CF backup devices?

[lucian]

We have several of the Digi-Magic DM220's at work and I have one at home. The USA distributer is out of El Paso. The newer versions 4.1 or better are great.

We've been using them for over a year now. It downloads the CF card to a CD/DVD. You can add to a disc. Can be run on batteries.

A newer version has a viewing screen.

Affordable Backup Device - Battery CD burner - Budget backup device

[Scott1970]

The Asus Eee 1005PE is a pretty decent netbook -- especially after upgrading to 2GB RAM, using a spare Windows 7 Pro 32-bit license to do the Windows Anytime Upgrade, and using a spare SanDisk Extreme III 8GB SDHC card to leave in and use for ReadyBoost.

Now I just need a CF card reader that WORKS.

[Wil_Bloodworth]

Now that we are starting to see (or have seen for a few years if you're a Canon shooter) video on our DSLRs, what are the options for backing up the video files as well as the photos? I was considering the HyperDrive Album that Abel has after seeing it recently but it appears that it does not handle video.

Anyone?

- Wil

[Scott1970]

So far, I've been really happy with the ASUS Eee as a storage device. I only have the two 8GB CF cards, so it's not being used for backup, so much as to free up the cards for continued use. On a recent vacation, I took about 64GB of photos, and on a cost basis, the netbook was cheaper than buying all the CF cards would have been.

[Wil_Bloodworth]

Scott,

That is a great alternative. Thank you for mentioning it!

- Wil

[KenJulio]

The Memory Reader drives are just that, readers, some will display images. If you're wanting to view your video on such a device, a laptop or possibly iPad would fit the bill.

[Scott1970]

Originally Posted by ken74

The Memory Reader drives are just that, readers, some will display images. If you're wanting to view your video on such a device, a laptop or possibly iPad would fit the bill.

iPad has a maximum of 64GB memory. That's pretty constraining, unless it can connect to an external hard drive.

I think I will remove LightRoom from the netbook -- it's too slow, and the screen is too small.

I installed FastPictureViewer on it, and I can see the CR2 files as i would JPEGs, so that gives me the ability to see the photos clearly enough to eliminate the bad ones, and to run a slide show of the day's captures.

I also installed Sandisk RescuePRO in case i ever have a CF card go bad on me.

[ptrd]

^rescue pro has saved me twice!

[SCone]

Take my HP Mini along with me when I need small, it's only 60GB, but it's strickly store and view... if I want more space & grab a portable HD, 80GB or 160GB... but if I'm going to be away for any length of time, my laptop is going to be somewhere close by, 250GB, Lightroom & various toys... and if I want to run real light, a pocket full of CF cards.

[ivy weddings]

We've been looking into a CF backup solution lately too. I love the HP, but at $700 it's about as economical as buying a mid-range laptop.

I love the look of the Archos media players, and had one of the very first ones they released (probably 7 years ago), so I'm thinking of getting a newer one like this:

http://http://www.amazon.com/Archos-...206141&sr=1-28

But does anybody know if there is a way to hook up a CF card to this? And can it store (even if it doesn't display) and transfer RAW files? (The original Archos I had back in the day had a CF card slot, but the new ones don't).

Also, can someone explain to me what the Hyperdrive Album is? And what kind of hard drive does it take?

Thanks,
Matt