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Prestigio Externo (40GB)

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List price as of Dec 8, 2003:
S$399

CNET Asia Review

By Calvin Siew

Excellent

8

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The good: Affordable; simple to use; long battery life.

The bad: No LCD screen for viewing or browsing; requires the use of adapters for other medias apart from Compact Flash and SmartMedia Card.

The bottom line: The Prestigio Externo may not look cool but it's an affordable straightforward solution as a digital storage device.

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Abysmal

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Agreed, Terrible. But is there a mod we can make to make this usable?



Rating: 1 out of 10 (Abysmal)
Pros: small size, can be powered from PC usb port.
Cons: build quality, and inability to stay connected via usb port.
Opinion:
This was a good idea, but in reality it just won't work. The firmware is screwed or something. USB drops on system boot and randomly thereafter. Actually works best in Mac OSX leopard formatted as a GUID drive for backup and booting to OSX. In windows the connection drops are maddening. Hoping someone will post a fix here...

 


One year later...



Rating: 1 out of 10 (Abysmal)
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Cons: 
Opinion:
Well, it's been a year and this product is no longer even listed on the MFG Web site, and for good reason, it's junk. The card slots no longer work and the drive still continues to haphazardly be recognized by the OS (WinXP Home SP2). There is no firmware upgrade, no support from Prestigio, no answers from support to solve problems. So basically, this drive is junk and the Cnet reviewer was way too nice. Oh well, another waste of money. However, the need for such a product at that cost for photographers is, indeed, valid--too bad Prestigio's implementation falls way below the mark.

 

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forumhound: Ha! I still have this and take out of the junk drawer occasionally when there is a need. like ...

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