[David Wheeler]

Thanks, Don. It’s exactly what I’m looking for. Cavision does not sell online, so I need to order pricing info.
Dave

[David Wheeler]

Thanks for the tip, Evan. I may try something similar.
Dave

[David Wheeler]

Thanks for the tip, Greg. I’ll try to track him down.

Dave

[David Wheeler]

I have been using the Addonics eSATA Express card 34 adapter with my ’07 MBP 17″ for several months with no problem connecting a Seagate HD. However, I could not get the express card to recognize my XDCAM flash drives. Apple said I needed to replace the express card slot which I did. Now the XDCAM flash drives read fine, but the Addonics adapter is not recognized and freezes the keypad and mouse so that I have to hard boot the laptop to unmount it. Whatever driver issues there may be, Apple may also have issues with their express card hardware.

Dave

[David Wheeler]

Apple support confirms that 1st generation MBPs have problems with their ExpressCard readers. Fortunately, I still have a couple of years left on my AppleCare. The bad news is every authorized service center I’ve talked to needs to keep the laptop AND the SxS card 3-5 business days for the repair (unless I’m willing to pay rush charges, of course!)

Thanks to everyone who replied.

Dave

[David Wheeler]

Thanks, Don. I appreciate the help.
Dave

[David Wheeler]

Thanks, Steve. Are you using the Sony ExpressCard USB card reader or a third party unit?

David Wheeler
Ft. Collins, CO

[David Wheeler]

Thanks, Don. Sony Pro Products support returned a call saying that sodium flare from glass blowing is not intense enough to damage CMOS chips. They could not recommend a manufacturer for didymium filters, however,so the filter search continues. Dave