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08-01-03, 05:33 PM

right now whether or not an SD card is good in the Axim (as in fully reliable, unkillable) depends on where it was made.

SD made in Japan is good.
SD made anywhere else might be bad.

SimpleTech gets all of its SD from Japan, as does Panasonic and Memorex.
Lexar gets some of its SD from Japan.

Sandisk and some others get none of their SD cards from Japan.

FAT32 is slower for most uses than FAT16. FAT32 seems to be more stable than FAT16 on Taiwan and China SD cards.

SimpleTech says not to format its SD cards, and I wouldn't format any card unless I knew it had a substantial chance of crapping out on me.

EDIT: happycheesecake is right

08-01-03, 05:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
Astounded EEG Guest Posts: n/a	right now whether or not an SD card is good in the Axim (as in fully reliable, unkillable) depends on where it was made. SD made in Japan is good. SD made anywhere else might be bad. SimpleTech gets all of its SD from Japan, as does Panasonic and Memorex. Lexar gets some of its SD from Japan. Sandisk and some others get none of their SD cards from Japan. FAT32 is slower for most uses than FAT16. FAT32 seems to be more stable than FAT16 on Taiwan and China SD cards. SimpleTech says not to format its SD cards, and I wouldn't format any card unless I knew it had a substantial chance of crapping out on me. EDIT: happycheesecake is right Last edited by Astounded EEG; 08-01-03 at 06:35 PM.