Kingston MobileLite MLW221 Storage Reader

Saturday, 10 January, 2015

Just purchased the Kingston MobileLite MLW221…. this is potentially very useful as it helps (partially) solve the problem of reading storage medium from mobile devices when a computer isn’t available. Whilst some tablets/smartphones allow bi-directional use of the micro-USB port to mount USB sticks through an OTG cable (see relevant part of my comments on the Nexus 7), not all devices can do this…. and it usually needs to be rooted. Hence the wifi storage reader….. it creates a 2.4GHz 802.11n wireless network which you can connect your device to. Sporting both a USB2 and SD card slot you can then access the contents of these media. Given the requirement to run a wifi hotspot, it has a moderately meaty 1800mAh battery which allows it to power external USB devices and also charge other battery powered devices. As the review suggests, its not the fastest performer (i.e. dont use it to transfer GBs of data!!) but for access to media when you are on the go its pretty good. And with Amazon selling it for £20 its a low cost purchase.

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