HP Pocket Playlist USB/WiFi

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Pros:

Great looks, solid general performance, offers hotspot mode, simple to set up basic WiFi connection
Compact wireless storage. Internet pass through. Self-cataloging capability in app.

Cons:

Fingerprint magnet, expensive for capacity, flaky hotspot mode, dubious utility overall
Physical switch for USB/wireless. Formatted FAT32. Smallish capacity. No sync utility

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Last revision on November 21, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Great looks, solid general performance, offers hotspot mode, simple to set up basic WiFi connection
Compact wireless storage. Internet pass through. Self-cataloging capability in app

Reviewers Didn't Like

Fingerprint magnet, expensive for capacity, flaky hotspot mode, dubious utility overall
Physical switch for USB/wireless. Formatted FAT32. Smallish capacity. No sync utility

Expert reviews and ratings

The HP Pocket Playlist is a wireless media drive that can share 32GB of movies, music, and photos with a small group of friends. It's not bad if all you need is a pocket full of Marvel comic book movies and your phone's memory is already...

By PC Mag on March 29, 2013

HP Pocket Playlist With each passing year, flash storage is cheaper and more plentiful, but the options for using storage have become fewer. Apple has few options for storage expansion, and fewer Ultrabooks, tablets and smartphones allow expansion. But...

By Gear Diary on August 24, 2013

HP Remember the days before smartphones and tablets? Back when our mobile entertainment options were limited to whatever books and magazines we could cram into our carry-on bag and that one movie that was shown three times on a single flight across...

By Gadling on June 10, 2013

Small and light, the HP Pocket Playlist is a portable flash drive which boosts the limited storage space on your mobile devices by 32GB.Even better, it lets you link up to five devices to it wirelessly and can stream photos, music and videos.The media...

By AsiaOne on June 07, 2013