After using the ELOOK LK-A6 for over two months, I can happily say that this device, although not perfect, is absolutely great for backing up image files, sharing images on-the-fly and getting files out of the storage for immediate usage.
I got this device from eBay for 45$ (includes shipping) directly from China. It came along with a leather case (which I didn’t take with me), a battery case (which I’ve hacked to support my PDA), and a screw-driver.
What you’re seeing in the picture is the device torn apart. You basically get an empty box, and have to fill it with a hard drive. The ELOOK LK-A6 can handle hard drives upto 80gb, which was exactly what I bought for it.
Toshiba 2.5″ 80GB formatted into one partition of FAT32. I’m not sure if the ELOOK LK-A6 supports more than one partition but this kind of format can be easily done using Partition Magic (Windows supports formatting FAT32 partitions only upto 32GB).
As you can see, the hard drive sits tight on the motherboard after being screwed in. No chance of moving from its place.
I have achieved more than I wanted from this device. Some of the great advantaged were:
1. In a period of two months I have successfuly managed to backup 50GB of video clips and images. Most of them were copied from SD cards to this device while being far away from a computer, electric sockets or event modern civilization.
2. I used the device to exchange photographs with other people’s cameras while being far away from a computer, using either a SD card reader, or a DiskOnKey, while using the LK-A6 as a mediator.
3. Using the device I could extract movies and music and transfer them directly into my PDA, while being disconnected from everything (no electricty, no computers, etc.)
4. After every backup of my images I could check that the images really existed, using the small LCD screen. I could even copy photos from the hard-drive to my PDA to re-check that everything was OK.
5. After watching movies, or listening to music, I simply used the “Delete” option on the device to free space for more photographs.
In the future I intend to make a more comperhensive review on this device.
