AMBER X Smart Personal Cloud Storage Device for Data Media Files, Built-in 512GB High-Speed SSD with USB Storage, Plex and Home Assistant/iOS/Android/Windows/Mac Compatible

I set up my iPhone to backup my photo app automatically. That went smoothly and I freed up storage spaces from my iCloud which had been full for a long time, and from my iPhone which was at the verge of being full all the time. Now I am able to take photos and videos without having to worry about running out of storage and being forced to delete some of my photos and videos. I like the fact that I can share my photos with my family and friends. The next step is to organize my oldest photos into meaningful albums.I first downloaded the PC amber iX app but was confused because I actually needed the mobile amber iX app for initial setup. But setup was easy once I have the mobile app. I would recommend that the PC app explicitly message first-time users to setup their amber X using the mobile app to avoid the confusion I encountered.I haven’t tried many of the other features on amber X. I will be providing more review feedback once I try them out.

Works as expected. I needed cloud without subscription, without hassle over configuring the device or worrying about security. The best part is being able to expand how much it can hold so you wouldn’t need to buy another one of these or be shoved onto a subscription when space runs out.

The instructions to set up Amber were easily accessed through the Amber iX ap. This made the setup very easy. I quickly backed up the storage on my iPhone and my PC. I highly recommend the Amber !!!I am basically a “low-tech” person, but all aspects of set up and use were very sample. Amber iX is small and very light weight !!!

The Amber X took around 10 minutes to set up. So far it has been a pleasant backup solution. Thinking about grabbing a second one for work. Thanks for making such an easy to use personal cloud system! Looking forward to future versions!

I purchased Amber X believing the marketing hype I read and reviews I checked. I thought wow how refreshing to see a company put privacy of consumers first and mean it! I was sorely disappointed when setting up Amber X I read their company privacy statement you have to agree to. The following is just a small sample of how “private” they are.“ t & Log in InformationWhen you register an account to access and use the Amber Platform you are required to provide us your email address. In addition, when you access your account you provide us your log in ID and password and/or other security codes. You may also provide us with voluntary information, for example, your first and last name, and certain preferences (e.g., language preferences).User Content and InformationWe collect the content and other information, for example photos and documents, you provide when you use our Products and Applications. This can include information in or about the content you provide (like metadata), such as the location of a photo or the date a file was created.Direct Communications with us, Feedback and SupportIf you provide us feedback or contact us via e-mail or through our “contact-us” forms, or in connection with support related inquiries, we will collect your first and last name, e-mail address and any information requested in our “contact-us” forms or support forms, as well as any other content included in the feedback or your e-mail or in the contact-us” support inquiries you send to us. Surveys, Giveaways and Marketing CampaignsIf you participate in our surveys, giveaways, or marketing campaigns, we may collect your name, mailing address, email, images and/or videos from which you may be identified, pictures and any other information requested and/or required with respect to your participation in the surveys, giveaways, and marketing campaigns.Additional Services and CommunicationsWe may provide certain additional services and/or communications if you select such additional services and/or communications by opting-in to such additional services and/or communications offered to you by us, including, for example, using certain buttons provided in the user interface of the Sites and/or the Applications.2. InformationCollectedIndirectly Mobile and Computer Device InformationWhen you use or interact with the Services, using a computer or a mobile device, or connect to or access the Amber Platform via the Apps, we, or our authorized third-party service providers, automatically collect information about the device in which you access and use the Amber Platform. For example, we may collect the following device information: Hardware model, IMEI number and other unique device identifiers, MAC address, IP address, operating system version, and settings of the device you use to access the Services.Product Usage InformationWhen you use the Products, we collect certain information directly from the Products themselves:Product Usage and Performance Information: We collect information about your use of the Products, including activities you perform using the Application, and activities we perform in connection with the Products. We also collect technical data from sensors built into the Products, which allow us to detect certain information such as Product performance.Technical Information from the Product: In order to improve your experience over time and help troubleshoot any problem you may encounter with the Products and/or Applications, we record device model and serial number, software version, and technical information such as sensor status, Wi-Fi connectivity, error logs, power status and battery charge level, and whether product features are working properly.Wi-Fi Network Information: To use your Product as part of, and in connection with, the Amber Platform, or to access your Product over the Internet from a computer, a smartphone or a tablet, you will need to connect it to your Wi-Fi network. During setup, the Product will ask for your Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and password to connect to the Internet. It will save this information on the device, along with your IP address, so that you can access it and control it from your computer, smartphone or tablet, and so that it can communicate with our servers and download software updates. Once connected to your Wi-Fi network, your Product regularly sends the data described above (excluding your Wi-Fi SSID and password) to LatticeWork so that we may provide you the Amber Platform.Product and Software Health Information: We automatically collect certain information related to the health/reliability of the products we offer to you. For example, if you own an Amber device, we automatically collect information pertaining to the Amber hardware reliability metrics such as hard disk drive Smart Data. We may also automatically collect major software failure diagnostic information. We do this to continually improve the quality of our products and provide pro-active notification and follow up services to protect your data. We design the logs we automatically collect to contain non-personal information, though we do know who owns any particular device through the registered administrator or owner of the device. We also create logs on your devices that may contain personal information such as user names and file names. These logs can help us determine issues you encountered related to support request you submit to us. These logs will stay on your devices for a certain period of time. If we determine that we need to review these logs, we may ask you to activate the transfer of these logs to our support personnel, but you have the ultimate control of whether to act on our request or not.Location InformationWhen you use or interact with the Site and/or Amber Platform, LatticeWork may collect, or infer, your actual location (derived from your IP address or other location-based technologies).General Usage InformationWe collect information about your interactions with the Sites and the Amber Platform, such as the pages or content you view, your searches, the Services that you use (which may include administrative and support communications with us), and other actions on the Sites or in connection with the use of the Amber Platform. We automatically collect log data when you access and use the Sites and/or Amber Platform, even if you have not created an account or logged in. That information includes, among other things: details about how you’ve used the Sites and/or Amber Platform (including if you clicked on links to third party applications), IP address, access dates and times, information about your approximate location as determined through data such as your IP address, hardware and software information, device information, device event information, unique identifiers, crash data, cookie data, and the pages you’ve viewed or engaged with before or after using the Sites. We use this information for our internal purposes only and to improve the Sites and the Amber Platform.Cookies and Similar TechnologiesWe or authorized third parties may collect certain information by automated means using technologies such as cookies, web beacons, pixels, browser analysis tools, server logs, and mobile identifiers. In many cases, the information we collect using cookies and other tools is only used in a non-identifiable manner without reference to personal information. For example, we may use information we collect to better understand website traffic patterns and to optimize user experience. In other cases, we associate the information we collect using cookies and other technology with your personal information. For more information on our use of these technologies, see our Cookie PolicyThird-Party Service ProvidersSpecifically, depending on how you use the Services, the following third parties collect data on our behalf or receive your personal data in order to assist us in providing our Services:Google Analytics to perform analytics on the Sites (see how to opt out here); Shopify, an ecommerce platform where you can purchase our Products Stripe, a subscription and payment service provider; Mailchimp, which sends emails on our behalf; Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Adroll, and Hotjar, for usage and visitor analytics and to advertise our Products, Applications, Services and Amber Platform on other websites; Drift, to provide chat capabilities with visitors to the Sites; Zendesk, to provide customer support capabilities; Instabug, to provide bug and error reporting with respect to the Site and Applications.5. AffiliatesTo provide the Services and other various services to you, we may use the efforts of our parent company, and any subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies, existing or formed in the future, under a common control (collectively, “Affiliates”). We may share some or all of your Personal Information with our Affiliates in which case we will require our Affiliates to comply with this Privacy Notice.6. BusinessTransfersWe may also share data with third parties to whom we choose to sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or our assets. Alternatively, we may seek to acquire other businesses or merge with them. If a change happens to our business, then the new owners may use your personal data in the same way as set out in this Privacy Notice or as updated.7. LegalObligationsandSecuritySubject to the limitations in this Section 8(c), we will preserve, use, or disclose your personal data if we believe that it is necessary to comply with a law, regulation, legal process, or legitimate governmental request; to protect the safety of any person; to protect the safety or security of our Service or to prevent spam, abuse, or other malicious activity of actors on our Service; or to protect our rights or property or the rights or property of those who use our Services. Non-public information about our users will not be released to law enforcement except in response to an appropriate legal process such as a subpoena, court order, or other valid legal process that has been reviewed by LatticeWork. If, however, we receive information that provides us with a good faith belief that there is an exigent emergency involving the danger of death or serious physical injury to a person, we may provide information to law enforcement trying to prevent or mitigate the danger (if we have it), to be determined on a case-by-case basis.”I know that’s a lot of reading but that’s just a small slice of what info you are giving away. They even state somewhere in the depths of their privacy policy that their employees can access your content at any time they want.I’m sorry I fell for what amounts to lies in their marketing but after reading their company policy this product is anything but focused on keeping your data private. Do not buy!