Digital Foci Photo Safe II, 500GB Portable Picture Storage Hard Drive with Card Reader, USB Interface - Midnight Blue

2013-09-30T21:00:00

I need to back up photos on travel when there's no room/weight for a laptop. This unit fills that need. I've uploaded and deleted five cards' worth in testing and it works fine. I don't like what others have noted - that it stores everything on the card, which makes for a lot of redundancy. I hope to get to a public computer now and then to delete the early files. There are more elegant units at higher prices - this one does OK. I can't get the battery compartment open, but it may not matter for a long time. I'm getting another.

DON D.

2013-07-29T21:00:00

Use it for diving. After each dive I download pics then I have a fresh card for the next dive.

JEFF H.

2013-02-04T19:00:00

Needed a portable drive on an international trip. This worked great for my needs, but I didn't need anything too fancy. Only downside is the transfer seemed pretty slow. Took 20 mins for an 8GB card. But it was worth it to have the convenience of backing up my files w/o having to take a laptop or external hard drive. Only other thing is the battery didn't seem to last long. Had to have it plugged in alot more than I thought I would need to.

NICOLA H.

2012-06-02T21:00:00

Using this 'hard disk' to transfer images and videos taken during my trip. I used it at home before leaving: was very slow with only the battery (battery even discharged completely while transfering) but, fast enough when plugged. Images are great and at least I won't have to use many cards. The one used was completely filled and furnished with the camera: a Platinum 16GB 5 HDC

PAULINE J.

2011-07-19T21:00:00

I've never written a product review, but the Photo Safe II is in a special category of awfulness. I bought the 500GB version to save video files out in the field, but on the first day the CF pins got bent and transfer from CF to the device was impossible. Okay, I thought, I'll just transfer files via the USB, but on the second day the USB recepticle got loose and broke off. Left with no way to input files or even save the few files I had already transfered via USB, the Photo Safe II went in the garbage. The company did offer to "repair" the item, but it is way way beyond repair.

Paul B.

2011-03-12T19:00:00

I bought the Photo Safe to backup my CF cards for au upcoming three week trip to Morocco. I have tested it here at home and found it straight forward and easy to use although a little slow. My only quible is that it comes in a rather unaspiring gun metal gray color.

Blueline