Hey all,
I know I could just get an adapter and try it (I've plenty of USB thumb drives and external USB drives), and there are some other threads on the topic, but for the Acer A100 specifically:
Can I hook an external, powered USB drive or USB thumb drive to the A100 directly and access files, no PC or Mac in between?
I am asking because I found this page:
Iconia Tab Files Transfer,Sync Movies/Videos to A100,Iconia Tab Video Converter | Everything about Tablet
Where the number three point under "Something you should know before transferring videos and music to the Acer A100:"
states you CAN play multimedia off an external drive. It is extra confusing because it mentions the A100 and A500 interchangeably, while perhaps it is the case that the A500 CAN play off external drives while the A100 cannot?
Also, on the Amazon page for the A100, there is a very vague line about reading content from other drives -- enough so that I find it misleading. They sort of mention putting files on an SD card in the same breath as mentioning external USB drives such that a casual reader will assume reading external sources (without a computer in between to transfer to SD) is possible. From the Amazon page:
"Thanks to the Micro-USB 2.0 port and the Micro-SD slot, the Iconia Tab gives you the ability to connect USB flash drives, USB media card readers and even a portable hard drive. The expansion opportunities are endless."
Is that a blatant, flat-out lie? You can't even transfer files from USB to SD without having a computer in between, but they are making it sound as if you can (if not play files directly!) I've a mind to post on the URL I list above and also email Amazon about this false advertising if that is what it is. Being able to play off external media devices without a computer being involved is a HUGE capability, in my opinion. To even be ambiguous about it, frankly, pisses me off.
Everything else I have read says the A100 USB is slave-only, meaning it CANNOT read data from a USB thumb drive or external drive.
Can I get this cleared up once and for all, and specifically for the Acer Iconia A100 7-inch tablet? If nothing else, maybe others can find this thread and get a clear answer, as that has been hard to come by in my research.
Thanks,
sutekh137
I know I could just get an adapter and try it (I've plenty of USB thumb drives and external USB drives), and there are some other threads on the topic, but for the Acer A100 specifically:
Can I hook an external, powered USB drive or USB thumb drive to the A100 directly and access files, no PC or Mac in between?
I am asking because I found this page:
Iconia Tab Files Transfer,Sync Movies/Videos to A100,Iconia Tab Video Converter | Everything about Tablet
Where the number three point under "Something you should know before transferring videos and music to the Acer A100:"
states you CAN play multimedia off an external drive. It is extra confusing because it mentions the A100 and A500 interchangeably, while perhaps it is the case that the A500 CAN play off external drives while the A100 cannot?
Also, on the Amazon page for the A100, there is a very vague line about reading content from other drives -- enough so that I find it misleading. They sort of mention putting files on an SD card in the same breath as mentioning external USB drives such that a casual reader will assume reading external sources (without a computer in between to transfer to SD) is possible. From the Amazon page:
"Thanks to the Micro-USB 2.0 port and the Micro-SD slot, the Iconia Tab gives you the ability to connect USB flash drives, USB media card readers and even a portable hard drive. The expansion opportunities are endless."
Is that a blatant, flat-out lie? You can't even transfer files from USB to SD without having a computer in between, but they are making it sound as if you can (if not play files directly!) I've a mind to post on the URL I list above and also email Amazon about this false advertising if that is what it is. Being able to play off external media devices without a computer being involved is a HUGE capability, in my opinion. To even be ambiguous about it, frankly, pisses me off.
Everything else I have read says the A100 USB is slave-only, meaning it CANNOT read data from a USB thumb drive or external drive.
Can I get this cleared up once and for all, and specifically for the Acer Iconia A100 7-inch tablet? If nothing else, maybe others can find this thread and get a clear answer, as that has been hard to come by in my research.
Thanks,
sutekh137