Thursday, April 3, 2014

SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive

There are a variety of ways to move files from one Android device to another , ranging from Bluetooth connection , WiFi Direct , up through e - mail and instant messaging applications . It is relatively easy to do , especially Android has an option " share " that is easily accessible while browsing files and folders .

But what if the files in question are large , in the hundreds , or even thousands of megabytes such as video , music , or pictures in large quantities ? In this scenario , the wireless transfer of files will take a long time .

Well , practical way to move large files / numbered lot of Android devices is to use a USB flash drive device that has a micro - USB connector .

Operating system and most of the Android devices it supports USB On the Go ( OTG ) for this purpose .

One of the storage media manufacturers offering products that are compatible with the USB drive is Sandisk smartphone via Ultra Dual USB Drive .

This device is a USB flash drive OTG whose size is comparable to a regular flash drive .

Ultra Dual USB Drive has two types of connectors , which is a standard USB 2.0 type A ( for PC ) and USB 2.0 Micro B ( for smartphones ) .

SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive has two types of connectors are joined in a single package , which is a standard type A USB 2.0 for PC connection and USB 2.0 Micro B to connect to a smartphone / tablet .
Each connector is placed on the opposite side and only a single connector that can be used at a time . Connectors that are not being used can be closed with an integrated cover which minimizes the risk of losing the cover .

With these two types of connectors , Ultra Dual USB Drive not only can be used to move data between Android devices such as smartphones and tablets , but also a desktop PC , notebook , or other device that has a USB port .

Two types of USB connectors on the SanDisk Ultra USB Drive Dual protected integrated cover . Only one connector can be used at a time
How to wear it simple. Users simply plug in a USB Drive Ultra Dual micro-USB port to Android devices that support USB OTG and flash drives will be instantly recognizable .

File transfers can be made ​​from and to a flash drive using a file manager application that is widely available on Google Play .

SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive when used with Sony's Xperia Z2
SanDisk also provides a file manager app called Memory Zone that can be used to access any storage media in the smartphone / tablet Android ( internal memory , micro - SD , flash drives ) .

Once completed , the user can perform the "safe remove " through the Android notification panel to remove the Ultra Dual USB Drive safely . Wearing Ultra Dual USB drive with any computer as easily as this device will act like a standard flash drive .

Display file manager SanDisk Memory Zone
Ultra Dual USB Drive also makes the process of data transfer between Android and PC devices becomes very easy to do , is more practical than using a USB cable can only be connected to the PC . Users , for example , can move the APK file that large applications with ease .

However , the transfer of very large files may take some time for Ultra Dual USB drive only supports USB 2.0 interface . This is not surprising because almost all mobile devices is a new Android supports USB ( OTG ) 2.0 .

Slight exceptions are still very new devices like the Samsung Galaxy S5 , which provides support for USB 3.0 connectors with different shapes while remaining compatible with earlier USB devices .

Due to the limited interface USB 2.0 , Ultra Dual USB Drive was not able to run too fast even if plugged into a USB 3.0 connector on the PC / laptop .

Measurement brief with Disk Speed ​​Test shows that the device is recorded fairly slow write speed in the range of 6-7 MB per second , while the reading speed reaches 19 MB per second .

Read and write speed of the SanDisk Ultra USB Drive Dual USB 2.0 interface is limited by diusungnya
Similar measurements with SD A1 Bench on Android smartphones showed slightly different results , ie 8-9 MB per second for write speed and 16 MB per second for read speed .

SanDisk has begun marketing the Ultra Dual USB Drive in February . This device is available in capacities of 16, 32 , and 64 GB with prices starting from Rp 195,000 to Rp 590,000 .

Ultra Dual USB Drive somewhat more expensive than the USB drive " ordinary " is widely available on the market , or the number of USB OTG products from other manufacturers . In the market there are also alernatif other storage , such as a cable converter that can turn any USB flash drive into the USB OTG .

However , in the end , practicality and form concise Ultra Dual USB Drive was very easy to shift files between Android smartphones and tablets as well as PCs .

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