Re: how much total memory can you have in the n810?
 

I realise this would allow me to add 8gb externally (and 8Gb internally) but my goal is to carry my entire music collection with me. I have two 16Gb SDHC cards which is still a compromise for two reasons (I need about 35Gb for music and i would like it in one card) but at least a full size reader will let me keep up with SDHC card technology which tends to provide the largest capacity in the full size format first.

I do wonder how hard it would be to make/modify a reader that does work (perhaps the micro reader you mentioned) to take the full size card. My thought is to attach the reader ln the back of the tablet and have a short cable to bend round and plug in to the microUSB port.

I welcome any suggestions or comments to make this (or something similar) happen.

Re: how much total memory can you have in the n810?
 

I use this beast
http://safecom.cn/code/sub/category....11&subcatid=39
it's not too portable

Re: how much total memory can you have in the n810?
 

Someone put this question into a FAQ! It certainly comes up often enough.

Re: how much total memory can you have in the n810?
 

microSD, miniSD, and SD are fully compatible electrically, so conversion should be as simple as expectable.

But if I had an N810, and were contemplating such adaptation, I'd do an adapter for the external slot. Maybe the internal slot, too.

Re: how much total memory can you have in the n810?
 

I've considered the external slot but I believe there is a switch on the small plastic 'door' requiring it to be closed for the card to be seen. (This could be problematic for trying to hot swap a card in an extended socket). Perhaps a very small cable could be used an a hole/slot made in the door or perhaps a ribbon type cable (the type found in cameras to swivel the screen or jet printers to allow head travel) but I have no idea where these might be avaialble (I've looked in Digikey, Mouser and other online electronic stores w/o sucess).

I picture the full size slot on the back to be only just bigger than the SD card itself so it would be hardly noticeable. Something like the way a MiniSD fits into a full size SD adapter. Obviously there are some electronics necessary as well but upon opening some of the card readers I see that the guts don't take up that much space.

Re: how much total memory can you have in the n810?
 

Yup, ribbon cable, (like an IDE cable) or, ideally, flex cable (what you're talking about), that's what I was thinking of.

Hot swapping the external card, assuming no great modifications to the door, is this simple:
Open door to miniSD slot, wait to make sure it doesn't fail to umount it, then swap card; close door to make card available.

If you want to go hacking around, removing the door switch and wiring up one on the full-size slot would be even better, but if you can do it with a flex cable and maybe paring a tiny bit off the door, you don't risk injuring a ~$400 device.

Re: how much total memory can you have in the n810?
 

Opening door sounds like a simple solution. I certainly don't want to open it up and hack. Thanks for ref to 'flex cable'. Might do a bit more searching for this term.