Hyperdrive warning

[Rhys]

I used my Hyperdrive while I was away. It did work but it was rather hard to get it working, necessitating removal and reinstallation of the batteries several times as well as flicking the power switch several times before it started. When I returned home, I had not used all my memory cards so I transferred from the cards to my computer. Doing so I found one file was corrupted which explains why Canon Zoom Browser threw its hands up in the air and refused to cooperate. I went to the Hyperdrive and it wouldn't start from batteries at all and would run only from the transformer. I think that thing is probably a complete waste of money as I don't think it's going to last much longer even though I have used it only twice! Anyway, I located the corrupted file on the hyperdrive and it wasn't corrupted so I assume that the hyperdrive somehow corrupted the file on my memory card. That's not good! Fortunately I did recover the file.

On the whole, I'm getting the feeling that the Hyperdrive is a neat idea that doesn't quite work. I'm planning on spending money on more memory cards and I'll toss that hyperdrive in the trash (it's not 100% reliable so it's worthless).

[FLiPMaRC]

Hmmm ... I was looking into these a while back for convenient travel storage purposes. The last time I went on vacation I took about 2,700(~8gb) shots and used my iPod for storage. I guess I'll have to stick with that for now.

[Prospero]

I had also been looking for such a device last year. I decided I didn't trust the devices and bought memory cards instead. Judging from such stories I am glad I did.

However, I seem to be taking more and more pictures so I don't know if the 5GB of memory I had with me on holiday last year will be enough this year. Storing images on a I-Pod doesn't seem like such a bad idea either. I wanted to get an MP3 player anyway :).

[Robert Besen]

My ipod video doesn't have enough battery energy to download a 1 gB card. I shoot in raw so can't do partial downloads, so the ipod is fairly worthless to me.

[BBPhoto]

I use the Wolverine FlashPac. It works like a charm every time. It's a no frills basic storage unit. It holds a charge quite well and it's been recognized by every computer that I have used it on so far without fail. About 100$ for 60Gigs these days. Highly recommended.

[kgosden]

I too have a Wolverine Flashpac. I have used it a few times in the past 6 months without issues. If you live near a Fry's they have typically had them on sale for $80-90 after rebate for the 60 or 80Gb depending on the week you catch it. Since the last time I used it I stored nearly 40Gb of photos from a two week trip I would have had to buy a lot of media to replace it. Those RAW+JPEG files will eat up a 2Gb card.

[FLiPMaRC]

My ipod video doesn't have enough battery energy to download a 1 gB card. I shoot in raw so can't do partial downloads, so the ipod is fairly worthless to me.

I don't transfer directly to my iPod. I get access to a computer/laptop and then transfer my files on to the iPod for storage. I use 2gb cards.