Backup photos
When I was in Greece last summer my bag was stolen because I stupidly left it on the back of my chair and didn’t watch it closely enough. The loss of my wallet, credit cards, camera and a small amount of cash wasn’t nearly as annoying as the loss of the photos that were stored on the memory card in the camera. So I’ve been looking around for devices that will ensure that this doesn’t happen again. And, yes, I’ll try to keep my bag where I can see it too…
I first came across the Digital Foci Media Buddy, which is basically a removable hard disk with the ability to copy flash memory cards onto it without a computer. At $139, it seems like a good bargain. There is a fairly favourable review as well.
Then, searching for similar items, I saw the Wolverine FlashPac, which is basically the same thing but cheaper (and claims to be Linux 2.4.x compatible – but not 2.6.x?). And also the FlashPro, which is very similar. Also the StorVision PSC100, which again seems highly similar. Finally, the HyperDrive seems to sell itself on its speed, which isn’t something I care that much about.
What I really need is something that is just highly reliable. Maybe a hard disk recorder is overkill and all I need (but I haven’t seen one yet) is something that will duplicate one flash card on top of another. My only concern is that, if I lose my camera again I don’t lose those precious photos.
So, if anyone has any experience with these or similar products, I’d be glad to hear it.
PS: I haven’t seen any of these for sale in the U.K. In America Amazon sells some of them, but I can’t seem to find them on this side of the pond.
Add comment February 5th, 2007