DV Info Net - P2 Store - Good investment ?

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Originally Posted by Barry Green

Not necessary -- just use one laptop and copy to its internal drive, and to a cheap external drive (either USB or FW). With the P2 cards being so fast, I find that I can execute both copies in barely any more time than it takes to just offload once. So I copy to the internal drive and to an external drive at the same time, and it still finishes a 4gb card in 4 minutes. Instant backup, no hassle!

Hi Barry, I agree that two laptops aren't necessary. It's a redundancy thing.

If you have a laptop and extrenal drive and the laptop fails in the field, your workflow goes due south in a handbasket. The second laptop is a safety blanket - just in case.

Regarding the P2 Store, I agree that it's a better solution for run&gun.

Yes, it's more robust than you're typical Dell laptop.

But the big advantage over a laptop in a stressful situation?...

Boot time. ;)