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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zackiedawg" data-source="post: 1883225" data-attributes="member: 88126">I decided to go the Netbook route.  I used to have a portable CD burner device, before the HD photobanks were in vogue...but the netbook just seemed to be a step up in overall functionality and usefulness compared to the photobanks for my own personal use.  Most of my travels involve a home base of some form - hotel, cabin, home, apartment, etc.  So the netbook usually lives there, as a repository to download all my photos each night.  For the sake of redundancy, I also leave the photos on the memory cards, and bring multiple cards...so I've always got at least two sources...and if I'm staying somewhere convenient with a safe, secure room, I'll occasionally bring a portable passport harddrive, for a 3rd copy.When I travel, my netbook fits in my camera backpack along with my camera body, flash unit, and 6 lenses...only one lens has to travel separately (can't quite get both my Tamron 200-500 and Minolta 300 F4 in the bag at the same time with the other 5 lenses).  So portability-wise, it wouldn't be a problem if I was taking a long stint in the field with no home base.  I'd be bringing my camera bag anyway, and since it's already ridiculously heavy, the extra 2Lbs or so for the netbook doesn't add much.  I've got a 10.5hr battery, and used sparingly I could stretch it out easily over a week without a charge...camping or hiking with no access to power, I would simply power the netbook up and transfer the day's photos, then power it back down again as soon as it is complete.Now if I had to travel 'in the field' extremely light - as in camera body and one or two choice lenses, leaving all else behind, then I'd just chance it with multiple memory cards...but i don't often travel that way, at least not yet while I still have to hold down a 9-5 job...so not yet much of a worry.</blockquote>

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