Yeah, happened to my car too. So I switched to a more sturdy but no chain attached :
Amazon.com: Kingston Digital DataTraveler SE9 64GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive (DTSE9H/64GB): Computers Accessories
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Onboard storage vs. USB drive for music
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Yeah, happened to my car too. So I switched to a more sturdy but no chain attached :
Amazon.com: Kingston Digital DataTraveler SE9 64GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive (DTSE9H/64GB): Computers Accessories
Who wants 32 or 64 GB when you could have 1 TB for the same price or cheaper? This is what I use. Works awesome. BUFFALO MiniStation Stealth 1 TB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive - HD-PCT1U2/BK:Amazon:Computers & Accessories
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I bought one of those low profile USB sticks when I got my car. It's full of music and is plugged into the car. I've listened to a whopping 2 tracks -- why doesn't the music player have a random button?
It sounds like they decided they needed the room for caching maps and other uses. Yes it was promised but the amount of room they were promising was tiny (3,000 mp3s?) and can be replaced with a $8 thumb drive.
gctseng
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I just bought this micro SD card for my phone, but it came with a ultra tiny adapter (as small as the San Disk one in the first posts)--AND it's interchangeable!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211737
Ironically, I have to tape it to a bigger piece of plastic just to make sure I don't loose it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211737
Ironically, I have to tape it to a bigger piece of plastic just to make sure I don't loose it.
I use my ipad, bluetoothed to the car, it shows the album covers, and sync'd to whatever i have on the cloud, works for me. Only one sync at a time, tho. So, either music or phone. The zip drive is a great idea! Thanks.
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How big is that? It doesnt say.
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How big is that? It doesnt say.
Eggplant
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This is what I was told as well. Not that anyone would get a larger HD, but rather the space they intended to use for audio files was instead used for caching more map data. Better use IMO.
lol 1 TB = 1000 GB
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oh I totally agree. all my PC's and laptops at home have SSD. my gaming PC has 4 of them in a RAID 0, lol. I love the speed. But this little ministation is rugged. No issues - no skipping. Nada. Also, it's "USB powered so there are no additional cables to manage and no need for a separate power source." It's cheap enough that it's worth the fact that its not SSD. I have had 0 issues with it. Just don't "move" your entire library to it. Always have a back-up at home. So in the unlikely event it dies for some reason (after warranty), just get another one and put the music back on it. For the $$$ and quality and SIZE, you can't beat this.
I also rather prefer what Tesla is doing with using the space for map caching instead of music storage. I spent $16 and got far more music space then what they advertised. Sure it would be nice if they went ahead and sent out free $8 flash drives to make it right, but I'm not going to lose sleep over it. I'll just enjoy the faster map scrolling when I get the new firmware.
jacobp
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While waiting for "Tessie" to arrive later this month, I'm trying to get as prepared as i can. Please forgive this simplistic and perhaps idiotic question, but can someone give me a step-by-step instruction on how to download my music library, which is on iTunes (I also use iTunes Match), to a USB Drive? Thanks in advance, for not laughing (or flaming).
JPP
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Yes, I am. Just like those who ordered when fog lights were advertised and didn't get them. If on board music storage was part of the package promised when they ordered and changed after the fact, then something should be done for those people. As I suggested, even if it's just Tesla shipping such people a cheap low profile thumb drive, at least they are keeping the commitment in some manner.
Just a quick survey: Who hear feels that Tesla should send them an $8 flash drive? I'll start the voting with "No." Not because I don't agree that I was promised this functionality, but because (a) they've already given me many months of free 3G and "play anything" Slacker that vastly overshadows the enjoyment I might have gotten from the hard drive space, (b) I'd rather have cached maps, and (c) I'd much rather they spend the time on other issues!
I "here" vote yes. Sorry, but I want what was advertised with the car. Synching songs to my HDD via wifi was a fairly big plus to me (and it WAS coming since some of the early reports of delivery specialists was that they were going to get you set up on your network and get synching going). If it isn't coming, fine, but at least acknowledge it (and perhaps offer a usb stick).
the "free 3g" is because they haven't gotten their ish together (for whatever reason). I'll agree there may be bigger issues, but that doesn't mean I'm OK permanently giving up something I was expecting.
JPP
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FWIW, I just Googled it as I have forgotten the steps since I copied 32Gb of iTunes from my Mac onto my USB drive last May for my S.
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