The one I used to use was an earlier version of this. Could be USB powered while downloading to the laptop, had rechargeable batteries and external power source as well. As a straightforward storage device, not bad. Though I never really felt comfortable until I had copied to my laptop, and I tried to avoid wiping the SD cards as long as I could so that the Hyperdrive wasn't my only copy on the day of shooting.
stan On Nov 27, 2011, at 2:16 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > I've been using HyperDrive for some 4-5 years, and I am rather happy > with it. Today, its reader part is too slow for SD cards (8 GB card > takes 40 or 50 minutes), - but still, it's nice - I can insert the card, > stick the drive in the bag, and it will do the job, while I am shooting > something else. > Plus, it verifies the copied files. > > The current version of that device is ColorSpace: > http://www.hypershop.com/HyperDrive-COLORSPACE-UDMA-Casing-Only-p/hdcsu-000.htm > It also supports image preview, and claims being much faster (2GB in 1 > minute). > > If I were buying one, - I'd buy the casing only, and buy an HDD > separately,- it would be much cheaper. > > A netbook option is also viable, - but it requires "attendance", > and it's larger in size. > > HTH, > > Igor > > > Sun Nov 27 13:12:34 EST 2011 > Christine Aguila wrote: > > Doug: I'd like to see what one of those widgets look like. Do you know > of a link to share? I don't think I've ever seen one of these. Thanks > in advance! Cheers, Christine > > > > On Nov 27, 2011, at 12:09 PM, Doug Franklin <jehosephat at > mindspring.com> wrote: > >> On 2011-11-26 2:09, Bipin Gupta wrote: >>> day. That is over 260 high resolution photos per day between the two >>> of us. We never had to bother about downloading. >> >> I always want a second copy of every photo as soon as I can make one, >> so I carry along either a laptop with external drive or one of those >> little "widgets" that has a hard drive in it and lets you copy the SD >> cards without having a separate computer. >> >> -- >> Thanks, >> DougF (KG4LMZ) > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
