>-----Original Message----- >From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 9:28 PM >To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net >Subject: RE: On-the-Go Storage, it works! <SNIP> > >I'm just a bit baffled regarding the advantage of this unit >over the abundant, cheap, neat, easy to use and portable card >to readers available? > >If you have to stop working to DL from the camera via USB then >surely popping the card out and copying it direct should be no >more hassle? >
True. You'll probably want multiple cards anyway, and the down-time for copying out the images might be a show-stopper for you. (this system also has the disadvantage of consuming battery power on both your devices while copying..) But.. The enclosure can be had for ~$40CDN, and 2.5" drives are available from ~$90-175 CDN for 30-800GB sizes.. That's pretty cheap compared to the ~$400-900 CDN units that have a more complicated interface ( http://tinyurl.com/4vbky ) I think there's definitely a niche for products like this. jp
