Our experiences are quite different. I am personally and closely
acquainted enough with 3 other photographers to know that, collectively,
we all have owned over the past three years one micro drive and probably
about 15-20 CF cards. The micro drive died about 1-1/2 years ago when
nearly full and had to have numerous images recovered by a professional
data recovery service at the cost of many dollars. No CF cards have
ever failed... at least those used in cameras. In 2002 I put about 45
navigational displays on three Nimitz class carriers with the display
design using CF cards as a boot device for the operating system
software. As I recall there were two failures within about a year but,
after investigation, we chalked the failures up to curious young techie
sailors who had to open the boxes to see how things worked.
I have also had two hard drive failures since my first computer with a
hard drive in 1985. Both of the drive failures were when the drives
were approximately 3-4 years old. I assume I haven't had more drive
failures because I normally upgrade them at about the 3 year point. I
have never had a memory failure in any of my computers which goes back
to my original IBM PC in 1982. I've had one motherboard failure which
was limited to the loss of one IDE channel.
Chuck Norcutt
AG Schnozz wrote:
> Chuck wrote regarding the Microdrive:
>
>>I didn't say it did. I just think you're taking unnecessary
>>risks with your valuable data when the alternative is so
>>cheap and reliable.
>>But a microdrive problem will likely be a mechanical failure.
>
>
> I keep reading about how much more unreliable Microdrives are,
> but I hardly found ANY instances of microdrive failure out on
> the internet. It's easy to assume that the microdrives are
> inherently more unreliable than CF cards because of the
> mechanical nature of them, but you just don't hear about them
> failing. Even in iPODs.
>
> However, probably a majority of those who have shot
> professionally has experienced CF card failures. Go figure.
> I've also personally experienced more memory chip failures in my
> computers than hard-drive failures. Since 1986 I've had two HD
> failures and at least five memory card failures.
>
> One thing I do to preserve my Microdrive is to keep it in my
> camera all the time. I don't remove it unless absolutely
> necessary. Pinching is considered to be the number one cause of
> microdrive failure.
>
> I looked carefully at the operational G-ratings on the
> Microdrive, and felt that the risk was acceptable. But as a
> matter of course, anything that I consider vital, I shoot with
> two cameras or on two cards or on film as a backup anyway. I've
> always shot weddings this way and anything else that isn't
> repeatable.
>
> I doubt I'll get another Microdrive because of the hideous
> speed. The thing is a tub when it comes to draining the buffer.
>
> AG
>
>
>
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