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Pros who carry a Rebel as a backup might be a little annoyed to have to carry two types of card, but one 8GB SDHC card goes a long way (and pros with 1D-type bodies will already have an SD card for their second slot).

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  1. noun A reserve or substitute.
  2. noun Computer Science A copy of a program or file that is stored separately from the original.
  3. noun Support or backing.
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  • Pros who carry a Rebel as a backup might be a little annoyed to have to carry two types of card, but one 8GB SDHC card goes a long way (and pros with 1D-type bodies will already have an SD card for their second slot). —  Imaging Resource News Page
  • Jarrett Brown's days as a backup are about to end.
  • Pros who carry a Rebel as a backup might be a little annoyed to have to carry two types of card, but one 8GB SDHC card goes a long way. —  Imaging Resource News Page
  • The other issue it seems to take Time Machine almost an hour to prepare backup, backup and finish backup which means a backup is almost always running. —  Discussions: Message List - root
  • One of the best things about online data backup is their ease of use. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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storage ·  access ·  additional ·  audio ·  emergency ·  digital ·  monitor ·  hardware ·  surveillance ·  tactical ·  backups ·  default
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