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Equipment & Techniques => Computers & Peripherals => Topic started by: Alun on October 02, 2015, 06:13:31 am

Title: Is there such a thing?
Post by: Alun on October 02, 2015, 06:13:31 am: I was wondering if there was such a thing as a USB drive with an SD card slot that automatically (software installed on the drive?) backed up anything on the card when inserted, leaving out the need to carry a Mac/PC? And if there is, any recommendations?

Many thanks in advance
Title: Re: Is there such a thing?
Post by: Bart_van_der_Wolf on October 02, 2015, 08:11:29 am: Quote from: Alun on October 02, 2015, 06:13:31 am
I was wondering if there was such a thing as a USB drive with an SD card slot that automatically (software installed on the drive?) backed up anything on the card when inserted, leaving out the need to carry a Mac/PC? And if there is, any recommendations?

Hi,

Not automatically, you get a chance to select what's being copied (e.g. leaving out the things that were already copied earlier), but these devices (http://www.hypershop.com/HyperDrive/UDMA-2/) work great. I have an older version, purchased a driveless unit, and mounted an HD of my choosing. Backups are made relatively fast, e.g. while I move to another location.

Cheers,
Bart
Title: Re: Is there such a thing?
Post by: jwstl on October 02, 2015, 12:28:15 pm: Quote from: Alun on October 02, 2015, 06:13:31 am
I was wondering if there was such a thing as a USB drive with an SD card slot that automatically (software installed on the drive?) backed up anything on the card when inserted, leaving out the need to carry a Mac/PC? And if there is, any recommendations?

Many thanks in advance

Western Digital makes a portable drive that does exactly that. I haven't tried it yet but I plan to do so very soon.

http://www.amazon.com/Passport-Wireless-Mobile-Storage-WDBK8Z0010BBK-NESN/dp/B00M9B3XZM/
Title: Re: Is there such a thing?
Post by: Joe Towner on October 12, 2015, 08:10:09 pm: +1 on the Hyperdrive - get an empty one and put a SSD in it - the faster file copy, the longer battery life, and the shockproof drive is in your best interest.
Title: Re: Is there such a thing?
Post by: mdelrossi on October 13, 2015, 05:09:38 pm: +2 on the western digital drive. i love mine. 2 TB of disc space and I can also stream movies and music from it to my iPad.
Title: Re: Is there such a thing?
Post by: jjj on October 13, 2015, 06:13:04 pm: I got one of these (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KU2E9IW?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00) recently which allows me to use a phone or tablet to back files from an SD card up to a hard drive or another card. A cheap [£/$28], small and quite versatile solution to backing up with minimal weight/size. Does other things too like charging your phone, streaming....

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/716000x-XxL._SL1500_.jpg)
Title: Re: Is there such a thing?
Post by: langier on October 14, 2015, 09:49:01 am: HyperDrives. Get an empty and put in the drive of your choice. Drive installation takes about 2 minutes.

I have two with an SSD in one. No difference in download speed between my pair, but a bit longer battery life. Since I had forgotten the proper USB cable, I ran mine this last month using an external AA battery pack with little problem.