PAS wrote:
-hh wrote:
PAS wrote:
Back when I got my first DSLR and a 256MB CF card cost $80.00, I bought
a Tripper portable storage device. It has a whopping 30GB drive in it.

I think the Hyperdrives I bought (circa 2006) were about the same; ...

After using my Tripper for some time, I eventually upgraded by buying a
housing and a 80GB hard drive and "building" my own.

I recall hitting some sort of addressability barrier that 120GB was
the max mine could use ... but even after I upgraded them, it really
wasn't all that much longer before I just bought more cards to leave
that weight/bulk at home.

With the low cost of large CF cards, I don't use that one anymore.

Same here. I think I'm at roughly 300GB and Savageduck's post said
about the same, reporting 208GB.

If I ever find myself shooting a lot and needing to back up my
files such as when on a trip, then it would probably be wise to
invest in a unit with a large capacity if I don't carry a laptop
with me.

The last trip that I can recall carrying a laptop with me *and*
actually working on images while on the trip was IIRC back in 2010...

....so my thoughts today are to just plan ahead and if buying more
cards is the easy path, then to do so. It looks like B&H has a
two-pack of 32GB Lexar 800x for $65, which is a lot less than what
the cost per GB was a decade ago ($100 per GB -- $6500 worth).


-hh