Backing up Cards on the Go?

[ktuli]

All,

I know I've seen products like this in the past, but for the life of me can't seem to find one right now.

Basically, they are a combination card reader and portable USB hard drive that allows you to dump your card contents to the drive to create a backup while in the field.

I'd like to get something like this before my next trip (soon!) and was wondering if anyone had any experience with specific brands/models that they could recommend.

Thanks in advance!

- Bill

[inkista]

Try this B&H page:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/St...9/N/4287966885

It's pretty much got all the usual contenders on it.

[ktuli]

Kathy,

Thanks for the link. That is indeed exactly what I am looking for. Any info on which ones to look closer at or avoid?

Thanks!

- Bill

[ktuli]

So my research/needs are pointing me in the direction of this device:

http://www.hypershop.com/HyperDrive-.../hdcsu-320.htm - a Sanho HyperDrive ColorSpace UDMA 320GB.

Does anyone have any experience with this product line?

Thanks!

- Bill

[Soma Jones]

I researched this recently and decided instead to buy a 250 gig netbook. For the same price or less it does a whole lot more.

[inkista]

Yup, that was pretty much my solution: netbook. I can use it for web browsing and journaling as I travel, as well as dumping all my cards and then backing up the whole shmeer to an external hard drive, so I had two copies of everything in case something got stolen/broken along the way.