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Hi All - <br>
For those who want to *work* with a laptop in the field (not just
backup), and can't lug car batteries around easily, one fairly new
option is a Solar/Power Gorilla combo
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://powertraveller.com/iwantsome/primatepower/solargorilla/">https://powertraveller.com/iwantsome/primatepower/solargorilla/</a>.
This isn't as high-powered as the Powerfilm, but I've been testing
it over the last week and the charge is very efficient. As long as
one's laptop isn't too powerhungry, one Solar Gorilla and two Power
Gorillas should give a more or less constant supply for less than
AUD$1000, and take up very little space and weight. Of course, a car
battery would store much more power if weight isn't a big deal, and
the Powerfilm 60w would be much better for mountainous or cloudy
locations.<br>
Cheers<br>
Mark<br>
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On 12/10/2010 11:55 AM, John Olstad wrote:
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type="cite">Hi all,<br>
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Agree with Ric (Hi Ric!), netbook with solar charger <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.powerfilmsolar.com/">http://www.powerfilmsolar.com/</a>
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I'm leaving next month for a between 6 and 9-month fieldwork trip
to a remote atoll with no access to electricity whatsoever. Even
this situation is not a no-laptop fieldwork situation. I'm using
the lenovo x201s which is a fully-powered laptop with a 12-hour
battery. My electronics are all charged by a car battery that is
kept topped up by solar panels. There are also cheaper laptops by
ASUS that have 11-hour batteries.<br>
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That might sound like a cumbersome set-up, but I'm telling you it
works and I'm not one of the first ones to do it by a longshot:)<br>
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Flash cards are pretty resilient (DOA or last forever so make sure
to test beforehand), but if you are really worried about it
failing, you could record to magnetic tape (i.e. cassette tape).<br>
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Good luck,<br>
John Olstad<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Xavier
Barker <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:meibitobure.gaunibwe@gmail.com">meibitobure.gaunibwe@gmail.com</a>></span>
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<div>Hi Andrea,</div>
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<div>There are indeed SD card duplicators. Depending on
your volume, you might want to look at <a
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href="http://www.vconsole.com/client/"
target="_blank">http://www.vconsole.com/client/</a>.
If you're only doing 1-to-1 duplication, you might be
best off finding a USB bridge which will let you back
up SD cards (and other flash memory types) straight
onto a USB device. The USB device might be a series
of flash devices or it might be a solid-state HDD in a
ruggedised external enclosure. THe difference is
that the duplicator is at about $7000, the USB bridge
is about $30. There was, about 5 years ago, a
portable SD cloning device from Panasonic but I'm not
sure it made it to market. You can then get small
Pelican cases to weatherproof and shockproof
everything.</div>
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<div>Cheers,</div>
<div>Xavier</div>
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<div>On 12/10/2010, at 8:28 AM, Andrea L. Berez wrote:</div>
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Hello list,<br>
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I am investigating options for transferring data
from one SD card to another without the use of a
computer intermediary (think no-laptop
fieldwork). There must be some small device that
can both read from and write to SD cards. Any
recommendations, or barring such a device, and
suggestions for work-arounds?<br>
<br>
Best to all,<br>
Andrea<br>
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Andrea Berez<br>
PhD candidate, Dept. of Linguistics<br>
University of California, Santa Barbara<br>
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