Want to get an external drive for my iPad and iPhone. Is RV Power wireless SD Reader a right one?
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It is difficult to determine if it is the right one for you not knowing what you are expecting. It is not an external drive in that it has no "built in" memory. You have to provide an SD card or USB drive to store media on. I have also connect a true external USB drive and was able to read it as will. It does what I want which is to allow me to store movies and watch them on my iPad while traveling via wireless connection. I have a "library" of SD cards which contain the pictures and song I want to keep. The device was easy to set up and works as advertised. If your cell phone dies, it will also provide power for it by connecting to the USB port on the device. I hope this was helpful. It is difficult to determine if it is the right one for you not knowing what you are expecting. It is not an external drive in that it has no "built in" memory. You have to provide an SD card or USB drive to store media on. I have also connect a true external USB drive and was able to read it as will. It does what I want which is to allow me to store movies and watch them on my iPad while traveling via wireless connection. I have a "library" of SD cards which contain the pictures and song I want to keep. The device was easy to set up and works as advertised. If your cell... » Read More It is difficult to determine if it is the right one for you not knowing what you are expecting. It is not an external drive in that it has no "built in" memory. You have to provide an SD card or USB drive to store media on. I have also connect a true external USB drive and was able to read it as will. It does what I want which is to allow me to store movies and watch them on my iPad while traveling via wireless connection. I have a "library" of SD cards which contain the pictures and song I want to keep. The device was easy to set up and works as advertised. If your cell phone dies, it will also provide power for it by connecting to the USB port on the device. I hope this was helpful. « Show Less
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Yes, it's an excellent choice. It can handle up to a 128 GB SDHC card. It's very portable and pretty robust. I've had one for several months and really like it!
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It works very good, but you have to be very careful with the charger connector. Mine only lasted a couple of weeks and then it broke down. The vendor offered me to send me a new one, but I decided to get my money back.
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I use mine when I travel all the time. Easier then lugging a laptop! It's a wireless sd and USB reader.You insert the media in the device or use a USB cable to tether your external hard drive and VIEW your content wirelessly.
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Yes absolutely. It worked with my iPhone, iPad, Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and the latest Sony Xperia Z Tablet seamlessly for uploading, downloading files as well as movie streaming. Just download and install the free Airstor app from Apple Store or Google Play to connect.
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It's an excellent choice - make sure you understand that it has no storage of its own, and you need to use an SD card or USB drive.
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I use it for reading usb disk to watch movies to my ipad with no problem works with sd card as well
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I use easy ACC super speed USB. It comes with two slots for card reader. It's great you can buy at Amazon for $7.95.Good luck
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As Alex stated, no you don't a desktop or laptop to access the SD card based or USB based storage medium attached to the RavPower FileHub. Download the free Rav FileHub app from the iTunes store, learn how it works and you're golden.
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didn't try, but worked with 2 usb drives no-powered, means that the hub give enough power, so it should work fine. doesn't charge the ipad, but nothing charges it except direct usb connection.
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The Sandisk extreme flash drive is USB. The iPad, and all iPads for that matter, have no USB. Therefore it is not compatible.
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It should work fine with the iPad Mini. I use it on my iPad2 and my iPhone and it works without any problems. I download files from my MacBook Pro using the USB end of the i-Flashdrive and then use the iPad connection end to open the I-Flashdrive on my iPad or iPhone. I love it because it allows me to access files I need without having to carry my computer. I also like the fact that I can password protect each file for security in the event of losing the Flashdrive. You can also go to their website and contact them directly if you still feel unsure. They are good at responding.
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Personally I bought the "New Trent PowerPak Ultra 14000mAh Portable Dual USB Port External Battery Charger/Power Pack for Smartphones, Tablets and more" it's the best among all others I tried before capacity keeps you running quite some time... works very well for iPads too and you can charge an iPhone at least 7 times with a full battery.
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I don't think your Ipad air has a USB port. Most Mac books do and will work with those two hard drives.
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It's a wireless hard drive. If its on and transmitting, yes. I primarily use it for taking our movie library on trips. You can watch up to five different movies at a time with iPads.
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I guess yes , but i never tried it , I red about it ,connect to wi-drive wifi network then just open your browser and write down the ip address then you'll see the same menu as if it's an iPad ,..... but way you need this if you have a USB connection available ?!!!! , much faster and charging , The Wi-Drive idea is additional storage for devices with no USB socket
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I thought mine wasn't working when I hooked it up, I found out that I can't hook up an apple device that uses I-Tunes with the hub, like an IPAD, IPHONE or IPOD, but I use the hub for 2 external drives & it works fine.
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You CAN transfer files from your iphone/ipad to the USB/SD card. I don't think the device itself has any storage capacity.
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Thurs. 5-08-2014 @ 9:00 am ESTHello Reader,Yes, I do the same thing, just with an Ipod touch, using a 64gb Sandisk micro. The RAVPower streams video files pretty well. Thanks for asking, and good luck. Sincerely, Jeff K.
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Use something like Dropbox to transfer the files instead of looking for a reader. The iPhone 5 series doesn't generate the power needed to drive this adaptor. It does work fine with an iPad mini and other iPads, but they can generate the power needed to drive the device.
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No, Alex and Bill are correct this device is an amazingly good storage option. I think that you should download the airstor app at the iTunes Store it has more campatibility than the rav power app for different file formats. No computer or laptops needed. Cheers
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I have no experience with Apple products so I cannot answer your question directly. But I think in general most flash drives are compatible with both systems. The cost is quite low, so it wouldn't hurt to try it and if not, then give it away as a birthday or Xmas gift!