Hello Shel, These are the same basic thing as the old CompactDrives, of which I have and use one. I think these have been upgraded on the power supply issue so they are better than the CompactDrives. That being said, I am more than happy with mine. I have a 60gb version. My reasons for it are based upon speed of download and battery life. The way you want to measure these devices is based on speed and total megabytes downloaded per battery charge. The CompactDrive was always one of-if not the fastest- at downloads and the amount downloaded per battery set was among the highest.
If I replace mine sometime, I will probably get another. I was not looking for a laptop solution as I have two laptops already. I wanted something that could be taken for a long session (wedding or the like) or for a short trip where I really wouldn't be spending the time each night to review pictures. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, September 4, 2006, 4:55:23 PM, you wrote: >>From an Archos review: SB> "There's not much to say about the Archos AV500's photo features, which SB> don't extend much beyond basic slide-show capabilities. If you remember to SB> pack both the USB cable for your camera (or a USB memory-card reader) and SB> the adapter cable for the AV500, you can download and view photos--a handy SB> remedy for overfilled memory cards. The AV500 displays only JPEG and BMP SB> images, though it can still download other file types, such as TIFF and SB> raw." SB> Seems that you can't DL directly from the card. PITA Plus, there's no SB> indication that the player can show embeded JPEG files. I doubt that it SB> can since it's not really designed for image storage, and if it can't, the SB> screen is useless and worthless to a photographer. Also, I couldn't find SB> any indication of download and transfer speed or estimated battery life. SB> Overall, based on what I know, I'd not be interested nor would I suggest it SB> as a good option for the needs of a photographer, especially one shooting SB> RAW. SB> I don't know how important a screen and viewer are v speed, light weight, SB> portability, battery life, and capacity. SB> Shel SB> "The smallest feline is a masterpiece" - Leonardo da Vinci >> [Original Message] >> From: John Francis >> I'd have thought that if you were planning a trip without a laptop, >> a device such as this (with no review screen) would be less attractive. >> If I were to consider spending a few hundred dollars on more portable >> storage I'd consider the Epson Image Tanks others here seem to like, >> or the Archos AV 500 I saw the other day with a very nice-looking 4" >> screen (not to mention it's big brother, the AV 700). >> Shel Belinkoff wrote: >> > I don't want to carry around a laptop, but, in any case, my inquiry is SB> on >> > behalf of a friend. By the time I'm ready to take a trip where SB> there'll be >> > a need for storage such as this, my situation and needs may have SB> changed - >> > and a laptop could be a good option - or technology and products may SB> have >> > moved forward some, offering other, more useful possibilities. >> http://hyperdrive.com/shop/index.php >> Would anyone who's used this care to comment on it? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
