>>I am not a techie but...can this Flash Reader be carried around in someones shirt pocket say and then be used back at the desktop or laptop to transfer images onto an eventual "internal clik!" drive?<<
The Vapor! drive's flash card reader attaches to one end of the drive. You then insert the Flash Card into the Reader, push some buttons on the Drive, and the data supposedly is transferred to disc.
At your desktop, you insert the drive into its Base unit. The base unit is connected to your computer by a tangly serial cable. The data is then transferred from the Vapor! disc, through the Base unit, through the serial cable, and into your computer. It is a very efficient data transfer system. Not. This also ignores the fact that your data is at risk from the moment you try and transfer it from the Flash Card into a flimsy, power hungry device that uses an unsealed mechanical disc prone to dust, dirt, smoke, sand, and any number of particulates that can contaminate the disc virtually at will.
The Base unit is also the only way to charge the Vapor! drive's battery. The Vapor! drive needs a rather large and clunky external battery to run, so it uses a typical older-style Cell-Phone battery that clips onto the underside of the drive. The power drain must be a lot more than Iomega wants to admit, because they still don't publish any Power Usage Specs on their web page. |
