Portable SD copying solution?

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robcollins

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Anyone using a device such as one of these:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Stand-Alone-Data-Storage/ci/3369/N/4287966885

to make quick copies of your AF100 footage for redundancy? I know a laptop would do the trick, but for various reasons am looking for something almost fool-proof to be able to hand off a SDHC card for back-up, so that at the end of the shoot the cards and drive would go to separate places until all could be safely transferred and archived.

Thanks for any tips.
 
Looks great, thanks, but was hoping for something a little less costly--doesn't have to record to a hard drive, could simply be a pass-though to clone to another card or even thumb drive.
 
robcollins said:
Thanks! That looks good--obviously I don't need an LCD that shows photos though. Anyone have experience with this? http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...il&Q=&sku=573624&is=REG&si=rev#costumerReview

Looks like one reviewer got a dud, but since I'm just looking for redundancy, not to reuse cards, might this work?
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Actually two users reported it deleted all their backed up files. Perhaps operator error, perhaps not. I'd be nervous using a $99 device. If you can't spend the money for the NEXTO I'd recommend you continue backing up via laptop. In my experience the only time you really need a backup is when you haven't got one :-)
 
How about a solution that is free? The AF 100 can make a copy of a card from one card slot to the other.
 
Just get an old used netbook, you can plug in an extra USB drive, has a battery so its portable, and most netbooks have SD card readers built in.
 
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