iPhone and iPad memory expansion (1 Viewer)

[Stewart J]

Lexar have announced Otg memory expansion for Apple iPhones and tablets. 16, 32, 64 and 128gb not cheap but prices may come down, it's a start. http://www.mymemory.co.uk/Apple-iOS...-iPhone_iPad-OTG-USB-3.0-Flash-Drive---95MB_s

 

[Deleted member 29692]

If it's just extra storage you're after there are lots of options.

Dropbox and Google Drive spring immediately to mind. I use both for various things.

I'm not a huge fan of card based or wired solutions.

 

[Stewart J]

Hi Nick appreciate that but touring Europe (and even the UK) internet access is not always an option.

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[Deleted member 29692]

Fair point.

Am I reading it correctly that the thing in your link is basically a flash drive with a lightning connector?

If so I quite like that idea. It's going to have massively quicker read and write speeds you would get with an SD card. Of course you can already get SD card readers but I like the idea of a directly connectible flash drive.

 

[Stewart J]

That's the way I read it Nick, we just need other manufacturers to join in and prices to come down.

 

[Techno]

A great idea
I specifically chose my iPhone 6 with 64gb and so far despite many hundreds of pictures I still have 37gb free but I'm not so far a big keeper of music
Nice to see such devices are an option now

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[Deleted member 29692]

£37.99 for 32 gig isn't bad at all.

You'd pay more than that for a decent quality fast SD card.

 

[Stewart J]

Wondering if transferred movies onto it would play on iPad

 

[ColinandDawn]

Play music and videos directly from the drive.

JumpDrive C20i not only makes it easy to offload and transfer files, but it also allows you to listen to your favorite songs and watch videos right from the drive.

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[Boringfrog]

£37.99 for 32 gig isn't bad at all.

You'd pay more than that for a decent quality fast SD card.

Can you post a link?

 

[Stewart J]

Can you post a link?

Link on first post

 

[Boringfrog]

Link on first post

I meant a SD card costing over £30.

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[Techno]

I meant a SD card costing over £30.

Just go into Jessops

 

[JJ]

I am not a fan of Cloud storage...

I don't want to pay anyone to look after my stuff... I'd rather do it myself.

JJ

 

[Reallyretired]

Never paid more than a tenner for 32gb sd card , top speed and brand.
Not a fan of Apple though.

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[Gooney]

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This does it for me, 64 GB on board plus you can if wanted slot in up to another 128GB, I've cleared all music and photos off my phone and pad and can judt access them from this little beaut. 65mm square x 12mm deep.

 

[Boringfrog]

I have a USB OTG cable for my phone/tablet I can connect any cards or my western digital 1TB drive. Cable £6.99 WD Hard drive £50.

Oh it's Android.

 

[DJA]

Hi

We have a Verbatim Media Wireless unit, £24 from Amazon This is charged via USB. The Unit is connected too by a PC or Tablet wirelessly. You can then attach Sim cards or Hardrives to the Unit which you then are able to access on your PC or Tablet. Whilst you are connected wirelessly to the unit you can browse the Internet as the Unit can be onward connected to a wireless source for the internet.

You can connect up to 5 Tablets etc and play different films or Photos at the same time from the attached hardrive or SD card.

If you rely on Icloud etc you need local Wifi availability which this does not.

Doug

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[Boringfrog]

I am not a fan of Cloud storage...

I don't want to pay anyone to look after my stuff... I'd rather do it myself.

JJ

Google automatically save my photos, I do back up too but I wouldn't turn off the free storage.

 

[Paddywack]

128GB SD card ...... oh hang on its android

And with fingerprint scanner sign on

 

[JohnH]

I have an Apotop wireless SD card reader/USB reader which I can connect to in the van. It creates its own wireless network which you log on to. You can then read SD cards and USB bus powered drives. I have used mine with a 500gb bus powered drive. I have several SD cards with videos on and can happily watch them without external wifi. With a lightening to HDMI cable from the iPad I can watch on my tv in the van.
How much more space do you want?

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[DBK]

Lexar have announced Otg memory expansion for Apple iPhones and tablets. 16, 32, 64 and 128gb not cheap but prices may come down, it's a start. http://www.mymemory.co.uk/Apple-iOS...-iPhone_iPad-OTG-USB-3.0-Flash-Drive---95MB_s

I'm slightly confused (easily done) with this item as it seems to have a male USB plug. My OTG lead for my Android devices has a female USB socket, which is what you want so you can plug things into it which require a full size USB connection. You can get male to male adaptors which would create a socket I suppose.

 

[Stewart J]

Male USB is for transferring to/from a computer iPads use what Apple call a lightning connector which is the small male plug on left in the photo
http://www.mymemory.co.uk/Apple-iOS...-iPhone_iPad-OTG-USB-3.0-Flash-Drive---95MB_s

 

[Deleted member 29692]

Can you post a link?

I meant a SD card costing over £30.

With pleasure. This one would still be slower than a flash drive.

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[Deleted member 29692]

Never paid more than a tenner for 32gb sd card , top speed and brand.

For a tenner I guarantee that it was neither

 

[Deleted member 29692]

I am not a fan of Cloud storage...

I don't want to pay anyone to look after my stuff... I'd rather do it myself.

JJ

It has it's advantages and disadvantages.

You don't need to pay though. A photographer friend of mine has multiple (lots) of Dropbox accounts. When he fills one up he signs up for another with a new email address.

It makes your data available anywhere you have decent internet and it's highly unlikely you will ever lose it.

 

[JJ]

It has it's advantages and disadvantages.

You don't need to pay though. A photographer friend of mine has multiple (lots) of Dropbox accounts. When he fills one up he signs up for another with a new email address.

It makes your data available anywhere you have decent internet and it's highly unlikely you will ever lose it.

As an Galaxy Note 4 (Android) user with 128 gbs of micro card, onboard, memory expansion plus a Seagate Plus, 1 terrabyte, portable hardrive (which operates wirelessly) I don't have much need for Cloud services.

I can access my data without the need for an internet connection...

JJ

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[Deleted member 29692]

As an Galaxy Note 4 (Android) user with 128 gbs of micro card, onboard, memory expansion plus a Seagate Plus, 1 terrabyte, portable hardrive (which operates wirelessly) I don't have much need for Cloud services.

I can access my data without the need for an internet connection...

JJ

I realise that and I do something similar with a 3TB Apple Time Capsule but cloud storage is useful both as a remote back up and to be able to access your data when out of range of your storage device. One example that I use is that I will work on something in the office and be able to carry on with it at home as well without needing to carry a device.

 

[buttons]

I have a 3TB external WD wifi storage that backs up all household appliances apple and android then gives access to them from anywhere in the world using local internet connection. Storage, like voice recognition is improving at an alarming rate.

 

[DBK]

Male USB is for transferring to/from a computer iPads use what Apple call a lightning connector which is the small male plug on left in the photo
http://www.mymemory.co.uk/Apple-iOS...-iPhone_iPad-OTG-USB-3.0-Flash-Drive---95MB_s

I'm still confused but won't worry about it! An OTG cable I always understood was something which created a full sized USB socket for a device which doesn't have one

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