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2009-02-12
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#12
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Originally Posted by Den in USA
I am not planning to buy from them, just want to know if a Class 4 card would be good enough, or better choose a Class 6.
Good choice for an SD card, also good price. However, did you notice that they are out of stock?
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2009-02-12
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#13
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Originally Posted by Benson
Wow... now that's bad!
There's some info about where some cards won't go into a low-power state when not writing, and drain the battery in less than 48 hours of idle, but I'm not sure where, search around for it. There's no conclusive table, just some people's reports of which cards worked and didn't for them.
Originally Posted by Benson
I see. Is there some limit on the card capacity?
That issue aside, any SD or SDHC card will work. You may want to jump for a Class 6 card instead of that Class 4, but either will work. (Some people say they can't tell the difference from 4 to 6 in actual usage, some say they can; I don't have any Class 4, so I can't say, but my Class 6 cards are much faster than a Class 2 I have, so I think so.)
Another question (sorry!): I want to use the tablet to clean my camera CF card, sending all the images on the CF card into my 64GB pen drive. So, I should need an adapter (female USB -> male micro USB), first to save the images in the CF into the tablet (I already have a CF -> male USB adapter), and then to save from the tablet to the pen drive. Will this work?
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2009-02-12
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#14
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Originally Posted by luis
I expect the USB ports on the tablets don't provide enough power to run a CompactFlash reader. That's just a guess, but others in the fora have reported difficulty locating SD card readers that sip little enough juice. I can't imagine CF readers use less power than their SD brethren.
I want to use the tablet to clean my camera CF card, sending all the images on the CF card into my 64GB pen drive. So, I should need an adapter (female USB -> male micro USB), first to save the images in the CF into the tablet (I already have a CF -> male USB adapter), and then to save from the tablet to the pen drive. Will this work?
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2009-02-12
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Originally Posted by luis
No, any available capacity (up to 32GB, right now) will work, and if any larger SDHC-compatible cards become available, they'll work too.
I see. Is there some limit on the card capacity?
Another question (sorry!): I want to use the tablet to clean my camera CF card, sending all the images on the CF card into my 64GB pen drive. So, I should need an adapter (female USB -> male micro USB), first to save the images in the CF into the tablet (I already have a CF -> male USB adapter), and then to save from the tablet to the pen drive. Will this work?
Also, depending on your camera, you may be able to hook it up via USB, and read the CF while it's in the camera; if this works, the camera will probably be using its own battery, so you wouldn't have power problems.
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2009-02-12
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#16
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Originally Posted by Benson
Perfect!
No, any available capacity (up to 32GB, right now) will work, and if any larger SDHC-compatible cards become available, they'll work too.
Originally Posted by Benson
For the pen drive, for the CF reader, or for both?
As sjgadsby said, power is likely to be an issue;
Originally Posted by Benson
It should be twice as fast, since I will be saving 1 step: CF card --> pen drive instead of CF --> tablet --> pen drive.
if you have a self-powered USB hub, you can probably make it work fine, and even connect them both and copy directly. (This may not actually go faster, but will be easier and not need free space on the tablet.)
Originally Posted by Benson
Good idea, that will solve the CF issue (but not the pen drive issue).
Also, depending on your camera, you may be able to hook it up via USB, and read the CF while it's in the camera; if this works, the camera will probably be using its own battery, so you wouldn't have power problems.
I wonder why camera manufacturers don't make cameras able to plug a pen drive on them. It shouldn't be that hard.
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2009-02-13
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Originally Posted by luis
Chiefly the CF, most (but not quite all!) USB drives work fine.
For the pen drive, for the CF reader, or for both?
It should be twice as fast, since I will be saving 1 step: CF card --> pen drive instead of CF --> tablet --> pen drive.
That issue aside, any SD or SDHC card will work. You may want to jump for a Class 6 card instead of that Class 4, but either will work. (Some people say they can't tell the difference from 4 to 6 in actual usage, some say they can; I don't have any Class 4, so I can't say, but my Class 6 cards are much faster than a Class 2 I have, so I think so.)
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