This thing is amazing. It integrates Java after the first use, It integrates any and all minecraft files, and even comes built with many of the popular modpack launchers! There seems to be some confusion as to what the "Full Version" vs "Demo Version" of minecraft actually are in the questions section here. Yes this band comes with a completely functioning minecraft executable. The only thing you need to have to play the "Full Version" is a minecraft account(Purchased Separately).
Beware, despite being connected over USB 3.0 there is still some inherent lag. Even though USB 3.0 has transfer speeds that rival that of SSDs It's the initialization of each new transfer that bottlenecks in USB 3.0. This causes the game to have some latency issues. I would rate the performance somewhere slower than minecraft played on a normal hard drive and faster than minecraft played on an online multiplayer server. The latency issues from the band are somewhat different that normal multiplayer lag though. Sometimes the flash drive "sleeps" (in a way) so that if you have not broken a block in a while you get a short few seconds where your block breaking isn't doing anything while it "wakes up" the flash drive to write your newly broken blocks to the world save.
Also if you plan to play some of the bigger modpacks, like a lot of what feed the beast has to offer, Expect some pretty serious slowdowns. It's still playable over USB 3.0 but these modpacks will be nearly impossible to play over USB 2.0.
It sucks that this little thing is limited by modern technology from being a perfect device but it works fantastically for Vanilla Minecraft and I highly recommend it for anyone who is on more than one computer with their minecraft worlds. The creators truly did everything humanly possible to make this thing the most amazing flash drive you will ever play minecraft from and with the cloud backup you never have to loose another minecraft world! I know I've lost many of them.
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Band Started to Break, USB Port Bending, Bracelet Didn't Latch Well -- LASTED SIX MONTHS
UPDATE: I've bumped this up from one star to three -- I would have given it a four because I finally heard from them and they were great about replacing it. I would have given a four instead of a five because of the lag time and overall stress involved in getting our issue addressed but like another reviewer said they might have been in transition (they're rolling out a new Gameband watch on Kickstarter and have a new support desk).I've changed my review to a three only because the new Gameband dies regularly within a day, no low battery warning, and resets when we charge it. It usually goes a few days before needing a charge and you usually get a warning, so it's useless as a watch now because it can't make it through a school day. My kid is the best ambassador of this just the same -- he loves it -- and I appreciate that the company is being responsive. But it's taken some time and still at the end of the day we have something that's glitchy.That all being said, and keeping this in perspective, it's a $30 item. Not chump change but not an Apple Watch either. I think if you can get a year's worth out of it it would be worth it but so far we haven't hit that mark yet. I'll update again if there are any changes.Originally posted: We are VERY disappointed after having tried to contact the company several times (with receipts, pictures, emails) to show them how after only 6 months the band was starting to break and the USB port was bending. Nothing. It got to be so loose that my son was holding it together with Scotch tape! So I suppose it was only a matter of time before he lost it, which he did a couple days ago (I had started contacting the company last month).I waited to leave this review but seeing how they haven't responded AT ALL and the Gameband is now officially gone, I can say that we are not happy with this company. The product was great while it lasted but we got six months only out of it and my son is so upset I'd almost rather he never had it. His teacher and the whole school spent the afternoon looking for it. Very frustrating as this could have been avoided if it was better made or if the company had responded and replaced the faulty band when I first contacted him.I would have considered buying this as Christmas gifts if I felt I could count on the company. Now I can only say that if you get it, be prepared for your child to have some heartbreak or frustrating after six months.
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- Kammy ShawReviewed in Canada on February 17, 2017
my grandson is very happy with this purchase
