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(Spoiler alert: It nabbed an Editors' Choice.) And the $60/year price tag is right in line with competing services like Carbonite and Crashplan.Įven if you're not interested in the cloud part of the deal, the drive is too good to pass up.
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CNET hasn't reviewed the service, but check out PC Mag's iDrive review to learn all the important details. Meanwhile, iDrive Personal (the cloud component) delivers continuous data backup and Dropbox-style syncing. and it'll sling that stuff to your phone or tablet.
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So while the drive itself isn't intended to be portable - it requires an AC outlet - it offers many of the same benefits of a portable media drive. Either way, it provides local network storage to all the devices in your house, while at the same time streaming media and other files to your devices while you're on the go. If you go the latter route, the drive can actually extend your router's range. The One can plug directly into your router or connect to it via Wi-Fi. You do, however, need to at least maintain a free iDrive account (good for 5GB of cloud space).
Even if you decide not to renew your cloud subscription after the year is up (at a price of $59.95 per year), you'll still have a perfectly functional (and useful) drive. Let me start by saying that a 1TB Wi-Fi hard drive for $34.50 is a steal. Like this one: Exclusively for Cheapskate readers, you can get the iDrive One 1TB Wi-Fi hard drive and 1TB of cloud backup (for one year) for just $34.50. Might be the result of a virus, might be due to theft or accident, but it can happen.Īh, but will that event prove to be a major calamity or minor inconvenience? You can steer it toward the latter by implementing a robust backup system, by which I mean one that archives your data locally and online. The longer you use a computer, smartphone or tablet, the greater the chances of losing precious documents, photos, videos and the like. Oh, and you get 1TB of cloud storage, too.īecause, let's face it, data loss happens. This 1TB hard drive connects to your network, slings media, preserves data and more - all for $34.50. In computing, it should be backup, backup, backup. In real estate, the maxim is location, location, location. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. (Music files must be copied to iDrive One from a computer.CNET's Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. The app is a fairly basic affair, with separate tabs for the three supported media types, and thumbnails sorted from newest to oldest.
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On the plus side, backup and streaming was lightning-fast on my iPhone 6s Plus and iPad Pro, which support 802.11ac connections. Switching networks takes just a few seconds, but doing it each and every time you want to access stored content becomes downright inconvenient after a while. I found this approach unwieldy, although iDrive confirmed this is how the product was designed to be used. Although iDrive One can be configured through a rather ugly web portal, there’s no way to piggyback onto existing networks the unit can be set up to access an available Internet connection at the same time, however. Mobile backup and streaming requires a free app on your smartphone or tablet, which must be connected directly to one of the unit’s dual Wi-Fi networks. The free iDrive One app can be configured to automatically back up Camera Roll photos and/or videos each time it’s launched. (Local Mac or PC backups offer 256-bit AES encryption.)
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However, it’s a missed opportunity considering this product was designed to provide unencrypted backup for photos and videos on iOS and Android devices. That makes iDrive One considerably less portable, but it’s too big to be considered pocket-friendly anyway. There’s no built-in rechargeable battery the unit is powered by an included AC adapter and USB 3.0 cable.
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