Looking for a product.. External HD with media reader (CF)

[Viper GTS]

I remember a while back seeing a product that I now have a use for.

It was an external HD (probably used a laptop drive) with a CF slot (and possibly other media types as well). Basically the idea was you could copy the contents of the flash card onto the HD, this vastly increasing your available storage. I have a new camera, & would like to shoot TIFFS. Even a 1 GB CF card can only hold 60-70 images, & CF isn't particularly reliable. My camera is CF type I only, so no microdrives for me.

Anybody remember what this product was called? I think it might have included "vault," but I don't remember.

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[TJN23]

i take a media reader wouldn't do it for you? you want to take this thing with you?

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: TJN23
i take a media reader wouldn't do it for you? you want to take this thing with you?

I already have an internal USB2 media reader - Works great, & is fast as hell.

Portability is key here, if CF wasn't so expensive (and notoriously unreliable) I would stock up on a few 1 GB CF cards.

Good 40X+ CF cards run about $220-250 for 1 GB capacity.

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[TJN23]

this is true, i too would like to find out about this product...

 

[randomlinh]

http://www.steves-digicams.com/digi_accessories.html#storage

they expensive

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: lnguyen
http://www.steves-digicams.com/digi_accessories.html#storage

they expensive

Digital Wallet, that was it.

Thanks.

[EDIT]Damn, $500... And only USB1 connectivity. Maybe they've released an updated version or another company has ripped off the idea...[/EDIT]

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[metalmania]

Yes, Compgeeks has been selling it since last year.

http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=VP-2060

 

[TJN23]

viper could u use this?

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: metalmania
Yes, Compgeeks has been selling it since last year.

http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=VP-2060

nice, just need to add a laptop HD.

what would be even nicer... if they sold an adapter for my ipod to do it of course, i'm going to guess apple would charge a bundle.

the newer archos jukeboxes have an adapter for this purpose as well. my cousin has one since work sends him off all over the world and he doesn't have a laptop to lug around.

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: TJN23
viper could u use this?

That looks a lot better, 1/2 the cost, 3x the storage, & built in support for all media types...

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[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: metalmania
Yes, Compgeeks has been selling it since last year.

http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=VP-2060[/q

Sweet, that would be PERFECT - And it's USB2.

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[TJN23]

a product like this is def. worth the $$ IMO - it gives you virtually unlimited snapshots whereever you go...

 

[randomlinh]

hrm.. actually, is there a firewire one out there...