Portable Photo Storage Device...

[KLS]

Just ordered a Wolverine MVP 9060. It seemed like a pretty good deal. I only found 3 reviews on it but they were all positive. The MVP's all play music, photos and video on a 2.5" screen. Others are just storage. Here is a link to their web site.
www.wolverinedata.com/

 

[OE2X]

I originally looked at this device. For me it was inappropriate because the download speeds were glacial, battery life for how much you can download is poor and I can preview everything on the same size screen on the back of my camera.

I also am concerned about using a device for too many things and then having it get corrupted. Again I'm approaching my decision making as a pro photographer, so losing any shots or failure of a device is unacceptable. My clients don't want excuses...

 

[dleffert]

For recreational/amateur work, buy a video iPod with a camera adapter (only another $30) and you can download directly from your Sony. No more expensive than some of the dedicated storage units and it's not a one-trick pony.

 

[KLS]

I originally looked at this device. For me it was inappropriate because the download speeds were glacial, battery life for how much you can download is poor and I can preview everything on the same size screen on the back of my camera.

OE2X,

They do have other devices that just store data. I was looking for something I could use for other things besides photo storage since I am definitely not a pro photographer.

The MVP's use notebook hard drives so I would think they would be somewhat reliable. Not sure about transfer times though as it is not that important to me.

 

[tiburon72157]

seems like your options have been outlined, so make a decision and move forward.

 

[ScubyDoo]

I use my Creative MuVo mp3 player as a "mass storage device" all the time. Its really nothing more than a large flash card that also happens to play music. And it connects via simple USB... Hard to get any simpler than that.

 

[PaulChristenson]

I'm not sure that this will be exactly what you are looking for but what I use professionally works really well.

I can shoot in the course of a week around 100 gigs of photos. I need a card reader that can read my memory cards very quickly. I use 2 gig cards and the reader that I use will download them in 2 minutes.

I use a NextoCF with a 100 gig drive. It is about 4"x7"x1/2" and fits nicely into a small pelican case. It downloads into your laptop via firewire or USB.
http://www.savitmicro.co.kr/eng/product/storage/storage_nextocf.htm

Here is a couple of reviews of the product in question
http://printerboyweb.net/reviews/NEXTOCF/index.php

http://www.hjreggel.net/cardspeed/special-nextocf.html

 

[bennedc]

For recreational/amateur work, buy a video iPod with a camera adapter (only another $30) and you can download directly from your Sony. No more expensive than some of the dedicated storage units and it's not a one-trick pony.

Since we are leaving in a couple of days and I still don't know if 3gb of sticks will be enough for the amount of potential video, I am going with the video ipod with adapter. Thanks to all of you for your comments and ideas! Be sure to see my pics and trip report when I get back! Hopefully I will be able to edit and post a video too!

 

[dleffert]

Can't wait to see the results!

 

[reidman]

WEll If I was going on a liveaboard to take pictures, I sure would want to know if my pictures suck before I got home and still had a chance to do something about it. You can buy a Laptop for $300 bucks or less now so why is there even a discussion?