible! Does what it says like lightning! I dumped almost 500MB from a 2GB SanDisk Ultra II in 12-15 seconds! And the thumbnails pop up onto my laptop faster than accessing the CF card alone. Great product! I'll make sure I tell everyone I know about it! Tom Hodge Denver, North Carolina USA
I received my HD80 at 11:15am today, before noon, as promised. From California to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 15 hours. I am blown away. I only had to pay an $8 CDN GST charge to UPS. This is the best online shopping experience I think I've had. I tried the unit out briefly, and it is very fast and easy to use. The build quality is also excellent. I am so far very pleased with the product, shipping, and customer service and will recommend this product to my friends. Feel free to add this email to your testimonials page. Thank you! Andrew Berg Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Today I received my Hyperdrive and its a real great device I have already begun to use it and its everything I expected after reading all the positive reviews. Bart Gees Utrecht, Netherlands
I received my 40GB HD80 unit today. The unit is great, smaller than I expected and seems very well built.
Normal copies seem to go great, 2:26 to copy my 40x Lexar card is way faster than my old Mindstor Digital Wallet. Andrew McDonald Odessa, Missouri USA
Just a short note to let you know that I received my HD80. Shipping was FAST and so is the drive!! Put me down as a satisfied customer!! Patrick Sandham Wichita, Kansas USA
I got the HD80 today and very please with the unit, as well as your excellent service. I will recommend your company highly to my fellow photographers. Francisco Tan Photography Los Angeles, California USA
Ordered one last December 26 and got it today, December 29. Awesome product and very helpful customer service. I charged the battery for 4 hours and tried to copy 1G Lexar, wow, very quick. Thanks Hyperdrive. Narciso Galinato Kent, Washington USA
I have to put a plug in for Daniel, I met him earlier this week when I picked up my HD80 in person. He's an honest business man and a nice guy. My limited experience with the HD80 leads me to feel it's going to be a great tool. Tech support from Daniel has been as good as it gets too... Dennis Dunio San Jose, California USA
Just a note to tell you how much I like my new HyperDrive. Placed the order last Wed. night and had it in my hands Friday afternoon. Thanks for the free speedy shipping. Used it over the Christmas weekend and it's worked great. You have a great product, and I'll certainly spread the word. Brian Wiegand Euless, Texas USA
Your customer service is excellent -- answered my ordering questions last night "after hours" within minutes of submitting my inquiry!! thanks very much! I'll look forward to receiving my unit... Richard Harolde Capitola, California USA
Just received my Hyperdrive all the way down here in Trinidad only a few days after ordering it. Thanks for your excellent service. I really appreciate the efficiency and professionalism of your company.
This is a really well conceptualized product - power is long lasting and uses standard AA batteries or rechargeables (supplied); the hard disc size is generous (100GB in my version); usage is simple; no unnecessary gimmicks. Very professional all round. Happy paying customer David Plummer Trinidad and Tobago
Today in the morning I have received this device! I am immensely happy!!! Today I test my HD80. I delighted! It is wonderful device! In 1'40" my 1 Gb photos was copied in HDD (+20" for verification?) My previous digital album makes it for 24minutes! I dreamed of such device. I wished to buy CompactDrive, and now i have real HYPERDRIVE! All is simply and wonderful! Many thanks for individual care about one poor photographer from Moscow :) Rustem Sharipov Moscow, Russia
I'm from germany and I received mine 3 days after HyperDrive received the money from paypal. So in 3 days from Ca to germany (cologne) for free. I think this is really great. And with UPS you always know where your packet is at any time. Wolfgang Dähne Cologne, Germany
Thanks to all of you for all your help & patience in responding to me.... I was a bit worried because unfortunately I deal a lot with German suppliers…..that obviously are managed by German personnel….most ship thru DHL (did someone say “inefficient”? J) to get them to ship something urgently, or on time….is a nightmare. Thank goodness your assistance so far is sooooo better & different…
Thanks Valerie, thanks all the staff at Hyperdrive....please keep up the good work! Joseph Farrugia Malta, EU
I will vouch for their prompt delivery.. I ordered mine from California and it was delivered to Miami in no time.. great product... great company... Michael Fullana Miami, Florida USA
Hi all - if you're wondering about service and shipping (free!) from Sanho, fear not! An email query was answered immediately, and I've just received my 40 GB version here in New Zealand, express mail with tracking number, well-packaged and in perfect condition. Bruce Cathro New Zealand
Very good service Once again thank you very much for your help. I really can not believe the incredible experience. Your company will be an example of how to exceed the customers expectations in my classes at George Washington University. Have a great holiday season and best wishes in the coming year. Joseph Bode Baltimore, Maryland USA
Very good service. Ordered late Friday, shipped on Saturday and I just got it today (Monday). I also asked for card cover plate for my PD7X and they shipped 2 of them for no extra cost. Eastgear charges $1. Also, I guess, because payment is made to Sanho which is out of state company and Hyperdrive is located in CA I did not get charge any tax. $149 including shipping. Eugene Powers Encino, California USA
Ok thanks, so far I like it a lot. It is so much better built than the Tripper which literally fell apart when I took the hard disk out. this is so much better and faster..that devise is so fast! Daniella Theoret Los Gatos, California USA
I received my Hyperdrive HD80 (100GB) on Monday, December 5th, 2005, and I am extremely pleased with both the service and the product. I am very impressed with both the quality of service from Hyperdrive, and the quality and operation of the product. :) Mike Flanagan Denver, Colorado USA
Hi, I just purchased an HD80 and love it already. Well I ran a test tonight of the battery life and transfer speed, and I gotta say...the batteries last FOREVER. -Transfer time for 1GB Ultra II card (949MB, 360 Files): 1:45 flat -Battery life: FOREVER...well, technically 85GB worth of data.
Conclusion: I would STRONGLY recommend this device if you're looking for a PSD. I haven't used any other devices, but for the price and performance I couldn't ask for anything more. There are PSD's out there with displays, but they're more expensive, and have more that can go wrong.
Ben Udkow Oakland, California USA
Hi.. My HD80 Hyperdrive arrived tonight (a 60Gb Hitachi 5400 rpm drive arrived yesterday). I popped in the drive (easy as can be), plugged the Hyperdrive in, formatted the disk drive and inserted a card. 2 minutes later about 800Mb were copied. I then hooked up the USB and transferred the files to the computer (very fast). This thing is great. What I wanted to comment on was how amazed I am that everything I needed was included in this package. The screwdriver, car charger, AC charger, rechargeable double-A's and a USB cable. All I can say is well done, I will be singing your praises every opportunity I get. Warren Benson Honolulu, Hawaii USA
I just got my HD80. I must say that I was just a bit hesitant earlier on, but I am very well pleased. It came 3 days after I ordered it, just as they said it would. And it comes with everything at no extra cost - free shipping, a free set of 2500 mAh batteries, the car charger, and even a screw driver to use to install your own hard drive! And mine must already have the new 2.1 firmware, because I inserted my 1 GB SanDisk memory stick, then turned on the power, and it started up, and copied the contents without me having to do a single thing. I didn't even format the hard drive I used. I had a 20 GB Toshiba from an older device that would not read my 1 GB SanDisk memory sticks, and it was already formatted FAT32, so it just worked as it was. And the HD80 is FAST. The memory stick was only about 1/4 full (250 MB), but it only took about 40 seconds or so to copy. My old one would take about 5 minutes to copy a mere 128 MB, and the battery would only last long enough to copy about 4 or 5 128 MB memory sticks. So I am completely satisfied with the HD80. If any of you are hesitating, waiting for something, then wait no longer - order one. Dan Broadhead Salt Lake City, Utah USA
just received mine on Saturday, it shipped from California... just as advertised....great psd... Michael Fullana www.creativeedgephoto.com Miami, Florida USA
Got my HD80 today as stated, Thank you. I must say I like the unit. I'd say I am 100% satisfied if the screws and HD bracket are a notch higher in quality and align better. But no big deal as the HD installation won't happen too often. Wang Yadong Mableton, Georgia USA
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