SanDisk Connect Wireless Media Drive (64 GB) – Testing Driving Wireless Media Transfer

CONCLUSIONS

The SanDisk Connect Wireless Media Drive has battery life that was surprisingly good. You’ll have no problem streaming a couple movies or a half dozen episodes of your favourite show, back to back. The actual device you’re watching from will generally lose power well before the SanDisk Connect Wireless Media Drive. I tested with a DVD rip of Dark City: The Director’s Cut on repeat to see how long the battery would last. The result was rather impressive, considering the size of the device; it lasted a few minutes shy of 9 hours. Results will vary if you stream 720p video.

Few mobile devices have the codecs and/or hardware performance required for universal playback, though, and this device does not decode media itself. So you’ll be left having to convert video to a file type your device can use. For example, the Google Nexus S cannot play anything with Dolby DTS audio, and several video codecs are missing. Overall, that’s not that big of a deal. Video conversions can be done in batches overnight with a variety of programs.

The build quality is superb, and despite its size it feels very solid in your hands. This is good for any product, as it shows that they put a little effort into the design. It seems like it could take a beating, and everything is built to very tight tolerances. The SanDisk Connect Wireless Media Drive serves its purpose well. It increases the effective storage space on any modern wireless device and makes browsing your media files a snap.

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