iPhone, iPad and little space for pictures and videos? The solution is iXpand SanDisk Flash Drive

If iPhone has an indisputable primacy is that relative to the price: the latest iteration of the device starts from € 779 in the Italian market, a figure that Apple offers the base variant yourself 16GB of storage. For the version with 64GB of storage, its parent directory in the line-up, serving € 110 extra. Purchase so you have to choose between the compromise of having a limited storage and the need to spend an amount of close to € 900. And not everyone is willing to do so.

But we often find after a few months that the 16GB version of the base are not sufficient for our needs, which forces us to constantly move our pictures or our videos to your computer to free up space on the device, which is not always quick and immediate . It responds to this issue for some time the iXpand family of SanDisk, now available in a new redesigned version to be smaller and more convenient to use.

SanDisk iXpand is basically a USB-stick Lightning offering different standards in both ends and can thus be connected to PC, Mac and iOS devices. Available in versions with 16, 32, 64 and 128GB of integrated storage, the key allows you to drastically increase the storage dell'iDevice advantage for transfers via PC the fastest USB 3.0 connections. To use the key on the Apple device will download the app iXpand Drive via the App Store.

At the first start we are greeted by a simple configuration screen through which we can choose to automatically back up our camera roll and our contacts whenever you connect the key and we access the application. The new model also includes a cryptographic protection software that protects passwords via the integrated files, allowing users to also use iXpand to save sensitive files.

Through the application you can also take pictures and record video directly to your memory stick, without going through the device, and to back-up your saved photos on popular social networking sites or play video or audio files saved on the same stick. Very interesting also the key performance: during our tests we were able to copy a video file at an average speed of about 50MB / s, a feature that makes it less frustrating transfers.

IXpand SanDisk Flash Drive is available in the Italian market in versions 16, 32, 64 and 128GB, respectively, for the price of 49, 64.99, 89.99 and € 139.99. Compatibility is provided for the following devices: iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5, iPad Pro, iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad mini 4, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 2 , iPad mini and fifth-generation iPod touch. In any case you must have installed iOS 8.2 or later.