I assume that some of you guys are using portable harddiscs to copy the photos from your flashcards, so you don’t need 10 flashcards to store all your photos.
I want to buy such a harddisc, but I already noticed that there is a lot of choice and got a bit lost among all those different models. I’m looking for a portable harddisc that will be used solely to store pictures, so I don’t want to play any music on it or watch my pictures on a fancy color display. It needs to be battery conserving, but most importantly, it needs to be reliable. I already understanded that there are a lot of models that crashes pretty soon and that is something I don’t want to happen.
Any help on this?
By: tenthije - 6th May 2006 at 11:41
To answer my own question, which may help anyone else: I bought a Vosonic VP2160. It’s a very simple tool. Only two buttons are present: power on/off and copy. IF you insert a card (16-in-1 card reader) and press copy, it makes a new directory and duplicates the card to that directory. So any files (not only pictures) will be copied. And with a weight of 230 grams its very light. I bought it for a mere 144 euros.
Got a similar one, albeit the VP-3310. It includes a MP3 player but using it is a sure way of draining batteries. It has no display to show the photos, but considering that a display drains batterries even faster then MP3 that is a good thing!
Typically the battery will last for 2 hours or so. Tranferring a GB will take 20 or so minutes. So typically your battery should last 5 or 6 GBs. The batteries are rechargable so if you bring you charger with you there should be no problem. The size of the hard drive is your own choice. The hard drive is just a standard drive (not sure if it is desktop or laptop standard, my guess is laptop) so can be had in varying sizes and writing speeds.
By: aero - 5th May 2006 at 20:08
To answer my own question, which may help anyone else: I bought a Vosonic VP2160. It’s a very simple tool. Only two buttons are present: power on/off and copy. IF you insert a card (16-in-1 card reader) and press copy, it makes a new directory and duplicates the card to that directory. So any files (not only pictures) will be copied. And with a weight of 230 grams its very light. I bought it for a mere 144 euros.
By: CWBalmer - 18th April 2006 at 23:40
Hows about – http://www.ephotozine.com/equipment/tests/testdetail.cfm?test_id=212
By: paulc - 18th April 2006 at 12:12
Have just got a 40GB X-drive for £90 which is very good
By: aero - 11th April 2006 at 17:00
It needs to reed CF cards only. Currently I don’t shoot RAW, but as my camera is able to do so (Minolta 5D), I want to keep that option open.
Furthermore, it is only for storage. I don’t need to review images.
By: ivojo - 11th April 2006 at 09:57
What camera system are you using and do you shoot raw (not all HD storage systems will display all raw images)? Do you want to be able to review the images on a built in screen or just store them?
For the non-specific camera system market the Epson P2000/4000’s are very good.
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April 9, 2006 at 9:05 pm