In my experience, in-camera extraction is a lot slower than just pulling out the card and reading it in a card reader. This experience is based only on five different cameras, but all of them were slower than a stand-alone card reader. The difference is about 10x with my newest one. For 260MB of photos, it really made a huge difference.
Not only that, each camera brand seems to have its own connector on the body. Lose the cable and you're stuck.
Too true. The USB speeds for some cameras lead a lot to be desired. I'd still rather have just a USB connection though than one of those multicard slots in the side of my laptop.
Also be aware that if you choose to upload camera photos directly via USB cable to iPhoto that you should plug in an AC power source for the camera. If the camera's battery is drained during the upload, you'll have to start over...another good reason for using a USB card reader.
Also be aware that if you choose to upload camera photos directly via USB cable to iPhoto that you should plug in an AC power source for the camera. If the camera's battery is drained during the upload, you'll have to start over...another good reason for using a USB card reader.
Not true. In the current iPhoto it lets you select the images you want to import from the camera without having to start again same as if you were importing from a drive/card reader.
Too true. The USB speeds for some cameras lead a lot to be desired. I'd still rather have just a USB connection though than one of those multicard slots in the side of my laptop.
But most digital cameras today use SD cards, and I'm amazed SanDisk's Ultra II SD Plus hasn't gotten more attention: it unfolds to reveal a USB connector that plugs directly into your portable's USB slot. No cable. No card reader. Sandisk quality. Sizes up to 4GB. And if you watch for sales there's only a marginal premium in price. Given the broad adoption of SD cards in today's consumer-level digital cameras, I don't know why this innovation hasn't completely displaced conventional SD cards. I've been using them for almost two years and haven't had a problem. Seems like they invented the proverbial better moustrap, but the world hasn't beaten that path to their door...
having said that, i wouldn't mind a built-in CF reader slot, for my camera that uses that medium. Sandisk doesn't make the USB version of a CF card, only the SD. Too bad.
They must be bringing back the baby Macbook pro. That's great I think it was the best one really.
I agree on that point. There are times when you want the functionality, but you don't want to lug it. I use both 15.4 and 17" MacBook Pros for my writing and teaching, but I would love to have that little guy for a trip to the archives, or for air travel.
It really depends on your needs th ough. The problem with the TX and the newer TZ is that they take the smallness too far; the screen real estate is limited and tiny, the keyboard is tough to type on (although the TZ's keyboard improves on the TX keyboard at least).
Oh, please, not that again. How many times do I have to debunk this? Listen up:
1. The 12" Powerbook G4 had a FULL-SIZE keyboard.
2. A 10" widescreen LCD would be EXACTLY the same width as a 12" standard LCD.
3. Ergo, something as small as a 10" widescreen LCD could theoretically have the same keyboard as the 12" PB, which many people thought was a very good keyboard. I thought it was one of the best laptop keyboards I've used.
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Also, performance of the TX and TZ is generally garbage; if you read through notebook forums to see the experiences people have with these machines, you'll find that bootup times, application usage, movie watching, etc. can be painful.
Who boots up Macs often, especially Mac laptops? You do it once in a blue moon and put it to sleep when not in use. My Powerbook G4 has gone for well over a year without a reboot, shutdown or even logout. If this uses flash RAM as reported, it will be quite a bit faster than the Sonys. Never compare something Apple has yet to produce with something another company has already produced. People buy portable DVD players with 7" screens. You're saying 10 or 11" would be unacceptable for watching DVDs?
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In my experience, in-camera extraction is a lot slower than just pulling out the card and reading it in a card reader. This experience is based only on five different cameras, but all of them were slower than a stand-alone card reader. The difference is about 10x with my newest one. For 260MB of photos, it really made a huge difference.
Not only that, each camera brand seems to have its own connector on the body. Lose the cable and you're stuck.
Too true. The USB speeds for some cameras lead a lot to be desired. I'd still rather have just a USB connection though than one of those multicard slots in the side of my laptop.
I'd still rather have just a USB connection though than one of those multicard slots in the side of my laptop.
That makes sense. There's trade-offs either way, a USB port has more uses than a card reader slot.
Also be aware that if you choose to upload camera photos directly via USB cable to iPhoto that you should plug in an AC power source for the camera. If the camera's battery is drained during the upload, you'll have to start over...another good reason for using a USB card reader.
Not true. In the current iPhoto it lets you select the images you want to import from the camera without having to start again same as if you were importing from a drive/card reader.
they need to go to 12", 10", 8" to get a foothold in the Japanese market
Japan != The World.
Too true. The USB speeds for some cameras lead a lot to be desired. I'd still rather have just a USB connection though than one of those multicard slots in the side of my laptop.
But most digital cameras today use SD cards, and I'm amazed SanDisk's Ultra II SD Plus hasn't gotten more attention: it unfolds to reveal a USB connector that plugs directly into your portable's USB slot. No cable. No card reader. Sandisk quality. Sizes up to 4GB. And if you watch for sales there's only a marginal premium in price. Given the broad adoption of SD cards in today's consumer-level digital cameras, I don't know why this innovation hasn't completely displaced conventional SD cards. I've been using them for almost two years and haven't had a problem. Seems like they invented the proverbial better moustrap, but the world hasn't beaten that path to their door...
having said that, i wouldn't mind a built-in CF reader slot, for my camera that uses that medium. Sandisk doesn't make the USB version of a CF card, only the SD. Too bad.
They must be bringing back the baby Macbook pro. That's great I think it was the best one really.
I agree on that point. There are times when you want the functionality, but you don't want to lug it. I use both 15.4 and 17" MacBook Pros for my writing and teaching, but I would love to have that little guy for a trip to the archives, or for air travel.
It really depends on your needs th ough. The problem with the TX and the newer TZ is that they take the smallness too far; the screen real estate is limited and tiny, the keyboard is tough to type on (although the TZ's keyboard improves on the TX keyboard at least).
Oh, please, not that again. How many times do I have to debunk this? Listen up:
1. The 12" Powerbook G4 had a FULL-SIZE keyboard.
2. A 10" widescreen LCD would be EXACTLY the same width as a 12" standard LCD.
3. Ergo, something as small as a 10" widescreen LCD could theoretically have the same keyboard as the 12" PB, which many people thought was a very good keyboard. I thought it was one of the best laptop keyboards I've used.
Also, performance of the TX and TZ is generally garbage; if you read through notebook forums to see the experiences people have with these machines, you'll find that bootup times, application usage, movie watching, etc. can be painful.
Who boots up Macs often, especially Mac laptops? You do it once in a blue moon and put it to sleep when not in use. My Powerbook G4 has gone for well over a year without a reboot, shutdown or even logout. If this uses flash RAM as reported, it will be quite a bit faster than the Sonys. Never compare something Apple has yet to produce with something another company has already produced. People buy portable DVD players with 7" screens. You're saying 10 or 11" would be unacceptable for watching DVDs?