by hbar » Tue Jan 25, 2005 4:50 am
This has been a recent topic of consternation for me, as I'm going to be doing some traveling in Southeast Asia before spending 4 months in China teaching English. I just got a compact 3.2 MP digital camera with a 1 GB memory card, but I was planning on signing up for XDrive (online storage space) and using Internet cafes to upload pictures to it periodically. I figured it wouldn't be a big deal, but should I really be considering other options? I really don't like the idea of bringing a portable CD burner (expensive, and have to lug CDs around) or a hard drive storage device (expensive, possibility of HD failure) because of the added weight, and the potential for them getting stolen. I could buy a few more memory cards, but I would prefer uploading them to a storage space, because that's probably the best way to ensure the photos won't get lost. The 1GB card means I won't have to offload pics too often, but if I won't be able to at all, then that could be a major problem...argh!
So should I seriously be considering options other than Internet cafes? Most of my time will be spent in China, so do any of you have specific knowledge of the situation there?