13" Air Users check this out.

[eagandale4114]

If you want to increase the capacity of your MBA with a micro sd card but don't want the adapter to stick out check this kickstarter project out.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1342319572/the-nifty-minidrive

 

[camac]

Nice. I thought people agreed a while ago though that the SD card slot was basically an internal USB and would continuously draw power? I hope I'm wrong on this.

 

[3bs]

Makes me wish I had gotten the 13"

Not really, but it's still pretty cool. I got the 11" ultimate anyway.

 

[Greg M]

Nice. I thought people agreed a while ago though that the SD card slot was basically an internal USB and would continuously draw power? I hope I'm wrong on this.

Don't know about the new MBA but the retina's SD slot is not USB but sata II speed capable.

 

[dmelgar]

Those are usually dirt slow compared to the 450MB/sec of the built in SSD.

 

[juuuice]

if you just want some extra space to store movies on for a trip or regular data then it would easily be plenty fast.

 

[Greg M]

Those are usually dirt slow compared to the 450MB/sec of the built in SSD.

But plenty fast enough for iTunes and file storage. I get 55MB/s write and 80MB/s read with my SanDisk extreme pro.

 

[dyn]

It is mentioned in this topic as well, also holds some more info about using a low profile sd card btw: How to expand 13" storage by 32GB (Flush).

 

[eagandale4114]

Post #60 and onwards have the creators talking about it.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1206894/

Nice. I thought people agreed a while ago though that the SD card slot was basically an internal USB and would continuously draw power? I hope I'm wrong on this.

Power consumption is discussed here.
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=15200131#poststop

 

[Barna Biro]

They should have at least included a proper tiny removing tool.
The barbaric removing approach from the video is just that, barbaric...

 

[dyn]

As if the people who they aim for will remove the card. This product is meant to be low profile so you can leave the card in and don't have to remove it. If you want to remove it frequently than this clearly isn't meant for you. You need to stick to the standard sd cards that stick out and therefore are easy to remove. Using a paperclip is a very good idea if you want to remove it occasionally since nearly everybody has access to them.

 

[Seamaster]

Brilliant idea.

What's the roadmap for microSD beyond 64GB?

 

[DaDalle]

It's already sold out

 

[Greg M]

It's already sold out

It's not sold out. Scroll down the page a little bit and you'll see that only the first 25 sold for $25. You can still buy it for $30.

 

[DaDalle]

It's not sold out. Scroll down the page a little bit and you'll see that only the first 25 sold for $25. You can still buy it for $30.

Yeah but the delivery date is also in November, like the 25$ ones

 

[Greg M]

Yeah but the delivery date is also in November, like the 25$ ones

Did you read that page? It takes time to get funding, manufacture, assemble, test and then deliver the product.

 

[iMacFarlane]

It's not sold out. Scroll down the page a little bit and you'll see that only the first 25 sold for $25. You can still buy it for $30.

I'm a backer! Got the $30 level, free shipping to the U.S.

Love, love, love Kickstarter! Looking forward to the Minidrive Pro this November, and Wasteland 2 next November!

 

[DaDalle]

What do you think? How will it be priced after kickstart ends?

 

[Glockron]

This looks amazing. Just backed it to get one when they launch
Here comes an extra 64 gigs of Class 10 storage

 

[riveting]

It is just a micro SD card adapter, guys, good idea, though and I bet it will be be like a dollar or two on ebay soon once everybody follows the idea.