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10/09/2003 06:13:06 AM · #1 |
I'm looking at picking up such a portable storage device and below is a list of devices I'm currently researching. It seems unlikely I'll order one online, primarily because I'd like to see these devices firsthand before buying. Does anyone have useful information about where to buy these in Toronto?
Image Tank
Nixvue DA Lite
Terapin Mine
X'S Drive
Leadingspect's Super Digibin
Delkin PicturePAD
Kanguru Media X-change
Archos Jukebox
Tripper USB
FlashTrax
edit: added two more
edit: not exactly a digital wallet, but related is the RoadStor
Message edited by author 2004-06-12 09:42:20. |
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10/09/2003 07:18:17 AM · #2 |
| Henry's has the Delkin, Vistek has the Nixvue and I'm told they will be getting a wider assortment of portable storage soon. Those are the only two stores that sell portable storage that I've been to lately, sorry. |
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10/09/2003 10:25:56 AM · #3 |
I too have been looking into a digital Wallet. Great that someone has done up a list. It is most helpful, thanks!!!
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10/09/2003 10:46:00 AM · #4 |
Is a digital wallet even necessary anymore?
On the weekend I purchased a 512 MB compact flash card for $275 CDN. Afterwards, I heard that one of the electronic jobbers on Spadina Avenue / College Street area was offering even better deals. [You only learn of better deals after you make your purchase - Michael's fifth law of buying stuff.]
Also, the read / write speed of the newer cards is greatly accelerated compared to last year's models. The compact flash card megabyte capacities are now as great as 4 GBs. Although, not all cameras make use of the FAT 32 file structure and your specific camera may be restricted with the older FAT 16 structure and therefore a maximum of 2 GBs.
The 1 GB cards are now becoming more and more affordable too.
So, if compact flash is becoming so low in price, we can enjoy the luxury of an overabundance of online active storage. Why buy a digital wallet? |
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10/09/2003 11:51:48 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by Morgan:
Is a digital wallet even necessary anymore? |
Yes.
Originally posted by Morgan:
On the weekend I purchased a 512 MB compact flash card for $275 CDN. |
I paid CAD 225 for mine at Canada Computers, located on College (at Augusta): the service sucks but the price is right.
Originally posted by Morgan:
Also, the read / write speed of the newer cards is greatly accelerated compared to last year's models. |
This is largely irrelevant unless you care about the card reader to PC/device speed. Your in-camera speed is pretty much capped already. Canon cameras in particular don't make use of some acceleration technologies, available in Lexar cards for instance.
Originally posted by Morgan:
The compact flash card megabyte capacities are now as great as 4 GBs. |
Canada Computers has a 2G version for about CAD 800 ($0.40 per meg).
Originally posted by Morgan:
The 1 GB cards are now becoming more and more affordable too. |
CC has them for CAD 325 ($0.32 per meg).
Originally posted by Morgan:
So, if compact flash is becoming so low in price, we can enjoy the luxury of an overabundance of online active storage. |
It's all relative. At the right price points, CF cards are still 10-20 times more expensive per meg than digital wallets.
Originally posted by Morgan:
Why buy a digital wallet? |
Let's suppose you're going on a long (let's say 2 weeks) trip, where you won't always be staying in a hotel, you may not have access to electricity every day, and you plan on shooting 1-2G worth of pictures each day?
Approximate budget to store on CF: CAD 7000
Approximate budget to store on DW: CAD 500
A luxury indeed. |
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10/09/2003 11:59:20 AM · #6 |
Hmm, ya well I have a 1 GB chip and two 256. Normally the 1 GB will get me by a day's worth of photography, but depends on what I am shooting and how much time I have. Plus I shot large jpg (about 2 megs each) If I wanted to shoot raw that is 6.4 megs each. I am looking to go on a african safari in about 5-6 years and by then I want to have purchased all the equipment I will need ahead of time so that I can save up a year or two just for the trip. I recently tried a digital wallet and while I loved the convience the screen quality was not as high as I expected. :-( Still that is why you want to try them first before ordering them. But rather then keeping a laptop in the trunk of my car for downloads while on the road (which makes me nervious about lossing it) a digital wallet can fit in my purse or in my camera bag. Then of course their is the battery issue. Longer your away from a power source the more expensive digital photography can be.
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11/26/2003 01:40:59 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by dwoolridge:
I'm looking at picking up such a device and below is a list of devices I'm currently researching. It seems unlikely I'll order one online, primarily because I'd like to see these devices firsthand before buying. |
In case anyone's interested, since none of the devices I could find in local shops were what I wanted, I did end up purchasing online. Based on a few positive reviews about the Tripper USB, and some negative reviews about other devices, I decided to go with the Tripper (a 40G version).
It is small, light, supports USB 2.0, and has a carrying case with a belt loop (very handy in the field). The Tripper doesn't have a viewer, but I didn't want one either. Its relatively basic functionality was ideal for my use, which was simply to make a copy of my memory cards on demand, quickly, and without much fiddling with "advanced" user interfaces. I mainly use the "quick backup" feature and after using it once (a little menu navigation the first time), you can do a backup with one press of a button.
In two weeks, I only shot about 15G of images, but I opted for the 40G version of the Tripper anyway since I knew it wasn't unlikely I'd go beyond 20G. If you aren't shooting raw and don't need such a device for more then 2-3 weeks, you can probably easily get away with the 20G version. You can always replace the hard drive yourself later.
Here is a link comparing a few devices:
comparison 1
Message edited by author 2004-06-12 09:45:58. |
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11/26/2003 05:05:29 PM · #8 |
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11/26/2003 06:51:48 PM · #9 |
I know there's a point in there somewhere.... |
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