Photo Storage?

[oliverweagle]

I'd rather not take a laptop with us on our cruise to Alaska this July. My camera uses a CF card. Although I plan on taking plenty of cards with me, I'd like to learn whether there is some form of external hard drive - or other device - I could use to transfer the images to at the end of each day.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thank you once again!

 

Ollie.

[TheOldBear]

I'd rather not take a laptop with us on our cruise to Alaska this July. My camera uses a CF card. Although I plan on taking plenty of cards with me, I'd like to learn whether there is some form of external hard drive - or other device - I could use to transfer the images to at the end of each day.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thank you once again!

 

Ollie.

 

I did a quick search over at B&H [external photo storage] and got this as the first result. 'Digital Foci 500GB Photo Safe'

[zackiedawg]

A few options - portable harddrive storage systems like the one mentioned above, a cheap netbook (much smaller than a notebook), a transfer cable/card reader that can plug into an iPod, iPad, or Smart Phone to use that device for storage, if you have one with you anyway...or a portable CD burner with a card reader. All of those might work for you.

 

Personally, I picked up a Netbook last year for just that reason - I didn't feel like bringing a laptop when I travel, but still enjoy the occasional convenience of accessing internet, checking e-mail, and most importantly, backing up photos to the harddrive. You can get netbooks for under $300 with 160GB harddrives and built-in card readers, and can make multiple copies of everything by bringing an extra thumbdrive or two, or spare memory cards, along, using the netbook to copy and transfer.

[TomMMD]

In 2007 we had an 11 night cruise in the Easterm Med. I take a LOT of pictures and did not want to lug a laptop.

 

My solution was to buy an 80 gig IPod and the photo. Attachment that connected the camera to the iPod. I have been doing that ever since.

 

The iPod acts like a huge hard drive but is much more convenient. If you are shooti g in jpg, you can even view the photos.

[morphers82]

There's a great breakdown of photo storage options while on the go here

[c230k]

Know it cost more but the Ipad is great to store, till you get home. I enjoy showing a viewing my photos on the large screen.

[pierces]

Know it cost more but the Ipad is great to store, till you get home. I enjoy showing a viewing my photos on the large screen.

 

Still have to go with the netbook. Same 10" screen, vastly more storage and easy usb connectivity. Plus, it has a keyboard for easy renaming or adding commentary.

 

iPads are great viewers and browsers but have too many limitations in the storage and connectivity department for my taste.

 

Dave

[Jade13]

I transfer to the computer (netbook), but save/keep the cards until we get home (so I have back-up). When we return from vacation I again transfer from the cards to our home computer and than back up on a WD external hard drive. We than delete (most) of the photos off of the netbook.

[dileep]

I prefer a Netbook too - 250GB for under $300 and you can use it for surfing the internet along the way. Many airports and hotels have free wifi.

[sk8teacher]

There's a great breakdown of photo storage options while on the go here

 

Your link doesn't work by the way.

[awboater]

A 10" netbook is what I use as well. I upgraded it to a 500Gb drive for about $50 for more photo storage. In reality, it's not much different in size than an iPad.

 

I run Ubuntu on it and I can also run Gimp, which is a photo editing software. While I don't really intend on editing any photos on a cruise, it does give me the option of reducing the file sizes if I want to post photos on Facebook for my family to be jealous (especially when I am in the Caribbean and they are stuck in Michigan in the winter time).

 

At any rate, while netbooks are usually notoriously slow, Ubuntu is a form of Linux, and it runs respectively fast; even on a netbook.

 

And it's light; portable; and for under $300, it's not a big deal if it gets damaged, lost, or stolen. Mine is an Acer Aspire One.

[Alpc]

Well, I didn't want to wait for the netbook to boot up and it's bigger than portable storage... So I got myself the HyperDrive iPad Hard Drive. Works great for my trip! The one I got is in this link but I bought it from a local dealer instead of getting it from hypershop. I bought it like 2 days before my flight!

 

http://www.hypershop.com/HyperDrive-iPad-Hard-Drive-750GB-p/iphd-750.htm

[Rllyfun]

I transfer to the computer (netbook), but save/keep the cards until we get home (so I have back-up). When we return from vacation I again transfer from the cards to our home computer and than back up on a WD external hard drive. We than delete (most) of the photos off of the netbook.

 

I'll second that!:) (except I use a laptop only cause I don't own a netbook) I too can never bring myself to clear my cards, unless I have too...figure thats the point of "backing" my shots up on the laptop!

Did get an Ipad for Christmas...still trying to get comfortable with it thou..., old dog/new tricks...

 

 

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[morphers82]

There's a great breakdown of photo storage options while on the go here

 

Sorry, thanks for letting me know my link doesn't work:

Try This Link

[oliverweagle]

Thanks! I finally decided upon a Toshiba NB505 netbook. It seems to fit the bill well and appears to do what I want it to.

awboater - would you please let me know more about Ubuntu - do you use that as your operating system - and if so, do you delete applications that came preloaded on the netbook?

 

Thanks again,

 

Ollie (18 days and counting until the Golden Princess!):)