Low resolution JPEGs were nice and quick with the Pro X2, so this was not a major loss. In my experience, I never really uploaded Raw images from the Pro X2 because it took such a long time, and I only needed large screen previews for my clients. Both cards support a variety of video files, and the Mobi can read and write many files, including Raw. The Pro X2 card can upload Raw files from the card, while the Mobi is limited strictly to JPEG files. Where the cards differ is in the handling of Raw files. So, speed and performance on these cards should be about the same. They both offer Class 10 SDHC performance and feature ranges of 90 feet (27.4m) outdoors and 45 feet (13.7m) indoors. Glancing at this list, it's easy to see that the Eye-Fi Mobi and Pro X2 share a lot of similarities.
The Eye-Fi Mobi is available in 8GB (our unit), 16GB, and 32GB iterations. The only differences come down to the Mobi's simplified setup and a few watered-down features. The Mobi shares many traits with the Eye-Fi Pro X2, which we reviewed alongside the Transcend Wi-Fi SD card a while back.
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Well, except for Windows users, who for now will just have to sit tight with their fingers crossed and hope for the best. While the solution may not be perfect, at least it will allow longtime Eye-Fi customers to continue to use their existing stash of cards in some capacity. Regarding Windows, Eye-Fi said it will make an announcement “if and when” the utility is released for the platform, but warned it may not be available before September 16, when Eye-Fi Center will be shut off. It is also being released as-is, without a warranty, technical support, or future updates.
The utility appears to be a stop-gap measure, as it doesn’t include all of the features of the outgoing Eye-Fi Center application and won’t integrate with Eye-Fi View or Eyefi Cloud (the latter of which was acquired by Ricoh earlier this year). Available today, a new X2 Utility for Mac will allow users to continue to transfer files from all older cards, including those produced by third parties, to their Mac. One customer even wrote an open letter to Eye-Fi on Hacker News, calling it “preposterous” that Eye-Fi would cancel support for a hardware product that was only a year-and-a-half old.Įye-Fi has apparently taken the feedback to heart.
X2-series cards, the newest cards affected by the end-of-life decision, had been sold as recently as March of 2015. While the company offered a 20-percent discount to existing customers who moved to the new cards, many customers felt cheated. The move comes after critical feedback from customers who were dissatisfied with Eye-Fi’s decision to essentially “brick” the older memory cards on September 16, forcing customers to move to the newer Mobi line of Wi-Fi cards.īack in June, Eye-Fi said it was doing away with the Eye-Fi Center application, which is required by the older cards, but isn’t used by the new Mobi cards.
Fitbit Versa 3Įye-Fi has released a new software utility to allow customers to continue to use older Eye-Fi Wi-Fi SD cards past the previously announced end-of-life date.