1Ds storage problem

[Dave C]

I was about to buy another 2 microdrives to cope with the file sizes and thought I might as well get a portable storage unit. some don't read microdrives and Type 2 and some of those that do have an 18Mb file size limit, I've seen a unit, 40Gb( no screen BTW) takes all cards without adapters and can be used as a USB card reader, it's called a Vosonic XS drive but i can't find in the spec if it has a max file size limit. It retails at £249.

Anyone use one or know about them please?
Dave C

[robertwgross]

Dave C wrote:
I was about to buy another 2 microdrives to cope with the file sizes and thought I might as well get a portable storage unit. some don't read microdrives and Type 2 and some of those that do have an 18Mb file size limit, I've seen a unit, 40Gb( no screen BTW) takes all cards without adapters and can be used as a USB card reader, it's called a Vosonic XS drive but i can't find in the spec if it has a max file size limit. It retails at £249.

Anyone use one or know about them please?
Dave C


Dave, I have some first-hand experience just within the last two weeks. Vosonic X's drive is what we are talking about. They had their older product VP2030 on the market, and then they just introduced their newer product with slightly better features, so they were dumping the VP2030 units for US$80 at Computer Geeks. Then I bought a 5GB laptop-type hard disk (9.5 not 12.5 size) from Computer Geeks also, and with shipping, the total was less than US$140. If I outgrow the hard disk, I can drop a larger one into this. So, as you are aware, this unit has no screen and just a few idiot lights and buttons. I've been dumping my compact flash cards into it, and it seems to transfer to the desktop computer fine. I believe that the internal lithium battery is rated for 500 charge cycles. The whole thing weighs 11 ounces.

---Bob Gross---