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The Nifty MiniDrive - SD slot hack for the Macbook

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Re: The Nifty MiniDrive - SD slot hack for the Macbook

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Post by taligent »

ghshephard wrote: post #59
relix wrote: post #20

I see a lot of uninformed and unwarranted (apple-)hate in this thread. The removal tool, is a reference to how Apple includes the "SIM removal" tool with iPhones, which is just a paperclip. To me, it's obvious that you can just use a normal paperclip to remove this as well. This is also demonstrated in the video on kickstarter, which admittedly you need to search for. It's made as a semi-permanent piece, so the fact…

To all those who hate it, I'm wondering if they could recommend an alternative flash SD card adapter at a lower price.

And also importantly for most Apple users something that fits in with the design.

Re: The Nifty MiniDrive - SD slot hack for the Macbook

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Post by [deleted] »

ghshephard wrote: post #59
relix wrote: post #20

I see a lot of uninformed and unwarranted (apple-)hate in this thread. The removal tool, is a reference to how Apple includes the "SIM removal" tool with iPhones, which is just a paperclip. To me, it's obvious that you can just use a normal paperclip to remove this as well. This is also demonstrated in the video on kickstarter, which admittedly you need to search for. It's made as a semi-permanent piece, so the fact…

To all those who hate it, I'm wondering if they could recommend an alternative flash SD card adapter at a lower price.

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Re: The Nifty MiniDrive - SD slot hack for the Macbook

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Post by smartkids »

Intelligence insulted. Next.

I have a MicroSDCard inside a SDCard adpater sitting flush in my smaller-than-iPad netbook. I got it for "free" with purchase of a cell phone, before the iPhone existed. I guess I need to get a MacBook to reproduce this unsightly protruding SDCard problem so I can then get a "niftyminidrive" to solve it? According to the title, it's a"hack". Would that make me a "hacker"?

This is almost as good as Microsoft's "ReadyBoost". Otherwise known as a USB slot.

It's a $5 USB stick used as a swap file. No, it's a "Windows Memory Expander". And the price is $49.95. Oh.

Re: The Nifty MiniDrive - SD slot hack for the Macbook

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Post by taligent »

sliverstorm wrote: post #38
mdonahoe wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You pay $35 to remove a mild annoyance. It is definitely not for everyone. Neither are macs

You know, that's an excellent point. A good number of folks I know who own macs, simply are the sort of folks who would pay $35 in pursuit of "form". I tend to forget about that.

I'm going to take a guess that you don't know many non-IT people.

Because the majority of the general public care about how how something looks and works. Whether it's the car the drive, the clothes they wear, how their house looks etc. Most people care about form.

Re: The Nifty MiniDrive - SD slot hack for the Macbook

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Post by dkulchenko »

ghshephard wrote: post #52
indium wrote: post #45

Long time reader, first time commenter. As someone who backed this Kickstarter, and considering some people are mystified as to why you would want this, I thought I might be able to provide some insight: As an owner of a 128 GB Macbook Air, space is at a serious premium. An extra 32 GB or 64 GB would go a long way. I'm also on the go a lot, taking my laptop to and from work, using it on my commute, etc. Now, existing…

Yes - I'm in exactly the same situation as you. For $41 I can purchase a 64 GB SD Card ( http://www.amazon.com/Komputerbay-Speed-Class-Memory-Write/d... ) and for $35 I get the flush-adapter. It's precisely what I'm looking for. Best part, is as the price of SDXC cards continue to drop, I can simply purchase a naked 128/256/etc... SDXC card, and use it with this adapter. All in all - may allow me to delay a full year…

You had me excited there for a second... you're linking to an SD card, while this adapter accepts microSDs. Cheapest 64GB microSD I was able to find is $59: http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-microSDXC-Memory-Adapter-SDSDQ...

Re: The Nifty MiniDrive - SD slot hack for the Macbook

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Post by sliverstorm »

taligent wrote: post #64
sliverstorm wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You know, that's an excellent point. A good number of folks I know who own macs, simply are the sort of folks who would pay $35 in pursuit of "form". I tend to forget about that.

I'm going to take a guess that you don't know many non-IT people. Because the majority of the general public care about how how something looks and works. Whether it's the car the drive, the clothes they wear, how their house looks etc. Most people care about form.

Eh, I'd say it's about 50/50.

Re: The Nifty MiniDrive - SD slot hack for the Macbook

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Post by lolryan »

snow_mac wrote: post #23

Is this designed to work with Time Machine?

It will work if you have <64 GB of data to back up. You can optionally exclude things that take up a lot of space like your Applications folder. Honestly though, your best bet would probably be to use a "real" drive for time machine backups and/or a third party online backup solution. Backblaze suits my needs quite well.

Re: The Nifty MiniDrive - SD slot hack for the Macbook

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Post by chives »

taligent wrote: post #64
sliverstorm wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You know, that's an excellent point. A good number of folks I know who own macs, simply are the sort of folks who would pay $35 in pursuit of "form". I tend to forget about that.

I'm going to take a guess that you don't know many non-IT people. Because the majority of the general public care about how how something looks and works. Whether it's the car the drive, the clothes they wear, how their house looks etc. Most people care about form.

Yet a minority of people buy macs.

Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_percentage_of_Mac_user....

Re: The Nifty MiniDrive - SD slot hack for the Macbook

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Post by defective »

podperson wrote: post #15
evan_ wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a red herring. You can remove it with an un-bent paperclip or a bit of string. You could knot the string or loop the paperclip around itself to make it easier to remove frequently, if you wanted to, but the device is intended to be removed rarely. A tilting removal handle could break off, making it IMPOSSIBLE to remove.

I think you could design a tilting removal handle such that if broken off it could still be removed with a paperclip. In any event, I could.

You should! This started out as a Kickstarter.
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