Excellent USB thumbdrive for Prime

I use a 2 port usb hub I bought off eBay.

 

Yeah, those low profile mini USB memory sticks are great. I have been using for all of my USB memory needs including on my laptop and tablets.

For my PRIME I use 4 port USB hub with switch to change different USB media source. In addition to mini USB memory sticks mentioned above, I have an old ipod connected to it.

 

A switch? Never seen one like that. Can you post a link?

 

Not exactly this model, but very similar. You can switch between 4 different USB connected memory or ipod or something else. The head unit sometimes get confused, but in most part, you can switch on-a-fly without problem. Actually, I am wondering what happens to your non-switch 2 port hub, if you put two usb thumb drives? How does the head unit decide which one to connect?

NeweggBusiness - SABRENT HB-UM43 4-PORT USB 3.0 HUB WITH POWER SWITCHES

 

brilliant. i have an old stick which 'sticks up' from the front bottom of my center console and is susceptible to breaking off, or worse, breaking the socket. thanks!

 

I've never used 2 usb thumb drives. I would think both would show up on the display so you could choose either one or the other. I think I read where the Prime usb port can only support a 2 port usb hub max.

 

whats the trick to get 64gb cards working? i have a 32 that works a treat but i got a 64 and even formatting it correctly it's not recognized.

 

I have a 32 as well. What's the size limitation? Have you tried formatting in FAT32?

 

I bought one of these and it works great. No problems with the Prime reading 64GB. I did not reformat the drive.