Since the very first iPhone came out over eight years ago, Apple has adamantly refused to let users manage their own storage. Not only has there never been support for storage expansion, but you are restricted from browsing through the contents of your device so you can at least see what's going on. The idea is that users never have to be faced with pointless choices about what goes where, and security barriers are more important than interoperability.
Apple has not exactly been generous with storage, and most people buy base models with less space than they'd ideally like because of the high cost of stepping up. 16GB fills up very quickly when you take lots of photos and videos, or if you need lots of apps.
GEEKBOK is one of a few companies launching external modules that plug into iOS devices' Lightning ports for a storage boost. While the iDrive usb 3.0 flash drive looks and feels like a standard pen drive - especially the dual-connector ones now available for use with Android devices - you can't simply plug it to give your Apple device a magical storage boost. We're going to examine how it works and whether it is the solution you've always wanted.
The GEEKBOK iDrive USB flash drive is a bit larger than the chunkiest pen drives available today. The front and back bulge outwards while the sides, top and bottom are flat. The two ends are capped with clear plastic removable lids, which seem like they'd be easy to lose track of. The edges and corners are extremely sharp - enough so that we scratched ourselves quite badly multiple times. The white plastic can also get slippery and so we weren't happy at all with the ergonomics.
Apple has not exactly been generous with storage, and most people buy base models with less space than they'd ideally like because of the high cost of stepping up. 16GB fills up very quickly when you take lots of photos and videos, or if you need lots of apps.
GEEKBOK is one of a few companies launching external modules that plug into iOS devices' Lightning ports for a storage boost. While the iDrive usb 3.0 flash drive looks and feels like a standard pen drive - especially the dual-connector ones now available for use with Android devices - you can't simply plug it to give your Apple device a magical storage boost. We're going to examine how it works and whether it is the solution you've always wanted.
The GEEKBOK iDrive USB flash drive is a bit larger than the chunkiest pen drives available today. The front and back bulge outwards while the sides, top and bottom are flat. The two ends are capped with clear plastic removable lids, which seem like they'd be easy to lose track of. The edges and corners are extremely sharp - enough so that we scratched ourselves quite badly multiple times. The white plastic can also get slippery and so we weren't happy at all with the ergonomics.