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What are the best accessories for external storage?
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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1652903" data-attributes="member: 234411"><p>Are non-MFi certified accessories bad? Well, not sure that I can really answer that question, i.e. likely depends on the product and its purpose - for myself, I buy only Apple products for cables and DL programs from the App store (where you can obtain the 'free' AirStash utility) - however, there are reliable items out there that are not going to have the MFi certification, e.g. I have several sets of bluetooth (BT) travel speakers, BT headphones, several battery packs, the AirStash, and a number of AC dual charging units that I've bought at airports - don't believe any carry that Apple label and all have worked just fine for me.</p><p></p><p>As to your original question, below is a post that I left in the <a href="http://www.ipadforums.net/find-new/909011/posts" target="_blank">iPad Forums</a> not too long ago discussing some of the Wi-Fi storage devices found on Amazon - don't believe any are MFi certified but should probably work fine for your needs - basically, a hardware device communicating via well standardized Wi-Fi protocols, so no plug-in issues w/ the iPad's docking connection - and the apps are benign, so I see no problem in giving one of these devices a try, and not sure how many certified choices are available?</p><p></p><p>SO, bottom line is really your decision - I've had no issues in 2 years w/ the AirStash - but if you feel strongly about wanting the MFi certification, then you might have some searching to do - good luck and let us know what you buy - Dave <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]22120[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RadDave, post: 1652903, member: 234411"] Are non-MFi certified accessories bad? Well, not sure that I can really answer that question, i.e. likely depends on the product and its purpose - for myself, I buy only Apple products for cables and DL programs from the App store (where you can obtain the 'free' AirStash utility) - however, there are reliable items out there that are not going to have the MFi certification, e.g. I have several sets of bluetooth (BT) travel speakers, BT headphones, several battery packs, the AirStash, and a number of AC dual charging units that I've bought at airports - don't believe any carry that Apple label and all have worked just fine for me. As to your original question, below is a post that I left in the [URL="http://www.ipadforums.net/find-new/909011/posts"]iPad Forums[/URL] not too long ago discussing some of the Wi-Fi storage devices found on Amazon - don't believe any are MFi certified but should probably work fine for your needs - basically, a hardware device communicating via well standardized Wi-Fi protocols, so no plug-in issues w/ the iPad's docking connection - and the apps are benign, so I see no problem in giving one of these devices a try, and not sure how many certified choices are available? SO, bottom line is really your decision - I've had no issues in 2 years w/ the AirStash - but if you feel strongly about wanting the MFi certification, then you might have some searching to do - good luck and let us know what you buy - Dave :) . [ATTACH=full]22120[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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