---
title: Eye-Fi Pro X2 8GB
date: 2011-07-11 10:21:37
permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2011/07/11/eye-fi-pro-x2-8gb/
author: Lester Chan
categories:
  - Storage
tags:
  - 8GB
  - Amazon
  - Class 6
  - Eye-Fi
  - Eye-Fi Pro
  - SD Card
  - SDHC
---

Got the [Eye-Fi Pro X2 8 GB](http://www.eye.fi/products/prox2) from [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002UT42UI) for US$91.49 together with my [Cocoon Grid-It](https://lesterchan.net/blog/2011/07/10/cocoon-grid-it/). Shipping cost US$21.46 in total.

The Eye-Fi is not officially sold in Singapore so you have to either get it from resellers who bought it overseas or you get it directly from Amazon. The Eye-Fi Pro X2 8 GB cost about S$160 when you get it from resellers in Singapore, it is more expensive, but you do not need to wait 1 to 2 weeks for it as normally they got ready stock. Amazon is cheaper but you have to wait 2 weeks (in my case) for it.

Eye-Fi is essentially a SD Card with wireless capability. Paired with a 3G Modem Router like the [Huawei MiFi E585](https://lesterchan.net/blog/2010/12/01/huawei-mifi-e585/), the card will automatically upload photos to Facebook/Flickr/YouTube immediately after taking each shot wherever you go.

Do note that you need to setup your Eye-Fi card using the software provided to configure your login credentials to those sites as well as album names.

![Box Front](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6016/5919124692_dceb0201f1_z.jpg)

![Box Back](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6135/5919136688_0a35bb62bd_z.jpg)

![Box Contents](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6005/5919256034_9383d74b25_z.jpg)

![Eye-Fi With Eye-Fi USB Card Reader](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6150/5919256050_3d6c860882_z.jpg)

![Eye-Fi Pro X2 8GB](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6143/5919256052_1da0119549_z.jpg)

Setting up Eye-Fi on my MacBook Pro is pretty straightforward, insert the Eye-Fi card into the given Eye-Fi USB Card Reader and insert the reader into the MacBook Pro USB port and run the installer.

![Setup Eye-Fi On Mac](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6127/5919197120_8649cc65a6_z.jpg)

![Setup Eye-Fi On Mac](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6012/5919196246_2105d17e02_z.jpg)

Once it is done, it will prompt you to update your Eye-Fi Center. Once that is done, Eye-Fi Helper will open and ask you to setup your Eye-Fi Center account.

You can setup all your options including sharing options, wireless options in the Eye-Fi Center.

![Eye-Fi Helper](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/5919195574_67b7b17083_z.jpg)

There is a difference between inserting the SD card directly into the MacBook Pro SD Card Slot and via the Eye-Fi USB Card Reader. I recommend the later one as when I insert into the SD Card Slot I can’t get Eye-Fi Helper to pass the network outgoing connections test (in order to create the account) and when I launch Eye-Fi Center it keeps hanging.

The Eye-Fi Center is written in Adobe AIR and when I launch the Eye-Fi center without plugging in my Eye-Fi card, my Eye-Fi Center will just hang and my Mac will show the spinning beach ball.

![Eye-Fi Center](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6128/5918608775_214dc749eb_z.jpg)

![Eye-Fi Center Settings](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6137/5918628061_ecd3e91cdd_z.jpg)

Do check out the extensive screenshots I taken on the Eye-Fi Center in the gallery below.

[![A](https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6016/5919124692_dceb0201f1_c.jpg "A Flickr gallery by Lester Chan (@lesterchan)")](https://www.flickr.com/photos/lesterchan/albums/72157627029568935 "A Flickr gallery by Lester Chan (@lesterchan)")