I agree with you. Even though this sounds nice I think that it is overpriced and not worth the money especially considering that it uses old technology.
On 11/16/14, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > Just had a look at this drive and this is another example where a company > slaps a big price tag on an item for iOS devices knowing people will pay. In > a CNET review I read the 64 Gb version will be $120 and while this sounds > like well-made product, it still is just a USB ThumbDrive with a Lightning > port. Furthermore it is only USB 2.0 where especially with USB drives of > that size it is hard to even find anything nowadays which isn't USB 3.0 and > for a product with a premium price this at least would have been a nice > feature. > In my opinion using cloud storage such as Dropbox, OneDrive or iCloud Drive > is a better way to go especially now that prices for online storage are > coming down. You can get 1 Terrabyte of OneDrive storage from Microsoft for > $99 a year. Actually you are paying for Office 365 Home Premium which gives > you a full licence for Office 2013 (and future Office versions) and the 1 Tb > of storage is an added benefit. > I just got an email from Dropbox where they want me to upgrade to Dropbox > Pro which has all sorts of neat features and would also give me 1 Terrabyte > of storage for $109 if I pay for the entire year. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Richard Turner > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 7:19 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: iXpand Flash Drive for iPhone and iPad > > I downloaded the app just to see and it looks accessible. > I don't have the flash drive, but all the buttons read fine with VoiceOver. > I'm interested in this product as well. > Richard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of John Diakogeorgiou > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 4:23 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: iXpand Flash Drive for iPhone and iPad > > This looks like an interesting product. 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