Re: Portable Storage

On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:07:47 +0000, in rec.photo.digital , John Bean
<waterfoot@xxxxxxxxx> in <jl2vt1dkpfg9gj578sino7t325hv8psfv4@xxxxxxx>
wrote:

>On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:49:33 GMT, Matt Silberstein
><RemoveThisPrefixmatts2nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>I use and recommend a PD70X (http://eastgear.com) which
>>>sells in the US as the HD80 (http://hyperdrive.com). Very,
>>>very fast, astounding battery life and uses AA batteries.
>>
>>I like the idea of that unit, but it is $160 US without a drive. That
>>seems just too pricey to me. I don't see why I can't get a drive
>>enclosure with OTG or, better yet, a card reader, for a third of that
>>or even less.
>
>Well that's the choice I guess - you either need fast
>copying and long battery life or you don't. If you don't
>need it then there are cheaper options.

I don't mind the slow copying, but I do prefer standard batteries.
However, since my next several trips are likely also to Costa Rica
reliability is an issue.

Speaking of which, my camera did a funny thing on the last trip. I
have a Sony F707, which I love. Somehow, due to humidity I assume, the
decal on the mode wheel suddenly came off. It was so odd to not see
them there. It has no impact on me since I know the order and what I
need.

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