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Epson P4000 80GB Multimedia Storage Drive Viewer Audio/Video
The Epson P-4000 has what you need to store and share thousands of photos, videos, music and more - anytime, anywhere. Ready when you are, it features a high-capacity 80GB hard drive, so you can...read more
$799.99
$295.00
$295.00
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Product Features
- Share your favorite photos, videos and music anytime, anywhere without a computer
- High capacity 80GB hard drive to quickly save images on the spot
- Large 3.8-inch LCD with convenient zoom capability displays photos, videos and more
- Built-in card slots support CompactFlash I/II and Secure Digital memory cards
- Connects to TVs or projectors with optional cable; Windows and Mac compatible
Product Description
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The Epson P-4000 has what you need to store and share thousands of photos, videos, music and more - anytime, anywhere. Ready when you are, it features a high-capacity 80GB hard drive, so you can download and save images from your camera, memory card or computer, wherever life takes you. And, it couldn't be easier to share images on-the-spot. A large 3.8 LCD with Epson Photo Fine technology means your friends and clients will see every vivid detail in brilliant clarity and color.With the Epson P-4000, the perfect companion to any digital camera, you'll enjoy the freedom of true multimedia portability. In fact, you can easily download or transfer files - all without a PC! Just slip your CompactFlash or Secure Digital memory card into the built-in card slots. The Epson P-4000 even supports additional memory cards with an optional third-party adapter. If you choose to use a computer, simply connect the Epson P-4000 to your computer using the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface. It's all right at your fingertips with this compact device. You can easily save important photos or your favorite videos and music. Best of all, with the large capacity hard drive, you can store thousands of files!The Epson P-4000 also has an intuitive menu that makes it easy to organize files, so you can quickly access or view them. This full-featured product does it all, including direct printing to select Epson ink jet printers. Whatever your agenda, the Epson P-4000 offers the ideal on-the-go solution. ....read more
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Product Details
Brand: EpsonModel: B31B179011
UPC: 010343856622
Product Code: B31B179011
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Be Careful with Future Upgrade Capacity of the P-4000
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
In general, I have always been impressed with the Epson P-4000. Solid performer and great screen. Long battery life.
There are a couple of issues which force me to look elsewhere to replace my current unit.
The card reading is extremely slow. This has not been a major issue because I use it for backup only so I rarely need to look at the files transferred from the card quickly.
The absolute over riding negative issue for me is that the unit will only read up to 2 GB SD cards. This was fine when we only had cards with up to 2 GB. I bought a couple of 4 GB cards for my Nikon D 90 and the P-4000 will not read the cards.
I checked with Epson and they indicate that there is no plan for Epson to provide fixes for this problem.
As a result, I would really encourage folks who are looking at this or other Epson Storage Drives that the unit will be able to read the cards they use currently and anticipate using in the near future.
In my case, I have only been able to use the P-4000 for two years and now it is of no use to me. This was an expensive mistake and will not buy other Epson units because they take this limited upgrade policy.
If you just need field backup of SD Cards there are far better alternatives available at far better pricing.
Problem with WA compact flash cards
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
Epson has admitted to me that all their storage devices have problems with loading WA cards e.g. Lexar 133x, Told to watch for a fix.
Unimaginably slow
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I use a Canon 5D and shoot RAW. The files are 12-15 megs each, so they eat up the 8GB of flash fairly quicky. I got this viewer for a trip so I could in effect have 10 8-gig flash cards of backup. On the very first transfer I realized I can’t live with it — it took this device 2.5 hours (!) to import the photos. Once the data was in, the battery was nearly dead.
When viewing files, it takes maybe 15 seconds to populate one screen (about 12 thumbnails) with data. Until that happens the thumbnail slots are blank, so you can’t quickly find what you need. Even once cached, it takes several seconds to draw a screenful of thumbnails. For a dedicated device the size of my camera, I expect it to be at least as fast! Instead, it’s lethargic. To import 22 RAW files, it took more than 5 minutes — 14 seconds per photograph, or less than 1MB/sec. What is it doing with all that time?
When viewing RAW files, it only shows the JPEG ewmbedded in the RAW file, so you get no zoom at all. For that, you have to select Jpeg+Raw in the camera, which is a feature I avoid, because it results in twice as many files on my computer, and nearly half the space on the card. I tried that mode, and of course the Epson now takes twice as long to build the thumbnails, and since you now see two identical thumbnails instead of one, you lose half the screen. One thumbnail is zoomable, the other isn’t. What Epson should have done is detect that there are two files with the same name, but different extensions — .cr2 and .jpg, and by default displayed only the .jpg. What photographer would want it any other way?
All in all, this device is just not usable for the high volume of photographs it was designed for.
Epson P-4000 Multimedia Storage Drive
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
Once you have loaded images into the drive it works very well. The pictures are crisp and easy to see. You can organize pictures in folders which is useful but not initially intuitive to do. It gets easier with more use.
A major complaint is that the drive does NOT accomodate all cards. For instance to use a memory stick duo, you must have a CF adapter. Problem…they are very difficult to find, if you can find one! Sony has discontinued them. Some other brands are available but not in USA markets. In addition the adapters are quite expensive.
I found this misleading and problematic given one of the cameras we use.
The newer units may take care of this but at a higher initial purchase cost
Perfect For Me !!!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Love the Epson P4000. It’s perfect for me. I have been afraid of a computer crash for sometime now. So I have been backing up my photos on CD’s. Talk about taking a long, long time! I arranged in folders (just the way I wanted them) and loaded into the P4000 about 4000 pictures in about 4 hours. Everything worked just perfect, which is a very good thing for me as I am not a computer geek. I have not used it for video clips or audio and do not plan on doing so. Therefore I can not comment on the use of the P4000 for those applications. I can’t wait for my next trip as I can now pull this little gizmo out and show people I talk with my pics of Africa or Russia or China or even my little dog !!!
Very good
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This takes the place of a laptop to store my images in the field so very satisfactory. I have not had a chance to really try it out but what little I have done is very sharp and it’s easy to use. The big screen is great.
external storage for on the go people
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Has a major shortcoming for me.I telephoned Epson to ask abput the compatability with my Canon EOS Ds1.I was told that it was fully compatible. However I find that it only stores the JPEG images and not the Raw images.On the Canon EOS Ds Mark 11 it is fully compatible.
Otherwise it performed perfectly on a recent trip to the Norweegian Fjords,where I took over 1000 images,backing them up quickly even though it was only the JPEG images..it was still an insurance to have the second backup to my Laptop.
Great for storage, good for viewing
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I wanted this device as backup storage for my photos after my computer crashed and I lost most of my pictures once already. So far, this device is exactly what I needed. The LCD screen is large and beautiful. Copying and deleting large files is slow, but the P-4000 holds 80 GB so there is plenty of storage space. The biggest problem for me is that high resolution videos will not play. However, they are still stored, and therefore saved if my computer crashes, and smaller video files will play. Also, with high resolution pictures, viewing is slow. It can store as much as my computer and it yet is so small and portable. It is very simple to use with memory cards or a PC. The screens and menues are also user friendly. I love this device and I would recommend it to anyone. The only drawback is slow viewing and inability to view large video files.
Not reliable enough for photo backups on the go
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
This is a nice portable viewer but do not buy it to use to copy photos from your memory cards in the field, it is not reliable enough for that. I stored over 13 gigs of photos on it during a recent trip and two folders of over 300 photos “disappeared”. I could not view or download the photos. I thought they were lost or corrupted, but I was able to recover them using the $200 OnTrack Easy Recovery Program. Although it was the only way I would have recovered my photos, Epson later told me not to use it. I also had problems with the battery not charging within the first week and even problems running the unit on AC power. All this happened in the first month I had the unit, but Epson would not refund or replace the unit. I sent it to them for warranty service and it came back quickly with no explanation of what they did. I have no confidence I can save photos to this unit as backup, which is the reason I bought it. If you are willing to spend this much on a portable viewer, it is excellent, but if you want a reliable tool to backup photos on the go, DON’T BUY THIS EPSON P-2000 or P-4000, stick with a laptop.
Works as advertised
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Easy to use and pretty darn fast. Highly recommended for vacation trips where downloading photos each evening is a must.
Only downside is realtively short battery life. Assume you should plug in to do lots of downloading.