Update: I’ve reviewed the MiniDrive! Here’s the link to the review.
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These MiniDrives are also available at Amazon but only for the MacBook Air (link) and the MacBook Pro (link), both priced at $30. However, they have since released a new version with the plastic end-cap, similar to Nifty’s MiniDrive which uses Aluminium instead. The initial version of The MiniDrive was functional but not aesthetically pleasing. It looks like the success of the Nifty MiniDrive’s kickstarter campaign has spurred quite a number of similar products, one notably the similarly named The MiniDrive ( link) priced at $20 on Amazon and has immediate availability.
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Instead, you may want to consider offloading backups and rarely accessed files such as download location, iTunes folder, etc.
So storing your regularly used files on the MiniDrive may not be a recommended use-case. The fastest and largest micro SDXC card there is today ( Sandisk Ultra Micro SDXC 64GB) averages at about 8-9MB/s write speed and a 20MB/s read speed. And if you are using a 128GB MacBook Air, that’s a 50% increase in terms of storage space!However, the only downside of using this as extra storage is that Micro SDXC cards are still relatively slow compared to the internal SSD storage. You basically get to make use of the SD Card slot that’s often not used, and have an extra 64gb worth of storage space added to your MacBook Pro. In conclusion, I think the Nifty MiniDrive pretty (forgive the pun) nifty. You can read more about this here on Apple’s support page on standby mode. You might want to do this since having an SD Card inserted in your MacBook prevents it from going into standby mode. I’d also recommend your to check out this article of mine on how you can automatically un-mount and re-mount the MiniDrive and any other external media when your MacBook goes to sleep mode. Put a tape over the micro SD card to fix the read-only problem
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And if there are any of the sticky glue left on the MiniDrive, just simply scrape it out. So in order to remove the MiniDrive out of the packaging, twist the MiniDrive gets ‘released’ from the packaging.
Although as many on the Kickstarter backers have commented, there were too much glue that was used to secure the MiniDrive in place in the packaging. So what is the Nifty MiniDrive? It’s basically a MicroSD adapter that’s custom made to fit perfectly flushed on your MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and MacBook Pro Retina.įirst of when you get your Nifty MiniDrive, you’d see the rather simple card packaging of the product. The solution? The Nifty MiniDrive obviously. Here’s what you can do, stick the largest SD Card you can find and instantly get the additional storage space available for use! But here’s the catch with that idea, a regular SD Card will stick out like a sore thumb, both from an aesthetic point of view as well as a troublesome protrusion that may not fit into a MacBook case perhaps. Ever wondered what else you can do with the SD Card slot on your MacBook, especially if you hardly transfer any photos via the SD Card transfers? Or perhaps you are using a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro Retina and the built-in SSD is quickly running out of precious space? You know that SD card slot on your Macbook that you only use when you remember to switch your camera off the CF card, or bring the tiny point-and-shoot with.
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