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recycledelectron · 02-27-2008, 11:22 AM

Please forgive the formatting of this post. I'm trying to explain something, but I'm not sure I'm very good at that.

BACKGROUND: I've been using my Sony PRS-505 for months now. (The Sony PRS-505 is an e-Ink based eBook reader & MP3 player that weighs under 1 pound, and has a battery life measured in days.) I love the ability to read books on the go, but regretting that everything has to be on a MSPD card or SD card. Those cards can cost $5 / GB, so they are too expensive to store a few terabytes (TB.)

NEW TECH GADGET: Yet another company (this time they are called HyperDrive) has released another battery-powered hard disk with a screen (this one is called the ColorSpace) that allows you to copy all the pics from a digital camera's memory card to it's internal hard disk. The logic is that you can store as many pics as you want, and not buy dozens of memory cards. OK, this is the 18th company to release one. (yawn)

GOOD NEWS: The HyperDrive ColorSpace will let you copy files back from the internal Hard Disk to the memory card. THIS IS THE FIRST COMPANY TO MAKE A CARD READER / BATTERY POWERED HARD DISK THAT CAN COPY BOTH WAYS. Previously discussed models often only had 1 button. They only copied from the card to the HDD.

With the ability to copy both ways, you can store massive amounts of information (books, pics, MP3, etc.) on your hard disk, and copy what you want to read over to your eBook reader.

This device even does data recovery from damaged cards & undeletes files.

TECH SPECS:
* No size limit on the SD, MSPD, or CF cards (all are tested to 16GB.)
* 4TB size limit on the 2.5" SATA 9.5mm HDD (available with 250GB installed.)
* Rechargeable via USB or another DC connector.
* Single 18650 Li-Ion rechargeable battery (user-replaceable.)
* Transfer <= 120GB per charge.
* ABS plastic case is slightly larger than a 2.5" hard disk.
* $149 + S/H for the bare machine, w/o HDD.

REFERENCES:
http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5431#comments
http://www.digitalreviews.net/review...he-go-rev.html
http://www.hyperdrive.com/
http://www.hyperdrive.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=27

SUMMARY:
I can buy the following and have a 1/2 TB library in less than 2 lbs:
* HyperDrive ColorSpace ($149)
* 500GB 2.5" SATA 9.5mm HDD ($169)
* Sony PRS-505 ($299)
* Solar USB Charger ($99)
* 2GB SD Cards ($9 each)
* 8GB MSPD Cards ($79 each)
* Padded Case

Andy Out!

02-27-2008, 11:22 AM	#1
recycledelectron Groupie Posts: 152 Karma: 854 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Lifebook T5010	TB storage for eBook readers... Please forgive the formatting of this post. I'm trying to explain something, but I'm not sure I'm very good at that. BACKGROUND: I've been using my Sony PRS-505 for months now. (The Sony PRS-505 is an e-Ink based eBook reader & MP3 player that weighs under 1 pound, and has a battery life measured in days.) I love the ability to read books on the go, but regretting that everything has to be on a MSPD card or SD card. Those cards can cost $5 / GB, so they are too expensive to store a few terabytes (TB.) NEW TECH GADGET: Yet another company (this time they are called HyperDrive) has released another battery-powered hard disk with a screen (this one is called the ColorSpace) that allows you to copy all the pics from a digital camera's memory card to it's internal hard disk. The logic is that you can store as many pics as you want, and not buy dozens of memory cards. OK, this is the 18th company to release one. (yawn) GOOD NEWS: The HyperDrive ColorSpace will let you copy files back from the internal Hard Disk to the memory card. THIS IS THE FIRST COMPANY TO MAKE A CARD READER / BATTERY POWERED HARD DISK THAT CAN COPY BOTH WAYS. Previously discussed models often only had 1 button. They only copied from the card to the HDD. With the ability to copy both ways, you can store massive amounts of information (books, pics, MP3, etc.) on your hard disk, and copy what you want to read over to your eBook reader. This device even does data recovery from damaged cards & undeletes files. TECH SPECS: * No size limit on the SD, MSPD, or CF cards (all are tested to 16GB.) * 4TB size limit on the 2.5" SATA 9.5mm HDD (available with 250GB installed.) * Rechargeable via USB or another DC connector. * Single 18650 Li-Ion rechargeable battery (user-replaceable.) * Transfer <= 120GB per charge. * ABS plastic case is slightly larger than a 2.5" hard disk. * $149 + S/H for the bare machine, w/o HDD. REFERENCES: http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5431#comments http://www.digitalreviews.net/review...he-go-rev.html http://www.hyperdrive.com/ http://www.hyperdrive.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=27 SUMMARY: I can buy the following and have a 1/2 TB library in less than 2 lbs: * HyperDrive ColorSpace ($149) * 500GB 2.5" SATA 9.5mm HDD ($169) * Sony PRS-505 ($299) * Solar USB Charger ($99) * 2GB SD Cards ($9 each) * 8GB MSPD Cards ($79 each) * Padded Case Andy Out!