Tapeless storage shoot out.(Product/Service Evaluation)

We can all agree what tapeless storage devices do: they save capture time and sidestep tape dysfunction by attaching to a camcoder and recording DV live and direct to disk. But who does it best? The answer comes down to size, capacity, battery life, usability, and more. Here, we compare three compact contenders: Shining's CitiDISK, MCE's QuickStream, and nNovia's QuickCapture A2D.

Time is money, as they say. So when various vendors began introducing direct-to-disk systems in 2003, studios were bound to notice. After all, any product that promises to eliminate the time-