Nifty mass storage device...

[HankScorpio]

http://www.compactdrive.com/product.php?p=pd70x

Looks good for price too, <90 without a disk.

[robdickinson]

My XS drive was £110 from a place in Australia with a 40gb drive and it plays MP3's too.

[anonymous-user]

I think the winner about this one is that it takes normal AA rechargeable batteries so you can keep a few spares in your bag in case it decides to die on you. Looks damn good to me - can't see a UK reseller though.

[robdickinson]

You can get an AA batery pack for the XS drive stuff for a few quid btw. battery lasts a couple of hours anyhow, enough for 4gb or so of data transfer (on mine at least) unless you use it as an mp3 all day, which I did pluged into the car stereo/cig lighter

[Ian_H]

Thanks for finding this, it looks great As well as using AA batteries the fact that it is so quick a downloading a card is the biggest bonus for me
Can't find a UK dealer also but this company sells them
www.powerinnumbers.com.au/
I've had gear from this guy in Australia before With no problems at all and very quick delivery. Seriously thinking about trying one of these.



Cheers
Ian

[robdickinson]

Ian_H said:

www.powerinnumbers.com.au/ Cheers Ian

Thats where I got my xs drive, DHL'd over to me in 2 days, no customs, excelent!

[HankScorpio]

I had an XS II and it was pants.

The Epson I've got is perfect at the mo but I thought the (claimed) speed, AA compatability and price of this one would interest a few peeps on here.

My Fuji used to take AAs and I always had a little holder with a couple of sets of 4 and a rapid charger in the car. AAs definitely have some advantages.

[Ian_H]

Well I have now had one of these devices for a couple of weeks now and I have to say it's brilliant
I bought it from the online distributor in Singapore
www.eastgear.com/shop/index.php?currency=USD
Delivery was via Fedex and it took 4 working days from order to delivery (and that included 24 hours in Fedex's Poynton depot awaiting customs clearance ) It works exactly how it says on the tin, I can download a full 2gb card in about 5 minutes and after about 20gb the AA rechargeable batteries (4 x 2500mah rechargeables included) are still showing full strength. Only downside so far is that I have just recieved an invoice from Fedex for £19 for VAT due to customs


Cheers
Ian