Backing up photo & video while on the move - what tech?

Hi all...

So on my most recent holiday (couple of weeks in the US on a roadtrip), I took a lot of photos, and even more video via a GoPro.
Now the GoPro footage in particular churns throug the Gbs at an alarming rate, so to back it all up, I took my decrepit old netbook, and an external HDD...

This was fine, in so much that it allowed me to copy GoPro footage onto the HDD, but this thing is pretty old, and doesn't have the grunt to actually play the GoPro videos, the screen is pretty low-res meaning any quick photo edits are very tedious and slow, and it's a bit on the bulky side when you factor in the power supply etc etc....

So, what's the alternative!?

I don't want to spend loads on a full-featured laptop, as it would get so little use the rest of the year (I have a tablet that does everything else). The netbook only cost ~£250 brand new, years ago.
This also makes those dedicated HDD-with-a-card-reader-and-screen things that cost £350 seem WAY overpriced to me.

As far as I know, you can't power an external HDD off a Nexus7, otherwise I could use that (I have the app/cable to allow plugging in of SD cards etc). It would at least be compact.

What do you all use for backups of video & photos on long trips?

drop box account and an internet cafe

For me I still take a laptop and external drive to do all my backing up. Yes it's bulky but my last trip abroad I went through 50gb of storage (so a bit of time lapse as well so that churns through it storage space).

Seriously considering a surface pro 3 when they are out then using that with an external drive.

Hmm.. not looked into the Surface tablets... mega bucks though aren't they?

As for ipad, they don't have enough storage by themselves (50Gb of GoPro footage alone)... and would presumably have the same issues as a Nexus re attaching an external drive?

Looks like the old netbook is still the way to go (could upgrade it a bit I suppose, get a thin 13" laptop or similar)

How much storage on an iPad? thought they were ~32Gb?
Will look into the wireless HDD thing, as that might do it!

There isn't loads of storage, but enough for my needs, some sort of external hard drive sounds like it would be best for you.

I have one of these and it's changed my life where storage is concerned.

3TB Western Digital MyCloud. (Cheaper 2TB also available)

It's a fantastic bit of tech.

Sits next to my router in my office at home and wirelessly/automatically backs up my MacBook every day (if the MacBook is turned on that day), so all my stuff is saved in the event the laptop hard drive fails or I drop/lose it.

But it also allows 2 way access from all my devices, from anywhere in the world, so I don't have to keep all my folders of photos and other stuff on my laptop or iPad, if I want anything, I just open it like a local hard drive on the laptop, or open an app on my iPad or iPhone to get at my photos or iTunes music.

This is the bit that might benefit you: if I'm away travelling and want to empty an SD card out of a camera, I just plug the SD into my iPad mini and set it off uploading, overnight while I sleep, to My Cloud using the iPad app and hotel wifi or any other local wifi

So it doesn't matter what happens to my cards or camera while away because all my stuff gets saved onto the hard drive in my house, hundreds/thousands of miles away.

It's one of those things that I was skeptical about, but it works so slick and seamlessly that I love it.

Another option for you!

Might be a bit of an ask to upload 32 GB of video via hotel wifi, but if it's a few Gb of photos here and there every few days, I find it works perfect.

I like the sound of this setup!
I might just upgrade the netbook... there are a few 13" thin laptops around now for not too much now.

Cards are probably the best bet as many have said. I guess I'm just paranoid about actually backing up (i.e. having more than one copy of a given file).

That cloud NAS thing also seems good, but is dependant on good wifi... which I don't always find.

I really like the look of that too - not as a camera backup system, just as a better way to get to all my photo's when I'm out and about. Might have a nosy when the prices come down a bit.

A bit expensive but these are designed for video/photo storage on the move >>> http://www.nextodi.com/product/ultra_en.html