p.1 #1 · to the users of the hyperdrive colorspace
I’m considering the purchase of hyperdrive colorspace but I’ve read somewhere that it is slow while browsing thru the pictures. Somebody wrote that it takes about 6-8 sec to complete the full render of the picture before allowing to zoom in. Is it true statement?
Does anyone have some news on new Colorspace O coming to the stores?
p.1 #2 · to the users of the hyperdrive colorspace
i shoot raw 90% and it takes about 8 sec to render a 15MB G9 raw image so that it may be zoomed and panned about. the rendering is a 2 stage affair. stage 1 is an instant rough image then stage to is the refinement to crystal clear in about 8 sec for 15MB. i find that far from objectionable for what this little unit can do vs the rest of its competitors
p.1 #3 · to the users of the hyperdrive colorspace
I agree with sjms. Browsing through images really isn't a problem and doesn't seem to take as long as you mentioned however sometimes RAW files can take a little longer. Then you also have the option to recreate or cache the thumbnails which basically analyses all the pics and renders them prior to browsing. This can take a while though (depending on how many images you have) but once they're done the browsing is instantaneous, even on RAW images...therefore no real problem. The main advantage of this little unit is not the ability to view the full images but the fact that it can backup your cards really really quickly.
p.1 #4 · to the users of the hyperdrive colorspace
BraN wrote:
. ... The main advantage of this little unit is not the ability to view the full images but the fact that it can backup your cards really really quickly.
I fully understand that, but I was thinking if having slow render of picture is worth of paying extra $$ for color screen over the "space" model - which is mainly the reason of buying this unit, isn't it?
p.1 #6 · to the users of the hyperdrive colorspace
kevphoto wrote:
I just emailed the company and they said that the new Colorspace should be available for sale in the US either this week (week of March 17th) or next.
Does it finally support SATA drives or is it still stuck in the 20th century
p.1 #10 · to the users of the hyperdrive colorspace
well if you want the colorspace O you will be buying it from them at $249. hoping to get it for $199 isn't going to get it any faster since there is currently no other source. it is brand new as of last week. there will be no other source for it for possibly quite some time. as was the case for the original colorspace too for about 6 months before they shipped to other vendors for retail sale.
p.1 #13 · to the users of the hyperdrive colorspace
then i stand corrected and apologize. when they originally offered the colorspace it took 6 months to show up at vendors like BH. they seem to have improved their record as they have gotten more popular. they don't offer it w/o the drive though which i believe thats what you are looking for. that i prefer to control as to what brand and capacity i use. hey maybe you'll get your price but just not now but i just ordered the shell and got a 120 drive and it was total $325
p.1 #15 · to the users of the hyperdrive colorspace
kevphoto wrote:
The Colorspace O is now available on the hyperdrive website.
It still only supports IDE drives.
I fail to see why this would be a problem. An IDE drive is easily faster than all of it's interfaces. There is no real world difference in energy use either. So why would you want a SATA drive?
p.1 #16 · to the users of the hyperdrive colorspace
Rijsberman wrote:
I fail to see why this would be a problem. An IDE drive is easily faster than all of it's interfaces. There is no real world difference in energy use either. So why would you want a SATA drive?
Sadly there is only one 250GB IDE drive and development of IDE drives has basically ceased. Larger drives are all SATA. If you can live with only 250GB in the long term and that one WD model is around for a while, then it may not matter. I don't want to have to buy a new PSD in a year or so to get a larger capacity such as 500GB. An SATA PSD should be fine up to 2TB, which presents other issues.
p.1 #17 · to the users of the hyperdrive colorspace
I have just orderd a ColorSpace with no hard drive, and am looking for a good hard drive for it right now. I see SATA HD are not supported, but what about UDMA ? I hear this standard is supposedly compatible with IDE, but I am not a hardware guru and would like to get the purchase right.
If no conclusive answer is found, then I already found a couple of rather cheap Samsung HD (but is Samsung very safe for hard drives ?).
p.1 #18 · to the users of the hyperdrive colorspace
Xavier Rival wrote:
I have just orderd a ColorSpace with no hard drive, and am looking for a good hard drive for it right now. I see SATA HD are not supported, but what about UDMA ? I hear this standard is supposedly compatible with IDE, but I am not a hardware guru and would like to get the purchase right.
If no conclusive answer is found, then I already found a couple of rather cheap Samsung HD (but is Samsung very safe for hard drives ?).
Online info about the colorspace indicates any 2.5" "pata or ide" drive should be fine.
Any hard disk can fail (and this will happen sooner if you bang it around). If you are concerned, you can either keep the data on the cards until you make another copy, or use two colorspaces for redundancy.
p.1 #19 · to the users of the hyperdrive colorspace
Yes, the manual says "IDE, or PATA, or ATA-6 or ATA-100 at most 10mm thick hard drive".
When checking available hard drives at the Rue Montgallet website (those from Paris know what I mean ), I see few IDE drives, but many DMA ones; I did read on one or two forums people saying they were connecting DMA drives on IDE maps, but would like to check whether someone actually did that on the Hyperdrive.
p.1 #20 · to the users of the hyperdrive colorspace
Xavier Rival wrote:
Yes, the manual says "IDE, or PATA, or ATA-6 or ATA-100 at most 10mm thick hard drive".
When checking available hard drives at the Rue Montgallet website (those from Paris know what I mean ), I see few IDE drives, but many DMA ones; I did read on one or two forums people saying they were connecting DMA drives on IDE maps, but would like to check whether someone actually did that on the Hyperdrive.
If you check wikipedia, you can see that most all IDE drives do DMA. I think what you are seeing is a claim of UDMA, which would mean ATA/ATAPI-4, aka ATA-4, aka Ultra ATA/33, aka UDMA/33 (or newer).
If you want a compatibility check, maybe posting the exact model would help others understand what drive you are looking at.
), I see few IDE drives, but many DMA ones; I did read on one or two forums people saying they were connecting DMA drives on IDE maps, but would like to check whether someone actually did that on the Hyperdrive.