Photo Safe II

Maybe you’re not a pro photographer and can’t afford dozens of SD cards for your camera. However, if you’re planning to go on vacation with only one card, you might find out quickly that even an 8 GB card can’t last for more than a week. Better have a Photo Safe II handy.

Photo Safe II is a palm sized portable hard drive that works with all OS formats. It supports a multitude of card formats including CF Type I (Extreme III, IV, UDMA but not microDrive), xD-Picture Card, MMC, SD/HC Card, miniSD, Memory Stick, MS PRO, MS Duo, and MS Pro Duo cards. It really doesn’t matter what kind of camera you have. Photo Safe II will store your photos (and other media too) by simply plugging the card into the rubber protected card slot. The rubber you see there is not only for looks, it actually turns this model into a rugged HDD.

The mini HDD can crunch 1 GB in about 3 ½ minutes. According to Coolest-Gadgets, with each saving session, the photo Safe creates a separate folder so that any existing files aren’t overwritten. You can also partition the HDD and specify on which partition to store your data.

The included rechargeable batteries won’t last too much: about 90 minutes or 16 sessions. Good thing the batteries can be recharged via the included AC adapter or by USB through your computer.
There are two variants: the 80 GB one for $130 and the 160 GB one for $189.

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