Asus Travelair AC

[HEXUS]

Running out of space on your smartphone or tablet? Asus has an answer.

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[bridges009]

Why on earth did they style it to look like an old iMac accessory?

[virtuo]

Why on earth did they style it to look like an old iMac accessory?

This comment is the only reason I read the article.. maybe they'll bring out the whole Jolly Rancher spectrum. Then get sued.

[whatif]

"Asus scores well on the flexibility front. Travelair AC allows for up to five simultaneous connections"
Now if this only has slow transfer speeds for a single user, how slow will it be with 5 simultaneous users all trying to stream movies?
Can't understand why manufacturers are not moving to USB 3 (or even USB 3.1 type C / Thunderbolt 3) ports - faster transfer speeds and quicker charging, it isn't like it has not been around for a while now.
Also a good idea would have been to be able to use it as a charger for the phone or whatever.
I still prefer to have a few large micro SD cards handy (64GB and 128GB - slowest transfer speed is 48MB/s up to 95MB/s - a little faster than the Asus). Plus I have found that my third party phone case will allow me to keep a couple extra cards inside it, so I always have plenty of space. Found this very handy when I was in hospital for extended stretches, I had someone else put prerecorded free-to-air TV shows and movies from my HTPC and PVR (I can even remotely set the PVR to record up to 4 channels whilst I was incarcerated in the hospital) onto the cards, that way I had something to keep myself entertained, without exceeding any phone data plan.

[peterb]

Why on earth did they style it to look like an old iMac accessory?

Does it matter? It's the functionality it provides that is the important issue.

[rob4001]

Looks like some kind of cylon device

[Stu C]

I'm not impressed... it is approaching £90 when you factor in a decent 128GB microSD card. This should broadcast 2.4 and 5 GHz simultaneously. In comparison, right now you can get a WD My Passport Wireless 2TB (Recertified) for a little under £100.