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Transcend Introduces JetDrive Lite Expansion Cards Up to 128GB for MacBook Air, Retina Macbook Pro

Personally, I don't understand the bitching.

If it works for you?, GREAT. If it doesn't? Fine.

Jeez... people bitch about almost anything these days.

Most Mac users prefer to have non-invasive peripherals, the smaller the better.

This fits in (pun intended ;))

And since they dropped their price just now, I bought one! :)
 
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mrderik said:
...most of the sd cards out there are just like driving your hot rod on the rims. What's the point....
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More like driving your hot rod Fred Flintsone style...My internal SSD is fast, to shove a stone age device that runs slower than frozen molasses and pay a premium for the privilege...what is the sense in doing that??? 64GB is a really tiny device, if it is flush or not, 64GB is simply not big enough to be of any viable use, the speed renders it useless as a video editing storage device, only good for saving XML files, and text/pdf files.

I wonder if Transcend would great a mini mini raid, with T.Blot and a stack of SD Cards in a RAID...A pack of smoke sized device with a 1/2 doz SD Cards...then maybe it is worthwhile..
 
JustinePaula said:
More like driving your hot rod Fred Flintsone style...My internal SSD is fast, to shove a stone age device that runs slower than frozen molasses and pay a premium for the privilege...what is the sense in doing that??? 64GB is a really tiny device, if it is flush or not, 64GB is simply not big enough to be of any viable use, the speed renders it useless as a video editing storage device, only good for saving XML files, and text/pdf files.

I wonder if Transcend would great a mini mini raid, with T.Blot and a stack of SD Cards in a RAID...A pack of smoke sized device with a 1/2 doz SD Cards...then maybe it is worthwhile..
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Don't be silly. Being able to free up 64 or 128GB on your full SSD can make a huge difference.
 
Seeing as I am limited to 64GB, thanks Jony...Not really all that worthwhile...I knew Mr Ive stuffed up, the evidence is clear, Apple do design crappy hardware...The Pro should take the max, not the crappy Air with 128...
 
I think I'll wait for the rMBP 15" Nifty MiniDrive. I like its flexibility compared to Transcend's offering. I can swap for a bigger/faster micro SD card in the future, be able to use the micro SD in other applications, or use the full size SD adapter if needed. As for the micro SD cards, I hope to get a storage case to keep them organized.
 
deeddawg said:
You're comparing street prices to MSRP.
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No I am not. Jesus, are you guys too lazy to search Amazon before spouting this crap. I even provided a link.

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teknishn said:
I was considering the PNY, but I read a review that showed an average R/W of only 28mb/s yuck.... however the Read was nearly on par with the Trancend. The PNY also doesn't appear to sit as flush.
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Where do you guys get this crap?

http://www.thessdreview.com/featured/pny-storedge-64gb-flash-card-review/

It averages 91 MB/s in this review. Just like my own tests. Please stop lying people. And no, that other product doesn't sit more flush.
 
unplugme71 said:
I don't think personal cameras will be around much to worry about that. The cameras on smart phones are becoming much better and its also widely used. Heck, the iPhone uploads millions of photos a year to online social sites. No camera company (Canon/Nikon) has the same amount of usage anymore.
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If you think of personal Cameras as cheap P&S I agree. But the quality of smartphone pics is very limited in many situations due to plain physics (no optical zoom, tiny sensor, simple lens construction....)
Just the amount of usage on instagram and facebook does negate that fact.

For professional photographers, it'll be wirelessly sent to their backpack with a storage device there or to a workstation setup if done at a venue.
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Why on earth would anyone (tourist, reporter, professional photographer, paparazzi...) want to increase the weight and size of their gear to use a tech that is
a) much slower
b) needs more power
c) much less reliable
When the current tech is affordable, fast, easy to get almost anywhere?
WLAN is mostly used for remote controling the camera, picture transfer is a bonus for some situations but if you take into account that every pic takes at least 1-2 seconds to transfer this "bonus" isn't something people use while shooting but afterwards to get some pics on a tablet for review or uploading (and even that is faster and easyer with an sd-card slot)

I haven't used a P&S camera in over 6 years. My iPhone has been my camera since 2007.
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Just because those pics are "good enough" for you, does not mean that they are for the majority. Again, if you only use them for acebook and stuff like tgat you may be fine, but try to tell a bride that there won't be a real photographer because everyone has a smartphone with a cam that is good enough....you'll be in a world of pain...and/or out of that relationship.

My whole point being that while smartphone cams are a nice compromise for taking pics with a device that you have with you anyway, they are far from being able to deliver the quality that most people like to hang on their walls or have as memorys for anything more special then what the waiter just put on the table...
 
CrashX said:
So WTF is the slot for? It's just a trash can slot? If nothing I put in that slot is reliable - then it's just there for professional photographers to insert their SD cards that are all rapidly ticking time bombs?

How long do they have from taking the shot to storing it on the computer before the photographs are likely destroyed?

How many days do I have left on my WD Ultra? Do I need to transfer immediately? My SSD is kinda stuck in my rMBP - how long before it blows up?

I thought the whole point of these new devices was to make storage more stable and reliable? I stopped burning DVD backups because I thought the "new" memory had a longer shelf-life?

Also, thanks for the photos. Those regular cards really do jut out quite a bit - ouch.
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Drives like this used continuously in a computer tend to fail. Their purpose is short term store and transfer. Your camera is not on continuously is it? There are people here wanting to put iTunes on it, or use as an HD extension. Not the intended use or duty cycle.
 
Not sure why people are complaining when there are no competitors. You can't get a 128GB at this speed that sits this flushed.
 
Someone needs to do this with a USB Flash Drive so that those of us with the MacBook Air 11" can also expand our disk.

(The MacBook Air 11" doesn't have an SD Card slot.)
 
ZipZap said:
Drives like this used continuously in a computer tend to fail. Their purpose is short term store and transfer. Your camera is not on continuously is it? There are people here wanting to put iTunes on it, or use as an HD extension. Not the intended use or duty cycle.
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Drives used in a computer tend to fail. Back it up, and if it fails in the warranty period send it back, just like any hard drive. If it fails outside the warranty period, throw it away.

This particular thing seems to be designed as a hard drive with an SD form factor, so hopefully it'll be more robust than a normal SD card. It's unclear how robust an SD card is when it comes to write cycles. In fact, a quick search shows not a whole lot of facts about SD card reliability. So saying that SD is unreliable is more of an opinion. It "seems" unreliable because of the presumed use case, but there's no real data out there AFAIK.

I'm not sure why people are freaking out about it. It's just another piece of equipment.
 
unplugme71 said:
I don't think personal cameras will be around much to worry about that. The cameras on smart phones are becoming much better and its also widely used. Heck, the iPhone uploads millions of photos a year to online social sites. No camera company (Canon/Nikon) has the same amount of usage anymore.

For professional photographers, it'll be wirelessly sent to their backpack with a storage device there or to a workstation setup if done at a venue.

I haven't used a P&S camera in over 6 years. My iPhone has been my camera since 2007.
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Your iPhone, especially your 2007 iPhone, doesn't take nearly as good photos as a $120 point and shoot camera, never mind a $500 point and shoot camera. Consumers are getting into DLSRs more every year.

Why would you want to have to set up a wireless station in your backpack to serve as a storage server? How is that better than a memory card?

The SD card is the perfect form factor for cameras, which aren't going away. SD cards, like anything, won't be around forever, but they have many, many generations ahead of them.
 
ZipZap said:
That comment demonstrates your naiveté. And your inexperience with such things. These expansion cards have proven more unreliable the thumb drives but not by much.

But, you should get one and put important files on it. Check-in in a couple of months.
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Just curious, should those "important files" be backed up in any way? Or is the purpose of your comment to trash the product because you'll lose "important files" if it breaks?

Or do you not back up your files? I'm not sure I want to take advice or opinion from someone who seems to suggest that he doesn't back up his own data.

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JustinePaula said:
More like driving your hot rod Fred Flintsone style...My internal SSD is fast, to shove a stone age device that runs slower than frozen molasses and pay a premium for the privilege...what is the sense in doing that??? 64GB is a really tiny device, if it is flush or not, 64GB is simply not big enough to be of any viable use, the speed renders it useless as a video editing storage device, only good for saving XML files, and text/pdf files.

I wonder if Transcend would great a mini mini raid, with T.Blot and a stack of SD Cards in a RAID...A pack of smoke sized device with a 1/2 doz SD Cards...then maybe it is worthwhile..
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The clueless is strong in this one!
 
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