Ondrej Holzman There is never enough storage space, especially if you use the new MacBook Air or MacBook Pro with Retina displays, which Apple equips with SSD drives, the prices of which are not exactly cheap. That's why machines with 128GB or 256GB of storage are often bought, which may not be enough. There are several options for increasing it. A very elegant solution is provided by the Nifty MiniDrive.
Storage can be expanded on the MacBook thanks to an external hard drive, using cloud storage or just using the Nifty MiniDrive, which is an elegant and functional adapter for memory cards.
If your MacBook has a slot for SD memory cards, there is nothing easier than inserting one, however, such an SD card will not be fully inserted into the MacBook and will peek out. This is very impractical when handling and especially when carrying the machine.
The solution to this problem is offered by the Nifty MiniDrive, a project that originally started on Kickstarter and eventually became so popular that it became a real product. The Nifty MiniDrive is nothing fancy - it's a microSD to SD card adapter. Today, such adapters are normally delivered directly together with memory cards, however, Nifty MiniDrive ensures the elegance of such a solution in addition to functionality.
The Nifty MiniDrive is exactly the same size as the slot in MacBooks, so it doesn't peek out from the side in any way, and it's also covered with adonized aluminum on the outside, so it blends perfectly with the body of the MacBook. On the outside, we only find a hole into which we insert a safety pin (or the enclosed metal pendant) for removal.
You simply insert a microSD card into the Nifty MiniDrive and plug it into your MacBook. At that moment, you can practically forget that you ever inserted a card into the MacBook. Nothing is visible from the machine, so when you move it, you don't have to worry about whether you removed it safely, etc. The Nifty MiniDrive actually acts as another internal storage next to the SSD.
Then it just depends on what size microSD card you choose. Currently, a maximum of 64GB memory cards are available, but by the end of the year, variants twice as large could appear. The price of the fastest (marked UHS-I Class 10) 64GB microSD memory cards are a maximum of 3 crowns, but again it depends on specific types.
Of course, we also have to add the price of the Nifty MiniDrive to the purchase of the memory card, which is 990 crowns for all versions (MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Retina MacBook Pro). A 2GB microSD card is included in the package.
The Nifty MiniDrive's transfer speeds vary depending on the memory card used, but it can be treated as full-fledged storage. Ideal for storing your iTunes library or other media files, for example. Time Machine can also handle a memory card, so you don't need to connect an external drive to back up your computer.
It certainly won't be as fast as, for example, USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt, but it's mainly about the fact that in the case of the Nifty MiniDrive, you insert the memory card once and you don't have to worry about it anymore. You will always have it at hand in your MacBook.
Reduction to Micro SD for 1000 CZK? Not even Apple can afford that. And if I lose the puller, will they at least send me a new one? For that money, I hope for a courier within 24 hours. Total bullshit.
Instead of the "extractor", just use the sichrhajska and you have it.
As an idea for Chinese people who sell on ebay, it is good, the price will be approximately 1.99USD Free Intl Shipping. At home we call it "Hong Kong trash" which does not preclude the usefulness of such nonsense.
So I will pay 64 thousand for approx. 4 GB. And for an SSD from 128 GB to 256 GB, something around 5 thousand, and in addition I have 4 GB of RAM. At the prices of new MacBooks. You probably can't compare the speed and reliability of an SD card and an SSD disk
I bought a micro sd card and I got the adapter for free, although it doesn't have a nice silver front, but paying 1k for a zahilnik plug is enough for me, considering the fact that I slide the sd card into the hole and you can't even tell that it's there
I have better advice. In Germany, they now have a beautiful metal Patriot USB 3.0 flash drive, which is about 1.5 cm, so only a little peeks out of the port. 32G for 760 bucks. Definitely more reliable than SD shells and the design fits perfectly with the aluminum body.
The problem is, he keeps looking. And once you grab it rather clumsily, you'll find that pulling the USB out of the motherboard isn't such a problem...
sdxc card from samsung 64GB with 70/20mbps sessions for 899 + post via net.. I have two myself, one via a similar reader, only for the price of 300,- from ebay
I looked and for 300,- (incl. postage) they will send 5 of them. :-)
even.. =)