Hi,
Has anyone seen anything like this:
http://www.mobiletechreview.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=43767
with slightly better battery life? I would be sold if it wasn't only 5 hours
MPJ88 said:
Hi,
Has anyone seen anything like this:
http://www.mobiletechreview.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=43767
with slightly better battery life? I would be sold if it wasn't only 5 hours
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not bad, lil pricey
but can you open/stream music from inside of media programs? instead of having to go to a browser and select a file from the http://usb address do you know?
If the program has the capability to play from a network source i dont see why not. as it should just see it like you would a nas through a router at home.
Been looking at the seagate satellite portable too. Only thing that's putting me off is whether the wifi will be quick enough to stream 1080p movies and im not 100% confident in that.
ok i see that one comes with an app, sweet
but $200 is a bit too pricey
i bought the 16gig version, so $100 is my limit(since it costs $100 more to get the 32 gig version) to get more than i would if i had got the 32gig version
Yeah thats my thoughts although 500GB of external storage!
Going to try and make something to go straight from micro usb to micro sd first then may come back to this.
Wireless HD Options
MPJ88 said:
Yeah thats my thoughts although 500GB of external storage!
Going to try and make something to go straight from micro usb to micro sd first then may come back to this.
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Have been looking at going this route since the day they released the Nexus 10. There are 3 options out there currently, with the Seagate wireless HD being one of them. The other option/s are by Patriot. They came out with a 320GB version as well as a DIY wireless HD enclosure for $99 that you can buy your own 2.5" optical or SSD and supports up to 2TB.
I think i am going to go the Seagate route and pick up a 256GB or larger SSD over the black Friday/cyber Monday weekend coming up. The one perk that has me leaning towards the Seagate route as opposed to just getting the Patriot wireless enclosure and SSD is the hacked software that this group puts out specifically for the Seagate drive. They have a lot more features and functionality that they have added over the basics. Not to mention they are constantly keeping the software updated and adding new stuff. I contacted them already to see if their software would work on the Patriot enclosure and was told that it would not due to the fact that the Patriot drive and enclosure were not available worldwide.
I have included the links to the Patriot enclosure, Patriot 320GB wireless HD, and the aftermarket Seagate software websites.
Seagate Drive: http://www.seagate.com/external-hard-drives/portable-hard-drives/wireless/seagate-satellite/?cmpid=ppc-_-satellite-_-g-_-us-_-wifi_drive-_-b
Aftermarket Seagate Software:http://www.hackseagatesatellite.com/wordpress/welcome/
Patriot 320GB Drive: http://patriotmemory.com/product/detail.jsp?prodline=6&catid=43&prodgroupid=237&id=1334&type=25
Patriot Enclosure: http://www.patriotmemory.com/product/detail.jsp?prodline=6&catid=43&prodgroupid=179&id=1274&type=19
I have the SeaGate Satellite (500 GB) and in all honesty, its one of the BEST purchases I've ever made. I initially bought it for my wifes iPad, expanding 64 Gigs to 500+ for $200 was more than worth it in my opinion. I store EVERYTHING on this drive, and stream my movies, etc from it. It really is awesome. And now that I finally got around to picking up the SeaGate Thunderbolt adapter, I use that to QUICKLY load files onto it. The only problem that I had was that, initially, if you connected to the Satellites WiFi, you couldnt get an internet connection. Seagate recently released a F/W update that allows you to connect to a live internet connection and the drive at the same time. So the one issue I had with the drive has been resolved. I love my drive!
Thanks for the info. I will try the micro sd first but will consider this if it goes tits up!
theres also a kingston and trascend one available, with ssds.
Blade765 said:
Seagate recently released a F/W update that allows you to connect to a live internet connection and the drive at the same time. So the one issue I had with the drive has been resolved. I love my drive!
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Very interesting. Could you explain how this works? Does it mean I can browse the internet and access the HD at the same time? Is the HD only accessible via an app and NOT as mass storage USB?
This may be a great option for N10 owners.
The seagate looks fantastic, with a battery life to almost mirror the N10 (plus it can jut be sat plugged into the wall if needs be )
A touch pricey at £130, but seems like it would be worth the money over a limited OTG option which would allow small amounts of storage or the hassle of many cards. Also means no possibility of damaging the microusb socket accidentally, nothing to plug in, and it can just sit in a bag if on a bus or train or whatnot and link straight up. Should get paid on sunday. Hmmmmm
hughlle said:
The seagate looks fantastic, with a battery life to almost mirror the N10 (plus it can jut be sat plugged into the wall if needs be )
A touch pricey at £130, but seems like it would be worth the money over a limited OTG option which would allow small amounts of storage or the hassle of many cards. Also means no possibility of damaging the microusb socket accidentally, nothing to plug in, and it can just sit in a bag if on a bus or train or whatnot and link straight up. Should get paid on sunday. Hmmmmm
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haha, this is my dilemma! If i haven't successfully built anything by my pay day, next Friday i may splash for this!
Took advantage of some SSD deals this morning that should be here by Monday. So far I have not seen the Seagate drive go on sale and believe me I keep checking lol. I am waiting till Cyber Monday to see if the price drops at all. If not I might make the purchase this week. Then I'll be swapping the SSD in for the 500GB optical drive that it comes with and installing the hacked software from http://www.hackseagatesatellite.com/. Later I am thinking about possibly matching the specs on the battery and replacing it with a higher capacity battery, although switching to the SSD should increase battery life due to the fact that they draw less power than a traditional optical HD. I have not been able to find any good info on the exact battery specs so I am going to have to wait till I take the unit apart. Might end up having to build a new enclosure for it, but imaging 12+hrs or battery life (Really happy to be technically inclined)
I will keep everyone posted on my progress.
-Scott-
snunez said:
Took advantage of some SSD deals this morning that should be here by Monday. So far I have not seen the Seagate drive go on sale and believe me I keep checking lol. I am waiting till Cyber Monday to see if the price drops at all. If not I might make the purchase this week. Then I'll be swapping the SSD in for the 500GB optical drive that it comes with and installing the hacked software from http://www.hackseagatesatellite.com/. Later I am thinking about possibly matching the specs on the battery and replacing it with a higher capacity battery, although switching to the SSD should increase battery life due to the fact that they draw less power than a traditional optical HD. I have not been able to find any good info on the exact battery specs so I am going to have to wait till I take the unit apart. Might end up having to build a new enclosure for it, but imaging 12+hrs or battery life (Really happy to be technically inclined)
I will keep everyone posted on my progress.
-Scott-
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**UPDATE**
It seems that i have lucked out.. the Seagate is on sale today on amazon for cyber Monday for $99.99. I just ordered mine now. Should be here is a few days. Might have the SSD and new software on it by the end of the week
wireless wi-drive
Kingston Wi-Drive 32 GB USB 2.0 Pocket-sized Portable Storage WID/32GBZ
on amazon, very interesting.
best I can do.
snunez said:
**UPDATE**
It seems that i have lucked out.. the Seagate is on sale today on amazon for cyber Monday for $99.99. I just ordered mine now. Should be here is a few days. Might have the SSD and new software on it by the end of the week
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Wow that's cheap. It works out cheaper to buy it from the us and shipped to uk and save about 30%
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snunez said:
**UPDATE**
It seems that i have lucked out.. the Seagate is on sale today on amazon for cyber Monday for $99.99. I just ordered mine now. Should be here is a few days. Might have the SSD and new software on it by the end of the week
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Also on newegg and bestbuy for the same price.
Anyone have any comments on the transfer speed? Stock vs hacked firmware?
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Just got my Seagate go flex mobile satellite hard drive from new egg. They have it on sale for 99$! About $115 after taxes n shipping from US to Toronto Canada! This is going to be great expansion of storage! Also, I saw a YouTube video and this guy actually open the drive up and swap the 500gb HD to a much bigger size like a 2TB SSD. Check out His video. Can't post the kink cause its my first time posting. But search on YouTube for "how to replace the HDD for goflex satellite".
P.S. Loving my nexus 10!
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demusss said:
Wow that's cheap. It works out cheaper to buy it from the us and shipped to uk and save about 30%
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I ordered one from Amazon.com on Monday eve and got it shipped to UK.
Arrived Thursday - well impressed with delivery speed.
Groupon Deal going on now for you people looking for a cheap WIFI storage
Groupon Deal going on now for you people looking for a cheap WIFI storage.
PQI Air Drive Wireless 32GB USB Flash Drive – Online Deal
$49 for PQI Air Drive Wireless 32GB USB Flash Drive ($179.99 List Price). Two Colors Available. Free Shipping and Free Returns.
http://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-pqi...k*{keyword}_m*{matchtype}_d*Goods-Product-Ads
Anand has reviews on the Patriot, Kingston, and Seagate devices. Sounds like they all have their limitations. I'm close to pulling the trigger on the Patriot BYOD enclosure and throwing an old Intel 160GB SSD in there.
Related
It was not so long ago that we discussed the arrival of 8GB microSDHC cards. Now the 12GB version is out already!
http://www.sandisk.com/Corporate/PressRoom/PressReleases/PressRelease.aspx?ID=4079
http://www.memorysuppliers.com/sa12trmimmec.html
eaglesteve said:
It was not so long ago that we discussed the arrival of 8GB microSDHC cards. Now the 12GB version is out already!
http://www.sandisk.com/Corporate/PressRoom/PressReleases/PressRelease.aspx?ID=4079
http://www.memorysuppliers.com/sa12trmimmec.html
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Not worth the money though Eaglesteve. I could buy TWO 8gb Sandisk SDHCs with free postage for 37 dollars less than that. 179 dollars for 12gb versus 60 dollars for 8gb is a total rip off for an extra 4gb in my opinion. Hopefully the price will drop soon though.
leoni1980 said:
Not worth the money though Eaglesteve. I could buy TWO 8gb Sandisk SDHCs with free postage for 37 dollars less than that. 179 dollars for 12gb versus 60 dollars for 8gb is a total rip off for an extra 4gb in my opinion. Hopefully the price will drop soon though.
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Hey leoni, where can you get the 8 gigs for that cheap, and does it come with the mini sd adapter? Oh and by the way you make total sense as usual. Way over priced. But thanks for the info Eaglesteve.
tootallk2000 said:
Hey leoni, where can you get the 8 gigs for that cheap, and does it come with the mini sd adapter? Oh and by the way you make total sense as usual. Way over priced. But thanks for the info Eaglesteve.
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Www.play.com. It's a sandisk and comes with an sd card adaptor and a usb sdhc card reader. Ive tested my sdhc card in 3 different card adaptors from non-sdhc cards and they work fine anyway so you just need a microsdhc to minisd adaptor from ebay or elsewhere for the athena if you dont have one already....
Any products bought by "early adopters" are more expensive. It will come down in price. When I bought my 4 GB SD cards for AUD300 few years ago it was a steal because the 512MB was going for more than 100 then. Now, we looked at that and laugh. The same goes for Athena - because I bought it very soon after it was released, I paid probably 50% more than what could be had today.
eaglesteve said:
Any products bought by "early adopters" are more expensive. It will come down in price. When I bought my 4 GB SD cards for AUD300 few years ago it was a steal because the 512MB was going for more than 100 then. Now, we looked at that and laugh. The same goes for Athena - because I bought it very soon after it was released, I paid probably 50% more than what could be had today.
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You're right Eaglesteve, although in this instance I think i'll be a late adopter of 12gb cards. I can cope without that extra 4gb for now, 8 is more than enough for me now anyway!
16gb micro sdhc cards are about to be released too! Check out www.symbian-freak.com for the article
Already??
I thought they would come 4th quarter this year...
Nevermind,the article doesn't say a word about availabilty.
On the other hand,the pix are proof that those things are existing already...
i did the same with my psp and pro duo's. In 2005, the best you could get even a 1gb for was about 60 quid on ebay, and I got a 2gb from singapore for 85 quid. these days, only 2 and a bit years later, its about a tenner
Lol at electronics
Rory
eaglesteve said:
It was not so long ago that we discussed the arrival of 8GB microSDHC cards. Now the 12GB version is out already!
http://www.sandisk.com/Corporate/PressRoom/PressReleases/PressRelease.aspx?ID=4079
http://www.memorysuppliers.com/sa12trmimmec.html
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Appreciate this...ordering now.
ltxda said:
Appreciate this...ordering now.
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Would you mind posting your SKtools benchmark test for us when you get it please?
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Would you mind posting your SKtools benchmark test for us when you get it please?
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Don't mind at all....i should get it a few days after March 10th. Just shoot me a reminder in case I forget.
For all those considering the 12gb micro sdhc cards, the 16gb cards will be released also in 2-3 weeks, with 32 GB models (rather incredibly) arriving in the next few months. Sandisk seem to be ahead of the mark here, and the whole 32gb Athena project could instantly be put on hold: why not take out the mircodrive altogether to save on batteries! it'll be superfast to stick all your films on a 32gb card with the supplied card adaptor and reader, so screw activesync/wm5torage.
32gb cards should work in any sdhc compatible device, since the manufacturer's given capacity for the device's card reader is invariably based on current size limitations. There is no reason why a 32gb card wouldn't work in an Athena so this could be quite a big step for the device, and mobile devices in general.
I disagree that the 32GB project could go on hold. There is a 16GB SSD that costs ~$110, and in 6 months or so, there will be a 32GB SSD out by at least one manufacturer.
Couple that with a 32GB micro SDHC card, then you have an Athena with 64GB, that costs much less than a Sony UX
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I disagree that the 32GB project could go on hold. There is a 16GB SSD that costs ~$110, and in 6 months or so, there will be a 32GB SSD out by at least one manufacturer.
Couple that with a 32GB micro SDHC card, then you have an Athena with 64GB, that costs much less than a Sony UX
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I think there a people out there who might still want to take their device apart to replace it with an ssd and risk bricking their device (and certainly shred their warranty) but i imagine most would prefer to use a card as the transfer speed of a card in a reader vs software transfer over activesync/wm5toerage file is huge.
By this time of the year, my warranty is already about to expire anyway. If there is well documentated instruction by a more hardware oriented poster, I'm willing to take the risk of opening it up.
I prefer to install all my program on a non-removeable storage, so that I can swap the removeable one in and out at will for even more storage.
Plus, I expect savings in battery life, access speed (SSD should be quite a bit faster than the microdrive, I expect), and reduced weight are all attractions. It would also certainly make Athena surpass X7510 in everyway other than the keyboard. Just imagine, we have larger storage and we still manage to keep all the nice hardware buttons.
That's half the fun is trumping HTC at their own game!
Imagine, when the 16gb 7510 hits the streets and some tech blogs instantly declares is obsolescent because someone has jammed a 32gb ssd into a 7500/7501.
Maybe then HTC will wake up and juice up the 75xx series to have great video performance, and other improvements.
Any update yet on the availability of these larger storage cards? I can't find any 12gb microSDHC for sale online apart from preorders. And if 16gb are only 3 weeks behind, I'll wait for those.
Thanks
Jon
Found some info here... http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2281491,00.asp
In part, it says (re SanDisk):
Product-wise, the company made no major announcements at CTIA, but company reps did confirm to us that the previously announced 12GB microSD size will not be released. Instead, this summer the company is going to "jump to the next obvious size," which is 16GB.
Apparently the 12 giggers previously 'available' are all only pre-orders?
I've had a few cards where it would only let me write to half of the card and the other half was corrupt. I suggest every time you buy a flash mem card you write to the full amount right away to test it. Because sometimes you never get around to using the whole thing until way later and then is when you realize it's faulty. 12gig copy time will be insane.
Morning XDA,
Just had a quick question about your opinions on micro SDHC cards.
The 2GB that Sprint gave me is quickly filling up, and so I'm deciding to go up to an 8GB
Any cards (type/model) you recommend and which ones cause any problems?
doratheconquistadora said:
Morning XDA,
Just had a quick question about your opinions on micro SDHC cards.
The 2GB that Sprint gave me is quickly filling up, and so I'm deciding to go up to an 8GB
Any cards (type/model) you recommend and which ones cause any problems?
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I'm not too sure about the 8GB cards but I bought a 16GB Class 10 SDHC card from Newegg.com for pretty cheap ($35.99).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._re=16gb_sdhc_class_10-_-20-220-546-_-Product
It performs great and I haven't had a single problem with it. I also notice that my HD videos that are recorded aren't as choppy.
I have the exact same card and I definitely recommend it. Also did some speed tests on it and its definitely a class 10
cachorropedorro said:
I'm not too sure about the 8GB cards but I bought a 16GB Class 10 SDHC card from Newegg.com for pretty cheap ($35.99).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._re=16gb_sdhc_class_10-_-20-220-546-_-Product
It performs great and I haven't had a single problem with it. I also notice that my HD videos that are recorded aren't as choppy.
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i dont need a signature
Well I'm on a budget (under $20) and looking at just 8GB Class 4 or 6
This is mostly just to upgrade storage space
I appreciate the suggestions though
There was a 16GB Class 10 from Wintec on New Egg for $24 and change. If you're going to spend $20 go a few more. The class makes a difference and you will notice it.
BrandoKC said:
There was a 16GB Class 10 from Wintec on New Egg for $24 and change. If you're going to spend $20 go a few more. The class makes a difference and you will notice it.
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Oh nice. Yeah I've been looking around Newegg but have been basing judgement on reviews. I'll definitely look into that one.
Backups take up most of my space.
I got this 8 gig. class 6 card on Amazon for about 17 bucks (I was able to bundle it with something else to get free shipping). I find it's just fine for holding some music and app files. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0026L7DG0
Carrick1973 said:
I got this 8 gig. class 6 card on Amazon for about 17 bucks (I was able to bundle it with something else to get free shipping). I find it's just fine for holding some music and app files. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0026L7DG0
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That's actually the same one I added to my cart at Newegg ($15.75 w/ Free Shipping)
I'm not THAT stingy between the price disparities, just saw it on NE first.
I bought this 8GB Class 6 @ amazon a while ago.. best SD Card I have bought yet..
$23.95
What I like the best is that it comes with a USB Adapter instead of the SD Card Adapter.
http://www.amazon.com/Lexar-High-Sp...5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1302950697&sr=1-5
In my best buy in atl we just recently got class 10 micro 8gb for 25. It's a sale price but sometimes they last a while.
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For you guys who upgraded.....
Are the cards formatted out of the box, and "plug-n-play", or do they require additional steps before being read by the phone? I purchased (against my better judgement) a Sandisk 8GB Class 4 card last week, and the phone didn't even recognize the new card. Currently running CM7, so I though the ROM may be the issue, but I nandroided back to Stock, and the card wasn't recognized on that one either. So I just took it back (the card).
I'd like to upgrade, since yes, the backups do take a substantial amount of space, but I'd rather get a card that I can just plug in and go.
95gsrsedan said:
In my best buy in atl we just recently got class 10 micro 8gb for 25. It's a sale price but sometimes they last a while.
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If you're talking about the PNY card, the Best Buy website is showing this as a new item in my local store for $29.99 ($49.99 for 16gb). I'm going to run over there after work and see if they're on sale.
Here is the card I got for me and my wife's Shift. They have been reliable.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208453
$16.99 with free shipping. 8GB Class 6 card. Great reviews.
Edit - LOL I see you have already looked at this card...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211518
seems to be out of stock right now, but I was scared to try it after the reviews I read. But definitely works good. There's a flashable zip somewhere to change the SD cache or something and it worked out pretty well
This is a little off topic from my original question, but it's still accessories related
I honestly don't like the charger that came with this phone; juts out of the wall to far and I don't like how it's two parts. I'll definitely keep the cable for computer connectivity though.
I was browsing Amazon and I've seen a couple flat retractable prong ones and I can never seem to find cord length. Plus compatibility issues in terms of voltage output
Need a one piece charge, with a nice lengthy cord, and compact prong style
Any recommendations?
pretty much any micro USB cable will charge the phone. As for charger, I've been using AC chargers for ipod touch and all of them worked with the phone. From my experience, HTC phones tend to be not very picky when it comes to chargers.
Sandisk has never failed me Transcend has.
http://bensbargains.net/redirect/194356/Patriot-8GB-microSDHC-Class-10-Card-13-at-Newegg
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http://bensbargains.net/redirect/194356/Patriot-8GB-microSDHC-Class-10-Card-13-at-Newegg
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Not bad for the cost but I'm always hesitant after reading reviews especially if other Android users rated it 1/5 with reason
No Android users rated it 1/5. The 1/5 were for people who never received their rebate, and Linux users.
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Wi-D...=UTF8?tag=itemasin0f-20&qid=1343960149&sr=1-4
Product Description
Size: 64 GB
With integrated Wi-Fi and four hours of battery life, Kingston’s new Wi-Drive offers pocket-sized portable storage and easy file sharing for mobile devices, including iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Android devices, Amazon Kindle Fire and more. Accessing or sharing your personal media has never been easier. With Wi-Drive, you can add 16, 32, or 64 GB of space accessed wirelessly from your mobile device. The content can be shared by three or more people so you are no longer limited to the space available on your portable device.
i am thinking about getting one of these drives, being that i has its own battery and does wifi, i figured i can charge it in the car, charge in office/home and use it all day long when i am outside
reviews doesn't look so bad, i plan on putting only media and nothing personal on it, so security won't be an issue, thoughts?
Wow great find! I'll have to think about getting one of these! Thanks!
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Kingston WiDrive 32GB = $2.18/GB
Seagate GoFlex Wifi 500GB = $0.34/GB
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Satellite-Wireless-External-STBF500101/dp/B004Z0S7K6/ref=sr_1_1
I dig my 32 gb version... check my thoughts on the product here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778207
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n7of9 said:
Kingston WiDrive 32GB = $2.18/GB
Seagate GoFlex Wifi 500GB = $0.34/GB
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Satellite-Wireless-External-STBF500101/dp/B004Z0S7K6/ref=sr_1_1
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not ssd though
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I use a 500GB NAS drive with XMBC - allows me to stream all my movies, music to my Nexus 7 over my home Wi-Fi.
The only good thing about this is that you can take it out, although my NAS drive still could be moved to different houses.
Thanks to your review just ordered 1 but I made sure I use my Amex instead of gift card balance for double warranty
Edit @jdavet
Got the 32GB version - works great!
Good to hear. Let me know how it works out for you.
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I just picked up a Pogoplug basic for $30 once all said and done. Since I already have a few external HD this was a good option for me. I signed up for one year of Pogoplug family, and get the device for free. Not exactly the same product, but might be worth checking out for someone.:good:
Root your 7 and use StickMount and OTG Mini USB cable to mount a USB Flash Drive. I got a Kingston 64GB USB 3.0 drive for $75. I got USB 3.0 to speed up transfers from my computer to the USB drive...obviously usb 3.0 doesn't do anything for the 7 (but it is backward compatible). Currently the only downside is you have to reboot after you unplug it in order for it to recognize it again.
Mini USB OTG cable: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GGBYJ4/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00
The Kingston Drive: http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Digital-DataTraveler-DTE30-64GB/dp/B007PRHNJ2/
And you can find StickMount on the Play store.
Of course, this only works for one Nexus 7...so if you need more than one person to access the drive...the OP's suggestion is better.
thor79 said:
Root your 7 and use StickMount and OTG Mini USB cable to mount a USB Flash Drive. I got a Kingston 64GB USB 3.0 drive for $75. I got USB 3.0 to speed up transfers from my computer to the USB drive...obviously usb 3.0 doesn't do anything for the 7 (but it is backward compatible). Currently the only downside is you have to reboot after you unplug it in order for it to recognize it again.
Mini USB OTG cable: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GGBYJ4/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00
The Kingston Drive: http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Digital-DataTraveler-DTE30-64GB/dp/B007PRHNJ2/
And you can find StickMount on the Play store.
Of course, this only works for one Nexus 7...so if you need more than one person to access the drive...the OP's suggestion is better.
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The OP's suggestion also doesn't leave a flash drive hanging off the bottom of the tablet.
Also see this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803511
i like the price of the 500gb i just dont want a traditional drive banging around in my pocket/car, i only do hdd on desktops and home nas drives
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I picked up the 16GB on Amazon for $39 (now it's $49). I like to go camping and drive long distances, the size should be good enough for media to keep me and or the kids happy without tethering and risking using insane amounts of data.
If only I can access the files and folders DIRECTLY (AFP, SMB, etc) without the Seagate app, I'll buy it in a heartbeat.
I've played with the WiDrive and it work pretty good. It was the 32gb version. They now make a 128gb version.
I wish they had a version that allowed you to insert an sdcards into it.
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Can't be formatted into NTFS. It's stuck in fat32. Fail
I mentioned it in a similar thread to this as well, but I have gone ahead and ordered one since then. Look up the Patriot Gauntlet Node if you already have some loose 2.5in HDDs or SSDs sitting around. A tiny bit more expensive considering that it does not come with a drive...but worth it if you understand its flexibility.
Found it for $100 on amazon and I have a nice 320gb Toshiba that I took out of my laptop recently to start using with it. I will probably upgrade to a 256gb SSD once they drop below $150.
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Kingston-Wi-Drive 32gb is on sale now for 69
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Wi-D...tag=requestasin-20&keywords=Kingston+Wi-Drive
This is only for people who actually open to ideas, not for people who just want to ***** and moan.
I wanna buy the 8GB, for every day use it will be perfect for me, but for the odd case where I go on a long plane journey and don't want to take my tablet, I wondered if there is solution...and then I realised there was, and it's ultra compact.
USB on the Go is the saviour here. Pair this adapter with this tiny USB stick and you suddenly have 32GB extra space.
If your feeling more adventurous, you could go down this DIY route too, very cool and I might be trying this myself
But how is this implemented on the software side? Does stock android support this?
sure, usb host ist what you need
// http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/usb/host.html
l0st.prophet said:
This is only for people who actually open to ideas, not for people who just want to ***** and moan.
I wanna buy the 8GB, for every day use it will be perfect for me, but for the odd case where I go on a long plane journey and don't want to take my tablet, I wondered if there is solution...and then I realised there was, and it's ultra compact.
USB on the Go is the saviour here. Pair this adapter with this tiny USB stick and you suddenly have 32GB extra space.
If your feeling more adventurous, you could go down this DIY route too, very cool and I might be trying this myself
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Yeap that's possible, but absent of miniSD card is a big deal breaker for me considering this is just only 8GB - and there's a nice article at http://www.androidpolice.com, why this is so cheap considering this is unlocked phone. It sounds like Google did sacrifice some specs make the cost down and more affordable.
I have Samsung Galaxy S III with 16GB, and plust 32GB sd card, I am already running out space since I save a lot of musics, and games on my sd card and since we all carry the phone with us (not like 10 inch tablet), it makes better sense to have bigger space on your phone.
so really 8GB quite deal breaker.
Don't think that I am *****ing and moanning about it, Nexus 4 specs quite amazing and looks premium quality, and what you said about USB stick would work just fine, but just wanted to share my 5 cent opinion here.
I think that this could work. Im also looking to buy the 8gb flavor.
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Yeap that's possible, but absent of miniSD card is a big deal breaker for me considering this is just only 8GB - and there's a nice article at http://www.androidpolice.com, why this is so cheap considering this is unlocked phone. It sounds like Google did sacrifice some specs make the cost down and more affordable.
I have Samsung Galaxy S III with 16GB, and plust 32GB sd card, I am already running out space since I save a lot of musics, and games on my sd card and since we all carry the phone with us (not like 10 inch tablet), it makes better sense to have bigger space on your phone.
so really 8GB quite deal breaker.
Don't think that I am *****ing and moanning about it, Nexus 4 specs quite amazing and looks premium quality, and what you said about USB stick would work just fine, but just wanted to share my 5 cent opinion here.
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Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying everyone will be happy with 8GB, I just didn't want people coming in here just to moan. It's down to cost, and if you need more space, that's cool.
16GB is enough for me, and if I need more space I'll use dropbox/google drive
Of course I would prefer microSD slot, but... I guess for 350$ which includes S4 Pro, 2GB RAM, 2100mAh battery, two cameras and its a nexus, we can't complain about anything!!
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Yeap that's possible, but absent of miniSD card is a big deal breaker for me considering this is just only 8GB - and there's a nice article at http://www.androidpolice.com, why this is so cheap considering this is unlocked phone. It sounds like Google did sacrifice some specs make the cost down and more affordable.
I have Samsung Galaxy S III with 16GB, and plust 32GB sd card, I am already running out space since I save a lot of musics, and games on my sd card and since we all carry the phone with us (not like 10 inch tablet), it makes better sense to have bigger space on your phone.
so really 8GB quite deal breaker.
Don't think that I am *****ing and moanning about it, Nexus 4 specs quite amazing and looks premium quality, and what you said about USB stick would work just fine, but just wanted to share my 5 cent opinion here.
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Yeah, the lack of storage and no sd card for me is also a deal breaker. It's such a shame because I'm really excited about the device. The price here in the UK is so low for what appears to be a high end device, it's amazing. In fact, I've never felt so conflicted about a device. I really want it, but I know it won't hit the mark, purely for lack of storage. With games like NOVA 3 taking up 3GB, plus my sat nav requiring almost 2GB, there won't be much space for other stuff. Data coverage where I live is pretty hit and miss so streaming media from the cloud still isn't a viable alternative for me yet which is a shame. Perhaps it will at least help to drive down the price of other handsets that have high end SoC?
I think the OP's suggestion is a very good one. This approach works well most of the time on a Galaxy Note, as long as it's just a flash drive or micro SD card that the phone can successfully power. I wonder if there would be a way to toggle something like 'directory bind' on and off so that you could put music/media/data files for games on a micro sd card, then just plug it in when you need, change the path of the internal SD card to the external one, then fire up a game. That would be a reasonable compromise from my perspective.
Such a shame, it's so cheap
I don't understand the people who want to buy the 8gb version. Its only a little bit more for the 16gb version.
.. and don't say its because you can't afford it.. because if this phone was the same price range as the galaxy nexus or any other high end smart phone you would still buy it.
Just pay that little bit extra and get double the space.
I have a USB-OTG cable and a USB microSD card reader so I would just buy another 16GB/32GB card and carry that around with me. It is easy to take out and plug in and easy to put away when not needed.
Hey guy's. My Girlfriend got a Galaxy Nexus and YES USB-OTG is part of the Chipset Configuration the GN comes with! The Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 Chipset supports OTG as well. In the pure Android-Roms the Nexus Devices are running the Firmware supports OTG by default. As I know it's included in the kernel... so no need to create a problem!!!
buy a OTG Adapter - 1,99€ on Amaz...
buy a USB Stick 32Gb. - 12,00€ even on Amaz..
buy a LG NEXUS 4 16GB - 349,00€
= 362,99€ complete!
so if you compare this the other "leading devices" you save up to 200€!!! so you see, no need to spend tears and cry.... Start smiling cause you got a few buck's left to buy some Christmas presents for the family!
I use Google Music and sync my photos to my 50GB dropbox account (thank you Samsung!). 16GB is more than I ever need. The only time I get close to using that much is if I'm dual booting 2 different roms.
I do this with my Nexus 7 and plan to continue doing it with the Nexus 4! Really useful when I want to stick a film or tv show on there and watch on the go.
luke_c94 said:
I do this with my Nexus 7 and plan to continue doing it with the Nexus 4! Really useful when I want to stick a film or tv show on there and watch on the go.
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Yes this would work. I personally have done it with my Gnexus and nexus 7. However, you have to be very careful with that thing sticking out of your phone. It could be very easy to knock the phone over or drop it or something and I would be concerned about hurting the stuff inside the phone.
good alternative... currently have the 16GB NS4G and was really excited when i saw the tweet about the N4 and N10 today... disappointed by no Verizon/Sprint compatibility tho... this definitely would've been my next phone if i could use it on these networks...
question about his alternative tho... is 32GB the limit it can read or can you go up to something like 64GB storage as well??
the1dynasty said:
good alternative... currently have the 16GB NS4G and was really excited when i saw the tweet about the N4 and N10 today... disappointed by no Verizon/Sprint compatibility tho... this definitely would've been my next phone if i could use it on these networks...
question about his alternative tho... is 32GB the limit it can read or can you go up to something like 64GB storage as well??
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There's no limitation. You could plug in a 3TB external hard drive if you wanted.
drumist said:
There's no limitation. You could plug in a 3TB external hard drive if you wanted.
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awesome... i usually have a hard drive on me when i'm out anyways...
the1dynasty said:
awesome... i usually have a hard drive on me when i'm out anyways...
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do you keep it in your backpack with the solar panels on the side??
bfspider said:
do you keep it in your backpack with the solar panels on the side??
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lol no... but i have my hard drive b/c i'm using it to transfer files between people... i mostly just stream Pandora and don't play many games... the space isn't the issue for me really on this device... no cdma is ... but it's great to know there's essentially no limit to the sd/usb car we can add to this!
Why do you need so much space? I'm using an Xperia S right now, with 32GB and I've got over half of it free. 18GB free to be precise, but I haven't been deleting photos and such that I don't need, so they're at 1.3GB.
there hasn't been to much talk about micro sd..
Ill probably be purchasing the sandisk ultra ush1 most likely 64 gigs
Amazon link to the card
amazon has it now for 59.51.. price trackers have seen it as low as 43.49 on amazon around october 22nd
what's everyone else using
I got a 64gb from bb last week for 49.99 and will probably never even come close to filling it bit it's better to have more space than not enough
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mikdugal1 said:
there hasn't been to much talk about micro sd..
Ill probably be purchasing the sandisk ultra ush1 most likely 64 gigs
Amazon link to the card
amazon has it now for 59.51.. price trackers have seen it as low as 43.49 on amazon around october 22nd
what's everyone else using
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I have the 64GB version of that card in my Note 2 and it works fine.
Becare not to buy a cheap sd card that is low in class...Class 2 is very low read/write speed...Here's some info you should check out in case your not to familiar between the sd classes....Hope this helps
https://www.sdcard.org/consumers/faq/
mikdugal1 said:
there hasn't been to much talk about micro sd..
Ill probably be purchasing the sandisk ultra ush1 most likely 64 gigs
Amazon link to the card
amazon has it now for 59.51.. price trackers have seen it as low as 43.49 on amazon around october 22nd
what's everyone else using
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Nah man, smoke this instead:
http://slickdeals.net/f/5428814-64G...pter-SDSDQUA-064G-A11A-40-Free-Ship-to-Store?
Personally, I'm using a 32GB and it's doing me just fine. I wanted to get a 64GB after seeing that deal, but couldn't justify it at that price. Whenever 64GB cards normalize down to about $40 or less, I might upgrade, but for now a 32GB card is fine for me. I only paid $20 for my 32GB card and it works quite well.
I had a 32 gig that I was using in my Note 1, but I ran out of space, so bought the 64 gig a couple of weeks ago. When you have a few different ROMs, titanium backups, nandroid backups, movies and mp3s on there, it adds up pretty quickly.
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wish777 said:
Becare not to buy a cheap sd card that is low in class...Class 2 is very low read/write speed...Here's some info you should check out in case your not to familiar between the sd classes....Hope this helps
https://www.sdcard.org/consumers/faq/
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a class 2 card will do just fine for 99% users...it's gonna suck if someone is putting tons of data on it at one time but the acutal functionality of it will be juuuuuust fine...
i, ordered this thing http://dx.com/p/sd-to-microsd-transflash-card-converter-module-27001 and will attempt to use a 128GB SD card in my Note II...i performed a rather crude experiment to see if it could fit under the battery cover...it buldges a tiny bit but it's hardly noticeable...
worst case scenario i'll have a 128 gig sd card laying around...LOL
Do they even make class 2 64gb cards?
I think the cheapest I've seen are class 6 at that capacity.
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Is this likely a dud:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/SanDisk-Mobi...faultDomain_0&hash=item3a7b934ed8&_uhb=1#shId
Seller seems to have decent reviews though. Not sure if I should take the risk? For $15.88 it cant be too much of a risk right?
sky1193 said:
I got a 64gb from bb last week for 49.99 and will probably never even come close to filling it bit it's better to have more space than not enough
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Except when we r talking about p***y gotta keep that **** tight!
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zevth said:
Is this likely a dud:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/SanDisk-Mobi...faultDomain_0&hash=item3a7b934ed8&_uhb=1#shId
Seller seems to have decent reviews though. Not sure if I should take the risk? For $15.88 it cant be too much of a risk right?
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storage cards are like women...the good ones aren't cheap and the cheap ones aren't good...
I got mine from eBay just before I got the phone for about 63 bucks. It's a "SanDisk 64GB Mobile Ultra microSD SDXC Card 30MB/s Class 10" and it's great!
zevth said:
Is this likely a dud:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/SanDisk-Mobi...faultDomain_0&hash=item3a7b934ed8&_uhb=1#shId
Seller seems to have decent reviews though. Not sure if I should take the risk? For $15.88 it cant be too much of a risk right?
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Well, the risk depends on how much your data is worth to you.
I don't see the point in trying to save money by getting "cheap" memory.
If it fails, you're f&cked.
There's always a chance of memory failing, but the chance is higher if it's a cheap copy.
Cheap batteries, cases, adaptors etc. are a "try it, and if it breaks, has a short life span, or doesn't work properly, I'll buy another one" situation.
If your SD card fails and you haven't copied your photos, or whatever, to another location, buying another SD card won't be much use.
zevth said:
Is this likely a dud:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/SanDisk-Mobi...faultDomain_0&hash=item3a7b934ed8&_uhb=1#shId
Seller seems to have decent reviews though. Not sure if I should take the risk? For $15.88 it cant be too much of a risk right?
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I agree with everyone so far. There are a lot of fakes being sold..ultimately it's your decision. If u do decide though..if it's legit u can check the serial number with sandisk..if that's good then ur lucky..and that seller probably is selling stolen goods..
I got mine from bb and it was $55 including tax. I know radio shack had them at $39.99 once..and I'm waiting for it again..u never know..and that's a fair price
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Well I got this one:
http://www.ebay.ch/itm/Micro-SDXC-C..._Handy_PDA_Speicherkarten&hash=item2c69b48295
and its worth every penny... If you want some speed, get the best one in a box so yo really know that you have not been ripped off.
If you could afford SGN2 I suppose you can afford an OEM Micro SDXC
I recommend getting a class 10 64 gigabyte microSD card and partitioning it into 2 partitions, one for your files and one for your apps. Then use Link2SD and you can automatically install apps on the second partition. This way you will worry less about filling up your 16 gigabyte internal storage. This is what I was doing on my Galaxy S3.
richlum said:
Well, the risk depends on how much your data is worth to you.
I don't see the point in trying to save money by getting "cheap" memory.
If it fails, you're f&cked.
There's always a chance of memory failing, but the chance is higher if it's a cheap copy.
Cheap batteries, cases, adaptors etc. are a "try it, and if it breaks, has a short life span, or doesn't work properly, I'll buy another one" situation.
If your SD card fails and you haven't copied your photos, or whatever, to another location, buying another SD card won't be much use.
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I would buy a cheap memory card. I have mines in sync for dropbox so at worse I would lose the pictures from that past hour. Mines is a cheap Microcenter 32GB class 10. They offered me same day replacement if it fails.
I would never even consider getting a cheap battery. If it breaks or doesn't work properly it could take my phone with it. I had some cheap batteries before for the old epic 4g. Both of the batteries started to develop cracks around the body despite not being damage. That could have caused problems if I hadn't notice. Cheap cases could scratch your phone and sometimes the expensive one could too but I don't hear about it as often as I do with the cheap ones.
Adapters really depends on what they are for. I heard, don't know for a fact, that some of the off brand MHL adapters for our device don't always work and when they do they aren't as good as doing 1 to 1 as the Samsung adapter are. I would love to see someone test out the different ones to see if there is actually a difference. With monster HDMI and normal HDMI there might actually be a difference but as long as there is enough data it will form the same signal which means they both should work the same despite the difference in the amount of data transferred. But with audio, cables can make a world of a difference.
wish777 said:
Becare not to buy a cheap sd card that is low in class...Class 2 is very low read/write speed...Here's some info you should check out in case your not to familiar between the sd classes....Hope this helps
"Your link here"
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Thanks on the Link, wasn't a 100% on all the class speeds and what not and this helped. I just popped in my old 8gb card from my previous phone and was looking to grab a 64Gb card and it looks that it will be a class10.
Just got my Sandisk 64GB Ultra. Got it from newegg and works great so far. Tested it with H2W to make sure it was really 60GB
mikdugal1 said:
there hasn't been to much talk about micro sd..
Ill probably be purchasing the sandisk ultra ush1 most likely 64 gigs
Amazon link to the card
amazon has it now for 59.51.. price trackers have seen it as low as 43.49 on amazon around october 22nd
what's everyone else using
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I got that card when it was 43.49... couldn't pass that offer up...