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| Brand | Kingston |
| Item Weight | 181 g |
| Product Dimensions | 57.2 x 69.8 x 137.2 cm |
| Item model number | WID/32GBZE |
| Hard Drive Size | 32 GB |
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| ASIN | B005KSXZR2 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 9,685 in Computers & Accessories (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 181 g |
| Date First Available | 7 Oct 2011 |
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Product Description
Store and share your favourite content with your favourite people
Kingston’s revolutionary new Wi-Drive™ gives you additional portable Flash-based storage for your Apple and Android™ devices. The Kingston Wi-Drive™ lets you share photos, videos, music and more with up to three devices.
Share your favourite content with your favourite people. Kingston’s Wi-Drive offers up to 32GB of portable storage and wireless file sharing for Apple and Android. Your content can be shared simultaneously by three users on their own devices. Rugged and easy to use, Wi-Drive can be accessed through a dedicated App on your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Android™ device, Amazon Kindle Fire.
With integrated Wi-Fi and four hours of battery life, Kingston's Wi-Drive offers pocket-sized portable storage and easy file sharing. Accessing or sharing your personal media has never been easier. Take it anywhere, in your handbag, backpack or briefcase, to share your files, music, photos, videos and more.
Wi-Drive is backed by a one-year warranty, free tech support and legendary Kingston® reliability.
Kingston’s Wi-Drive offers great:
- Portability: Wi-Fi enabled so you can take your favourite media with you — and not be tethered to your computer.
- Expanded storage: up to 32GB of storage space for more of your favourite music, photos, videos, PDFs and more.
- Casual Sharing: with the Wi-Drive three users can share media simultaneously — without hassle.
- Multiplatform wireless streaming: Wi-Drive lets you use any combination of devices whether iOS or Android-based.
- File Type*: Wi-Drive can store any file type, but playback and viewing is based on the files that are supported by the device.
- Bridged network connection option: allows you to access the Internet while using Wi-Drive’s content**.
Access to the drive is done over the 802.11 g/n protocol, just like your typical home wireless hub.
Download the free Wi-Drive app at the App Store and Google Play.
Get details and watch videos at kingston.com/wi-drive or facebook.com/kingstontechnology today.
Kingston 32GB WiDrive Wireless Flash Storage WID/32GBZE Storage Flash USB Memory
* Wi-Drive is formatted in FAT32 so the file size limit is 4GB. Please check the user guide of your mobile device for a full list of supported files. For Android and Kindle Fire, video support is limited to 2GB.
** 3G not supported.
Apple, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Kingston Technology is not affiliated with Apple Inc.
Android is a trademark of Google Inc.
Product Description
Kingston 32GB WiDrive External WiFi Storage Device WID32GBZE Storage Flash USB Memory
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
58 of 59 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. T. Anderson
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Size Name:2.5|Amazon Vine™ Review
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The Wi-Drive is a small, light solid-state drive which connects by USB to your PC or Mac, so you can copy your files such as video, images and music, and then wirelessly to your iPhone or iPad for viewing. The device is the size of a smallish mobile phone, smart in appearance with comfortable rounded edges, and powered by a rechargeable battery. It comes with a short "Getting started" leaflet which explains the basics: charge the drive with the USB cable, copy some files to it, then set your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch to connect to its wifi transmitter. Download the free Wi-Drive app and run it to access the files.
So far so good, and it does work, but there are multiple inconveniences, some the fault of Apple for locking down the iOS operating system so tightly, and some the fault of Kingston.
The first problem is that your Apple device can only connect to one wifi connection at a time. It follows that if it is connected to the Wi-Drive, it is not also connected to the internet over wi-fi, though if you have a 3G connection that is not affected. Most people prefer to use wi-fi when available, since it is cheaper and faster, so this is a big issue. Fortunately there is a workaround. You can set the Wi-Drive to connect to your wifi network, and then your Apple device can reach the internet via the Wi-Drive.
This does work, though the Wi-Drive is fussy about what it will connect to. Online support says that you must only have one security protocol enabled on your wi-fi network, otherwise the connection will fail. In my case, I was successful with a Netgear access point, but not with a Belkin, and I am not sure why.
Connecting via wi-fi is somewhat inconvenient anyway.... Read more ›
So far so good, and it does work, but there are multiple inconveniences, some the fault of Apple for locking down the iOS operating system so tightly, and some the fault of Kingston.
The first problem is that your Apple device can only connect to one wifi connection at a time. It follows that if it is connected to the Wi-Drive, it is not also connected to the internet over wi-fi, though if you have a 3G connection that is not affected. Most people prefer to use wi-fi when available, since it is cheaper and faster, so this is a big issue. Fortunately there is a workaround. You can set the Wi-Drive to connect to your wifi network, and then your Apple device can reach the internet via the Wi-Drive.
This does work, though the Wi-Drive is fussy about what it will connect to. Online support says that you must only have one security protocol enabled on your wi-fi network, otherwise the connection will fail. In my case, I was successful with a Netgear access point, but not with a Belkin, and I am not sure why.
Connecting via wi-fi is somewhat inconvenient anyway.... Read more ›
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Size Name:32GB|Amazon Verified Purchase
The hardware is very nice. It's a nice slim and compact device, the battery life is as described when only one device is connected, it's just a shame that it's let down by a poor iOS app.
Any video file that the app recognises (mov, m4v etc) can only be streamed, no option to download. Also only files within the app can be uploaded to the device and there is no way to get files into the app other than downloading them from the device. There is no option to select a file in a different app and choose "open in Wi-Drive".
Fortunately the Wi-drive hardware has its own IP and can be accessed via WebDAV using different 3rd party apps. For general file management, uploading and downloading I have been using ReedleDocs because it's easy to get most files into the app which can then be uploaded. For video files I've been using a free app called AcePlayer, it supports a lot more formats than the official Wi-Drive app and ANY video can be either streamed or downloaded.
If it hadn't been for these 3rd party apps I would have probably returned the Wi-Drive as I found it far too restrictive.
Any video file that the app recognises (mov, m4v etc) can only be streamed, no option to download. Also only files within the app can be uploaded to the device and there is no way to get files into the app other than downloading them from the device. There is no option to select a file in a different app and choose "open in Wi-Drive".
Fortunately the Wi-drive hardware has its own IP and can be accessed via WebDAV using different 3rd party apps. For general file management, uploading and downloading I have been using ReedleDocs because it's easy to get most files into the app which can then be uploaded. For video files I've been using a free app called AcePlayer, it supports a lot more formats than the official Wi-Drive app and ANY video can be either streamed or downloaded.
If it hadn't been for these 3rd party apps I would have probably returned the Wi-Drive as I found it far too restrictive.
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By Davey
Size Name:2.5
Don't let the the bad reviews put you off this very clever and amazing device. I will try to explain in detail why I think this is a must have and why I believe its better having one of these with for example a 16gb iPad rather than a 32gb iPad.
Whilst I love my iPad and iPhone and would not be without them there are some very frustrating limitations mainly due to iTunes which you must use to add media. Some off these limitations I was not aware before purchasing the iPad.
For me the iPad really comes into its own when travelling and its where I appreciate it most but this is where you will most likely encounter the iTunes quirks and limitations.
One of the biggest issues with Apple devices is that if you load up a load of films for example and then go travelling you will have no way what so ever to add extra media unless of course you pay for it through the iTunes store as you are only allowed one iTunes library on one PC which will usually be your home PC. So if you are carrying with you a hard drive full of movies music or photos it will never the see the light of day on your iPad or iPhone if your away from home and that is a very big drawback.
This is where the Kingston wi drive comes to the rescue. You download a free app then connect it to any PC and drag and drop your media. Within minutes its available on your apple devices. Absolute genius.
The Kingston wi drive also solves a number of other problems. One of them being the length of time it takes to transfer media to your Apple device via iTunes because of all the syncing, backing up and transferring purchases it needs to do. This can be a nightmare if your in a hurry and want to add something quickly which is almost impossible.... Read more ›
Whilst I love my iPad and iPhone and would not be without them there are some very frustrating limitations mainly due to iTunes which you must use to add media. Some off these limitations I was not aware before purchasing the iPad.
For me the iPad really comes into its own when travelling and its where I appreciate it most but this is where you will most likely encounter the iTunes quirks and limitations.
One of the biggest issues with Apple devices is that if you load up a load of films for example and then go travelling you will have no way what so ever to add extra media unless of course you pay for it through the iTunes store as you are only allowed one iTunes library on one PC which will usually be your home PC. So if you are carrying with you a hard drive full of movies music or photos it will never the see the light of day on your iPad or iPhone if your away from home and that is a very big drawback.
This is where the Kingston wi drive comes to the rescue. You download a free app then connect it to any PC and drag and drop your media. Within minutes its available on your apple devices. Absolute genius.
The Kingston wi drive also solves a number of other problems. One of them being the length of time it takes to transfer media to your Apple device via iTunes because of all the syncing, backing up and transferring purchases it needs to do. This can be a nightmare if your in a hurry and want to add something quickly which is almost impossible.... Read more ›
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By Gareth Price
Size Name:32GB|Amazon Verified Purchase
Pros:
Excellent product, lightweight, small enough to travel with in hand luggage and great value at current price compared to when first released. Works like a dream. Thru pass for internet connection no problems (best to choose a different channel for your Wi-Drive network from your main network). If you want to use it whilst charging plug it in first then switch it on. Doing it the other way will disconnect the Wi-Drive network. If you want a mains charger I would recommend the iGo AC Wall Charger from Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004DNVNYC/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00).
Cons:
It takes a minute or two set up the network when switched on, and when you add anything to the drive it takes a little while to show the index again when next switched on as it re-scans the drive (and I am talking of adding large video files here) but other than that streaming, quality, sound sync all perfect. Gets a little warm so best not carried in pocket when in use, but nothing to get concerned about.
Excellent product, lightweight, small enough to travel with in hand luggage and great value at current price compared to when first released. Works like a dream. Thru pass for internet connection no problems (best to choose a different channel for your Wi-Drive network from your main network). If you want to use it whilst charging plug it in first then switch it on. Doing it the other way will disconnect the Wi-Drive network. If you want a mains charger I would recommend the iGo AC Wall Charger from Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004DNVNYC/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00).
Cons:
It takes a minute or two set up the network when switched on, and when you add anything to the drive it takes a little while to show the index again when next switched on as it re-scans the drive (and I am talking of adding large video files here) but other than that streaming, quality, sound sync all perfect. Gets a little warm so best not carried in pocket when in use, but nothing to get concerned about.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
Brilliant item which does exactly what it says on the tin. Connected to all of my devices and works a dream.
Published 6 days ago by Steve Colbeck
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must have for iPad users!
Very versatile product that allows me to access documents of all formats on my iPad. Particularly useful when traveling abroad as it saves me taking my laptop.
Published 1 month ago by Emtec Colleges Ltd, Central College Nottingham
3.0 out of 5 stars
Odd
I bought this to use with my ipad and iphone - the wifi functionality looked good.
On opening the device it all looked ok and actually works fine. Read more
On opening the device it all looked ok and actually works fine. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. N. A. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
Need extra memory
Excellent way of increasing iPad memory without having to upgrade. Easy to install and manage only reservation is that it gets fairly hot whilst being used
Published 1 month ago by Keith Anker
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good for movies (probably a bit disorganised for photos)
This product is a great addition to the apple products which have very limited options for extra storage. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Sarah
5.0 out of 5 stars
Adds storage to my phone easily
This product is well made, light and portable. Connects to my phone and two other devices effortlessly and simultaneously. Read more
Published 2 months ago by smithdr
5.0 out of 5 stars
Extra memory
Used for iPad, iPhone and Kindle. Now I can carry even more entertainment. The only draw back is that it's a 'finger print magnet'!
Published 2 months ago by Mr Stephen Webb
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very useful product
This back up drive works well, is extremely efficient and has saved me quite a lot of angst over time.
Published 2 months ago by Russell A. Dunn
5.0 out of 5 stars
WI Drive external HD
Brilliant little device especially for what I wanted it for which was storing photos and video while away on holiday. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Robert Redman
3.0 out of 5 stars
So far so good!
As usual, an excellent Amazon dispatch and delivery experience.
I opened the box, charged the wi-drive for a while then loaded some files onto it via the PC. Read more
I opened the box, charged the wi-drive for a while then loaded some files onto it via the PC. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Krodders
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