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Small side question, does your Image Tank G2 work at USB2 speed? Does it
need anything "special" to work faster on a USB2 port? Jean "Arthur Small" a écrit dans le message de ... I have been using the IT (original & G2) for the past four years and have never lost an image. Just added the Addonics MFR as a back up. Still between these two less to carry than a lap top. I copy my days shoot to the IT & the MFR. In most countries around the work I have connected the MFR to a TV to view my days shoot as I can display both NTSC & PAL. If you don't mind carrying a laptop that is not a bad way to go. |
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Went to a 2nd hand laptop dealer asking for the strongest thing. Left with a
Toshiba Satelite. Still working after a 1 year trip in Europe with 2 young kids. It is scatched and ugly but did the job fine. If you can afford the weight/size I would take a laptop. Patrick. "Bill Lillycrop" wrote in message ... I am planning a holiday and will be gone for three weeks. The problem I have is the memory card won't last that long (Canon Rebel with a 512 MB card - can easily fill the card in one or two days). I am trying to decide whether to purchase an Image Tank (or similar item); or for the same amount of money if I should purchase a used Laptop with CD burner and 10 GB hard drive. I realise the Image Tank would be a lot smaller, lighter and easier to carry, but the Laptop would allow me to process the images in the evening and to get a view on how the camera is working. Also, I could transfer the images directly to the Laptop via the USB. 1) Has anyone else considered the two options and if so I would greatly appreciate any feedback. 2) Are there any other items similar to the Image Tank out there? I see the Digital Wallet is no longer being made. 3) One of the advantages I liked with the Laptop, was that I could plug my camera directly into the Laptop without having to remove the card. I was concerned with this continuous removing the card from the camera every day, if this was going to wear out or affect the connection between the card and the camera. We had a card damaged a work when it was removed from the camera. Thank you. |
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The G2 is USB compliant.
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I know, it is supposed to be USB2 but it transfers at USB1 speeds (well at
least mine does). That is why I asked someone else if their unit was moving files faster than mine was. Jean "Arthur Small" a écrit dans le message de ... The G2 is USB compliant. |
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Bill Lillycrop writes:
I am planning a holiday and will be gone for three weeks. The problem I have is the memory card won't last that long (Canon Rebel with a 512 MB card - can easily fill the card in one or two days). I am trying to decide whether to purchase an Image Tank (or similar item); or for the same amount of money if I should purchase a used Laptop with CD burner and 10 GB hard drive. I realise the Image Tank would be a lot smaller, lighter and easier to carry, but the Laptop would allow me to process the images in the evening and to get a view on how the camera is working. Also, I could transfer the images directly to the Laptop via the USB. 1) Has anyone else considered the two options and if so I would greatly appreciate any feedback. I wouldn't trust my images to only one copy on a magnetic disk, so I'd need *two* image tanks as a minimum. The laptop plus CD burner is a *much* better option in my opinion, though as you say it's heavier and larger. I'm currently using an Iomega Fotoshow, which will transfer my compact-flash cards to 250MB zip disks (so I've limited myself to 256MB cards for now; I can alwasy find a few pictures to delete if I actually filled one 100.00%). AFter transferring to *two* zip disks, I'll reformat and reuse the card. -- David Dyer-Bennet, , http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/ RKBA: http://noguns-nomoney.com/ http://www.dd-b.net/carry/ Pics: http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/ http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/ Dragaera/Steven Brust: http://dragaera.info/ |
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If you want to be extra safe, go the laptop route and make a second backup
to CD's (leave the originals on the laptop). My Tripper 40GB just died on me a couple of weekends ago (harddrive went bad.) I lost everything on it, and it gave no warnings that it was about to puke. |
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In article ,
J. A. Mc. wrote: They're a bloody workhorse. Mine rides (lightly strapped down) in an OR 4x4 when desert crawling. On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 12:43:06 +1000, "Patrick" No e-mail thanks found these unused words floating about: Went to a 2nd hand laptop dealer asking for the strongest thing. Left with a Toshiba Satelite. Still working after a 1 year trip in Europe with 2 young kids. It is scatched and ugly but did the job fine. If you can afford the weight/size I would take a laptop. Patrick. "Bill Lillycrop" wrote in message ... I am planning a holiday and will be gone for three weeks. The problem I have is the memory card won't last that long (Canon Rebel with a 512 MB card - can easily fill the card in one or two days). I am trying to decide whether to purchase an Image Tank (or similar item); or for the same amount of money if I should purchase a used Laptop with CD burner and 10 GB hard drive. I realise the Image Tank would be a lot smaller, lighter and easier to carry, but the Laptop would allow me to process the images in the evening and to get a view on how the camera is working. Also, I could transfer the images directly to the Laptop via the USB. 1) Has anyone else considered the two options and if so I would greatly appreciate any feedback. 2) Are there any other items similar to the Image Tank out there? I see the Digital Wallet is no longer being made. 3) One of the advantages I liked with the Laptop, was that I could plug my camera directly into the Laptop without having to remove the card. I was concerned with this continuous removing the card from the camera every day, if this was going to wear out or affect the connection between the card and the camera. We had a card damaged a work when it was removed from the camera. Thank you. Take a look at a used (or new) Panasonic ToughBook Example: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=42205& item=3484851515&rd=1 These were purchased in quantity by police departments and mounted in vehicles. I'm told the military bought them until recently. The internal parts were shock mounted and the exterior and kbd is water resistant. There are all sorts of models. The older ones were small, had a 10 inch screen. Originally ran w/95. These things have become a cult item for field technicians and run Linux great. They have a handle and look a little like the kid's lunchbox. This is a little OT because I've never seen an old one with a CD burner in it. It's also never going to run Photoshop ;-( You might be able to fit a 30GB disk in it and run Win/98 and Irafanview and delete the junk shots as you go. There are lots of models, do some reading of the fan sites before you buy. The CF-71 looks fast enough to be interesting. -- Al Dykes ----------- adykes at p a n i x . c o m |
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On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 13:28:54 GMT, Bill Lillycrop
wrote: 1) Has anyone else considered the two options and if so I would greatly appreciate any feedback. IMO the best option is a CD burner since what happens if the HD fails (or you drop it) in one of these units? At least with a CD it is easy enough to burn 2 CDs, CDRs being so cheap. There are about 3 badged units I like. Micro-solutions Roadstor, Addonics MFR, Samcheer Fotobar, Hana Mobile Storage II - all of which come from www.carry.com.tw. What I like about this unit, compared to other CD burners, is that you can play the CD on a TV, PAL or NTSC, to check the photos have copied. Plus the unit is also a DVD player which sounds very useful when rains :-). -- Malcolm Reeves BSc CEng MIEE MIRSE, Full Circuit Ltd, Chippenham, UK , or ). Design Service for Analogue/Digital H/W & S/W Railway Signalling and Power electronics. More details plus freeware, Win95/98 DUN and Pspice tips, see: http://www.fullcircuit.com or http://www.fullcircuit.co.uk NEW - Desktop ToDo/Reminder program (free) |
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Regarding this, has anyone used the Vosonic X'S Drive Pro VP300 as an
mp3 player? Is it any good and is their software for management any good? I am trying to decide if it is worth a bit more to get that capability. |
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Not quite, I tried it on two different computers before I asked the question
and it looks like my feelings were right, the Image Tank G2 altough advertised as being USB2 compliant may not be after all. Jean "J. A. Mc." a écrit dans le message de ... USB2 systems will 'fall back' to 1.1 IF the receiving device fails to identify itself properly. This could be your USB 'card' (whether separate or on the MB) or the driver. Though HP claimed USB2, none of the devices would 'fly' - my Toshiba does! So, blame the receiving port first ... eh? On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 11:35:00 -0400, "jean" found these unused words floating about: I know, it is supposed to be USB2 but it transfers at USB1 speeds (well at least mine does). That is why I asked someone else if their unit was moving files faster than mine was. Jean "Arthur Small" a écrit dans le message de .. . The G2 is USB compliant. |
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