Re: Portable Storage
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 8:35 pm
You could try to stick in one 1Gb stick to make it 5Gb ?
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ATJ wrote:
I ordered one of these on Thursday and am waiting for them to ship (not sure why it didn't ship Friday as they say they have stock - anyway, I'm not in a hurry).
ATJ wrote:...While things had improved slightly on Sunday, I still only took 116 photos on those two dives. So, I never got to use the netbook for portable storage.
feldy wrote:ok Andrew - thanks for that; have just read that the Macbook Air [which was a bit underpowered] is supposedly going to benefit from some new whizz/bang new 'Sandy Bridge' chip/architecture, so maybe I'll start desperately saving my pennies...
must say the weight [or lack of it] is definitely appealing... also depends whether Mac australia does their usual exhorbitant Aust. price gouging thing, or whether they pass on some of the benefit of the higher A$??
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feldy wrote:well it looks like this unit is finally out - seems a fantastic product, but like anything Apple, seems overpriced - the 13" 256 Gb one seems to be going for over $1700!!
gstark wrote:Actually, it's a very good price given the underlying tech.
surenj wrote:gstark wrote:Actually, it's a very good price given the underlying tech.
feldy wrote:surenj wrote:gstark wrote:Actually, it's a very good price given the underlying tech.
seriously [actually checked - it's $1799!] ??
feldy wrote:seriously [actually checked - it's $1799!] ??
surenj wrote:feldy wrote:seriously [actually checked - it's $1799!] ??
I guess one could ask the question. How much is a similarly specced PC?
feldy wrote:indeed, and the answer is...?
surenj wrote:feldy wrote:indeed, and the answer is...?
Oops. I thought you'd have done a comparison to state that the $1799 is too much for the air?
I think the short answer may well be that there is no comparison (especially for thickness, weight and battery life not to mention the thunderbolt port etc). or is there?
feldy wrote:First step though will be to go to a retailer with a big folder of images on a card & see how they cope with a basic function like simply copying a big file across from the card ... the first netbook I got - the original MSI Wind had difficulty even doing that!
feldy wrote:Given my intended use overseas however, is more as a storage device [than intending to manipulate files] and given the possibility that it could be lost/stolen [a definite possibility the way I travel]
feldy wrote:Given my intended use overseas however, is more as a storage device [than intending to manipulate files] and given the possibility that it could be lost/stolen [a definite possibility the way I travel] I'll probably go for the netbook option. First step though will be to go to a retailer with a big folder of images on a card & see how they cope with a basic function like simply copying a big file across from the card ... the first netbook I got - the original MSI Wind had difficulty even doing that!
surenj wrote:feldy wrote:Given my intended use overseas however, is more as a storage device [than intending to manipulate files] and given the possibility that it could be lost/stolen [a definite possibility the way I travel]
It wouldn't make sense to even consider a Macbook air for this purpose.
ATJ wrote:I could time it for you if you like.
feldy wrote:sorry Surenj - 'light & portable' - I had assumed that's the very reason most people would get a McBook Air??
feldy wrote:sorry Surenj - 'light & portable' - I had assumed that's the very reason most people would get a McBook Air??
ATJ wrote:I think Suren's point is that as a) you only want to use it as a storage device and not manipulate files and b) you're worried about it being stolen, a MacBook Air is way, way, way overkill for your intended purposes. A $291 netbook (like the one I have) will do exactly the same job.
feldy wrote:tested my old MSI on transferring about 1/4 Gb of files from a fairly recent SD card and it was reasonably quick; it was in going thru the images and processing the thumbnails, that the wait ensued [5+ mins]... have checked out netbooks in my local JB and there's a lovely little ASUS with a [admittedly tiny] 256 Gb graphics card and 2Gb of Ram for around $400, which looks like it's got my name on it!
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PS Surenj, if the nuances of the situation as I've laid out are too complicated for you to understand, feel free not to comment; the sort of 'help' you seem to be trying to offer is help I can happily do without.surenj wrote:Feldy, There are many contradictions to your reasoning [Which is ok but confusing when trying to help you]. See Andrew's response above.
feldy wrote:PS Surenj, if the nuances of the situation as I've laid out are too complicated for you to understand, feel free not to comment; the sort of 'help' you seem to be trying to offer is help I can happily do without.
I prefer to take advice from those who have equal or more experience than myself rather than you, who by the calibre of your responses, clearly does not.
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feldy wrote:Given I use the mac version of P/shop//Bridge for most of my graphics work [ie mac version not pc] does anyone have any suggestions for a lite but effective equivalent of lightroom?
feldy wrote:Given I use the mac version of P/shop//Bridge for most of my graphics work [ie mac version not pc] does anyone have any suggestions for a lite but effective equivalent of lightroom?
feldy wrote: PS Surenj, if the nuances of the situation as I've laid out are too complicated for you to understand, feel free not to comment; the sort of 'help' you seem to be trying to offer is help I can happily do without.
I prefer to take advice from those who have equal or more experience than myself rather than you, who by the calibre of your responses, clearly does not.
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feldy wrote:... it helps that this unit has dual core AMD chip [amazing for the price] a tiny [256 Mb! ] graphics card and I got an extra 1 GB of Ram pre-loaded - they're not easy to retro-fit apparently - and all for $340!!
...[something like 1280 x y?] which on a 10" screen results in a more than passable picture...
surenj wrote:I think the short answer may well be that there is no comparison (especially for thickness, weight and battery life not to mention the thunderbolt port etc). or is there?
ATJ wrote:Well... I just discovered I have another device for portable storage - my iPad.
feldy wrote:call me old-fashioned but the I-Pad doesn't appeal to me - I like the convenience of having a mouse and keyboard
feldy wrote:ATJ wrote:Well... I just discovered I have another device for portable storage - my iPad.
... call me old-fashioned but the I-Pad doesn't appeal to me -