Notebook Reviews

Not roomy enough. I expected to be able to use my Jornada with ease and have room for other papers, etc. It is too expensive, and does nothing to make my 548 more useful.

This really is a crummy product, and here's why:

- It has no fastener to close the wallet, and it won't really lay flat unless you remove the accessory cover.

- It is not padded enough to protect a PDA from anything other than scratches from carrying it in a briefcase... drop your Jornada in this and you're going to have to buy a new one.

- You have to remove the Jornada from the wallet before it can fit in a cradle, and the velcro keeps the it from fitting in the cradle firmly.

- There is only one small pocket in the front cover of the wallet for bills/cards/etc.

This product is for cosmetics, only. If you want to replace your accessory cover, I suggest getting one of the new Color Accessory covers from HPshopping.com, or the leather flip-top case (at leat it snaps shut).

Why would I want to stick velcto strips on my nice Jornada 548? The case doesn't even stay closed. I took one look at it and returned it. No thanks!

There have been many stories on the Internet about avoiding Sandisk Secure Digital cards because after using them for a short period of time, they became corrupted causing people to loose their pictures. I have a two month old 256MB Ultra II SD card that just bit the dust as well as causing me to loose everything on the card. I tried everything I could think of to revive the card, but it's stone cold dead. I've been shooting digital for nine years now and have several cameras, so I'm not a newbie. To Sandisk's credit, they are providing a prepaid FedEx label (though I still have to drive to the FedEx station), but I was told it would take 3-4 weeks before I received a new card. This is far too long to wait so I'll be looking at other brands before considering another Sandisk product.

I also have problems with this card. I used it in ZIO USB reader/writer and it didn't work. Then my camera started acting up, and finally card is not recognized in a Minolta camera. I will return it ASAP. BEWARE!

This card might be fast, but it DOES NOT WORK IN KODAK CAMERAS,
and probably others. I called KODAK, and they said it is not within spec. for digital cameras. Maybe other gear?
BEWARE ! ! If you have one, return it as defective to AMAZON.
They stand behind their products (but need to stop selling this one). Try the LEXAR 32X SD CARD from AMAZON. I hear it works.(mine will be here Monday)

The belt clip broke off the first day I used it. Need I say more.

This is pure junk. It is large and gets caught on nearly everything. The belt clip is weak and does not secure the case particularly well. Within a few days you can expect your Treo to fall off your belt and onto the floor -- several times per day! At least Belkin offers a lifetime warranty to send you another badly designed case. Spend a little extra and get a Nutshell case instead.

THE GOOD STUFF: This holder also fits the Treo 300, which is a little large than the 180 and 270 models. The clip is tight and secure and fits nicely on a belt. The swivel portion of the clip makes carrying a breeze as it allows you to position the unit according to your situation. (Sitting in the car, for example.) The velcro flap secures the Treo quite well. The leather is nice. I thought there was a flaw in it when I noticed the front had a slight bulge/crease in it, until I realized it was a pocket on the front for business cards and such. Turns out to be a nice little touch!

THE BAD STUFF: To use the Treo, you have to pull it out, thus exposing it to possible damage. The velcro is noisy when opening the flap, thus preventing discreet use. And, FINALLY, the "button" on the back that slides into the clip broke off. This renders the case useless as clip-on device. Repair would require cutting stitching from the back, inserting a new "button" and re-stitching the retaining patch of leather back onto the case.

I am now searching other options.

It is too bad it broke like this. Despite its shortcomings, it was the carry case of choice for me. My third try. Maybe it's "fourth time's a charm?"

This Fuji case has no padding and no compartments for batteries, spare memory cards, etc.
The Lowepro TX200, which is listed as a compact camcorder case, is ideal. It holds the camera snug, has a couple of small pockets, and is a much better value.

After discovering that the makers of a great camera would only offer such an inferior case, I did some more looking. What I ended up with was a Pelican case. For those not familiar with these cases stop by any camera/photo shop, and they most likely carry them. They come in many sizes and are simply an airtight, waterproof high impact plastic case with very snug fitting latches. The inside is solid soft foam that you "pluck" to fit what ever you want to store in the case. I purchased the 1300 for my Finepix 3800. The case easily holds the camera, battery charger, mini tripod, and 3 XD cards. They come in 4 or 5 colors, and can be used for almost anything you want to protect from damage.

It's only good feature is that it fits the camera like a tight glove. But...
1. It's not leather, it's black and silver vinyl, and no protective padding.
2. There are no extra pockets or room in the case for spare batteries, the USB cable, etc. You could drop a loose xD memory card inside.
3. There are no belt loops or a strap on the case. You have to use the narrow strap on the camera. Because of the openings for the strap, the case is not fully enclosed. Keep it out of the rain!

I'll take the camera with me to local stores and try to find an enclosed, padded case, with storage space and at least belt loops. I'd looked a bit before I bought this case, but because of the prominent zoom lens most digicam cases are too small.

Product was on back order too long. Had to cancel.

This sync cable does not fit the Palm M105. The product is defective! But since it cost twice as much to ship it as it did to buy it, I'm not going to return it. Don't waste your money on this one!!!

If you order this lock, you will get a totally different lock with the picture.

And you have to pay $3.95 the return charge. They don't compensate that.

Kmelectronics are TERRIBLE.

Please buy other lock.

If you order this lock from kmelectronics, you will get a totally different lock. And you have to pay the return charge $3.95. They donot compensate the return charge. kmelectronics are terrible.

Please buy order lock.

I was interested in this product until I saw there was no description for the item such as age , condition, model # accessories included or not included, software etc.
without a descritption there is little interest in this item.

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This product has major incompatibility issues!

I have tried everything to get it to work, including emailing their Tech Support. They were very nice, and responded promptly, but they were unable to help me.

According to their tech support, and I have tested and confirmed it to be true... there is only ONE configuration in which this card reader will work as expected. And that is if you hook it up as a secondary-master. I tried it, and it worked. BUT that is not a viable solution for me since my secondary master is already being used by my CD burner. (My primary IDE has two hard drives so the CD burner has to go on the secondary IDE)

In short, if you have more than the following - one hard drive and one cd drive - in your system, then this card reader will malfunction.

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If the product's concept could save it - this would have gotten 5 stars. One dongle to read your Memory Stick, Secure Digital Media, CompactFlash, SmartMedia, and IBM Microdrive cards. The produc, in reality, falls flat. It has a hard time trying to read CompactFlash cards, and it WON'T READ SmartMedia cards at all.

Support is a joke, telling me to put the card in another way (didn't help even with the media on which it WAS possible to do so). I guess the only thing I can recommend to everyone is just get a LOT of USB hubs, and run all the dongles for all the media you use - which means if you need a solution for SmartMedia, CompactFlash, SD Media, and Memory Stick, you need a card reader for EACH one of them independantly. The all in one idea of these readers just DON'T work...

Guy,

I do not recomend to purchase this product with the ES8200v because is too big to secure the camcorder. I expected to fit exactly to ensure that the camera is not going to move inside the case. This model of case is designed more for a VHS camcorder.