Portable photo storage solutions

40 GB GIGA Vu Pro Evolution from Jobo. Bought it for a trip to OZ, at the height of the luggage restriction, at time cheaper than a laptop, mainly used as a backup device for storage. Battery life not great, but you can get an additional power pack to give it some more life. Basically it's a media device, can store, music, movies and images, screen (image) is fantastic compared with other on the market. If had choice now, with money would probably pay little extra and get a laptop, but being small and lite it's easy to store in camera bag. Standard CF & MD input, but there's an adapter for other cards, and decodes most RAW files.

Screen (image) 9/10
Battery life 6/10
Easy of use 9/10

Peter
 
with the cost and size of mem cards, i've given up worrying about portable storage. rather buy and carry 5 8gb cards than carry a portable unit. failing that, may as well buy a cheap laptop from currys. dont see the need for an in between any more.
 
an acer aspire one. 160gb hard drive and 2 hour battery life. small and light and easy to use. only minor prob is you need a external card reader
 
**** if this helps but i bought a Acus Eee Pc 904HD Netbook last year and have been using it to store my photo's on when on holiday etc... May not be as portable as most portable storage devices but it does have a bigger screen, more space and if you want to play around with the pictures im sure it could run a small editing program. They are also cheaper than some portable storage solutions.

Andy
 
Not sure if this helps but i bought a Asus Eee Pc 904HD Netbook last year and have been using it to store my photo's on when on holiday etc... May not be as portable as most portable storage devices but it does have a bigger screen, more space and if you want to play around with the pictures im sure it could run a small editing program. They are also cheaper than some portable storage solutions.

Andy
 
I have 2 solutions Kev. I bought a pair of Hyperdrives from the US empty and then added 80Gb drives here.

Pros:
Can back up 50Gb on a single charge
Can be charged from car charger or AA batteries
Little bigger than external 2.5" HDD

Cons:
No image review (doesn't bother me)

The other solution is a netbook I have upgraded with a 128Gb solid state disc. With no moving parts I am happy to check it in luggage when I fly. However, I won't use it when away from mains power so it's not going to Skomer - the Hyperdrives are...
 
have you thought of a server? I use mine for music and movies which i can stream around the house. it also allows me to remotely transfer my images if i'm away from home overnight (i.e. i can shoot all day and then dial into the server remotely, transfer photos across and then format my card ready for the next day). At first they can be quite expensive (mine was £250 for 500gb) but it has proved invaluable over the last 18 months, just need more space now :D

Do a google search for QNAP if interested
 
hypnotic said:
Have you seen the new Hyperdrives Paul?

Just had a surf round and they appear to have screens now.

Seem to get good reviews.
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Yes I have seen them but I don't value screens on the go as I just want to back things up and get them home so they aren't worth the upgrade cost. I also worry about the battery life if running a large colour screen.

We'll have a Hyperdrive Space with each of us at the weekend so you can check them out then if you want.
 
Hyperdrive UDMA - amazingly fast and great battery life. Also an Acer Aspire One netbook - great for secondary backup when on long trips - 9hr battery life means I'm not tied to power outlets.
 
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