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First of all, sorry if this has already been asked before.
I have loads of pics on my Laptop and I need to store them on a memory stick, I need the largest size I can get but have no clue what to buy.
Can you please advice me, I've looked on Amazon, eBay and there are loads ao deals but now Im really confused.
Currently found this - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Duracell-Capless-64GB-Memory-Drive/dp/B008FKGMY0/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1360408036&sr=8-4
Is it any good??
cheers for helping me out.
Why memory stick?
Not use something online? Dropbox Flickr etc
Not thought of that, tell me more??
I do use memory stick as a secondary back up and the Duracell sticks are very robust I have a couple of 32gb and some 8s. Main back up is a external hard drive. Memory stick is good option as no moving parts like a hard drive so as long as u look after them there ok . The online stuff for back up also very good. Personally I wouldn't rely on just one stick for all I tend to use the memory sticks to back up the diff types of photography such as family events and one for holidays. I find that easier to use a a filing system to.
Why memory stick?
What are you trying to achieve? Backup? Portable storage? Something else?
How much data are you looking at? Will that change?
Just want to take pics off the laptop and store, storage/backup is the purpose i.m trying to acheive.
You'd be better served long-term with an external hard disk, then.
... as a random example. 500Gb against 64Gb for an extra ten quid over the pendrive.
if you use USB sticks as storage, use at least 2. I've had them fail withou warning and totally unrecoverable. At least with a proper USB disc you might be able to mount it direct if the interface fails
Cougher, great idea, how do they work?
Like a USB key only bigger. They're both removable storage.
Thanks again,
Is this any good - http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/western-digital-elements-se-portable-hard-drive-500gb-black-10867159-pdt.html
+1 for an external hard drive. As previously stated, memory sticks fail and are too easily lost as well.
I am also not convinced by "cloud" storage, at least for a sole means of storage: Great as a means to an end (file transfer, temporary storage for holiday pics etc) but I still feel more comfortable using hardware I can maintain and control.
I just use old hard drives... Not in enclosures or anything. Cheap and cheerful but it works very well- slightly fiddlier on a laptop mind.
Is this any good
Looks good to me.
Flickr gives you unlimited online storage / backup for about $30 / year.