Richard Taylor
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Want to get an external hard drive for my 2018 IPad Pro. Any suggestions on which one to buy?
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I’ve got an old 80Gb external Hard Drive that works fine with my iPads. It has FireWire and USB ports so I just use the latter. The HD did need to be reformatted to EX FAT or FAT 32 on my iMac first though. I’ve tried portable HD’s but even with a lighting cable and charger hooked up to the adapter still weren’t recognised by the iPad. Why some work and some don’t is a mystery.
Creepy…. I named my iPad Pro Edmund! L.FileHub New Version AC750 Wireless Travel Router
Model: RP-WD009
Link: FileHub New Version AC750 Wireless Travel Router
If one reads the text of the ad, this little machine can do more, powerbank and travel router and that for a reasonable price, e.g. compare it to the GNAR box.
Haven’t used these functions myself so can not report about that. My main goal was to connect hard drives without an extra cable salad.
Edit: To access the AC750 one can use the web interface and an app. Both are really cluncky, a redesign could do wonders for the user experience.
Hope, Richard that you are lucky with any hard drives you might use.
Cheers, Edmond