Very neat idea, to be sure, for a Marmite eater! <g> Save me from buying a number of extra 512 Mb Xd, CF and SD backup cards for the cameras. . . For me, the 10 GB iPod would be perfect!
keith Cotty wrote: > > On 8/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > >> Here's a thought, instead of getting a portable HD which has moving > >> parts, get yourself an iPod. 20 GB will run you $400. You can buy an > >> adapter that will read media cards (Belkin media card adapter runs > >> $100). Now you have a portable musics system, are able to download > >> your pictures from CF cards, and from my understanding there are no > >> movable parts inside of these things. > > > >Apple would disagree with you. > > > >According to the main apple web site, the iPod contains either > >a 10, 20 or 40 gb hard drive. > > > >Think about it: a 1 GB solid-state compact flash card costs $200 or > >so - a 2GB over twice that. Is it really likely that apple can sell > >you an order of magnitude more solid-state memory for that price? > > The iPod contains a hard drive, but can indeed be used to store images: > > 'Save a bundle on memory cards the next time you take your digital camera > with you on vacation. When your card is full, simply transfer the images > to your iPod via the handy Belkin Media Reader . The 40GB iPod holds > 20,000 images (the equivalent of 160 256MB memory cards), the 20GB iPod > holds 10,000 (80 cards) and the 10GB model holds 5,000 (40 cards). ' > > <http://www.apple.com/ipod/> > > Cheers, > Cotty
