So I got one of the Meenova microSD card readers, and I am finding it works pretty well. I have a 16GB Nexus 5 so don't really have alot of room for media, and I have a very large offline collection of video and music files, and needed some way to use them with the phone without using up my app space. The Meenova fit the bill.
The unit comes with a USB interface that essentially turns your microSD into a USB flash drive. It also comes with a keychain latch so that you can keep the unit on your keychain, and simply pop it in when you need it. It is quite small and doesn't protrude to the point that the phone is difficult to handle. Much better than an OTG with a cable.
I am using Nexus Media Importer since I am not rooted, and am using a 32GB card in it. The website says that if you are rooted you can use StickMount and access SDXC 64GB cards. My 64GB card wouldn't work with Nexus Media Importer as is, as it only supports FAT32 and not exFAT. That's a software issue, though, not a hardware issue.
This little unit solves a big problem for me and gives me at least a reasonably sized media library on the go that I can't have due to the phone's limitations. I can now carry a dozen or so HD movies along with a pretty decent music library and not eat into the phone's storage at all. For the price you can't lose; it is possibly the best $12 I ever spent.
http://www.meenova.com/
already 2 threads about it here and here
Yup, I have one and it's pretty awesome. It works on my Moto X natively, but works just fine with stickmount on my N5. One of the best accessories I've ever bought.
Yeah there's already two threads about this. But just so you know you can format the 64 gb as FAT32 and according to other people that works.
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There's a handful of these usb+5-1 card readers on amazon/ebay wherever you look. I was wondering if anyone has one of these, and if so how does it work. If not, i'm planning on getting one (feel like it's a good investment.. especially for 5 or 7 bucks).
http://www.amazon.com/QQ-Tech®-Came...3VI6/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1331906071&sr=8-6
I picked this one because it has prime shipping, that's the only reason why. I also ordered another one because it looks a bit shorter. I don't know if it's picture angles or what, but here's the url to that one too.
http://www.amazon.com/Black-CONNECT...6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1331911494&sr=1-6
I'll post back on this. Some are saying it's very delicate, or it gets in the way.. but I don't feel like I'm going to be leaving this in the tab very long. Just to pull things from the SD to the tab. We'll see. Hopefully I can drop a review of what I think.
Hope to get back after testing it a little.
Testing:
Firstly, I apologize if this review isn’t in some sort of coherent format. This is my first review of a product... be gentle.
Here’s some pictures so you can compare the two.
Sorry for low lighting, but i think it's good enough so you can see the difference.
I will refer to the fatter Card readers as the QQ, and the slimmer one as the ATC.
Connection and Aesthetics
Off the bat, the ATC one is much thinner. Both of the readers do not work with the ViperTek case I have unless the part holding the tab is folded back. Not a big deal for me, but I though I'd mention that. I have been treating the connectors like small children. The comments of "fragile connections" has got me worried. I can see fragileness on the QQ connector, but on the ATC one, the connection doesn't move around too much. When I plug the ATC one into the tablet, it feels like it locks better than the QQ one.
ATC connector box : weight Approx 18g - Size Approx 48*30*11.5mm
QQ doesn't state the specs, but it's longer and fatter. The width of the 2 are about the same.
Rundown of the QQ Reader:
The QQ reader has a tiny toggle on the right side of the connector to swap between USB and SD. It comes with a clear cap to protect your connection from bending in transportation.
One bad thing I noticed when testing the QQ reader is, it pretty much eats your Micro SD card when you plug it in. The first time I plugged in the reader with an SD card, I got the message at the bottom. The reader had successfully read the card. After that I didn’t know what else to really check. I popped open a File explorer and noticed a new file in the root called usbdrive. I opened that and lo-and-behold, the contents of my sd card showed up. To remove it... I didn’t know what to really do. There is no unmounting option or anything, so I backed out of the file explorer and yanked the whole connector out. Needless to say, I got an error saying “lost connection” and android.media crashed. I plugged the reader back in to see if it still read, and it popped up like it did previously. This time, I removed the SD card first. This stated that the media is removed, and everything seemed ok. Now getting to the bad part. I swapped the connector over to USB, and plugged it in with a usb drive. I think it read once, then after that the QQ connector was dead. I haven’t been able to get it to read cards or USB devices since I swapped the toggle. I emailed the company and see if a replacement gets sent out.
Update: Contacted amazon and just got a refund on the QQ connector. Marked it as defective, since it doesn't really read cards anymore...
Pros: Comes with a cap to protect the connector
Cons: It broke,
USB to SD toggle is very hard to switch on the fly,
Bulky,
Feels Fragile,
Eats your microSD card,
Doesn’t fit well with leather folding cases
I’d stay away from this one and pay a bit more for a better one.
Rundown of the ATC Reader:
The first thing I noticed about this was the lack of usb/sd toggle switch. I connected it to the tab and plugged in a microSD card (plugs in gold sides up). The MicroSD card sticks out half way, and gives a nice click feel, letting me know it was indeed connected. It’s very easy to remove the microSD compared to the QQ reader, and just based off of that I prefer this one over the QQ one. Plugging this into the tab, it suffers the same out of place symptoms as the QQ reader, but I don’t plan on using it connected too long. I plugged in the microSD card and opened up a file explorer. I was able to see the contents again in root\usbdrive. I unplugged the card, then the connector and received no errors. I plugged the connector back in, and tried a usb drive. Again, the connector picked it right up. I decided to plug in both microSD and USB to see what happened, the connector seems to choose microSD as a default, if both are plugged in. After much disconnecting and reconnecting, it’s still working.
Pros: Slim,
No tiny toggle,
Cards stick out allowing easy retrieval,
Feels more sturdy when plugging in,
Works
Cons: Doesn’t work well with leather folding cases,
No protector for connection
Conclusion:
If you’re looking for a card reader/ usb reader, and you’re not ready to dish out 60 bucks for the official samsung ones, I’d look into the ATC Card reader. It’s slim, and seems to work.
Nice post man i was actually just looking into getting one of these. The thing is i have 2 cameras one uses the normal sd memory card but the other uses the a xD card. Was wondering if you came across any that could read xD cards as well as sd.
the smaller one seems great. too bad i only have the big one.
but i found this today: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Hub-OTG-Conn...Cs_Zubehör&hash=item3cc263be5f#ht_4578wt_1139
this looks awesome and is pretty flexible with that cable.
I want to know if these MHL cable will work with galaxy nexus, in the description it says it does, but i'm not sure.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/mhl-mi...y-s-ii-more-black-red-2m-length-149523?item=6
I just need to know to post the order, i REALLY need an MHL cable!
thanks!
That is on the high side of price IMO.
I just recently got this one...
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10833&cs_id=1083314&p_id=9291&seq=1&format=2
$5 cheaper and you should get it within a week vs. 1-2 months.
Works pretty good, a SLIGHT bit of clipping on my 1080p monitor, But I've only tried it one so far. I know each tv/monitor is different in some way.
Now on a side note, I wonder if this MHL adapter would work well..
http://www.amazon.com/Juiced-System...8?ie=UTF8&qid=1345728497&sr=8-28&keywords=mhl
For kinda a portable media player, just hook up an external drive or sd card?
Trigster said:
That is on the high side of price IMO.
I just recently got this one...
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10833&cs_id=1083314&p_id=9291&seq=1&format=2
$5 cheaper and you should get it within a week vs. 1-2 months.
Works pretty good, a SLIGHT bit of clipping on my 1080p monitor, But I've only tried it one so far. I know each tv/monitor is different in some way.
Now on a side note, I wonder if this MHL adapter would work well..
http://www.amazon.com/Juiced-System...8?ie=UTF8&qid=1345728497&sr=8-28&keywords=mhl
For kinda a portable media player, just hook up an external drive or sd card?
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The problem is that I'm in Brazil, and the shipping in that link you posted, is about $40,00, and in dealextreme it's free.
I think it may work fine, but you will possible need to root your device and install stickmount apk to work the external drive and sd card
caioketo said:
The problem is that I'm in Brazil, and the shipping in that link you posted, is about $40,00, and in dealextreme it's free.
I think it may work fine, but you will possible need to root your device and install stickmount apk to work the external drive and sd card
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How about this one?
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10833&cs_id=1083314&p_id=8675&seq=1&format=2
One of the things that held me back from the nexus 4 was the fact there was no way to expand the memory. Thankfully they doubled availability in this one.. I still here even reviewers complaining the 32 should have been 64. I just found this article http://t.co/2mqKLd5RAo scandisk has a wireless flash card. So you can pretty much have as much storage as you want to buy! I up getting the nexus with 32 GB but with wireless card I'd be happy even with the 16 GB. Super stoked I have options to not be capped with the unexpandable memory
You can't use data while connected to this, though.
Neat but seems pretty cumbersome to use, not to mention not being able to use data. I have a knockoff meenova microsd reader that works beautifully for additional storage. Plug it in, transfer files, unplug.
Amazon.com: SanDisk Connect 32GB Wireless Flash Drivehttp://amzn.to/16JKWee
I don't think I would have a use for this especially at $60. Cool idea though.
_MetalHead_ said:
Neat but seems pretty cumbersome to use, not to mention not being able to use data. I have a knockoff meenova microsd reader that works beautifully for additional storage. Plug it in, transfer files, unplug.
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Right now i have a goflex satellite 500gb that i can connect to wirelessly but also connects to my wifi. It's good for when i'm mobile but plan on staying in one location for a while like a plane or doctor's waiting room but yeah I agree those meenova like devices are much more convenient.
jeremykersh said:
One of the things that held me back from the nexus 4 was the fact there was no way to expand the memory. Thankfully they doubled availability in this one.. I still here even reviewers complaining the 32 should have been 64. I just found this article http://t.co/2mqKLd5RAo scandisk has a wireless flash card. So you can pretty much have as much storage as you want to buy! I up getting the nexus with 32 GB but with wireless card I'd be happy even with the 16 GB. Super stoked I have options to not be capped with the unexpandable memory
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I'd rather use something like this: http://www.2leef.com/store/product/bridge/
Does anyone know if the new SanDisk 128 GB micro SD will work on the Note 8?
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Does anyone know if the new SanDisk 128 GB micro SD will work on the Note 8?
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Well until there is a new release of Samsung's firmware, my guess is it won't. Samsung has a propitiatory SD file system that is specified to 64GB, at the time of release.
gooberdude said:
Well until there is a new release of Samsung's firmware, my guess is it won't. Samsung has a propitiatory SD file system that is specified to 64GB, at the time of release.
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that's too bad
coolseallord said:
that's too bad
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Not sure if this will work, but you can try partitioning the 128gb SD card to 64gb and format. What ever you do with the other half partitioned or not will not be seen or used. This way you can always have it for when you upgrade to new hardware or if Samsung updates the new 4.4.3 OS to use 128gb cards. I have seen many vendors do such things with SD card compatibility after a year or so of release. Though not many tablets sport external SD let alone 64GB or more for them.
gooberdude said:
Not sure if this will work, but you can try partitioning the 128gb SD card to 64gb and format. What ever you do with the other half partitioned or not will not be seen or used. This way you can always have it for when you upgrade to new hardware or if Samsung updates the new 4.4.3 OS to use 128gb cards. I have seen many vendors do such things with SD card compatibility after a year or so of release. Though not many tablets sport external SD let alone 64GB or more for them.
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Thx buddy. The games are getting so SD consuming these days.
coolseallord said:
Thx buddy. The games are getting so SD consuming these days.
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For me it is music and video... Wife has 50GB in music files alone. Movies can be swapped out as needed. The nice thing is you can always swap out the SD card... Ah, I bet nobody has given this mod out yet... Samsung Note 8.0 and possibly other Note tablets have the SD slot so that the chip is upside down. I find, because I trim my nails often, that getting the bugger out of the slot to be annoying. I used a trimmed off 5/8"x 3/8" section of packing tape as a flap to pull out the SD card once ejected. I fold it over so that there is about 1/8" of flap and 1/4" of tape holding the SD card on both sides. A razor hobby knife will work fine if scissors seem to be trouble. This way the flexible tape will lay flat when the cover is in place.
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For me it is music and video... Wife has 50GB in music files alone. Movies can be swapped out as needed. The nice thing is you can always swap out the SD card... Ah, I bet nobody has given this mod out yet... Samsung Note 8.0 and possibly other Note tablets have the SD slot so that the chip is upside down. I find, because I trim my nails often, that getting the bugger out of the slot to be annoying. I used a trimmed off 5/8"x 3/8" section of packing tape as a flap to pull out the SD card once ejected. I fold it over so that there is about 1/8" of flap and 1/4" of tape holding the SD card on both sides. A razor hobby knife will work fine if scissors seem to be trouble. This way the flexible tape will lay flat when the cover is in place.
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I just wondering why there are so many limits to support sd card size. 64bits is almost everywhere. Wish more advanced disk format could be the industrial standard apart from the fat family. Then the life will be much easier.
As per phandroid it says that it should work. Check the link below
Will your phone work with SanDisk's 128GB MicroSDXC card? Find out here!
http://phandroid.com/2014/02/27/phones-that-work-with-sandisk-128gb-microsdxc-card/
Sent from my GT-N5100 using xda app-developers app
Is there any way to get a 1TB portable drive to work with a MTCB unit?
Would it work if I could add power to the portable drive?
I'm planning on getting this MTCB KLD unit....
http://www.ebay.com/itm/8-2-Din-And...944270?hash=item43eef68d4e:g:i3oAAOSwH6lXQ8sl
Any and all advice is very much appreciated. Thank you
Based upon reading some reviews of android set-top boxes with the RK3188 CPU, it appears you can mount large drives that are NTFS or FAT32 formatted. Other formats may not work so well.
See here for an example: http://www.cnx-software.com/2014/09/23/em6q-mxq-review-amlogic-s805-hevc/
I'd suggest a 2.5" external HD case, since that requires no external power supply. It is powered by the USB bus alone.
A major limitation, however, is whether or not your head unit can access all of that storage. It appears the maximum USB-based storage size is 80GB, and the maximum microSD card size is 32 GB. It’s not clear if this limitation is built into the processor; I suspect it is.
See here http://autopumpkin.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=552&p=1784&hilit=storage#p1784
Also:
http://autopumpkin.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=420&p=1349&hilit=storage#p1349
See the first link for a discussion on power consumption limitations of your external hard drive. An external SSD or large capacity USB drive may be the best choice.
However, the big question remains as to what exactly you plan to do with 1 TB of storage space on your android car stereo? Do you really need to be carting all those movies and music around on an external hard drive? Are you planning on living in your car for months at a time? (I’m being somewhat facetious, here.)
One last consideration is the time it will take for your android operating system or player apps to scan through all of the files on your drive. If you have a terabyte drive full of files, it’s going to take forever for either of the above to sort through all of your files, even after you launch a player app like JetAudio or PowerAmp.
So the short answer is, go get a large 256GB flash drive, see if it will mount up and see all of the storage space, and then call it a day.
You’re welcome.
CaptShaft said:
Based upon reading some reviews of android set-top boxes with the RK3188 CPU, it appears you can mount large drives that are NTFS or FAT32 formatted. Other formats may not work so well.
See here for an example: http://www.cnx-software.com/2014/09/23/em6q-mxq-review-amlogic-s805-hevc/
I'd suggest a 2.5" external HD case, since that requires no external power supply. It is powered by the USB bus alone.
A major limitation, however, is whether or not your head unit can access all of that storage. It appears the maximum USB-based storage size is 80GB, and the maximum microSD card size is 32 GB. It’s not clear if this limitation is built into the processor; I suspect it is.
See here http://autopumpkin.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=552&p=1784&hilit=storage#p1784
Also:
http://autopumpkin.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=420&p=1349&hilit=storage#p1349
See the first link for a discussion on power consumption limitations of your external hard drive. An external SSD or large capacity USB drive may be the best choice.
However, the big question remains as to what exactly you plan to do with 1 TB of storage space on your android car stereo? Do you really need to be carting all those movies and music around on an external hard drive? Are you planning on living in your car for months at a time? (I’m being somewhat facetious, here.)
One last consideration is the time it will take for your android operating system or player apps to scan through all of the files on your drive. If you have a terabyte drive full of files, it’s going to take forever for either of the above to sort through all of your files, even after you launch a player app like JetAudio or PowerAmp.
So the short answer is, go get a large 256GB flash drive, see if it will mount up and see all of the storage space, and then call it a day.
You’re welcome.
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Worked for me with FAT32 formatted 250 GB SSD USB hard drive. I tried conventional USB drives both the 7200 RPM and 5400 RPM variety. The USB port did not have enough power to even spin them up and I didn't want to bother with external power. Also I figured a conventional hard drive will die after a while it it has to work inside a moving car and all its vibrations.
My Western Digital 500 gb usb 3.0 hdd works just like it should. The standard "music app" has trouble reading it but apps like VLC or Car Tunes do very well with it. I don't like the idea of a disc with mechanical parts in a car either so I've ordered a 250 gb ssd for my music collection since my 120 gb Ipod is obsolete now. The Ipod playback on my KLD6 is limited to 32 gb Ipods. Sold the Ipod for €100 and bought the ssd for €70 and playing mp3's with the right app is much nicer than the stupid Ipod app anyway.