Here is a cheap alternative.
Buy a SD USB reader, that doubles as a USB thumb drive.
It has a slot in the back where you plug the SD card into it and then
you plug it into your system like a Thumb drive.
Slick and nice.
I bought one for my lap top when I travel as I do not have a built in
SD reader and do not want to have to worry about the RIGHT cable for
the camera.
Oh they are also CHEAP!
Stewart
At 09:37 PM 11/30/2007, you wrote:
I have decided to give my college-age daughter a Canon
point-and-shoot camera for Xmas. She has a Macbook Pro (15 inch?)
laptop and a PC desktop that she intends to give to her younger
sister because she doesn't use the PC any more.
My question is: does the Macbook Pro have a built-in SD or SDHC
flash card reader? This is what the Canon camera uses. Looking at
the Canon USA web site, it says that
Canon is conducting compatibility tests for the current versions of
Canon digital imaging software with the shipping versions of Mac OS
X 10.4 [Tiger]. Results will be posted soon. For now, Canon is not
claiming compatibility with Mac OS X 10.4
So, should I buy also a USB card reader for the camera?
Second question:
She got the Macbook Pro last September. Would getting an external
USB or IEEE 1394 hard drive be beneficial for backup (i.e., would
the Mac OS automatically back up like I've heard when an external
hard drive is connected? (There is a name for this, but I can't think of it.)
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
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Prince of Peace
Ozark, AL SL 82
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