WARNING - MCE Quickstream DV/DV firewire harddisk Hi there, I just want to warn you about MCE Quickstream DV/HDV Firewire harddisk. I've got mine about 2 months ago. I've ordered th belt clip as well, but never got that. I've tried to contact them by email a few times, but no answer. Their customer support is inexistent. About three weeks ago, while I was recording, the recording process stopped suddenly (the red Recording LED was off, the Green LED was on). When I pressed the REC button on the harddrive to start recording again - nothing happened. I've tried switching off and on the camcorder and the harddrive, but with no success. When I got home I've connected the harddrive to my computer. No problem there, and the video files up to the moment the recording process stopped were there and in good condition. I've copied those files onto my computer, connected the harddrive to my camcorder, but still no recording function - the green LED was on and not blinking, so the hdd was in sync with the camcorder. I've connected it back to the computer, and replaced the file named "project" (from Movie folder) with a backup copy I've saved on my computer harddisk (I've copied everything from the Quickstream into my computer the day I've got it). When I've reconnected it to the camcorder the recording function started to work again. And it did so until few days ago when back to my computer again, all the video files I thought I had on my Quickstream were corrupted and with some funny names. And no way it would allow me to copy them onto my computer harddisk. Connected back to the camcorder, did a few recording tests, and when connected back to my computer, there they are - the last video with tests that is, not the videos I needed, that were still corrupted. Tried a few harddrive recovery software, with no success, only at some stage I remember one recovery program found a lot of JPEG files that could have been recovered. WHAT? JPEGs? I've never used the Quickstream for anything else other than recording AVI files with my camcorder. So, there I am now, the owner of a 1000 euro brand new piece of garbage, with a corrupted harddrive, and with no support from the manufacturer. I've tried to repair the harddisk, of course, I even tried to connect another harddisk, and guess what - no success. So, after a short period of life in heaven - I must agree that when the Quickstream used to work, my workflow was considerably easier - now there's nothing I can really think I could do with it, rather than put it in the bin and give you a warning. There would be more short unplesant stories I could share with you in relation to this piece of crap, but this last one (above) would be the cherry on the top. Good luck to you all! |