Belkin Responds to iPod Media Reader Concerns

wtf does that mean. slow is slow. i guess slow is okay if the images are smaller? i suppose we get our beer faster if our mugs are smaller too huh?

its half-assed stuff like this that will ruin a product.

people who NEED this are people who shoot lots of large photos. full speed transfers are necessary for them.

for casual people, this may be good, but a casual person prolly does not need 10-40GB of photo storage space.

i know there are alternatives to an ipod as a storage device, but there is no reason it can't go full speed.

Hmm, I wonder if these crappy non apple peripherals are just a stop gap.

This unwillingness to produce more sophisticated products rather than a conspicuous kludge could be an indicator that Apple might be going to enhance the iPod itself or perhaps make their own peripherals, and Belkin doesn't want to invest heavily in a short term market.

It seems odd that Apple haven't branded their own microphone at least, despite the fact that the whole concept of detachable and easily misplaced peripherals probably runs counter to their design ethos with the ipod.

Maybe the real reason there is no Apple Mic is because they are building one into the next revision.

That won't help much with the card reader, but what about a direct camera connection through the usb/firewire connector, and the software to go with it (imagecapture lite?) - that sounds more like Apple than a slab of white plastic almost a big as the iPod and ugly as my *ss!

I want something that transfer files pretty quickly and thats what I wanted from Belkin..maybe someone will make a faster one.

Am planning on a 1st quarter 2004 iPod purchase. I was also planning on getting this accessory simply because I'm a major shutterbug. But 300KB/S? With an average pict being about 2.5MB in size and 40 picts per card? Screw that. I'll keep my computer and my PCMCIA adabter with me. Too slow. WAY to slow. :mad:

Most compact flash cards are at 1-2GB but if it takes over hr to download to my iPod I'd rather just buy another 1GB compact flash card. I want firewire 400 or 800 transfer rates!!!

Originally posted by ITR 81
Most compact flash cards are at 1-2GB but if it takes over hr to download to my iPod I'd rather just buy another 1GB compact flash card. I want firewire 400 or 800 transfer rates!!!

ummm... sorry to burst your bubble, but most cf cards are prolly 32mb, maybe even 16mb.

Originally posted by ITR 81
Most compact flash cards are at 1-2GB but if it takes over hr to download to my iPod I'd rather just buy another 1GB compact flash card. I want firewire 400 or 800 transfer rates!!!

Yeah, but can those memory cards be read at FW speeds? Doubtful

I believe what the previous poster was sayin is that he can get CF cards that are as large as 1-2GB.

Since I am an aviaton photographer, I need speed. I was looking into upgrading my 2G iPod up to 3G so I can use such an attachment. The speed of this device, or lack thereof, does not work for the people it was intended for. People who need 10-40 GB of storage that pay $100 for a reader will not accept 300Kbps. Sorry Belkin, you are losing big sales. Hopefully Apple opens the door on 4G iPods.:)

I just don't see the point of these anyway..
why do I need this? I can spend that money on another 256mb card..

I really doubt most ipod owners will get to the point where they burn up the 256 MB's of memory..

true it is nice for peoploe who have a 16, or 32 MB card.. but with the price of memory recently.. why not just buy a 256 MB card for the same price of this reader..

it was a dumb idea.