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Help Choosing External Memory?

Hi everyone, first post. I am a proud owner of the Archos 43 IT. So, I recently acquired the usb host cable from Deal Extreme.
Now, I only have two usb stick (8, and 16gb) neither of which work. My first intention was to put all of wikipedia on one flash drive (wikipedia is about 14.8 gb) so I could have everything on a portable screen. My second intention was to get an external hard drive (large capacity for movies on the HDTV), but there is a looot of misconception of what kind of drives work (NFTS, USB powered, etc) so I would love someone to spell out two things: What sixteen gigabyte usb drives are confirmed to work, and what sort of hard drive would the community recommend?
Thanks in advance.

Does the drive matter, or is it more the format of the drive? I have a bunch of USB drives that are all formatted either FAT32 or NTFS and they all seem to work.
I have not tried a external hard drive yet...

Well both of mine are fat32. I think its more an issue of powering the drives. From what I understand the Archos doesn't really give all that much juice to what's plugged in the host.

Mr. Raven'sFjord said:
Well both of mine are fat32. I think its more an issue of powering the drives. From what I understand the Archos doesn't really give all that much juice to what's plugged in the host.
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is your cable in working condition? you can try putting an external HDD and power the HDD with an external source to see if it works

redname said:
is your cable in working condition? you can try putting an external HDD and power the HDD with an external source to see if it works
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Ah, yes it works just fine. I'v been using a USB keyboard with a trackball via the adapter, and I just plugged in my brother's external hard drive with a wall adapter (I don't have an external hd), and it worked great. So its just the flash drives, I just want to know if anyone has a 16gb drive they own that works via usb host.

Okay, here is a list of flash drives I've personally used that work without issue:
OCZ Diesel 4GB
Kingston Data Traveler 16GB
OCZ Rally2 8GB (Dual channel)
Corsair Flash Voyager 8GB
Sandisk Cruzer 1GB
Lexar 1GB
Here is a list of external hard drives/enclosures I've tested that work without issue:
Seagate FreeAgent Go
Metal Gear Box IDE Enclosure
Venus DS IDE Enclosure
Rosewill RS-358-S SATA I/II Enclosure
Here is a list of NAS drives I've tested that work without issue:
DataRobotics Drobo-FS
Buffalo Terrastation II
Hopefully this helps.

ExploreMN said:
Okay, here is a list of flash drives I've personally used that work without issue:
Kingston Data Traveler 16GB
Hopefully this helps.
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Hi, this does help. However, it leads to another question: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Kingston+Data+Traveler&x=15&y=22#/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=kingston+datatraveler+16&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Akingston+datatraveler+16
There seems to be a lot of variations on the data traveler 16gb. Would you mind telling me which one you personally have?

Mr. Raven'sFjord said:
Hi, this does help. However, it leads to another question: There seems to be a lot of variations on the data traveler 16gb. Would you mind telling me which one you personally have?
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Holy buckets...had no idea there were so many versions. LOL.
Well, it says its a Data Traveler 2.0 under the hardware IDs. I don't think they even sell this model anymore. I bought it from Microcenter.com at the time.

Have you tried a micro sd card reader dongle with a 16GB micro sd card?
That's the solution I've been using and it has been working fine with my 43

ExploreMN said:
Okay, here is a list of flash drives I've personally used that work without issue:
OCZ Diesel 4GB
Kingston Data Traveler 16GB
OCZ Rally2 8GB (Dual channel)
Corsair Flash Voyager 8GB
Sandisk Cruzer 1GB
Lexar 1GB
Here is a list of external hard drives/enclosures I've tested that work without issue:
Seagate FreeAgent Go
Metal Gear Box IDE Enclosure
Venus DS IDE Enclosure
Rosewill RS-358-S SATA I/II Enclosure
Here is a list of NAS drives I've tested that work without issue:
DataRobotics Drobo-FS
Buffalo Terrastation II
Hopefully this helps.
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Well according to your signature you have a 101 tablet, which has a full-size USB port that delivers more power to the device and has much wider drive compatibility. The smaller devices (43 and 70) provide less USB power and few devices work with them.
We need to get a list going of confirmed working peripherals with each device...

Mr. Raven'sFjord said:
Now, I only have two usb stick (8, and 16gb) neither of which work. My first intention was to put all of wikipedia on one flash drive (wikipedia is about 14.8 gb) so I could have everything on a portable screen.
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Everytime I see this I trip over the line that wikipedia is 14.8 gigs. I know this is totally off-topic, but wha!??! ("the compressed file enwiki-20100130-pages-meta-history.xml.bz2 is over 280.3 GB in size (in 7z format is over ~31 GB), and decompresses to several (>5) Terabytes of text.")
My mind, it is boggled.

Best gain from external memory
there are interesting posts, in the development thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=934087
seems that best performing cards on archos 101, after several tests, are
Transcent 8gb/6/0x4142
Lexar 16gb/6/0x4245
which approximate the internal card performance

USB OTG micro sdcard reader !

I've been thinking abit during christmas and searching ebay after the ultimate product for theese new devices that has micro USB with OTG capabilities.
I wish for a small OTG cable with built in micro SD card reader. Now I use an OTG cable and a small reader which ofcourse gets a bit lumpy.
With todays micro SD card readers integrated into a USB shell it shoud be easy to make it as a msall unit that goeas straight into the micro usb port, eiterh as a mall dongle with all integrated or as a coonnector with up to 2 inches of cable.
Or has someone already made this and I ca't find it ?

Thats the set up I'm using. There is no 'integrated' version I can think of but I'm trying to strip mine down and integrate them into a case.
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A case with integrated microSD a great idea. Would be perfect for a GN, especially my GSM version haha.

Maybe Radio shack has some small case for projects and we can put the innards in a small form factor.

okay this isn't exactly what your looking for, but it's my setup and it works perfectly.
i'm using this cable. there are cheaper ones available but i wanted one that had comments saying it worked. (the cheaper one also goes the other direction.)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GGBYJ4/ref=oh_o01_s00_i00_details
and this reader:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HGFKR8/ref=oh_o02_s00_i00_details
with this setup i used a class 10 16GB patriot memory microsd and it worked perfectly and incredibly fast. also i played standard def WMV and AVI files with no issues, in addition to a 720p episode of transformers prime and a 1080p movie trailer with no lag at all.
i'm looking into buying a 32GB, but i'm sure it will work considering microSD cards to not require a lot of power.
I was hoping that the phone would read my 1TB hard drive, but unfortunately it doesn't, so this is now my backup.

I have the same otg and reader...
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Interesting. Pretty slick. This would be great for those that want extra files on the go.
LTE EX Galaxy Nexus - 4.0.3 CM9
Asus Transformer - 3.2 Revolver

neok44 said:
okay this isn't exactly what your looking for, but it's my setup and it works perfectly.
i'm using this cable. there are cheaper ones available but i wanted one that had comments saying it worked. (the cheaper one also goes the other direction.)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GGBYJ4/ref=oh_o01_s00_i00_details
and this reader:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HGFKR8/ref=oh_o02_s00_i00_details
with this setup i used a class 10 16GB patriot memory microsd and it worked perfectly and incredibly fast. also i played standard def WMV and AVI files with no issues, in addition to a 720p episode of transformers prime and a 1080p movie trailer with no lag at all.
i'm looking into buying a 32GB, but i'm sure it will work considering microSD cards to not require a lot of power.
I was hoping that the phone would read my 1TB hard drive, but unfortunately it doesn't, so this is now my backup.
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does work on widows 7 and does it support 32gb hc sd???

It's not too big of a deal for me since mine is an adapter vs a cord.
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Kryptonian_Knight said:
does work on widows 7 and does it support 32gb hc sd???
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mine do
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Kryptonian_Knight said:
does work on widows 7 and does it support 32gb hc sd???
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works perfect on windows 7. just shows up like a flash drive would. as far as 32GB. can't say since my max card i own is a 16.
*edit* ah just saw the other post lol. Good to know a 32gig works. i'll be picking one up eventually now.

Do you think your sdcard reader draws less energy from the phone than a USB stick?
It's not handy for me using my old big USB stick and your solution seems better.

calubren said:
Do you think your sdcard reader draws less energy from the phone than a USB stick?
It's not handy for me using my old big USB stick and your solution seems better.
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That's a good question... never thought of that! My thought is its probably the same or more than a usb
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i can pretty much guarantee you that the microsd reader and card use less power than a USB stick.
i've confirmed a 16GB card, and another user has confirmed a 32GB card.
But in my flash drive tests, NOTHING over 8GB would work. i tried 3 different brand 16Gb and 2 different brand 32Gb and none worked. Additionally no portable hard drives worked either.
pretty much confirms that the cards use a lot less power than the flash drives.

neok44 said:
i can pretty much guarantee you that the microsd reader and card use less power than a USB stick.
i've confirmed a 16GB card, and another user has confirmed a 32GB card.
But in my flash drive tests, NOTHING over 8GB would work. i tried 3 different brand 16Gb and 2 different brand 32Gb and none worked. Additionally no portable hard drives worked either.
pretty much confirms that the cards use a lot less power than the flash drives.
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I suppose your right.. good deduction
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neok44 said:
i can pretty much guarantee you that the microsd reader and card use less power than a USB stick.
i've confirmed a 16GB card, and another user has confirmed a 32GB card.
But in my flash drive tests, NOTHING over 8GB would work. i tried 3 different brand 16Gb and 2 different brand 32Gb and none worked. Additionally no portable hard drives worked either.
pretty much confirms that the cards use a lot less power than the flash drives.
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What about formatting? If I recall correctly, the phone won't read anything that is NTFS formatted, as its not in the kernel.
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External hard drives require a startup power, that's why some of them have 2 USB connections. Even though they should only require one connection to work, depending on the computer you are connecting to, you may need to connect 2 USB ports to supply enough power for the hdd to spin up. After that it works fine.
I doubt the GN will ever supply the necessary power for an external HDD to work though. Best to stick to FAT32 flash drives and SD cards.
I have successfully connected a fat32 16Gb flash drive to my GN with a USB OTG adapter without any problems. Just make sure it's formatted as fat32 and not NTFS.

@esoomenona: i tried both fat32 and NTFS, on 16GB neither worked. my 32gb are all NTFS. did not know about the formatting kernel though. hope my kernel supports it since i plan on formatting my incoming 32gb microsd to ntfs.
@flakz0r: figured as much about the hard drives. my transformer can run it, so now it just needs to get ICS so it can play 720p videos without lag.
interesting that you got a fat32 16gb flash drive to work. guess the phone just doesn't like mine.
and since were on the subject of formatting, does anyone know any specific kernel that supports NTFS. i know stickmount just added support but it says you still need a kernel that supports it.

esoomenona said:
What about formatting? If I recall correctly, the phone won't read anything that is NTFS formatted, as its not in the kernel.
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My micro SD cards came in FAT32 format and it works fine
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neok44 said:
and since were on the subject of formatting, does anyone know any specific kernel that supports NTFS. i know stickmount just added support but it says you still need a kernel that supports it.
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You can bug the kernel developers to try to add it for you?

[Q] External Hard Drive???

Is it possible to connect an external hard drive through an OTG cable?? If so would it have to be a hard drive that can be powered through 1 usb cable

Yes it's certainly possible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9MSX10RZRE
Skip to 1:04 where he starts testing hard drives. First a USB powered 250GB model, and after that a 2TB disk with its own power supply. Both work.

Kiahnlliya said:
Yes it's certainly possible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9MSX10RZRE
Skip to 1:04 where he starts testing hard drives. First a USB powered 250GB model, and after that a 2TB disk with its own power supply. Both work.
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Another option, which I have done with my Xoom2 tab, and which should work with the Note 2...is to use a main-powered USB hub, then you can connect as many USB devices as you like, all at the same time.
At one point I had a camera, keyboard, mouse, usb stick and external drive all connected and all working...I have used an SD card reader as well =]
Just plug in the hub through the OTG, then everything else in to the hub...job done!

angelino0919 said:
Is it possible to connect an external hard drive through an OTG cable?? If so would it have to be a hard drive that can be powered through 1 usb cable
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I've managed to successfully connect drives up to & including 64gb, but not higher (it claims 'external drive is corrupted' - but drive works fine in all PCs etc.). It may be dependent on the format of the external drive.

Ramsfan_Jim said:
I've managed to successfully connect drives up to & including 64gb, but not higher (it claims 'external drive is corrupted' - but drive works fine in all PCs etc.). It may be dependent on the format of the external drive.
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It does indeed...needs to be formatted in FAT32 I believe, I'm not sure if it will recognise NTFS.
I use Swissknife, it lets you format big drives e.g. 500GB in FAT32 =]
That should let you use it with the OTG cable.

It will recognise hard drives formatted to exfat, as long as they are independantly powered - no file size limitation.

It works with thumb drives, so I would assume also hdd: paragon ntfs. Free in the app store, requres root.
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Has anyone tried a 128 GB thumbdrive?
I am thinking about buying one in order to store movies and then share it between the Note 2 and a Nexus 10 (perhaps). Since I found Mizuu, it has been really interesting to carry a big movie library for travelling and access them through a nice interface.

E90 Commie said:
Has anyone tried a 128 GB thumbdrive?
I am thinking about buying one in order to store movies and then share it between the Note 2 and a Nexus 10 (perhaps). Since I found Mizuu, it has been really interesting to carry a big movie library for travelling and access them through a nice interface.
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Yeah, it works for me!

E90 Commie said:
Has anyone tried a 128 GB thumbdrive?
I am thinking about buying one in order to store movies and then share it between the Note 2 and a Nexus 10 (perhaps). Since I found Mizuu, it has been really interesting to carry a big movie library for travelling and access them through a nice interface.
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No problem with mine.
Handschriftlich von meinem Note 2 gesendet

E90 Commie said:
Has anyone tried a 128 GB thumbdrive?
I am thinking about buying one in order to store movies and then share it between the Note 2 and a Nexus 10 (perhaps). Since I found Mizuu, it has been really interesting to carry a big movie library for travelling and access them through a nice interface.
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Didn't work for me

Increase storage capacity to 256GB or more - Indiegogo campaign!!!

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Hey! Thanks for checking in! I came up with an idea for an invention that I think will be a huge success! My idea involves developing hardware for specific, ios, Android and WM8 smartphones (Tablets included), to increase storage capacity. From ios to android consumers want more storage for their mobile devices. The potential to have 500GB of storage on-the-fly for your iphone 5 or Galaxy S III is immense.
My invention connects seamlessly to your smartphone for added flexibility and mobility - you can workout or even go jogging without the use of a flimsy otg cable or unnecessary WiFi hard drive. One of my biggest hurdles will be developing this tech in a very small footprint that connects seamlessly with your target device. Files are stored locally via SD or microSD without the use of cloud storage (Cloud storage can be your worst enemy if your not on a unlimited data plan). Alongside having all your media in one place, we also support OTG + Power so get the extra juice you need to run all your devices.
With progressive HD content and smartphones being effective laptop replacements, having more storage has become essential. My biggest concern is making sure this invention is affordable, pricing this tech at around 40 to 50 USD I feel is both reasonable and affordable - so you can enjoy all your media anywhere you go!
Invention details:
- Maximum Storage capacity of 256GB not including your internal storage
(Depending on your device you can can max out your storage capacity to 384GB).
- Change SD or microSD on the fly (SD SDHC SDXC microSD microSDHC microSDXC)
- Unit will allow for flexibility and mobility
- All your data will be stored locally
- Supports OTG + Power
Other supported products in the future:
- Samsung Galaxy nexus
- Nexus 4
- Nexus 7
- Nexus 10
- Droid Razr
- Samsung Galaxy S II
- Samsung Galaxy Note
- Samsung Galaxy Note II
- iphone
- ipad
More Devices to come...
I want to start an open discussion about the future of this invention, please leave your feedback and any insights you have. This invention will be in the market in 3 months time starting with the Samsung Galaxy S III for all carriers.
UPDATE:
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Indiegogo is an amazing platform funded by the people for the people, with the help of this great community here at XDA lets make this campaign a success! All details and specification will be released once product viz & 3D Designs are completed.
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Sounds awesome. Do you have pictures? I can always use more storage. How much would something like this cost?
MOD EDIT: Please don't quote the entire OP...

Looking AWESOME!
I though my 32gb sd + 16gb on board was enough but sometimes i need more space...
I can't carry my external disk wherever i go!

Sounds pretty good, but can you give us more details?
What's the shape, is it a multislot case maybe or something like that?
I'm really curious :cyclops:
Thanks!

Re: Necessity is the mother of invention - Increase storage capacity to 256GB or more
Interested in seeing what this would look like. Probably won't be cheap.
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j76ms said:
Sounds awesome. Do you have pictures? I can always use more storage. How much would something like this cost?
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No pictures yet but I will have the first fully functional prototype ready to go in one month. My biggest concern is to make sure this product is affordable. At launch i will not include a SD or microSD card due to high cost flash memory. The unit will cost around 40 to 50 USD. I will include a built in SD & microSD card reader compatible with these standards: SD SDHC SDXC microSD microSDHC microSDXC

707BeastMode707 said:
Interested in seeing what this would look like. Probably won't be cheap.
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The unit will cost around 40 to 50 USD

giuliom said:
Sounds pretty good, but can you give us more details?
What's the shape, is it a multislot case maybe or something like that?
I'm really curious :cyclops:
Thanks!
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I'm limited in the exact details that i will give until i receive my pending patent. The finished product will be slim, lightweight and connects seamlessly to your device.
The device is also multislot and compatible with these standards: SD SDHC SDXC microSD microSDHC microSDXC

IMO this sounds VERY promising for $40 even if I have to use my own SD or micro SD card. Can't wait to see what it actually looks like.

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Not to thread crap, but what advantage will this have l over the $5 SD to micro adapter I bought to put a 128gb SD card in my phone?

if the price is reasonable and the profile is slim it sounds like you've got a winner

tedkord said:
Not to thread crap, but what advantage will this have l over the $5 SD to micro adapter I bought to put a 128gb SD card in my phone?
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My invention will have otg support and allow you to use both SD and microsd cards on the fly. Most importantly you wont have an otg cable or adapter dangling from the bottom of your phone, potential damaging your micro usb port or constantly disconnecting. My invention will work so well you wont even notice its there allowing you effortlessly enjoy all your movies, music and pictures anywhere you go!

nudistxda said:
if the price is reasonable and the profile is slim it sounds like you've got a winner
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This product will cost around 40 to 50 USD, and have a very slim profile!

Re: Necessity is the mother of invention - Increase storage capacity to 256GB or more
$40-$50...that seems reasonable...really interested, any chance of posting a picture of it? Maybe render an image of what you have in mind using a computer? Maybe have it be like a case with slots that connects through the micro USB port, sorta like a rechargeable battery case.
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707BeastMode707 said:
$40-$50...that seems reasonable...really interested, any chance of posting a picture of it? Maybe render an image of what you have in mind using a computer? Maybe have it be like a case with slots that connects through the micro USB port, sorta like a rechargeable battery case.
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No pictures until i receive my pending patent, I hope you understand this is a very delicate situation. I promise i will have a fully functional prototype ready to go in less than one month w/ pictures. Its very important to me that the price is reasonable, lastly i will include support for otg + power through the micro USB port.

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I would definitely like to have something like this. My phone is my mp3 player and I'm not a fan of streaming my own music from a cloud, especially with sprint's slow data.

metalfan78 said:
I would definitely like to have something like this. My phone is my mp3 player and I'm not a fan of streaming my own music from a cloud, especially with sprint's slow data.
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I agree my sprint data speeds are horrid, plus no LTE in my area.

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Blakroc said:
My invention will have otg support and allow you to use both SD and microsd cards on the fly. Most importantly you wont have an otg cable or adapter dangling from the bottom of your phone, potential damaging your micro usb port or constantly disconnecting. My invention will work so well you wont even notice its there allowing you effortlessly enjoy all your movies, music and pictures anywhere you go!
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The adapter I have doesn't hook up like that. It plugs directly into the micro SD slot via ribbon cable, and is contained completely under the back cover. But, I can see the value in what you're talking about. If I may make a suggestion, if it is like a phone case, put a kickstand on the back.

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Blakroc said:
Hey! Thanks for checking in! I came up with an idea for an invention that I think will be a great addition to this community! My idea involves developing hardware for specific Android tablets and smartphones to increase their storage capacity. This invention doe not exist in the marketplace today, the truth is from ios to android everyone wants more storage for their mobile devices.
This invention would be low profile and connect seamlessly to your smartphone or tablet. Everyone knows you can buy an otg cable for extra storage or purchase the Kingston Wi‑Drive, but who wants to lug around a wireless hard drive the same size of your already large smartphone or worse have an otg cable dangling around to fall out or break your micro USB port.
My invention will allow for flexibility and mobility, you can workout or even go jogging without the use of a flimsy otg cable or an unnecessary WiFi hard drive that has a limited battery capacity. One of my biggest hurdles will be allowing you to have all of this tech in a very small footprint that connects seamlessly with your target device. Files are stored locally via SD or microSD without the use of cloud storage (Cloud storage can be your worst enemy if your not on a unlimited data plan). All of your movies, music and pictures will be available on the fly for local commutes or long distance traveling.
With the rise of HD content and smartphones being effective laptop replacements, having more storage has become essential. My biggest concern is makeing sure this invention is affordable. At launch i will not include SD or microSD flash memory due to its high cost. Remember i want this invention to be around 40 to 50 USD (That price would skyrocket if i included flash memory). No worries, I will include a built in SD & microSD card reader so you can swap out your storage on the fly.
Invention details:
- Maximum Storage capacity of 256GB not including your internal storage
(Depending on your device you can can max out your storage capacity to 384GB).
- Change SD or microSD on the fly (SD SDHC SDXC microSD microSDHC microSDXC)
- Unit will allow for flexibility and mobility
- All your data will be stored locally
- Supports OTG + Power
Other supported products in the future:
- Samsung Galaxy nexus
- Nexus 7
- Nexus 10
- Samsung Galaxy S II
- Samsung Galaxy Note
- Samsung Galaxy Note II
- Droid Razr
More Devices to come...
I want to start an open discussion about the future of this invention, please leave your feedback and any insights you have. This invention will be in the market in 3 months time starting with the Samsung Galaxy S III for all carriers.
All feedback is greatly appreciated to bring this invention to market, I wanna personally thank everyone who helps with this exciting process!
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No support foe the HTC vivid xo
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Hey tedkord, what adapter did you buy? Does it work good? I've been looking at the ones you describe but haven't decided on one yet.

Micro SD Card Alternative?

I have a 64 gb micro sd card and i have a lot of stuff on my sd card to the point that it is almost full. I've been interested in the oneplus 3 for quite a while, mainly cuz of the community support and is more powerful than my phone that I'm currently using (Alcatel onetouch idol 3). I really want to get this phone soon but the only main gripe about this phone is that it doesn't have expandable storage. I was wondering if there is an alternative solution for the micro sd card for the oneplus 3? Ik that there is otg but it would be a hassle to carry it all the time so i would like to know if there is a better alternative? Thx for reading my post
P.S this is my first time on XDA xD

Not sure what you mean, USB OTG and cloud storage are gonna be your only options besides using the internal storage.
I'd recommend putting most of your stuff on the internal storage and carrying a USB-C flash drive for the rest if need be

2x4 said:
Not sure what you mean, USB OTG and cloud storage are gonna be your only options besides using the internal storage.
I'd recommend putting most of your stuff on the internal storage and carrying a USB-C flash drive for the rest if need be
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It's a bummer that the oneplus 3 doesn't have expandable storage but I'm still buying this phone for christmas ????????. Btw which cloud storage service do u recommend me that is free? It can have paying options but mostly free.

I've got an USB C microSD Card Adapter, it's really small and works flawless. Using a 128GB card with it to watch 3D films. And yes it's possible even with a 1080p Amoled screen

williefromthedark said:
I have a 64 gb micro sd card and i have a lot of stuff on my sd card to the point that it is almost full. I've been interested in the oneplus 3 for quite a while, mainly cuz of the community support and is more powerful than my phone that I'm currently using (Alcatel onetouch idol 3). I really want to get this phone soon but the only main gripe about this phone is that it doesn't have expandable storage. I was wondering if there is an alternative solution for the micro sd card for the oneplus 3? Ik that there is otg but it would be a hassle to carry it all the time so i would like to know if there is a better alternative? Thx for reading my post
P.S this is my first time on XDA xD
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I wish they had given a hybrid slot. I dont use two sims and having the option to expand memory would have been so awesome.
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williefromthedark said:
It's a bummer that the oneplus 3 doesn't have expandable storage but I'm still buying this phone for christmas ????????. Btw which cloud storage service do u recommend me that is free? It can have paying options but mostly free.
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There are some pretty decent options out there; there's a fairly new one I have yet to really try out called Degoo - 100GB free. https://degoo.com/g/f6Xw9M9
Some other large free options:
Mega - 50GB
hubiC - 25GB
Personally my main cloud goto is Dropbox - only cause it was my first and is easily accessible from any platform. Also, I have 55GB ( was able to get 50gb from some sort of promotion a while back) - if it was the standard 2GB or whatever it is, I would probably have moved on.
You could also look into getting something like a SanDisk Wireless Stick, while it would be something you would have to carry around, it could be a bit more convenient.

bonham1988 said:
I wish they had given a hybrid slot. I dont use two sims and having the option to expand memory would have been so awesome.
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I agree with you, but it's 400 dollars with flashship specs so they had to cut corners somewhere. But then again the zte axon 7 is also 400 dollars with same specs (except the ram) and they have expandable storage. So idk why oneplus remove expandable storage in favor of dual sim. But i digress xD

Blubber120 said:
I've got an USB C microSD Card Adapter, it's really small and works flawless. Using a 128GB card with it to watch 3D films. And yes it's possible even with a 1080p Amoled screen
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Can u link me to the adapter that u are using?
khaos64 said:
There are some pretty decent options out there; there's a fairly new one I have yet to really try out called Degoo - 100GB free. https://degoo.com/g/f6Xw9M9
Some other large free options:
Mega - 50GB
hubiC - 25GB
Personally my main cloud goto is Dropbox - only cause it was my first and is easily accessible from any platform. Also, I have 55GB ( was able to get 50gb from some sort of promotion a while back) - if it was the standard 2GB or whatever it is, I would probably have moved on.
You could also look into getting something like a SanDisk Wireless Stick, while it would be something you would have to carry around, it could be a bit more convenient.
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I kinda knew you were going to recommend dropbox xD but I'll give it a shot. I'll look further into the wireless stick as well

Google Drive offers 15GB, Box offer 50GB.
I prefer to use more mainstream cloud storage solutions since less well-known ones with more storage tend to have worse performance and/or randomly go out of business (see Copy.com)

I've been using an OTG card reader and thumb drive and find it more convenient than having an internal sd card since you don't have to worry about removing the back cover or anything like that.
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EP2008 said:
I've been using an OTG card reader and thumb drive and find it more convenient than having an internal sd card since you don't have to worry about removing the back cover or anything like that.
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I think that is the route I'm going to. Can you provide me a link of all the otg card reader that u recommend?

williefromthedark said:
Can u link me to the adapter that u are using?
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The wireless stick: https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Wire...uters-SDWS4-128G-G46/dp/B00ZCFYF2W?th=1&psc=1
williefromthedark said:
I kinda knew you were going to recommend dropbox xD but I'll give it a shot. I'll look further into the wireless stick as well
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Yea, but the free option is most likely not large enough for the purpose you wish to use it for - so you will need to go with a paid option or find some promotion that'll get you more space.

khaos64 said:
The wireless stick: https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Wire...uters-SDWS4-128G-G46/dp/B00ZCFYF2W?th=1&psc=1
Yea, but the free option is most likely not large enough for the purpose you wish to use it for - so you will need to go with a paid option or find some promotion that'll get you more space.
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I'll check out the wireless stick, looks pretty cool and I'll wait for another promotion for dropbox or other cloud service.

williefromthedark said:
Can u link me to the adapter that u are using?
I kinda knew you were going to recommend dropbox xD but I'll give it a shot. I'll look further into the wireless stick as well
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Hi,
just that simple like on the picture, got it from eBay and it was no more than 3€ included shipping costs. Just a no name adapter

Blubber120 said:
Hi,
just that simple like on the picture, got it from eBay and it was no more than 3â?¬ included shipping costs. Just a no name adapter
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Ah k. I'm about to go to ebay as well

I have 1TB of OneDrive with my Office subscription, so it's my go-to cloud option.
For OTG, I picked up an Aukey set of two microUSB to Type C adapters and an OTG adapter - no cable, just a solid little adapter - and I've had 64GB USB sticks on it with no issues, even the Logitech USB headset from my computer at work that we use for Skype connected to my OP3 just fine - even the inline volume controls worked! https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01EWD939O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 is the link to the set I bought. Very happy with it.

Henaway said:
I have 1TB of OneDrive with my Office subscription, so it's my go-to cloud option.
For OTG, I picked up an Aukey set of two microUSB to Type C adapters and an OTG adapter - no cable, just a solid little adapter - and I've had 64GB USB sticks on it with no issues, even the Logitech USB headset from my computer at work that we use for Skype connected to my OP3 just fine - even the inline volume controls worked! https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01EWD939O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 is the link to the set I bought. Very happy with it.
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I think i am going more towards a usb c to micro sd card adapter cuz it's less clutter and i don't have to move my files into another sd card, but your otg adapter might be useful as well.

I also have a very very tiny microSD/USB adapter that works very well. I'm all about having adapters for everything! But yeah, a dedicated Type C microSD reader would work well for what you want here.

Wait for some company to make a case with external sd card

Memory stick like this is more useful, has usb-c and usb-a on either side for both phone and computer.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...rd_wg=WE6xW&psc=1&refRID=TJ87HMZZWDNY0H0Z8JK2