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Hello all, anyone know what the max card support for the universals sd/mmc reader is
Thanks
Hi there,
If I'm not wrong, the manual says clearly that universal can read/write SD cards up to 2GB (unless someone with a better expertise than me knows something different).
In any case, this is not completely right, many people uses 4GB cards (including me), but it seems that not all the applications can cope with them, photo camera is one of them, if I'm not wrong, it will not save the photos to the SD unless it has 2GB or less free space.
Somewhere else in this forum, someone else said that he even uses a sam..ung 8GB SD card (very expensive).
Hope this helps
kecido said:
Hi there,
If I'm not wrong, the manual says clearly that universal can read/write SD cards up to 2GB (unless someone with a better expertise than me knows something different).
In any case, this is not completely right, many people uses 4GB cards (including me), but it seems that not all the applications can cope with them, photo camera is one of them, if I'm not wrong, it will not save the photos to the SD unless it has 2GB or less free space.
Somewhere else in this forum, someone else said that he even uses a sam..ung 8GB SD card (very expensive).
Hope this helps
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Yup i use a 8GB Samsung SD Card to watch DVD's. I dont have the time to encode DVD's to avi xvid format so i just copy them directly to the 8GB card and watch them on the tcpmp player. Quite fun i believe. I am waiting for the 32GB SD Card release by samsung and sandisk.
im using the 4gb 150x sd card from mobymemory (£47) no probs! nice and quick too noticed tomtom load quicker.
also im using the newest qtek rom and the camera stores to card no probs (dont have to have 2gb used as per some other complaints)
Im getting the 4gb Transcend sd card soon.. im currently using 2gb transcend but I soon realized it still isnt enough...the bigger, the better of course
nuclear, I don't understand... how is an 8GB SD card possible??? 4GB should be the absolute max.
Does the Universal support SDHC in one of the newer ROMs or something?
joe_dude said:
nuclear, I don't understand... how is an 8GB SD card possible??? 4GB should be the absolute max.
Does the Universal support SDHC in one of the newer ROMs or something?
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Well the device will always show you 2000MB regardless of the ROM. But you can put more than 2000MB on your 8GB card and it will read all the files and you can use them. Its just that at this part the memory monitor will show your SD card in the negative section or full. All SD Card are compatible in the HTC Universal. Enjoy.
I am waiting for the 32GB SD Card by Samsung and SanDisk
Brain... does... not... compute.
Nuclear, I need more info. What card did you get? What brand? Is it SD or SDHC? How did you format it?
What's different about the Universal that makes it possible?!?
joe_dude said:
Brain... does... not... compute.
Nuclear, I need more info. What card did you get? What brand? Is it SD or SDHC? How did you format it?
What's different about the Universal that makes it possible?!?
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Its a SD. Samsung 150X 8GB SD Card for $200 or so. I formatted it when i insert it into the Universal. Then i hooked it up to my PC. Transfered a DVD into it. And then back into the Universal and it played the DVD!!!
Hmmm I got one of these
http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Item(1239)-SDSDPH-1024-SanDisk_Ultra_II_SD_Plus_USB_1GB.aspx
MUCH faster transfers when you put it straight in your PC. I'm thinking of getting the new 2Gb version soon
nuclear
We all want to see your super card 8GB. Please will take photographs cards on background your universal or you have no photo?
In the same way report us address where we can book the card on 32 GB or you have no internet address?
I think nuclear you fibber!!!!!
nuclear said:
Well the device will always show you 2000MB regardless of the ROM.i think u must be wrong!
look my 4gb card, and its showing:3921.69 MB total
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well im just pretty much after a reliable card , one that will store my app data etc but im worried ill get one that wont be able to do what i want
well mines fine matey, nice and quick too, compared to my 1gb puremedia one. so ill recomend my 4gb 150X one from moby memory with 5 year waranty (free usb card reader too) about £47.
Thanks, ordering one now
iv currently got every single photo we have on our laptop of the kids (thousands) on the card. all my non vital apps, i just have handy menu, journal bar and a few others staying in the phones memory
then dumped the movies, saw3, world trade centre, happy feet and jackass2 on the card, plus tomtom uk & euro maps and still got just under a gig left
daddy k said:
iv currently got every single photo we have on our laptop of the kids (thousands) on the card. all my non vital apps, i just have handy menu, journal bar and a few others staying in the phones memory
then dumped the movies, saw3, world trade centre, happy feet and jackass2 on the card, plus tomtom uk & euro maps and still got just under a gig left
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My Universal screwed up my precious 4GB SanDisk Extreme III card and my 8GB Samsung. Literally it made my 8GB to 2GB and my 4GB to 2GB. I lost 6GB of space on my 8GB card into nothing. I am contacting tech support all day and this is what they posted. THE MAX IS 2GB!!!! >>>>>.<<<<< scary ;(
http://www.sandisk.com/Compatibility/Device(8016)-i-mate-JasJar.aspx
I was going through the SD specifications, and it looks like that SD 1.1 could support up to 64GB (!!!) using 32KB clusters.
Unfortunately, this won't ever happen, since SD 2.0 flags anything above 2GB as a memory error.
8GB should be possible because FAT32 defaults to 4KB clusters, which would match. Larger capacity would need reformating to match the larger SD clusters, but technically it should be possible, IMHO.
So probably some of the Samsung OEMs do work at 8GB using SD 1.1. But I'm seeing the new auctions say SD 2.0 compatible only.
Oh well, I can live with 4GB, but I hope Windows Mobile adds support for SDHC and MMCplus.
Nuclear, the 4GB Sandisk I believe is SDHC, so it will probably screw things up. The 8GB Samsung you could probably reformat on your PC.
If you have an SDHC and an SD USB reader, use the SD one, as the SDHC one might force you down to 2 GB.
Hey, it's just my guess from reading the specs.
joe_dude said:
Nuclear, the 4GB Sandisk I believe is SDHC, so it will probably screw things up. The 8GB Samsung you could probably reformat on your PC.
If you have an SDHC and an SD USB reader, use the SD one, as the SDHC one might force you down to 2 GB.
Hey, it's just my guess from reading the specs.
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My SanDisk 4GB Extreme III is a SDHC? I was sure i bought a SD only. It says SD on it....
As for my 8GB my PC detects it as only 2GB. Reformatted and again only 2GB. I know another way to fix it. Partition MagiC!!! I lost 6GB in partition space. And same with the other 4GB card. Once i partition it every 2GB it will make 3 cards in 1 . Well stay tuned and i will let you know how paritioning the space helped.
i want buy 16gb memory but may be 32gb have unofficial support.......
You may be better off getting a 16GB card as the 32GB cards are extremely rare and extremely expensive.
mehunlimited said:
You may be better off getting a 16GB card as the 32GB cards are extremely rare and extremely expensive.
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in Belarus 32gb sdhc from 80$ (2 class) upto 110-170$ (4 class)
http://shop.by/1144/1146/1747/?mode...ize=20&prof_1002=3302&prof_1073=3299&x=44&y=4
It's a supported format if it's SDHC so it should work. I'd still go with the 16GB because it's the safer option and you don't need 32GB of space on a phone.
crabby
crabby09 said:
It's a supported format if it's SDHC so it should work. I'd still go with the 16GB because it's the safer option and you don't need 32GB of space on a phone.
crabby
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You should never say such things, your needs are different from others needs. My 16GB card has 50mo left
el_lo said:
You should never say such things, your needs are different from others needs. My 16GB card has 50mo left
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Lol... Well yeah, it's possible to fill any amount of space. Having said that, I'd say anything that isn't used on a fortnightly basis is superfulous and as such, I doubt you've got 16GB of 'vital' data?
On another note... the more data on the storage card the slower the indexing and performance. So, I'd weigh up 'needs' rather than 'wants'. Hell, I'd love a 32Gb SDHC crad for my phone, but I wouldn't need the space and so couldn't justify the expense or the reduced performance or risk incompatability.
Still, good point
crabby
very well, but can anyone JUST TRY to check compartibility ?
Well i use my X1a as my music player in my car, so my 16gb is filled up, 32gb would be super nice since i have tons of music i still wanna put on my X1, and a couple of movies i may add!!
Is there such a thing as a 32gb micro sd card? I've never seen it.
Does anyone has a link to where I can get one?
I'm using my 16gb, very satisfied with how much room there is!
A 32GB card ought to work, in my opinion.
I wonder what will be the benchmark for the 32Gb? will it be slower that the 16Gb.. for example for the Class 4... is the 16Gb slower that the 4Gb stock microSD of X1?
the x1 does support cards up to 32gb.
or aleast thats what sony said
32GB Micro SD cards cannot be purchased yet.
The link at the beginning of this thread pointed to SD cards, not micro SD.
As the Micro SD slots are so small, I thought it'd be nice to have two in a phone so you can easily add capacity. Mind you, I've still got an 8gb and it's got a wee bittie of room left on it
Hey guys,
Whats the largest micro sd I can place in my Leo... Currently have an 8 GB in there but am quickly filling it since having movies / music on it like no tomorrow!!
Any help would be great, thanks dudes.
You didn't find the answer anywhere on the net? In that case, they can hold a max of 128GB.
dmonuk said:
Hey guys,
Whats the largest micro sd I can place in my Leo... Currently have an 8 GB in there but am quickly filling it since having movies / music on it like no tomorrow!!
Any help would be great, thanks dudes.
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I've got a 16GB in mine and it works perfectly. I'll get a 32GB but want the price to drop before I do. They're still quite pricey.
16GB is suiting me fine. I have a seperate 8GB one for putting movies and stuff on. It just means I have to have CorePlayer installed on the device so I can switch cards and still play movies.
Edit:
Ignore the above comment by lude219. 128GB cards won't be available until next year at the earliest. 32GB is currently the largest on the market. There will be 64GB (and possibly 48GB) soon, but not yet.
Thank you johncmolyneux, I think I might wait a bit and get a 32gb just to be sure!
Thanks for your help dude.
*Any mods may now close this thread as I have had a helpful answer.*
Where can you buy 32Gb microSD cards? I wasn't aware of that they have arrived.
Tubgirl said:
Where can you buy 32Gb microSD cards? I wasn't aware of that they have arrived.
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Amazon\
Ebay
bestbuy
craiglist
expansys
sandisk
Nope.....
Ace42 said:
Amazon\
Ebay
bestbuy
craiglist
expansys
sandisk
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Not true, Sandisk does not have a 32GB microSDHC card on the market at present. Maximum capacity is 16GB only (class 2 and class 4).
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Amazon\
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can't find any 32gb micro sds on amazon or ebay? only normal sized SDHC cards.
Samsung expect their 32GB to be in the market by February according to their recent announcement, I expect Sandisk will want to be released for sale by then also.
Class 6 cards are available from non-Sandisk manufacturers by the way.
im guessing the will charge a ridculous amount...probs about £50 or some ****
16 Gb is the maximum today.
There is NO 32 gb on the market at this time, but expected.
Read that HD2 support 64GB microSD cards. Has anybody got a 64GB card in HD2? How much does it cost?
32GB
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msdivy said:
Read that HD2 support 64GB microSD cards. Has anybody got a 64GB card in HD2? How much does it cost?
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Microsdhc only supports sizes up to 32gb. We wont be seeing 64gb cards except with sdxc, but hd2 doesn't support sdxc.
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zarathustrax said:
Microsdhc only supports sizes up to 32gb. We wont be seeing 64gb cards except with sdxc, but hd2 doesn't support sdxc.
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is that because of hardware or software? i had an old HTC Excalibur that ran winmo 5.0 back in the day. got a 8 gig card that wouldn't read in it until i flashed it to winmo 6.5. after that, it read the card no problem. funny thing is the 'fine folks' over at T-Mobile assured me that nothing over 4GB would ever work in my phone.
so i wonder, with our devices being able to run winmo, android, different variations of linux, etc... could it be just a software problem?
The HTC HD2 can only hold up to a 32 gig 2.0 Micro SD card. Click the link for proof, notice the "Expansion" in the spec list, oh yeah this is straight from HTC.
http://www.htc.com/us/products/t-mobile-hd2#tech-specs
interesting info
so i started surfing around, looking for more info on this topic. i found a thread from another forum citing some interesting conversation regarding the same issue. to quote from page 5 of that forum...
"What the SD 4.0 specification will add is another pin to SDXC cards which will enable the higher read/write speeds. The rest of the pins will still be present and will still act exactly like they used to. So SDXC cards will always be compatible with SDHC readers, you just won't be able to read/write from them at 300mbit/s. And that's where a firmware update can't change things; no firmware update will allow the camera to use an SDXC card at its full, currently-non-existent future speed because that extra pin interface won't be present.
'But a firmware update CAN add support for exFAT, so all the other benefits of SDXC can in fact be added to our cameras through a firmware update. These benefits include higher capacities, larger maximum file size, and faster file deleting (because that's an exFAT feature, not an SDXC feature).
'It should be noted that the higher capacities have nothing to do with exFAT. FAT32 can have volumes up to 2 TB in size. The 32GB limit on SDHC cards was artificially imposed by the SD 2.0 specification, and has now been lifted with SD 3.0. However, the larger maximum file size IS a benefit of exFAT, because files used to be limited to 4 GB on FAT32."
so i gotta think this will also apply to any other device that can physically run an SDHC card.
let the debate begin
btw, quoted the line from the following forum, for reference:
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-news-rumors/90655-new-firmware-pentax-k-7-1-03-a.html
youngdaddytc said:
so i started surfing around, looking for more info on this topic. i found a thread from another forum citing some interesting conversation regarding the same issue. to quote from page 5 of that forum...
"What the SD 4.0 specification will add is another pin to SDXC cards which will enable the higher read/write speeds. The rest of the pins will still be present and will still act exactly like they used to. So SDXC cards will always be compatible with SDHC readers, you just won't be able to read/write from them at 300mbit/s. And that's where a firmware update can't change things; no firmware update will allow the camera to use an SDXC card at its full, currently-non-existent future speed because that extra pin interface won't be present.
'But a firmware update CAN add support for exFAT, so all the other benefits of SDXC can in fact be added to our cameras through a firmware update. These benefits include higher capacities, larger maximum file size, and faster file deleting (because that's an exFAuiT feature, not an SDXC feature).
'It should be noted that the higher capacities have nothing to do with exFAT. FAT32 can have volumes up to 2 TB in size. The 32GB limit on SDHC cards was artificially imposed by the SD 2.0 specification, and has now been lifted with SD 3.0. However, the larger maximum file size IS a benefit of exFAT, because files used to be limited to 4 GB on FAT32."
so i gotta think this will also apply to any other device that can physically run an SDHC card.
let the debate begin
btw, quoted the line from the following forum, for reference:
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-news-rumors/90655-new-firmware-pentax-k-7-1-03-a.html
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Hmmmm interesting conversation there, I read all six pages by the way. The one guy seemed to be pretty sure of himself. But from what he said if you use a SDXC card that uses extFAT in a decice that does not support extFAT. It will reformat it with Fat 32 making it a regular SDHC card without the extra advantage of the higher speeds that a SDXC reader that does support extFAT can use.
right, that's what i got out of it too. but the big bonus there is that even with the reformat, the space on that card is still accessible, be it 'just' sdhc speeds. that's ok though, cuz that's what we're used to. i'd really like some of the xda developers to take a look at this and see what they can do.
on a somewhat related note, there's a program i use on my laptop called 'macdrive' which allows me to view previously unrecognized files and partitions which windows doesn't see naturally. this allows me to tri-boot (linux, mac, and windows) and modify each of those partitions from any one of the systems.
point here, is that even if there is initially a problem reading the data on a sdxc card, it seems that problem is only with the software not hardware and therefore can be modified.
if i could program i'd start experimenting myself.
youngdaddytc said:
right, that's what i got out of it too. but the big bonus there is that even with the reformat, the space on that card is still accessible, be it 'just' sdhc speeds. that's ok though, cuz that's what we're used to. i'd really like some of the xda developers to take a look at this and see what they can do.
on a somewhat related note, there's a program i use on my laptop called 'macdrive' which allows me to view previously unrecognized files and partitions which windows doesn't see naturally. this allows me to tri-boot (linux, mac, and windows) and modify each of those partitions from any one of the systems.
point here, is that even if there is initially a problem reading the data on a sdxc card, it seems that problem is only with the software not hardware and therefore can be modified.
if i could program i'd start experimenting myself.
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This is very true, and I am in the same boot as you. I wish I had the dev knowledge and skills to start working on something for this, or a real dev could get there hands on this and see what is possible. I guess the only true way to put this to the test is for someone to get there hands on one of these beast of a SD card (64 to 128 gig what ) and stick it in the HD2 to see what it does.
For some reason (unknown) I was under the impression that 32g was the max SD card the Transformer could use.
I saw in the purchasing thread that someone was buying a 128g SD and then I couldn't remember where it was I came up with the 32g limit on SD cards.
So.... Is it a combination of on board and SD? Does it have a Max?
Can someone break this down for me?
Thanks.
davesimpson99 said:
For some reason (unknown) I was under the impression that 32g was the max SD card the Transformer could use.
I saw in the purchasing thread that someone was buying a 128g SD and then I couldn't remember where it was I came up with the 32g limit on SD cards.
So.... Is it a combination of on board and SD? Does it have a Max?
Can someone break this down for me?
Thanks.
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You sound like you are confusing microsd cards (fingernail sized) with sd cards (thumb to first knuckle sized). The max for the onboard microsd card slot is 32gb sdhc and the sd card reader on the dock should support up to 2tb sdxc cards (when they become available).
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You sound like you are confusing microsd cards (fingernail sized) with sd cards (thumb to first knuckle sized). The max for the onboard microsd card slot is 32gb sdhc and the sd card reader on the dock should support up to 2tb sdxc cards (when they become available).
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Good info, thank you.
Yeah, the SD cards that support those sizes are SDXC cards and the Transformer is supposed to support them. It's amazing how big those cards are getting!
(P.S. If you want to thank stuntdouble, click "Thanks" under his post. He deserves it, he answers lots of questions!)
Already clicked that button.
Being a double though, I hope it goes to the right guy.
Sorry, I was responding to 03stage2's post right above mine.
Anyway, 2tb in an SD card? Can you believe it? I know I won't be able to believe whatever the price will be!
bleclair said:
Sorry, I was responding to 03stage2's post right above mine.
Anyway, 2tb in an SD card? Can you believe it? I know I won't be able to believe whatever the price will be!
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SDXC not SD. They're visually the same size but the technology is radically different. The only ones I've seen out so far are 128gb ones. But yeah when 2tb ones are out they'll cost a fortune. Will be cool for the future though.
Yep, I wrote that in post #4.
I did think SD (whether HC, XC, etc) were still referred to as SD cards. I suppose they shouldn't since they are so different!
Anyway, I just meant 2tb in a card that small? I still can't believe 32gb in a microsd card.
I guess I am getting old! I won't even tell you how much memory my first computer had.
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Yep, I wrote that in post #4.
I did think SD (whether HC, XC, etc) were still referred to as SD cards. I suppose they shouldn't since they are so different!
Anyway, I just meant 2tb in a card that small? I still can't believe 32gb in a microsd card.
I guess I am getting old! I won't even tell you how much memory my first computer had.
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Yeah when I first saw a picture of the 2tb microsdxc's I was thinking... if only I bought a load of those I could build a micro raid server. Then I woke up ... reality set in, and realised it would cost a ridiculous amount of cash. This was a year ago, it's taken a ridiculously long time for them to start churning out a finished product for public consumption. At least in a few years our tablets can be used as media storage centres with one large card plugged into the dock.
I looked on the Asus website and the TF manual did not say anything about supporting SDXC, only SDHC and below
http://support.asus.com/download.as...ANSFORMER+TF101&os=&hashedid=gHh4q7I8dvWJzhdV
Download the manual, go to Your Eee Pad mobile docking.
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Tone503773 said:
I looked on the Asus website and the TF manual did not say anything about supporting SDXC, only SDHC and below
http://support.asus.com/download.as...ANSFORMER+TF101&os=&hashedid=gHh4q7I8dvWJzhdV
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They've changed their site to say SDHC now too. I hope it wasnt just a typo before. It still says SDXC cards on the amazon info page. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004U78628/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=asus-accessories-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B004U78628
Specifications
Input/Output: 2 x USB 2.0
Card Reader: 1 x 4-in-1 Card Reader / MMC / SD (SDHC/SDXC)
Battery: 24.4 W/h Li-polymer battery (up to 6.5 hours)1
Dimensions: 10.67" x7.28" x 1.1" inches (W x D x H)
Weight: 1.41 lbs (with battery)
Color: Espresso
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Will the microSD and SDHC on the dock work at the same time or will the system only read one of these?
Meh, kind of uneventful since I would need to keep the tablet docked to have all that extra storage...
Call me when they get the microSD's to 2 tb
I have a SDHC card, but it clearly doesn't,t fit into the Transformer card reader. Any idea if the microSD can be removed someway of out this SDHC?
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I have a SDHC card, but it clearly doesn't,t fit into the Transformer card reader. Any idea if the microSD can be removed someway of out this SDHC?
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Not exactly sure what you are asking here. The tablet itself only supports microSD, the dock is where you can use a SDHC card.
Can i use a 32gb mini in my transformer
a 2tb sdxc in my dock
A 2tb portable drive in one USB
A 2tb portable drive in the other USB
I've got a large jpeg i want to use for wallpaper
I assume nobody has tried to use an SDXC card yet? Those things are expensive! I found 64GB for ~$130 which is too much for my wallet to just buy for testing
To make things worse, the dock says MMC/SD/SDHC on the side; no mention of SDXC
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I assume nobody has tried to use an SDXC card yet? Those things are expensive! I found 64GB for ~$130 which is too much for my wallet to just buy for testing
To make things worse, the dock says MMC/SD/SDHC on the side; no mention of SDXC
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That's one for the website/magazines to answer, that's why they're here isn't it all website magazines do these days is report on a review or point to link by someone else.
eg: 'We found a report on XDA of Asus Transformer owners trying the capacity of their device to the max with SDXC cards' - android spin
checkbox111 said:
That's one for the website/magazines to answer, that's why they're here isn't it all website magazines do these days is report on a review or point to link by someone else.
eg: 'We found a report on XDA of Asus Transformer owners trying the capacity of their device to the max with SDXC cards' - android spin
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I guess you are right. It's the snowball effect... If a local store had an SDXC card I'd be tempted to walk in with the TF and just ask if I could try it. But I can't seem to find one at all.
checkbox111 said:
Can i use a 32gb mini in my transformer
a 2tb sdxc in my dock
A 2tb portable drive in one USB
A 2tb portable drive in the other USB
I've got a large jpeg i want to use for wallpaper
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I don't know the limits on the USB ports, but I have 32gig micro SD, 32gigs SD in the dock, plus a 16gig USB thumb drive in one USB and a 500gig 2.5" HDD in the other. It mounts all drives and works fine.
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I don't know the limits on the USB ports, but I have 32gig micro SD, 32gigs SD in the dock, plus a 16gig USB thumb drive in one USB and a 500gig 2.5" HDD in the other. It mounts all drives and works fine.
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Just for the sake of clarification, what speed rating and brand of micro sd are you using in your TF? I'm looking for one myself but thought 16gb would have been as big as I could safely go.
Hi, sorry if it's a redundant question, just haven't seen any threads on this in the Iconia forum. In UK the 32 gb model of A500 costs 50 pounds more than the 16 gb one, and 16 gb microsd costs less than 20 pounds. So are there some advantages of having 32gb internal storage instead 16gb+16gb? Can the space on sd card used the same as internal storage on A500? Thanks ahead!
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Hi, sorry if it's a redundant question, just haven't seen any threads on this in the Iconia forum. In UK the 32 gb model of A500 costs 50 pounds more than the 16 gb one, and 16 gb microsd costs less than 20 pounds. So are there some advantages of having 32gb internal storage instead 16gb+16gb? Can the space on sd card used the same as internal storage on A500? Thanks ahead!
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You can't yet install applications on an external SD card, for example. It would be squarely for storing media. So I'd still rather suggest just taking the 32Gb one.
Same here, I have the 32G version.
Most apps can't be moved without rooting the tablet, some still crash if their data files aren't on local 'drive'
Navigation apps with huge map files go on local 'drive' - 4G of space each..
External is for movies, some data (ebooks, cbr or cbz comics, etc).
I got the 16gb but kinda wishing I would have spent the extra $50 for the 32gb.
I have the 32Gb and for sure if the 16 Gb have been present in store i will have bought the 16gb instead of 32 Gb (16 is far less expensive), and it's not easy (for me) to use ALL the 32Gb ^^
after one month, still 23 Gb free...on 27Gb
Thanks all for your replies. I'm curious if apps like dropbox can make use of the space on micro sd. Anyone has experience on that?
Any ideas On my Sd Card problem
I just got a PNY 32 GIG SD Card I'm running the Virtuous Thrive 1.0.1.
My card came pre formatted Fat32 It is showing up on my tablet as around 8 gigs. Shows fine on my computer. Any ideas....
Thanks
WereCatf said:
You can't yet install applications on an external SD card, for example. It would be squarely for storing media. So I'd still rather suggest just taking the 32Gb one.
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I use the external_sd for media storage, backups with mybackup pro, and I set the browser download folder to default to there too. Also can access docs there by rooting the tablet and using usb mount all to fool docs to go into reading the external memory. I have over 100 downloaded apps installed on my internal 16gb storage and still have 10gb free there.
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I originally had a 32gb a500, but then found the 16gb for $200 cheaper.
I ended up with the 16gb and purchased a 32gb SD card.
I don't use the tab for gaming, primarily browsing, movies, Google music and chatting. I'm not obsessed with apps anyway.
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I kind prefer having cheaper 16gb and put 32gb sd where all the backups from the roms will go and for the media I glued the 500gb portable drive.
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I personally prefer having the 32Gb version + 32Gb SDHC, meaning I've got huge loads of storage space on it
I have the 16GB LOADED with apps with a 16GB Micro SD card and haven't even scratched the surface on the internal storage. Don't think the 32GB is a must but if you can spare the coin, why not?