Satechi Launching USB-C Hub for New iPad Pro: 4K HDMI, Headphone Jack, USB-C With Power Delivery, and USB-A

[giggles]

****ing crazy they call this a pro machine and you can’t even plug in a USB drive or external storage. What a stupid decision. On the iPhone, I can forgive because I don’t imagine working on files on my phone, but on a “laptop replacement” in 2018. They are smoking serious delusionary drugs to imagine this is a laptop replacement for anyone

USB drives have given people “computer herpes” for decades, I fully support Apple’s decision not to support them in their new-from-scratch platform (iOS).

Cloud, NAS, portable wifi vaults...pick one..
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Does it just mirror what’s on the iPad screen? How’s this iPad work with an external screen? An extended canvas?

Default to mirroring (now without the compression we had on Lightning to HDMI).

Some apps (e.g. iMovie) can use it as extended canvas, devs must specifically implement it.

 

[username:]

USB drives have given people “computer herpes” for decades, I fully support Apple’s decision not to support them in their new-from-scratch platform (iOS).

Cloud, NAS, portable wifi vaults...pick one..
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Default to mirroring (now without the compression we had on Lightning to HDMI).

Some apps (e.g. iMovie) can use it as extended canvas, devs must specifically implement it.

Ok but I use external storage every day and for travel when away from WiFi. Direct connection over USB is needed to take stuff to work with secure networks and when cloud is unavailable. I cannot live without it even if I wanted to. I don’t think people will stop using external storage.

It’s just an unnecessary software limitation.

Here is an example: I download some files I need for work and make some edits. I could load them to a USB drive in 5 seconds, or wait them to upload to a cloud drive (which I can’t access at work anyway?). Then I have to check they are uploaded correctly. Then log into that cloud drive again later to re download. Even if this was possible, it’s stills less convenient.

Also not everyone can afford wireless external storage. Also I haven’t found one yet that is as brainless to use as a simple USB drive, especially when having to use various computers in other workplaces. I wouldn’t even know how to set up a WiFi drive on windows computer.

 

[MyopicPaideia]

Isn’t this better?

Why does it have to be designed for iPad Pro? Also can’t one just use the USB-C multimedia adapter from Apple that they make for their Macbooks? (I guess if you want the headphone jack....)

 

[Perene]

Why do they show it with a USB flash drive when that will never even work due to Apple artificial limitations?

Isn't this a matter of time until the manufacturer of such flash drives develop an app and by then it will work?

 

[341328]

USB drives have given people “computer herpes” for decades, I fully support Apple’s decision not to support them in their new-from-scratch platform (iOS).

Cloud, NAS, portable wifi vaults...pick one..
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Default to mirroring (now without the compression we had on Lightning to HDMI).

Some apps (e.g. iMovie) can use it as extended canvas, devs must specifically implement it.

And how do I use a non touch display?

 

[giggles]

And how do I use a non touch display?

You just look at it.
You still use ipad for input.

 

[341328]

You just look at it.
You still use ipad for input.

Ok thanks. That’s just dumb. A mouse would be handy.

 

[DeepIn2U]

Ok but I use external storage every day and for travel when away from WiFi. Direct connection over USB is needed to take stuff to work with secure networks and when cloud is unavailable.

I think you’re missing the point of the person you’ve quoted. WiFi enables drives are connected to your Pc/Mac/iOS device using Ad-Hoc connections and do not rely on an existing wifi hotspot to be the medium.

Further there are very few cities in the world you’d be where a GPRS/EDGE/LTE connection is it and hasn’t already been available for 5yrs. The only places where someone would give you a USB drive and you have no network available is: a bomb silo, the desert, Amazon forest, or Sahara desert and it’s unlikely you’d be editing any files in those climates. Unless of course your name is James Bond or Jason’s Bourne hehe.

In all seriousness sooner or later USB-A will die even if it takes 5yrs or more.
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Isn’t this better?

Why does it have to be designed for iPad Pro? Also can’t one just use the USB-C multimedia adapter from Apple that they make for their Macbooks? (I guess if you want the headphone jack....)

Lol ... that product still uses “TF” to describe MicroSD lmao (TransFlash was Motorola’s marketing term very early on on their UIQ smartphones to promote an imbedded microSD flash storage before the SD Consortium adoptes it). That’s going back a VERY long time ago!!

Plus who the hell was a dangles-dongle to put more stress on a USB-C port??

 

[username:]

I think you’re missing the point of the person you’ve quoted. WiFi enables drives are connected to your Pc/Mac/iOS device using Ad-Hoc connections and do not rely on an existing wifi hotspot to be the medium.

Further there are very few cities in the world you’d be where a GPRS/EDGE/LTE connection is it and hasn’t already been available for 5yrs. The only places where someone would give you a USB drive and you have no network available is: a bomb silo, the desert, Amazon forest, or Sahara desert and it’s unlikely you’d be editing any files in those climates. Unless of course your name is James Bond or Jason’s Bourne hehe.

In all seriousness sooner or later USB-A will die even if it takes 5yrs or more.
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Lol ... that product still uses “TF” to describe MicroSD lmao (TransFlash was Motorola’s marketing term very early on on their UIQ smartphones to promote an imbedded microSD flash storage before the SD Consortium adoptes it). That’s going back a VERY long time ago!!

Plus who the hell was a dangles-dongle to put more stress on a USB-C port??

No... you missed the point and I think you’ve never worked somewhere with restrictions on the internet. I thought I explained it pretty clearly. I guess not. Anyways I won’t try to explain again except to say that WiFi drives and cloud storage is not an option for me and many others. Also it’s just less convenient.

 

[DeepIn2U]

USB drives have given people “computer herpes” for decades, I fully support Apple’s decision not to support them in their new-from-scratch platform (iOS).

Cloud, NAS, portable wifi vaults...pick one..
[doublepost=1541762836][/doublepost]

Default to mirroring (now without the compression we had on Lightning to HDMI).

Some apps (e.g. iMovie) can use it as extended canvas, devs must specifically implement it.

No... you missed the point and I think you’ve never worked somewhere with restrictions on the internet. I thought I explained it pretty clearly. I guess not. Anyways I won’t try to explain again except to say that WiFi drives and cloud storage is not an option for me and many others. Also it’s just less convenient.

I’ve worked many places with restrictions on internet including my countries largest provider of wireless at the very beginning of GSM networks with GPRS, or mining companies with bandwidth restrictions due to microwave and using riverbeds.

Your earlier description seems (to my perception) that you had no internet access. Hence a USB drive or a Wi-Fi drive which uses your laptops or smartphone or tablets direct wifi connection (think of it as wireless USB) would still work.

You’re still going to have to put data onto either drive: meaning the source(a) is the same. The medium or type of transfer used doesn’t matter nor is affected by limited internet. The Wi-Fi USB drive still uses direct connection not internet (unless you’re using internet to store data onto it; which is a choice not the ultimatum here)

 

[giggles]

Also, Sandisk iXpand drives could do the trick in some scenarios.

 

[username:]

I’ve worked many places with restrictions on internet including my countries largest provider of wireless at the very beginning of GSM networks with GPRS, or mining companies with bandwidth restrictions due to microwave and using riverbeds.

Your earlier description seems (to my perception) that you had no internet access. Hence a USB drive or a Wi-Fi drive which uses your laptops or smartphone or tablets direct wifi connection (think of it as wireless USB) would still work.

You’re still going to have to put data onto either drive: meaning the source(a) is the same. The medium or type of transfer used doesn’t matter nor is affected by limited internet. The Wi-Fi USB drive still uses direct connection not internet (unless you’re using internet to store data onto it; which is a choice not the ultimatum here)

I do not always have control over the WiFi of the computer, so I cannot join a WiFi hard drive to a computer. But USB connection is always possible