1 00:00:07,919 --> 00:00:14,559 This is the Kingston Yrive. And this thing is really, really cool. That's it. 2 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:16,799 That's the whole video. I'm going to just 3 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:26,080 leave. Nah, I'm just kidding. Okay, so the W drive, what's cool about it? The 4 00:00:23,359 --> 00:00:32,800 Wide Drive allows you to share your media content with up to three devices 5 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:35,120 simultaneously using this as a portable 6 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:40,640 wireless access point. Now, what's cool about the YRive compared to other 7 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:43,360 competing solutions is that the YRive 8 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:49,680 allows you to connect to its Wi-Fi access point and still browse the 9 00:00:46,719 --> 00:00:54,079 internet on your mobile device. I know, right? So, it allows upstream and 10 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:59,600 downstream connections to Wi-Fi access points. So, basically what I'm doing is 11 00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:03,520 I have my router in my house. I have the 12 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:06,080 Y drive sitting on the table next to me 13 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:10,240 and then I have my iPhone somewhere in the same room. So, I'm connecting my 14 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:14,799 iPhone to the YRive. I'm connecting the Yrive to the router and through that I'm 15 00:01:12,799 --> 00:01:19,280 able to access the media that I'm sharing on the YRive and I'm also able 16 00:01:17,439 --> 00:01:24,080 to access the internet. Now it will feel a little bit slower because it is being 17 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:28,960 relayed but for the sake of being able to access your media content and the 18 00:01:26,479 --> 00:01:35,040 internet at the same time I think it is worth the additional delay. So Wrive is 19 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:40,079 uh available on the app store. There is an app for the iPad, iPhone and iPod 20 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:42,720 touch. Okay. There's also no other 21 00:01:40,079 --> 00:01:46,280 information on here at all. Let's have a look at what's included with the YRive. 22 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:51,840 So, we've got a wall adapter, which comes out like 23 00:01:48,759 --> 00:01:54,280 that. Lock and loose. Kind of has a very 24 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:59,360 satisfying click sound to it. Anyway, uh there's also a USB 25 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:02,640 charger. So, the wide drive, as I mentioned before, supports up to three 26 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:06,799 consecutive users. And I have a bunch of notes about things like battery life, 27 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:09,599 but I forgot to print them out and I forgot to load them up on my phone. So, 28 00:02:08,479 --> 00:02:15,360 you guys are going to have to bear with me for a second. We're going to turn the camera off and I'm going to look up my 29 00:02:12,879 --> 00:02:20,160 cheat sheet. So, here's the Yrive unit itself. It is backed by a one-year 30 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:24,959 warranty from Kingston with 24/7 tech support. So, that's something to bear in 31 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:27,840 mind. It al also a pocket-size device. So, actually here, why don't I compare 32 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:32,560 it to the iPhone? So, it's basically like carrying around another iPhone, and 33 00:02:30,239 --> 00:02:37,760 all you're doing is you are increasing the storage capacity, whether it's by 16 34 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:42,400 gigs or by 32 gigs. So, my box says 32 gigs, but this unit itself is actually a 35 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:46,319 16 gig unit just cuz it's an eval. So, it was not really in a miss in the 36 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:49,599 correct in the correct box. Now, you can see up here at the top of the Y drive, 37 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:53,519 that's where the USB port is. So, you can either use that for charging the 38 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:58,400 device, and the battery lasts for up to 4 hours, or you can use it to transfer 39 00:02:56,239 --> 00:03:03,200 data to the Y drive from your home computer, whether it's a PC or a 40 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:08,480 Macintosh. So, over here, we've also got a power button, what appears to be a 41 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:10,159 little reset switch recess. Okay. Down 42 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:14,800 on the bottom, we find nothing. Over on the left, we find nothing. Here we find 43 00:03:12,319 --> 00:03:18,480 a little tab so that we can put it down on the 44 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:24,159 table without ruining the finish of the YRive unit 45 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:29,280 itself. Uh oh yeah, also of note uh compared to competing solutions, the 46 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:31,440 YRive is fairly low capacity. So that's 47 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:35,720 something we have to live with because it is an SSDbased device. So that means 48 00:03:34,239 --> 00:03:41,840 that in terms of durability, I can very comfortably drop 49 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:43,360 the Y drive. No. And I I still I don't 50 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:47,200 recommend doing this to yours. Yes, you have a one-year warranty, but don't like 51 00:03:44,879 --> 00:03:51,360 chuck it around. But I can be confident that even if the casing is damaged, if I 52 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:56,799 drop it down on the concrete, the actual data inside of it should be very safe 53 00:03:53,920 --> 00:04:01,599 because it is a solidstatebased storage medium. So, this particular one has a 16 54 00:03:59,519 --> 00:04:04,720 gig SSD in it. There is a 32 gig available. And I think that pretty much 55 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:09,599 covers everything I wanted to say about the Wide Drive. So, in summary, there's 56 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:12,239 an app. Okay. Um, it allows you to 57 00:04:09,599 --> 00:04:15,840 extend the storage of your iOS device. You can access it with up to three users 58 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:20,560 at a time for up to four hours. And it is a solidstatebased storage device, 59 00:04:17,919 --> 00:04:23,600 which means your data will be safe. Thanks for checking out this unboxing. 60 00:04:22,079 --> 00:04:28,080 Don't forget to subscribe to Linus Tech Tips for more unboxings, reviews, and other computer videos.