I use my laptop as storage while traveling. It's not something I would take into the feild, but it's great for when I get back to the campsite, or hotel. I can burn disc's with it if I want extra security as well. One other thing I do, if I have enough memory cards, is to not delete the image off of them until I know I have them all stored somewhere else. With the price of memory cards so cheap now, this is a pretty simple and inexpensive option. Check out www.newegg.com for cheap memory cards.