Verbatim MediaShare Wireless Mini, Black 49160

This Wireless Adapter is fantastic.. It works with Windows,Macs and Android devices.. (Have to Download the Companion Apps from the the Play Or App Store... This thing (at only $17+/-) is great.. You can Stream Music or Videos stored on the SD-card, (Not Included).. Add or Transfer Files to and from your Devices... Backup your Devices to this Device.. Really You've got to check this thing Out.... Every Other Device that does what this does costs about 4-5 times the cost of this Wireless Adapter..

Many other reviewers have gone over the setup process in much detail so I will talk about what I had problems with.--(iPad setup)-- The main device I will use to access the MediaShare Wireless Mini card reader is my iPad, and my main concern was to be able to use internet dependent apps while streaming music. To create the bridge to be able to do this you go to the System settings within the MediaShare app (bottom right on the home page) choose internet settings, then select your normal wireless network from the list and enter your password. I could not get this to work, tried it at least five times, then all of a sudden it worked, but I don't know why. I did clear the memory cache but I don't think that was the problem since I had just set it up, not much in cache yet. (Did not have this problem at all on a Galaxy Tab which I'll mention later). I'm just glad it finally worked since the reason I wanted this device was to be able to listen to music while working/playing on my 16GB iPad which doesn't have enough space for music.Another problem I encountered was the set up to be able to quickly access content without having to go to the root files on the SD card. In the guide it is stated that shared folders are automatically created on the inserted SD card. That is rather vague and of course didn't work the way it was supposed to. Only the folder named Shared worked to enable the home page icons so that when you're on the MediaShare home page you can use those associated icons (this saves two steps in getting to your content). I experimented for awhile and finally figured out that you have to copy ALL of your files from the SD card and paste them into the shared folder. The built in icons on the MediaShare home page recognize the file types and will open that particular content. This, however, is not as good as it sounds because it doesn't keep your folders intact so all of your music files or picture files or documents are just clumped together. Since I have thousands of music and picture files, that's not going to work for me, there is no way to easily navigate the files. I've got my picture folders by year and while most have the embedded date you can sort by, I have tons of older, or scanned pictures that can't be sorted that way. So I will probably take the two extra steps to open files from the root folders.Another glitchy thing is that it specifically states in the guide "Choose your file to access and it will open using default applications installed in your smartphone or tablet" but everything opens within the MediaShare app interface. If I figure this out I'll update.I have not had any interruptions in music play like others have experienced, and I was able to play .wav files which was mentioned as not playable.--(Galaxy Tab setup)-- The setup on my husbands Galaxy Tab was a breeze, took just a couple of minutes and, amazingly, it automatically configured the bridge! It's like the app and card reader were made for that device.--(Android phone setup)-- I wasn't so lucky with setup on my cellphone (Samsung Galaxy s7edge). I probably will never use my phone to access content since I can put everything I need on the SD card I have in it, but I wanted to see how the setup would be on that device. Wow, what a pain. It took twice as long because it kept crashing and would just stop. It would then say it was disconnected, but when checking the wi fi settings it was actively connected to the Verbatim network. As before, I just kept repeating the process, disconnecting from the network and reconnecting and finally got it working, but wonder if the freezing will be an ongoing issue. One good difference I noticed is it didn't have that MediaShare home page with the fancy icons, so you can just access from the root folders, which I like better.Some people seem to be under the impression that you have to keep the MediaShare device plugged into a computer but that's not true. You do need to keep it charged and you can do that with your computer, or, if you have a power station you can keep it plugged in and don't have to worry about it ever not being available to your devices.Overall this is a helpful device for people with space problems like me. I have 100GB of music but not enough space on any of my home devices to be able to have it all in one place so this is a great solution. Hopefully all of the kinks can be worked out so it doesn't end up being more trouble than it's worth.

So the set up was straight forward. Plug in microSD card with or without media and turn the device on. ensure you have the application downloaded on your device. Search for the Verbatim-xxxx wifi and connect, open the application make sure you used the default password "verbatim" and select the type of media loaded on microsd card or do a folder search. Once in you can stream media. I tested 2 videos we converted for my son, Bubble guppies and Minions Panic in the mailroom (see pics 1 & 2). Both played fine and the resolution was good.My only gripe is the interface (see the third picture)...I'm not a fan of the different sized boxes. While I can see they are emphasizing videos, people may have other things loaded onto their devices. Also the interface is somewhat confusing with bottom tabs for selecting the verbatim device vs things on your local device (phone).4/5 stars - The app needs some fixing.

I bought two of these in mid-2019 but it seemed like they were not meant to work after about 18-24 months for one of them and now 3 years for the other one. The plug on the device seems to get loose, which prevents it from being solidly connected. On my MacBook Pro, it continuously shows the eject error and doesn't seem to show it in Finder any longer. This review probably doesn't matter any more since it doesn't seem to be sold on Amazon any longer, so this is just me venting into the air. If they happen to resume selling them here again or you find this review via a Google search, be warned.