Remote storage

[durbster]

I seem to remember Norbs (?) on here mentioned that he has a device to plug a card into a card reader then copy it onto an external HDD for when you're away from a computer and want to clear / backup a memory card. I'm off on holiday in a couple of months and something like that sounds perfect for backing up our video / stills, removing the need to buy a million SDHC cards (particularly for the video).

HAs anybody used something like this before? I thought they'd be commonplace for photographers but it seems that's not the case.

[markus]

HAs anybody used something like this before? I thought they'd be commonplace for photographers but it seems that's not the case.

I think there's a reason you don't see those things anymore.

Actually 3 reasons

- costs roughly the same as 10*16GB cards -> no cost savings
- bigger than 10*16GB cards -> no space savings
- all your eggs on one basket -> that thing breaks you lose all your photos... one card fails, at most you lose 1/10th of your photos

and 4th, it seems that the resolution and screen size is lower than on my camera.

[durbster]

I suppose you're right, lots of cards reduces the amount of pain in the case of damage or loss.

Regarding price though, you can buy a 500Gb portable hard drive for $120 so I find it odd that card readers don't have a connect and copy type feature. That would give me a big backup device for half the price of that Camera Buddy, which would make it more appealing.

[ysu]

HAs anybody used something like this before? I thought they'd be commonplace for photographers but it seems that's not the case.

I think there's a reason you don't see those things anymore.

Actually 3 reasons

- costs roughly the same as 10*16GB cards -> no cost savings
- bigger than 10*16GB cards -> no space savings
- all your eggs on one basket -> that thing breaks you lose all your photos... one card fails, at most you lose 1/10th of your photos

and 4th, it seems that the resolution and screen size is lower than on my camera.

- and it needs to be charged/powered

[durbster]

OK I'm convinced. I'll stick with cards

Can somebody have this thread put down humanely?

[w00dsy]

[durbster]

Don't hold back Woodsy, I want the thread killed. Not locked, deleted or removed - killed.

I suggest electrocution, followed by lethal injection. Finish it off with cremation just to be sure.

[ysu]

flaming up the thread won't kill it

[Vilante]

flaming up the thread won't kill it

super gay.jpg

[markus]

Don't hold back Woodsy, I want the thread killed. Not locked, deleted or removed - killed.

I suggest electrocution, followed by lethal injection. Finish it off with cremation just to be sure.

So no bumping of the thread then ?

[w00dsy]

flaming up the thread won't kill it

super gay.jpg

ewwwww, now you've made the thread all sticky

[durbster]

This has confused me greatly this morning.

[w00dsy]

i forgot it was even here

[DexterPunk]

Well I'm not sure how I ever missed this, and it's very late lol.. But I own an Epson P3000 photo viewer. It's fantastic, but it really doesn't get a huge amount of usage, probably for reasons mentioned previously in the thread. It's a funky gadget mostly.

[wobblysauce]

just the once an hr bump.