Hey guys,
i just got an 8gb sd card for my xda star. when i used it with the shipped card reader i was very pleased to achieve about 20mb/s
now that i have it in my phone it's only about 1mb/s maybe even less.
how fast does your usb interface work?
1mb/s=10Mbits
10Mbits=USB1.1
It's normal speed for phone without usb2.0
ok,
the specs say, it's a usb 2.0 link so i expected more
My card is Sandisk 1GB, but it slow too...
I think it is ridiculous to have the Xoom only be compatible with only Micro-SD card instead of regular SD card. It is not like the tab is so small that the regular SD card would not fit. It is NOT a phone.
Regular SD card has the benefit of:
1. Much much cheaper for a bigger space.
2. Did I say it is cheaper for a bigger space...?
3. Faster speed
I am not sure if it will use more energy and decrease battery life. But even still, how much more energy can it actually drain compared to the micro-SD card.
Sometimes I have no idea what the designers/engineers are thinking when they develop technology. There is always a missing screw somewhere.
Wow...I am finish ranting...
What a relief.....
Erm, internal space?
Earthbrain said:
I think it is ridiculous to have the Xoom only be compatible with only Micro-SD card instead of regular SD card. It is not like the tab is so small that the regular SD card would not fit. It is NOT a phone.
Regular SD card has the benefit of:
1. Much much cheaper for a bigger space.
2. Did I say it is cheaper for a bigger space...?
3. Faster speed
I am not sure if it will use more energy and decrease battery life. But even still, how much more energy can it actually drain compared to the micro-SD card.
Sometimes I have no idea what the designers/engineers are thinking when they develop technology. There is always a missing screw somewhere.
Wow...I am finish ranting...
What a relief.....
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What you forget is that by sticking with MicroSD it's more compatible with other devices. If you want to put that same card into your phone or any other mobile device, you have greater compatibility with MicroSD. If you want to put it in a regular SD card device, you can do so with an adapter, but you wouldn't have that same versatility/compatibility with a regular SD card as you would with MicroSD.
EnderTheThird said:
What you forget is that by sticking with MicroSD it's more compatible with other devices. If you want to put that same card into your phone or any other mobile device, you have greater compatibility with MicroSD. If you want to put it in a regular SD card device, you can do so with an adapter, but you wouldn't have that same versatility/compatibility with a regular SD card as you would with MicroSD.
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+1
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Maybe you can find some space behind the back cover to put one of these in? Might be worth a shot..
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/sd-to-microsd-transflash-card-converter-module-27001
While I agree that MicroSD is more compatible with other devices, I would imagine a normal SD card would give the Xoom a more competitive advantage over the iPads in terms of the amount of overall storage that they can use. There are already 64GB SD cards, while I believe the max for a MicroSD is still 32GB. (Correct me if I am wrong.)
blakejohnson86 said:
While I agree that MicroSD is more compatible with other devices, I would imagine a normal SD card would give the Xoom a more competitive advantage over the iPads in terms of the amount of overall storage that they can use. There are already 64GB SD cards, while I believe the max for a MicroSD is still 32GB. (Correct me if I am wrong.)
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You're wrong MicroSD has support for SDXC however, most devices are not SDXC compatible. Just as you will find that most SD card readers are not SDXC compatible.
Earthbrain said:
I think it is ridiculous to have the Xoom only be compatible with only Micro-SD card instead of regular SD card. It is not like the tab is so small that the regular SD card would not fit. It is NOT a phone.
Regular SD card has the benefit of:
1. Much much cheaper for a bigger space.
2. Did I say it is cheaper for a bigger space...?
3. Faster speed
I am not sure if it will use more energy and decrease battery life. But even still, how much more energy can it actually drain compared to the micro-SD card.
Sometimes I have no idea what the designers/engineers are thinking when they develop technology. There is always a missing screw somewhere.
Wow...I am finish ranting...
What a relief.....
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I only wish that what is already there would work.
EnderTheThird said:
What you forget is that by sticking with MicroSD it's more compatible with other devices. If you want to put that same card into your phone or any other mobile device, you have greater compatibility with MicroSD. If you want to put it in a regular SD card device, you can do so with an adapter, but you wouldn't have that same versatility/compatibility with a regular SD card as you would with MicroSD.
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But if the Xoom had a SD slot instead of MicroSD you could just use that same MicroSD card with the adapter in the Xoom.
If you're gonne be swapping out a card from the Xoom to a phone, you might as well be using the SD slot to store the MicroSD to SD adapter.
It would cost Moto pennies to include the adapter in that slot, but still allow people to just dump it and use a regular SD card in there if they want to
In my opinion, its all about having options. (Thats why we like android after all) An SD card slot would give us options, to use a MicroSD in there with an adapter, or to use a regular SD if we'd rather do that. The MicroSD slot doesn't give us the same option in reverse.
Its really not a big deal to me, but thats just what the case in favor of it would be.
Why can't my aunt have male genitals... then she'd be my uncle and we could play basketball together.
WHY?????
gbenj said:
But if the Xoom had a SD slot instead of MicroSD you could just use that same MicroSD card with the adapter in the Xoom.
If you're gonne be swapping out a card from the Xoom to a phone, you might as well be using the SD slot to store the MicroSD to SD adapter.
It would cost Moto pennies to include the adapter in that slot, but still allow people to just dump it and use a regular SD card in there if they want to
In my opinion, its all about having options. (Thats why we like android after all) An SD card slot would give us options, to use a MicroSD in there with an adapter, or to use a regular SD if we'd rather do that. The MicroSD slot doesn't give us the same option in reverse.
Its really not a big deal to me, but thats just what the case in favor of it would be.
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That is my thought exactly.
That is why I made this post.
EnderTheThird said:
What you forget is that by sticking with MicroSD it's more compatible with other devices. If you want to put that same card into your phone or any other mobile device, you have greater compatibility with MicroSD. If you want to put it in a regular SD card device, you can do so with an adapter, but you wouldn't have that same versatility/compatibility with a regular SD card as you would with MicroSD.
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Uh, in the situations you described, an SD card slot would be a MUCH better choice. Having an SD card slot would give you the OPTION to use an SD card, and the OPTION to use an SD to microSD converter and use a microsd card. So if you were concerned with sharing media between phone and tablet, you would just need that little SD to microsd converter.
Edit: I see now that this point has been made multiple times.
cwizardtx said:
Why can't my aunt have male genitals... then she'd be my uncle and we could play basketball together.
WHY?????
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You too?!?! I thought I was the only one who wondered that! Lmfao classic
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I wish it had an SD card primarily for viewing pictures from digital cameras.
I do not want to put a microSD card and an adapter into my DSLR, and as many have mentioned, the larger storages and faster read/write speeds are cheaper for an SD card versus the same capacity microSD counterpart.
SD card would have made so much more sense. Hell, I don't even care if Motorola included an adapter, who the **** here has more than one microSD card and zero adapters? I think I have like 2 adapters, maybe even 3.
Micro SD jus the universal mobile standard
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Sorry man I don't really see it as a problem unless you have a camera with a regular SD card slot. If this is the case buy a MicroSD with the adapter thats what I do. If I buy any new cards I get Micro and make sure it comes with the adapter. That way I am #winning. The cards are so cheap anyway. Who would have thought you could buy and 8gb card for less then 20 bucks?
zone23 said:
Sorry man I don't really see it as a problem unless you have a camera with a regular SD card slot. If this is the case buy a MicroSD with the adapter thats what I do. If I buy any new cards I get Micro and make sure it comes with the adapter. That way I am #winning.
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"and as many have mentioned, the larger storages and faster read/write speeds are cheaper for an SD card versus the same capacity microSD counterpart."
That is why I don't want to put a microSD card in it!
pekosROB said:
"and as many have mentioned, the larger storages and faster read/write speeds are cheaper for an SD card versus the same capacity microSD counterpart."
That is why I don't want to put a microSD card in it!
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I understand the cost factor. When you get into the larger capacities the prices between a 32gb card doubles for a Micro SD. Its just another way for the man to stick it too ya.
I'm glad it's microsd, the xoom is thick enough as is imo
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Honestly guys? You make think the tablet has "plenty of space", but if you've ever done product design or circuit board layout, you'll find that anything smaller makes a big difference. I used to think the change to MicroUSB from MiniUSB was lame, but I've laid out some circuit boards with both connectors, and *MAN* are Mini USB connectors huge!
I felt the same way about the change from SD, to Mini SD, to MicroSD, but honestly, regular SD is huge.
They did it because of size guys, thats all there is to it.
If you want to connect your camera, the Xoom supports USB hosting so you can just plug it right in (Does it work with cameras? I don't have my Xoom yet, but I thought they said it does or will support this), or just use a MicroSD card in your camera. 8GB cards are like $15, and do you really need that much space in your camera? I'm a photographer (well, its a hobby) with a Canon 40D and I only carry like 6 gigs of cards on me (a 4 and a backup 2).
If you never take the pictures off your camera I could see it being an issue, but I never do that for fear of losing them if I lose the camera or the memory fails.
Anyway, none of that matters. They did it because of size. It really does make that big of a difference.
Like the title says, does the Nexus 7 support external sd? I think it does, but I want to be sure before spending $50 more for 8GB, when I can go and buy 16GB micro SD card for $15-$17. So yeah, does the Nexus 7 support external SD cards (micro or regular)?
It hasn't micro sd card slot!!
** and no memory card slot expansion at all!!
The lack of SD slot really annoys me (the damn Raspberry Pi has one, FFS), but after some him-hawing around, I decided to get it. I just wish my ISP was not so sucky. I imagine I will do lots of reading and gaming on it, mainly.
Despite the lack of microSD, it is a nice piece of kit.
it may support usb otg but the micro usb port needs to be at 5v not 3.3v. no one has confirmed this officially but if it has the requirements then you can use a flash drive with an adapter. asus's other devices have supported it so hopefully this will too.
Not having external SD support is only a minor inconvenience but this device is still worth buying.
Hi guys, I found a little thing I thought I might share, a mod to fit a larger than 64gb sd card to the Note 10.1.
I found an sd to micro sd adatpor here - www.linitx.com/product/sdmicro-to-sd-card-adapter/11922
It is an internal sd card adaptor so fits inside the micro sd card slot of your Note 10.1. It takes 128gb or 256gb sd cards and as they are formatted exFat the Note 10.1 will run them with no problem.
I use a Zenus case so I have the sd card adaptor stuck to the back of the Note and then put back in the case to protect it. I'm sure an enterprising person out there may decide to do an internal mod but I really don't have time and this works for me...
It works fine, I'm running a 128Gb sd card with no problems.
Thought it might be of interest to you lot so posted here...
Cheers....
Glad to hear it works but if it's gonna hang out anyway, why not use a much cheaper OTG cable and a much cheaper USB stick?
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ultramag69 said:
Hi guys, I found a little thing I thought I might share, a mod to fit a larger than 64gb sd card to the Note 10.1.
I found an sd to micro sd adatpor here - www.linitx.com/product/sdmicro-to-sd-card-adapter/11922
It is an internal sd card adaptor so fits inside the micro sd card slot of your Note 10.1. It takes 128gb or 256gb sd cards and as they are formatted exFat the Note 10.1 will run them with no problem.
I use a Zenus case so I have the sd card adaptor stuck to the back of the Note and then put back in the case to protect it. I'm sure an enterprising person out there may decide to do an internal mod but I really don't have time and this works for me...
It works fine, I'm running a 128Gb sd card with no problems.
Thought it might be of interest to you lot so posted here...
Cheers....
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Can you post some pictures of the actual device... Want to see if I can mod and fit into my note 3
aalupatti said:
Can you post some pictures of the actual device... Want to see if I can mod and fit into my note 3
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You can, Its where I found the link for the sd adaptor.
Here's the link to the Note 3 thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2518175
Couldn't find it before....
Glad to hear it works but if it's gonna hang out anyway, why not use a much cheaper OTG cable and a much cheaper USB stick?
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I found the battery drain on the OTG was considerable.
It is very good battery life using the sd adaptor. I was watching movies and TV shows for a solid 6 1/2 hours with another 1 1/2 browsing and downloading and only got to 46% battery.
I thought I should mention I use only the 128Gb sd card but even so it has enough storage now....
wow, for real, haha, this is so good
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Perhaps I try something like this with my next phone...
Would this work for some of the SDIO cards that offer 3G/LTE connection?
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ultramag69 said:
Hi guys, I found a little thing I thought I might share, a mod to fit a larger than 64gb sd card to the Note 10.1.
I found an sd to micro sd adatpor here - www.linitx.com/product/sdmicro-to-sd-card-adapter/11922
Cheers....
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Only just seen this. Have thanked.
The OTG multicard adapter I use is a real PIA. I can't stand the Tablet up with it in the way my case is made. This looks good. [edit] Even if I only use it for 32/64GB cards ! [/edit]
Hey guys, sorry to bring back such an old thread, but I got a 256GB SD card but how can I format it to exFat?
elite-fusion said:
Hey guys, sorry to bring back such an old thread, but I got a 256GB SD card but how can I format it to exFat?
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Easeus is what I use to partition and format.
But question is will I be able to format exFat a 256GB SD card? I heard 128GB is the highest that can be exFat?
Hello,
The title is pretty self explanatory. I have a Samsung S10+ that is constrained to a maximum internal SD Card size of 512GB.
I wonder if I can use a USB Type-C OTG hub along with a 1tb SD card? Or will the phone fail to cooperate with the full 1tb external storage.
Thank you.
Dear Cam said:
Hello,
The title is pretty self explanatory. I have a Samsung S10+ that is constrained to a maximum internal SD Card size of 512GB.
I wonder if I can use a USB Type-C OTG hub along with a 1tb SD card? Or will the phone fail to cooperate with the full 1tb external storage.
Thank you.
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There's not really a simple answer for this. Generally, Android can support storage far into the terabit range, so SDcard size limits are generally dictated by artificial limits in the software. An external SDcard and USB OTG are both considered removeable storage, so limits that apply to one will likely apply to the other.
However...
OEMs tend to fib a lot when it comes to supported SDcard sizes. My T290 supposedly only supports up to 128GB but I've used a 512GB in it with no issues. They do this so that you'll buy a higher priced device, and sometimes implement artificial limits as described above.
I'd say just try it. Get a 1TB card on Amazon, and if it doesn't work, return it. If it does, make sure you let the S10 community know what you were able to "get away with".
Wow, amazing response thank you. I have ordered the 1TB SD card and will let you know how it goes. Hoping it will work just by slotting it in, without the need for the USB OTG hub.
It probably won't be able to use or address the full memory if used in the SD card slot. Not sure how it will respond with a OTG porting?
A OTG hook in will be substantially slower than using a V30 rated SD card in the SD card slot.
I won't buy anything slower than V30 rated SD cards because of this.
SDXC is *technically* limited to 2TB. The maximum sizes often reported in specs is the card size it is certified (ie tested) with. There can be bugs for larger sizes sometimes. That being said, I can mount my 1TB card in el $150 chinese tablets that say they can mount 64GB cards... so I don't see the reason it wouldn't work on your S10+ in particular...
While you can use USB OTG with Paragon ASF, its just too much of a flimsy thing compared to plain SD card.