SanDisk Connect 64G Wireless Media Drive Streaming On the Go
Since becoming parents recently, I’ve been starting to take interest in on-the-go media solutions, especially for long car rides. Since acquiring the iPad a few years back, I have essentially been guaranteed never to be without a media player anywhere I go. However, getting the right content for the iPad can sometimes be a bit of a challenge. Of course, the iTunes store is there, but there are so many other media files that I’d be happy to access but are not easily transferable to my favorite iOS device.
This SanDisk Media Drive seems to be the perfect solution for my portable media-consuming needs. It’s capacious, pretty versatile, and easy to access from almost any WiFi enabled device. I was able to load it with several HD movies, and through the use of SanDisk’s app view them on several devices simultaneously. The whole process was pretty straightforward, and hassle-free.
The SD card slot is also a great feature. It allows me to view and share photos from my Canon DSLR while on the go. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work well with the camera raw files, nor does it allow me to transfer my photos directly to the Media Drive. I am hoping that the future software upgrades will remedy some of these shortcomings.
I would also wish that this Media Drive were more versatile when it comes to viewing and sharing of non-media file types. These can still be access, but this feature is not as straightforward as the other ones. I also with that the drive had attached USB cables, which would make it a much more self-contained device.
Overall, this is a pretty good media-streaming device that does what it’s meant to do very well. With a few improvements this could be a truly amazing and versatile file-sharing device that goes well beyond its niche application.
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Bojan Tunguz
Bojan Tunguz was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which he and his family fled during the civil war for the neighboring Croatia. Over the past two decades he has studied, lived and worked in the United States. He is a theoretical physicist with degrees from Stanford and University of Illinois. Tunguz has taught physics at several prominent liberal arts colleges and has been writing about physics, science and technology for more than a decade. He also has a wide spectrum of interests, and reads and writes about current events, society, culture, religion and politics. Over the years he has reviewed many of the books that he has read, and posted his reviews on various online outlets. In 2011 he had become a top 10 reviewer on Amazon.com, where he continues to be very active. Aside from reading and writing, Tunguz enjoys traveling, digital photography, hiking, and fitness. He resides with his wife in Indiana. You can follow my review updates on the following pages as well: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tunguzreview Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tunguzreviews Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/104312842297641697463/posts
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