I use the Epson P-2000. It's not the smallest device around and has a
40G capacity. However, it takes both SD and CF cards, is pretty
simple/easy to figure out, and has an excellent 3.5" diagonal LCD for
image review. It can display Pentax' PEF files, as well as Canon,
Minolta, Nikon and Olympus RAW formats. When displaying JPEGs, it can
display histograms as well. It's got a good sized, custom form-factor
Lithium-Ion battery that seems to be good for about 12G of data
upload as well as a lot of review time per charge, probably more if
you don't do as much review.
I bought it before I left on my trip and it did me excellent service:
much less to carry than a laptop while retaining the ability to
review and show photos to folks.
If the display capabilities are not important to you, or you'd like
to save some money, the CompactDrive PD70X is the one I'd go for. It
takes the same batteries as the D/DS cameras (AAs in NiMH or Lithium
types), can act as a battery charger if you plug it in, and it's
fast. You can buy it as a bare shell and fit whatever drive you want
into it (2.5 inch x 9.5mm laptop hard drives). A set of AA Lithium
disposables and an 80G drive, and it will probably upload nearly its
full capacity on a single set of batteries.
Godfrey
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