Mass Storage for PDAs, the final word

[moeFinley]

I've spent most of today trying to find a mass storage device(s) for my O2 Mini XDA. I know this topic comes up alot, but I can't find anyone currently using a solution or a company that guarentees it will work with any specific PDA. I don't want to spend loads on something I'm not even sure works.

Is anyone currently using a WiFi hard drive with Windows Mobile 5?
Is anyone using a bluetooth hard drive?
Is there any driver/hack that will give me USB host support?
Any other recommendations?

This is for storing MP3s on and mainly for play back in my car, do any hard drives support 12v power?

Thanks for any help

[Menneisyys]

I've spent most of today trying to find a mass storage device(s) for my O2 Mini XDA. I know this topic comes up alot, but I can't find anyone currently using a solution or a company that guarentees it will work with any specific PDA. I don't want to spend loads on something I'm not even sure works.

Is anyone currently using a WiFi hard drive with Windows Mobile 5?
Is anyone using a bluetooth hard drive?
Is there any driver/hack that will give me USB host support?
Any other recommendations?

This is for storing MP3s on and mainly for play back in my car, do any hard drives support 12v power?

Thanks for any help


Please read http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showthread.php?t=119477 and http://pocketpcmag.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13738 - they answer most of your questions.

[r@dimus]

This might be a solution:

http://www.tomsnetworking.com/2004/12/10/asus_802_wlhdd25/

A 2.5" hdd enclosure that is accessible via built-in WiFi and could be powered via 12v adapter.

[moeFinley]

Thanks for the links, there some good reviews there that I hadn't seen before. But I was hoping for someones first hand experiences setting it all up with a Pocket PC.

Still I think I'm going to take a leap of faith and buy an Asus WL-HDD and a 60GB drive to go with it and of course I'll keep you guys posted with the results 8)