Joe Carney
March 20th, 2009, 11:41 AM
Note this is not a product review, just some info on something interesting I found while searching the net.....
I recently found out about the hyperdrive colorspace udma drive.
Its a self powered card reader/hd storage device popular with still image photogs. It will let you transfer you raw/jpeg photos directly from a CF or SD/SDHC card to an internal HD and view them. it appears to support most of the raw image formats out there.
OK, so what is the big deal then?
It will back up ANY files from a CF or SDHC card. You just won't be able to view the video files. it will also preserve file/folder structure. I sent an email to their support desk and they confirmed it will copy any files.
Plus the device is designed to let you swap out HDD and Batteries if needed. The battery is a non proprietary one that can be purchased through 3rd party sources. The HDD is what ever 2.5" SATA you can get your hands on, up to 500gig.
You can also run it with your own custom external power device as long as it supplies 5v 1A. ( I have a 5v battery with 2400ma available) It also includes a car adapter. So in theory, you could purchase multiple batteries and drives, and take them with you. It includes a screw driver to open up the case.
Another cool thing, is it will do incremental backups, so as you fill up your SDHC card, you can pop it in and update the HDD without having to do a full on copy.
It will also do crc verification of the data as it stores it.
This could be a boon for those out doing remote shooting and not wanting to take a laptop.
HyperDrive - The World's Fastest Memory Card Backup Device (http://hyperdrive.com), you can download the user manual to find out more.
it is available through dvinfo.net approved vendors in various configurations. My advice, get the cheapest version, and add you own higher capacity drive.
You can do a google search to find various reviews on it. There are older models out there, but you want the colorspace UDMA one, it's the newest model. I'm ordering one next week (got to get paid first).
I recently found out about the hyperdrive colorspace udma drive.
Its a self powered card reader/hd storage device popular with still image photogs. It will let you transfer you raw/jpeg photos directly from a CF or SD/SDHC card to an internal HD and view them. it appears to support most of the raw image formats out there.
OK, so what is the big deal then?
It will back up ANY files from a CF or SDHC card. You just won't be able to view the video files. it will also preserve file/folder structure. I sent an email to their support desk and they confirmed it will copy any files.
Plus the device is designed to let you swap out HDD and Batteries if needed. The battery is a non proprietary one that can be purchased through 3rd party sources. The HDD is what ever 2.5" SATA you can get your hands on, up to 500gig.
You can also run it with your own custom external power device as long as it supplies 5v 1A. ( I have a 5v battery with 2400ma available) It also includes a car adapter. So in theory, you could purchase multiple batteries and drives, and take them with you. It includes a screw driver to open up the case.
Another cool thing, is it will do incremental backups, so as you fill up your SDHC card, you can pop it in and update the HDD without having to do a full on copy.
It will also do crc verification of the data as it stores it.
This could be a boon for those out doing remote shooting and not wanting to take a laptop.
HyperDrive - The World's Fastest Memory Card Backup Device (http://hyperdrive.com), you can download the user manual to find out more.
it is available through dvinfo.net approved vendors in various configurations. My advice, get the cheapest version, and add you own higher capacity drive.
You can do a google search to find various reviews on it. There are older models out there, but you want the colorspace UDMA one, it's the newest model. I'm ordering one next week (got to get paid first).