[gps-talkusers] Re: e: Re: e: Pocket Hard Drive

  • From: "Jim Gammon" <jgammon1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:02:15 -0700

No, thumb drive are solid state mass storage memory devices. They have relatively small memories so far, maybe around four or eight gigs. A pocket hard drive is a hard disk which stores information on a moving disk magnetically. You can feel it vibrate when you power it up. They hold much more information, from around 60 gig's to 250 or maybe 512 gigabytes.
----- Original Message ----- From: "rita weyler" <ritaweyler@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 4:17 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: e: Re: e: Pocket Hard Drive



Are pocket hard drives and thumb drives the same thing?
Rita
----- Original Message ----- From: "jim gammon" <jgammon1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 2:43 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] e: Re: e: Pocket Hard Drive
Right you are. I also don't think the access time would be very good. You'd also have to unzip your maps, well, no, you could use the Bks extention and unzip them to your CF or SD card but why bother when you could just store them on the external hard disk already unzipped in separate folders for the state, province, or country. Also, remember that every card or USB device you have plugged in will shorten your battery run time before you have to recharge the unit. I consolidated the dictionary and GPS 4.0 on one CF card and it works great with room to spare for a few extra maps in an unused maps folder. 



----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Bartholomew" <richard_bartholomew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 08:08:08 +0100
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: e: Pocket Hard Drive



One thing for some to bear in mind when looking at hard drives

for storing

maps.



Whilst temporary  storage on a hard drive is fine; for most

people, it is

not practical to actually use those hard-drive-based maps unless

they are

further copied to an SD or CF card.  This is because, obviously,

a hard

drive needs to be plugged into the BN and will protrude a

significant amount

from the case thereby making it a potential accident waiting to

happen when

you're walking around.



Thought it worth mentioning in case overlooked!



Regards



Richard Bartholomew
E-Mail:  richard_bartholomew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



----- Original Message -----
From: "robert stigile" <rstigile@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 1:20 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] e: Pocket Hard Drive




Hello,
The Western Digital drives usually work well with the Bn.
I have a very lightweight drive from Western Digital which is a

250 gb

drive, and it works just fine.
Hth,



Robert Stigile




----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Scialli" <shrink99@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:36:24 -0400
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Pocket Hard Drive



 I've thought about getting a pocket hard drive to use for

transferring maps or other large files to my BN.  Does anyone

have

experience with which brands or models of these work with the

BN's usb

port?

               Peter





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