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catskillian85 · 03-06-03, 01:20 PM

Forgive me, I've never used CF and SD cards before. My obsolescent Jornada has a CF slot, but I've never taken advantage of it.

Now, with my wonderful new Axim due to be delivered next week, I'm trying to understand this: I'm seeing recommendations that SD be used for extra program memory, and CF for transferable files (MP3s, MPEGs, whatever).

Why? Why is the CF preferable for those types of files? Simply because CF is a bit cheaper than SD?

I ordered a 256MB SD card along with my new toy, and that's all I can afford right now. I will be able to use it for music etc., right?

Also, I know the formula for minutes/MB for music files (both MP3 and WMA), but what about for MPEG movies? Anyone have that figure?

Thanks!

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catskillian85 Aximsite Minor League Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 185 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Clarification, please? Forgive me, I've never used CF and SD cards before. My obsolescent Jornada has a CF slot, but I've never taken advantage of it. Now, with my wonderful new Axim due to be delivered next week, I'm trying to understand this: I'm seeing recommendations that SD be used for extra program memory, and CF for transferable files (MP3s, MPEGs, whatever). Why? Why is the CF preferable for those types of files? Simply because CF is a bit cheaper than SD? I ordered a 256MB SD card along with my new toy, and that's all I can afford right now. I will be able to use it for music etc., right? Also, I know the formula for minutes/MB for music files (both MP3 and WMA), but what about for MPEG movies? Anyone have that figure? Thanks!