Storage

[walkien]

I'll be on my vacation in about 2 weeks, I usually carry my laptop with me. Since I have 3 kids and all the camera gears, I don't have another hand for a laptop. Can someone recommend a good portable drive (20GB) for me, and where can I buy it.

Thanks.

[abel]

what i did while i was on vacation was that i used a Muvo2 4g card in my camera and just dumped it to my laptop every night once i got back to the room.

so maybe u could still take the notebook and get a larger card etc. it is a lot nicer not having to worry about filling up a card on a days outting. my 10d gets like 850 or so RAW images on the 4g card.

just a thought

[robertwgross]

The venerable old VP-2030 and the newer VP-2060 portable storage drives by Vosonics seem to pop up on the marketplace here and there, even under other brand labels.

---Bob Gross---

[RikWriter]

Have you considered the portable ~$200 CD burners with slots for memory cards?

[Stapler123]

does said converter let you stop recording, at say 256mb then pop in another card when your ready and continue? Not erase, Just not record all at once?

[mjordan]

I use a 40gig Image Tank G2 to suppliment my CF cards when I'm on a large shoot. You turn it on, pop a CF card into the slot, hit EXE and let it download the files. I used 20 gigs of space during on week of shooting and didn't have a problem with any of it. It also comes in a 20 gigs size or just the case if you have your own laptop harddrive that you can put into it.

Mike

[walkien]

Thank you all for the input. I found this from B&H, http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=311663&is=REG
anybody using this? how do you like it, I plan to buy one.

[Aylwin]

Oh yes! Imho, the FlashTrax is THE one to get. I just received mine last Monday. :D If you shoot raw AND want to view your photos then there's really no other choice.

Anyway, here's a link I found that lists pretty much every device: http://fhoude34.free.fr/PortableHD_Main.htm

The list is very comprehensive although the details may be lacking.

[Ken Fong]

I have been using the 15GB iPod with Belkin reader. I've used up about 4GB to house my CD collection; the rest is free for RAW photo files. Not a bad choice if you don't need to view the photos. If you listen to music, there will be one less device to pack by consolidating the two.

[Aylwin]

The FlashTrax plays MP3 too. Plus, it can play motion JPEG AVI and MOV files. :D

But yeah, if you don't need to view your photos then there are several very good alternatives.

[rsnadel]

I bought MediaGear's "Flash-HD to go!" a few weeks back before a 10-day trip. The 40GB version ($249) was on special for $199. It works fine, although if you need to be able to review your pictures from the PSD, this isn't the device for you. I went for price over features, and I believe I got what I paid for. They also make a 20Gb version.

www.mymediagear.com