Portable hard drive for MacBook. The best external drives for iPad and iPhone

Fair, not overpriced and not underestimated. There should be prices on the Service website. Necessarily! without asterisks, clear and detailed, where technically possible - as accurate and concise as possible.

If spare parts are available, up to 85% of complex repairs can be completed in 1-2 days. Modular repairs require much less time. The website shows the approximate duration of any repair.

Warranty and responsibility

A guarantee must be given for any repairs. Everything is described on the website and in the documents. The guarantee is self-confidence and respect for you. A 3-6 month warranty is good and sufficient. It is needed to check quality and hidden defects that cannot be detected immediately. You see honest and realistic terms (not 3 years), you can be sure that they will help you.

Half the success in Apple repair is the quality and reliability of spare parts, so a good service works directly with suppliers, there are always several reliable channels and your own warehouse with proven spare parts for current models, so you don’t have to waste extra time.

Free diagnostics

This is very important and has already become a rule of good manners for the service center. Diagnostics is the most difficult and important part of the repair, but you don't have to pay a penny for it, even if you don't repair the device based on its results.

Service repairs and delivery

A good service values your time, so it offers free delivery. And for the same reason, repairs are carried out only in the workshop of a service center: they can be done correctly and according to technology only in a prepared place.

Convenient schedule

If the Service works for you, and not for itself, then it is always open! absolutely. The schedule should be convenient to fit in before and after work. Good service works on weekends and holidays. We are waiting for you and working on your devices every day: 9:00 - 21:00

The reputation of professionals consists of several points

Company age and experience

Reliable and experienced service has been known for a long time.
If a company has been on the market for many years and has managed to establish itself as an expert, people turn to it, write about it, and recommend it. We know what we are talking about, since 98% of incoming devices in the service center are restored.
Other service centers trust us and refer complex cases to us.

How many masters in areas

If there are always several engineers waiting for you for each type of equipment, you can be sure:
1. there will be no queue (or it will be minimal) - your device will be taken care of right away.
2. you give your Macbook for repair to an expert in the field of Mac repairs. He knows all the secrets of these devices

Technical literacy

If you ask a question, a specialist should answer it as accurately as possible.
So that you can imagine what exactly you need.
They will try to solve the problem. In most cases, from the description you can understand what happened and how to fix the problem.

There are many external hard drives for iPhone and iPad. From compact and mobile to bulky, but quite capacious. We offer a small selection of popular drives that significantly expand the amount of memory available for iOS gadgets.

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Kingston MobileLite Wireless MLWG2

Not being a drive per se, this model creates a multifunctional gateway between smartphones and tablets on the one hand and memory cards, plus flash drives on the other. The plural is not used in vain - it supports the creation of a single additional memory capacity of up to 2 GB and parallel data transfer to 8 communicators.

Streaming, Internet bridges, exporting files to social networks and clouds via wireless networks, without a physical connection to an iPhone or power outlet. Built-in battery capacity Kingston MobileLite Wireless MLWG2 is 4640 mAh, which is equivalent to 13 hours of battery life. Or the gadget can be used for emergency recharging of the same iPad. Cost – $30.

SanDisk iXpand

Not miniature, not so capacious, not even cheap - the advantage of this flash drive is its higher data transfer speed when connected to the Lighting connector than its analogues on the market. And also the connection method itself via a flexible cable, designed for use with a wide range of cases for iOS devices.

The available memory capacity ranges from 16 to 128 GB, the cost of the top version on Amazon reaches $150. As bonuses, automatic synchronization of photo and video materials in the smartphone’s memory when a drive is connected, as well as the presence of a USB 2.0 port, are stated, but simultaneous operation with Lightning is not supported.

Leef iBridge

It stands out from other drives with its original shape - at one end of the “fishing hook” there is a Lightning connector, and at the opposite end there is a standard USB 2.0 port. This partly solves the problem of lack of free space, say, if you want to increase the memory of your iPhone without taking the latter out of your pocket.

However, when transferring files, you will have to alternately connect first to the communicator, and then to the PC or Mac. The storage capacity varies flexibly from 16 to 256 GB, price tags are adjusted accordingly, ranging from $60-400. Taking into account the modest dimensions, 63x19x18 mm and 10 g of weight, the reviews are mostly positive, with a transition to enthusiastic ones.

SanDisk Connect Wireless Media Drive

A combination of a drive, adapter and router - you can store information in the device itself, synchronize data between your smartphone and desktop, play streaming video and edit documents online. Dual connection, wireless for communicators and USB connection for Mac, its own memory capacity is 64 gigabytes, but can be expanded without unnecessary delays by connecting SDHC/SDXC memory cards.

Other useful options include a built-in battery with the ability to be powered externally, password protection of the communication channel, and multi-stream HD video broadcasting. In the Russian segment of the Apple Store SanDisk Connect Wireless Media Drive sold for RUB 9,790.

Mophie Space Pack Cases

Following tradition, it improves its family of multifunctional cases, appearing on the market with versions for iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and the latest iPad models. The essence remains the same - having dressed the gadget in a protective shell, its owner simultaneously receives a backup power source in the amount of up to 100% of the device’s energy consumption. And a small USB cable to replenish the charge when connected to a computer.

Of course, memory expansion is also provided; there are a lot of available options, from 16 to 128 GB. It all depends on the chosen configuration - a case with both battery and memory for the iPhone 6 will cost $149.95 for the 32 GB version and $299.95 for 128 GB. But there are also “half” versions, more precisely, they are available for pre-order, and covers are available for free sale Mophie Space Pack Cases will appear by July 2015.

LaCie Fuel

A confident mid-ranger for those who value memory capacity and data transfer speeds – it reaches 5 Gb/s. The drive is equipped with a Wi-Fi module, USB 3.0, supports technology, can transfer data to 5 gadgets simultaneously and be used as an Internet access point.

When the batteries are fully charged, it powers itself for up to 10 hours, but it is not able to recharge the same iPad. Due to dimensions 115x115x23 mm and weight 0.3 kg LaCie Fuel difficult to classify as portable and mobile devices, but this is compensated by the memory capacity - interested buyers are asked to choose between 1 and 2 TB. For $179.99 and $235.47, respectively.

If there is a need to format a hard disk or USB flash drive so that the devices are compatible with Mac and Windows, then this is easy to do. It is important to know that formatting the device will delete all data, so in order not to lose information, it is better to make a backup copy right away.

To format the device you need:

Run Disk Utility, find /Applications/Utilities/ ;
Connect your device;
Click on the disk name in the left corner of the Desktop and then click the Erase button;
Click on the “Format” drop-down menu, select “MS-DOS (FAT)”. Here you can rename the device;
Click the “Erase” button to format your device for compatibility with Mac & Windows PC.

Formatting is usually a quick process, but it all depends on the size of the files on the device you are formatting.
As a result, the flash drive or external hard drive will be compatible with Mac OS X, Windows 95, 98, Windows XP, Vista, 7, and even Windows 8. This formatting method is ideal for USB flash drives, external hard drives that are designed for use under several OS.

The main disadvantage of using FAT32 is its file size limit. So, the device to be formatted should have no more than 4 GB. If you use exFAT to format a device larger than 4GB, it will result in incompatibility with older versions of OS X and Windows.

– There are many selection criteria.

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However, if you don’t bother looking for expensive models with FireWire and Thunderbolt interfaces, but focus on the available USB options, everything becomes somewhat simpler.

The G-Technology product range is dominated by solid RAID arrays and high-capacity drives for connection via the high-speed Thunderbolt interface. But the series G-Drive mobile was developed as an alternative, simple, compact USB gadgets for personal PCs and Mac, as opposed to expensive server solutions. This hard drive has versions with a capacity of 500 GB and 1 TB, the dimensions of the device are 12.70 × 1.80 × 8.31 cm, weight 160 grams, price around $90.

IN LaCie They relied on a wide selection of memory capacity and stylish appearance. Regarding the first, in addition to the standard set with options from 500 GB to 2 TB, lightweight versions of SSD drives of 120 and 250 GB are available. They are even thinner, although it is problematic to call the base model massive, the thickness is only 15 mm, the length and width are 130 mm and 77 mm, respectively, the hard drive weighs 240 grams. Price from the manufacturer – $90.

A more advanced version of the drive, aimed at lovers of active life who value such qualities as the security of not only the gadget, but also the information recorded on it. For the first function, the hard drive is equipped with a rubberized sealed bumper that will withstand not only cold and rain, but also being run over by a car wheel, and you can also drop it on stones all day long. And if someone not very honest wants to encroach on confidential information, a driver package is provided to automatically encrypt everything that is recorded on the hard drive. The model range includes versions with memory capacities from 0.5 to 1.5 TB, the price is the equivalent of $115.

Seagate engineers made their version of the drive one of the smallest on the market, 135 × 76 × 9 mm, so the word “slim” in the name is more than appropriate. The range of memory capacities is from 500 GB to 2 TB, there is a set of utilities for creating automatic backup copies of important data, which is currently being processed on the user’s Mac. These include publications on social services such as Flickr and YouTube - a useful feature for active bloggers. The price of the gadget is pleasantly less than its competitors, $79.99.

WD My Passport Air

The name is self-explanatory - the official description emphasizes that the hard drive was created specifically for a laptop. Firstly, it is dressed in stylish aluminum armor, and secondly, it comes with a solid set of drivers and utilities for fine-tuning drive control systems. Moderately compact, 112 × 83 × 11 mm, equipped with a USB 3.0 interface, there are 500 GB and 1 TB versions. Initially, the price tag was set at $150, but then the situation changed and today you can find offers on the same Amazon for only $89.

If spare parts are available, up to 85% of complex repairs can be completed in 1-2 days. Modular repairs require much less time. The website shows the approximate duration of any repair.

Warranty and responsibility

Free diagnostics

Service repairs and delivery

Convenient schedule

The reputation of professionals consists of several points

Company age and experience

How many masters in areas

Technical literacy