File viewer for travel

[Kondwani]

I have an old Lenovo Yoga 2 11 which I wanted to use for downloading, viewing and copying files to USB stick or ex.hardrive as backup of images during travelling.
The laptop is a great size to take with limited luggage space but unfortunately it has Windows 8 which does not support .orf raw files.
Olympus Workspace also requires Windows 10 but at over £100 for the upgrade it is not worth spending on an old laptop.

I would appreciate your comments as to the best solution for viewing and backing up raw images whilst travelling light.

 

[andrewc]

It will still do two of your three requirements - copying from memory cards and copying to USB / external hard drives.

I'd consider a secondhand / refurbished Microsoft Surface Pro tablet - the Pro's run full windows. The new ones are expensive but older ones much more affordable.

 

[LC2]

Just stick Faststone Image Viewer on it for the RAW file viewing. (Though check that your .orf files are supported).

However. Windows 8 has been out of support for a long time and is not security patched, not something I would be happy using.
(I guess it's okay if never connected to the internet).

 

[Snapsh0t]

You should still be able to upgrade from W8 to W10 for free as long as your Yoga can support it.

 

[nc_killie]

Faststone supports orf files though iirc you need to download something for om1 files

 

[newmikeman]

Faststone 7.8 does support OM1 ORF files but for Windows 10 you have to have the Microsoft RAW Image Extension installed.
I've just done this and it works fine, albeit a bit slowly.
So I still love FastStone!

 

[AndrewFlannigan]

...use for downloading, viewing and copying files to USB stick or ex.hardrive as backup of images during travelling.

I use my original MacBook Air for that very purpose.

The built in "Preview" application is a adequate for almost all the picture editing I want to do and can even handle RAW files, depending on the age of the camera that created them. I also have a much later MacBook Pro which is only slightly larger than the Air (it actually lives in the Air's softbag these days).