ADATA DashDrive Air AE400 Review

1. Introduction2. ADATA DashDrive Air AE4003. Using with PC4. Using with iOS & Android5. Phone charging6. Closing Thoughts7. View All Pages

The ADATA DashDrive Air AE400 ships in a plain white box, indicative of traditional ADATA packaging we have seen in the last couple of years. There is a large image of the product on the front of the box.

The rear of the box details product specifications.

Inside is the unit itself, a micro USB to USB cable and a user manual.

The ADATA DashDrive Air AE400 is an attractive design, encased inside a honeycomb style chassis. The power button can be seen in the image above left, as being comprised of three darker honeycomb shaped sections. The underside of the product is darker, but follows the same design principle.

It is quite a heavy little product weighing 128g and measuring 80 x 59 x 12 mm (LxWxH). It may look as if it is constructed of aluminum, but it is plastic.

One side of the DashDrive Air AE400 has ports for a micro USB connector (for charging) and a standard sized USB 2.0 port for connection to devices. It is worth pointing out that the AE400 doesn't need a power adapter to charge, it is all completely self contained inside the chassis.

The other side of the unit has a standard SD port, perfect for pairing up with a camera (unless you are using a professional SLR and then it will more than likely be CompactFlash).

Inside the unit is a wireless transmitter, although the only way to get a good glimpse of the internals would be to totally destroy the product, which we weren't willing to do.

While it may be difficult to see on the images, there are a little row of lights along the middle of the unit. The power light will shift colours between green/orange/red depending on the life left in the battery. There is a green light which is related to activity and a blue light indicating wireless is transmitting. All fairly straightforward and easy to understand.

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