On 24 Oct 2005 at 17:25, Dave Kennedy wrote: > Has anyone used one of those portable hard drive enclosures with the > slots for SD/CF cards? You install your own 3.5" hard drive I've seen > them online in a few spots, and was wondering if they are any good.
Quite a few of us do, however they aren't just portable hard drive enclosures, they are autonomous devices which can actively copy from the cards to the hard drive without the need for external equipment. Some models even execute a verify after write to confirm data integrity, some are fast to copy, some are slow as a wet week and some provide LCD screens for image review and on occasions MP3/video play-back. They are generally great so long as the batteries/power source is reliable and well maintained. Some use L0ion cells with relatively poor per charge lifetime and others use conventional rechargable AA cells for power. The one I have is a CompactDrive PD70X, so far I've found it fast, reliable and very good on batteries. There are plenty of review sites on the net covering these types of devices, if you are interested make sure you do as much research as you can, I had another unit before this one that I wasn't so pleased with. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
