Thanks Mark. Yes, 6 to 12 gigs per charge is inadequate. I didn't notice that on my quick read through. The Compactdrive sounds good. I may start shooting some weddings. If I do, I'll probably want a storage device. Paul On May 12, 2007, at 12:03 PM, Mark Cassino wrote:
> Paul Stenquist wrote: >> This looks good: >> http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx? >> Prodid=11213641&cm_mmc=BCEmail_203-_-Focus-_-26-_- >> WolverineFlashPac_BCEmail_203 >> >> Anyone have experience with this unit? >> Paul >> > I don't have experience with the Wolverine, but evaluated it and > decided > on the Compact Drive PD70x instead. > > For me the determining factor was the battery. Like my old X's drive - > the Wolverine has an internal rechargeable battery, and once it dies > that's it for transfers in the field (unless you come up with an > external battery back - which I ultimately wound up doing.) > > The likn you sent says that it will transfer 6 - 12 gigs per charge - > which is marginal for my needs. The Compact Drive uses rechargeable AA > batteries. It has a built in charger so you can have the advantage of > alway shaving a fresh charge, but if the batteries were to die you > could > pop in another set and keep going. The compact drive claims up to 80 > gigs transfer per charge - I've never tested that and it would have to > be dependent on the amperage of the AA rechargeables in use. > > IIRC, the PD70x also had a faster card to drive transfer speed. My > faster 2 gig SD cards transfer in something like 6-8 minutes. But the > Compact Drive is something like $50 - 75 more expensive. > > I _think_ that the Wolverine is a Vosonic Drive re-labelled. Similarly > the Compactdrive is also sold as the Hyperdrive (or something like > that.) > > - MCC > > -- > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, Michigan > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
