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05/10/2003 08:41:45 AM · #1 |
Does anyone know of a device that will allow for the transfer of data from a memory stick without a computer? I don't have a laptop and the limited memory of the sticks doesn't leave many choices short of stopping everything to go to walmart to get the pics burned to cd.Any help Is greatly appreciated.Shari
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05/10/2003 08:54:05 AM · #2 |
Hi Sari. I use a X-Drive. I know a few folks around here that have one. It is completely portable. The size of a Palm Pilot, and maybe 2 inches thick. It has an internal rechargeable battery so you can take out in the field. It takes 5 or six format, including Compact flash and Memory Stick. It has a 15 GB capacity ... that's alot of pics (it carries a laptop hard drive). Cost me approx $200 USD on E-Bay. No complaints yet.
//www.xs-drive.com/
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05/10/2003 08:56:29 AM · #3 |
Well Lookie that! THey have an X-Drive II for sale on E-Bay for $179.99.
//cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2926818201&category=15215
They're the same people who sold me the X-Drive (Insidecomputer.com).
Looks like a good deal to me.
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05/10/2003 09:48:50 PM · #4 |
Thanks, I'm going to order one :)
Shari
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05/10/2003 11:12:23 PM · #5 |
the X-Drive ROCKS.... you will love it... I finally put mine to the test and put almost a gig's worth of pics on it in a week with NO problems
James
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05/11/2003 01:17:39 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by jab119:
the X-Drive ROCKS.... you will love it... I finally put mine to the test and put almost a gig's worth of pics on it in a week with NO problems
James |
Question for ya'll who use them.
Do you leave the pics on it as a kind of backup drive, or do you dump them all to your hard drive?
i ask because my Desktop harddrive is only 15 gig and this xdrive is 15 gig, so I thought I'd use it to keep dated folders on as an extra backup.
Shari
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05/11/2003 01:52:15 PM · #7 |
I keep all photos that have not been burned to CD yet on both my X-drive and my hard drive. Truth be told, I haven't found a reason to delete anything from the X-Drive yet, so I still have backup the shots that are burned as well.
On a side note, I believe in very secure backups, which is why I keep two copies of the CD's... One at work and one at home.
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05/11/2003 02:08:21 PM · #8 |
Me2
Message edited by author 2003-05-11 14:08:38.
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05/11/2003 04:54:57 PM · #9 |
I am looking into buying X-Drive as well. Version II is supposed to support the new larger capacity Sony memory stick pro.
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05/11/2003 05:16:34 PM · #10 |
I leave them on the X-Drive for a few days after I transfer them over to the PC.
James
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05/12/2003 01:10:11 PM · #11 |
Here's a 30GB XDrive for $183!!!!
www.CompGeeks.com
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05/12/2003 01:58:05 PM · #12 |
| I did perhaps the obvious thing and bought more memory sticks. At approximately $40-50 each on Ebay for the 128-meggers, you can get three of them for the cost of the X-Drive everyone else is pumping (which, admittedly, holds an AWFUL lot more pictures). I've never overrun my four 128-meg sticks, even when spending an entire weekend away from my computer and taking lots of shots at the max size my camera can do (3.2MP). |
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05/12/2003 04:34:42 PM · #13 |
Very valid point about the memsticks instead of the Xdrive, but in my case, I also have a second camera that uses SmartCard Media. The best aspect of the X-Drive is that it supports 6 different storage card formats. So I'm not locked into a specific format for my next camera.
I keep eyeing those 1 gig dealywhoops, but they currently cost more then I paid for my camera.
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05/12/2003 06:28:43 PM · #14 |
| Costco has SanDisk media in all "popular formats" at around $40 for a 128mb card. |
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