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« on: July 17, 2006, 18:25 »
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Anyone have any experience or recomendations with portable media storage.

I have been thinking about the epson r-2000 or wolverine mvp


« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2006, 18:38 »
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I actually bought an Archos mini Gmini 400 as a MP3/movie player which has a compact flash card reader built in (now I just use it as portbale hard drive for photos). Only problem was once when I filled the hard drive up to full capacity a few files got corrupted. There are cheaper alternatives but the idea is a good one especially if you are going on a trip, you can transfer files on the hoof as well.

Unless you have pocket fulls of 2 GB cards and obviously a laptop and CD/DVD burner is safer but a darn site more bulky.

I would recommend something with a colour screen so you can see if the files are really there, if you could move the files about that would be good as the screen won't show you any faults but you will get an idea of how the thumbnail is going to look.

« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2006, 18:41 »
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i use one touch external hard drive...just press one button on drive and you whole computer or what ever you setup is backed up....

Melissa

« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2006, 02:53 »
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I have a cheap portable storage device (PSD).  It has two buttons (on/off and copy).  The screen only tells battery status, HD remaining and shows status of the copy. 

It is very handy when travelling but I am always scared that the photos ahven't copied (never happened though).

It is a 40gig version and I have used it up to 10gig a on a couple of trips.  I only have 1 1g card (and a small backup) so I just copy the card each night and go out with a new card in the morning. It takes about 10 minutes but I shower for twice as loong as this normally so it is never an issue for me, though if I filled a card within a day, I would have to go have a coffee while it did its job.  I would never use it while moving as the HD is spinning, there would be a chance of corruption.

At the time I bought, it was the cost of a 1gig card so I though it was more effective than buying lots of compact flash.

« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2006, 03:04 »
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i use one touch external hard drive...just press one button on drive and you whole computer or what ever you setup is backed up....

Melissa


i was thinknig of things to download pictures out in 'the field'.
I agree that a little lcd screen could be valuable in checknig if the photos are there,but it sure boosts the price quite a bit.
Ability to change batteries is also valuable to me as I want it to be able to copy many GB of data (read 20-40) before I am back to civilation.

Wolverine
Epson p-2000

These two I am eyeing up so far... but just not sure if the lcd screen is really neccesary.

« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2006, 03:25 »
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Not sure if any of these new fangled devices takes AA batteries or equilavent (I doubt it), the best you can hope for is to buy one of their batteries. I know most portbable MP3 players with hard drives have theri own Li-Ion battery which is sealed inside the unit which is susceptible to the memory effect (less power each time you charge) and really useful where you are in the middle of nowhere with no power sockets about.

A colour LCD will eat the batteries but obviously writing to a hard disc won't help.

So where are you going on your grand trip? How long for? Who will look after the forum in your absence?

« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2006, 03:45 »
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he he :)

The trip is just a one day event.. so i trust you all to keep things sane here.
The shoot is a triathalon.  the reason i need extra memory room is the organizers want images throughout the entire event... which lasts 20 horus.  There could be quite a few clicks in that time.

Yeah, it seems that all the players have their own Li-ion battery, however in the epson p -2000 you can at least easily take it out to charge it... whereas on the wolverine it is meant to stay in there, however you canbuy an extra battery as well (it is just a pain to change.)
There is also this unit - Hyperdrive which takes AA batteries.  No lcd display.. but i haven't figured out if i really the lcd display yet.

« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2006, 07:32 »
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I read good reviews for the hyperdrive when I was looking as it is very quick (2min per gig compared to my 8min per gig).  I couldn 't find it in teh UK though so when for an easier option.

« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2006, 08:28 »
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I have a portable drive but I got it several years ago and things have drastically improved since then.  I still use mine as it is sufficient, it is just incredible slow compared to current drives.  I went backpacking for a week and wanted a cache and it worked well.  As far as a battery backup try this.  Most internal batteries on these hard drives are 9.6V.  The external power source is usually 12V.  Take a cheap AA 8 pack battery case ($.99 at Radio Shack) and find the right connector in their bins. (Some assembly might be required) Now you have an external battery case that can either charge your interal battery or run straight off the battery pack.  At least mine does.  Then you don't have to worry about their internal batteries and it can use the same batteries as your flash (AA). 

Mark

« Reply #9 on: August 08, 2006, 13:48 »
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Leaf Did you ever get a portable hard drive for your photos? As I may need one of these myself.

I quite liked the sound of the Wolverine 60GB for $350 though I noticed from the specs if you wrote 20GB to the harddrive it would drain the battery in one go so sounds like you better be plugged in at the end of the day for file transfers.

« Reply #10 on: August 08, 2006, 14:04 »
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no i didn't end up working that sports weekend so i didn't by a storage device.

I had decided however that i would go for the epson.  It cost a little more, but I also do real estate photography.  If i took the epson drive along, I could show the images without using a laptop. 


 

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