is a faster sd card is really faster in the pda???
can someone please advice if SD card speed rating really take effect in X51v??? well, i'm getting a 256mb or 512mb as to replace the rom for installing all applications. does the faster sd card rating really is faster when used with the pda???
can someone please advice if SD card speed rating really take effect in X51v??? well, i'm getting a 256mb or 512mb as to replace the rom for installing all applications. does the faster sd card rating really is faster when used with the pda???
I don't have a fast SD, I only have a "slow" Sandisk 256MB SD.
Compare that Sandisk 256MB SD to a Kingston Elite Pro 2GB CF, it's like day and night in my X51v.
what make the difference in the axim is the access time
If you take the cheapest Sandisk memory card, and let say you have 10 games installed. When you go in the Game folder in your Start menu, it could take between 10 seconds to 40 seconds to show the icons ! Now, with a good memory (32x-40x is perfect) the same task will take 2 to 5 seconds. And this is only displaying shurtcut icons.
If you install Minimo or Netfront, browsing the web sill be faster too. But if you only store MP3 or video, then there will be not much difference..
So yes, there is a difference in speed and people that say no, probably never tried a good memory card (or a bad one)
Also different cards will allow the machine different read/write speeds. The x50v will certainly not reach the rated speed, but cards can definitely have an impact on IO performance.
thanks a lot for the fast replies, very helpful. i that case, i'm getting a fast 256mb sd card to replace the rom, i think 256mb is more than enough to install many applications.
For what it's worth. I have a Sandisk extreme III SD card. This is a fast card and i never ever experienced a lost SD card like some others did. Not with ROM A01 and also not with A04. I don't know if it's related or i am just coincidently lucky.
jan
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For what it's worth. I have a Sandisk extreme III SD card. This is a fast card and i never ever experienced a lost SD card like some others did. Not with ROM A01 and also not with A04. I don't know if it's related or i am just coincidently lucky.
jan
that's good news to you and hope i will not face any problem by the time when i get my pda
thanks a lot for the fast replies, very helpful. i that case, i'm getting a fast 256mb sd card to replace the rom, i think 256mb is more than enough to install many applications.
Uhm..No it's not. I strongly recommend you get at least 1 GB. You need to consider more than just apps. I use my axim as my mp3 player and movie player. Trust me, you want at least 1 GB.
Take tallshorty's advice. Get the 1GB. I bought a 256MB under the same assumption you have and regretted it. I now have a 256MB that serves no purpose. I ended up buying myself a 1GB within 3 months of the 256MB.
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has anyone done tests to see the read/write speed limit to SD?
i wouldn't want to buy a 80x card if the axim's max is 40x (for example)
The speed on the axim is not too important. If you plan to transfer a lot of large files like music or movies, you should buy an external USB 2.0 card reader anyways. It takes forever to transfer an 800 MB movie with a slow card. That's really the real benefit of getting a fast card. Using the axim to transfer large files is very slow. I don't recommend it.
Also, I'd say a 40x card is more than adequate. I have a 32x SD card. It takes less than 2 min to transfer a 350 MB video file using a USB 2.0 card reader, which is fast enough for me.
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