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Hi all,

Does anyone have any recommendations for portable storage which I can plug my sd cards into and download the files?

I don't have a laptop, so that isn't an option.

Off to new Zealand soon which means I will take loooooads of photos, other option is just to buy lots of memory cards.

Thanks

Ian
 
IanC said:
Hi all,

Does anyone have any recommendations for portable storage which I can plug my sd cards into and download the files?

I don't have a laptop, so that isn't an option.

Off to new Zealand soon which means I will take loooooads of photos, other option is just to buy lots of memory cards.

Thanks

Ian
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I use this and copy onto a high capacity USB drive, but I use this as backup and take multiple SD cards too as I'm paranoid about losing the images if I only have one copy ;) You can use a portable hard drive too if you think you're going to need huge capacity. Very straightforward to use and is controlled by an app on a smartphone or tablet.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Verbatim-98243-MediaShare-Wireless/dp/B00CZ0P0PS
 
snerkler said:
I use this and copy onto a high capacity USB drive, but I use this as backup and take multiple SD cards too as I'm paranoid about losing the images if I only have one copy ;) You can use a portable hard drive too if you think you're going to need huge capacity. Very straightforward to use and is controlled by an app on a smartphone or tablet.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Verbatim-98243-MediaShare-Wireless/dp/B00CZ0P0PS
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Greater that looks like what I am after as I do have a external hard drive, but my hard drive needs to be powered by something I think?
 
Lots of memory cards, or upgrade your current cards for fewer, larger cards. If you're talking about a separate storage media to increase your capacity you're implying formatting the cards for re-use during the trip.

I never format a memory card until the contents are safely transferred to at least two separate long-term storage mediums (in practice four - pc, server, server mirror drive and cloud). Accidental loss is the biggest concern with memory cards, and they're substantially easier to secure than a larger drive unit when on the road.

With improved reliability and decreasing cost of memory cards I've moved away from a pocketful of 4Gb CF cards which I carried around with me ten years ago to 64Gb SD cards that can live in the camera for the duration of most holidays I take and minimising the changing of cards, the changeover being the point when the card is most vulnerable to being dropped, getting lost, etc.
 
You can get a 64gb or 128gb USB flash drive pretty cheap now, save some space as well.

Yeah, I'm with Alastair. Even if I were to make a backup during a trip, I wouldn't format the card until it's on my home PC and external drive.
 
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IanC said:
Greater that looks like what I am after as I do have a external hard drive, but my hard drive needs to be powered by something I think?
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TBH I'm not sure if the verbatim device would power the hard drive or not, I'll try it out later. It does come with a USB cable that plugs into the mains so maybe you need it plugged in to power a hard drive.
 
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