Need info regarding sd/cf cards for axim x50v mobile

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Johnhu, I assume everyone is a man until they prove to me they are intelligent enough to be a woman.


Sorry V, I now know for future reference.

[V's first pda]

If someone you know has digital camera that uses SDHC card, perhaps you can borrow it and see if your Axim will be able to read it. As a precaution, back up the flash card first.

As for videos, I put episodes of Tekzilla or Systm on the card. Helps pass the time when I'm waiting to have my car serviced & etc. Episode #84 of Systm talks about transferring movies to the PC. It's on Revision3.com. Check it out when you've sort out the memory card issue.

Good luck.

Thanks for the info, I dont know anyone tho that has SDHC cards, but, it was a good idea...

and thank you for the info for movies...:approve:

[V's first pda]

Johnhu, I assume everyone is a man until they prove to me they are intelligent enough to be a woman.


Sorry V, I now know for future reference.

That's ok..
:approve:

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From what I've gathered, in regards to memory cards, WM6 adds support for accessing the full capacity of SDHC cards. Looking at prices at Newegg, 32 GB CF starts at $60, whereas 32 GB SDHC starts $74. Both by Kingston, free shipping now. So, if form factor is not important, then perhaps get the cheaper one?

[V's first pda]

From what I've gathered, in regards to memory cards, WM6 adds support for accessing the full capacity of SDHC cards. Looking at prices at Newegg, 32 GB CF starts at $60, whereas 32 GB SDHC starts $74. Both by Kingston, free shipping now. So, if form factor is not important, then perhaps get the cheaper one?

Thank you, when you say form factor , I really dont understand that..

I really am very new to all this sd card thing and pda also...have no clue

when I was reading all the types at newegg, I really didn't understand all the different types and what they do and dont do...

I want music, photo's, and programs, such as esword, and a game or 2, maybe a movie or something like that...

I ended up ordering a 16GB Trans Compact Flash and also a 4GB SD from Trans also

I was looking at the SDHC but then I wasn't sure, also, I looked at my tower and the card slots there, they do not say SDHC anywhere on it but it does say

SD/MINI/MMC/RS/PLUS/MOBILE..

THEN THE OTHER SAYS MS/PRO/DUO/PRO DUO......

THEN YET ANOTHER..SMART MEDIA/XD

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST COMPACT FLASH I/II/MD

THIS IS MY FIRST COMPUTER ONLY HAVE HAD IT FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR, AND BELIEVE ME, I STILL DONT KNOW ALL THAT IT CAN DO, BUT I KNOW IT DOES ALOT
HP PAVILLION a6300f pc...

I am new to all this stuff...just wasn't really interested before, but I'm getting there..

I have read blogs,etc regarding memory cards, and well, it just sort of blew right over my head...

the formatting thing I really dont understand, I guess I will have to study more about it, I wish there was a place for novice's step 1 on to understand all this stuff..

I am just used to plugging in something and having it work...not understanding the why's and how's if you know what I mean, this sure is a different world ...

sorry for the long write...
thank you :)

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A simple way of looking at it is,

the different memory cards are various different shapes to fit into different devices.
Mostly they don't do anything, they just store stuff.
Sometimes it's just that different manufactures have made their own versions so that you have to buy their brand.
They are just memory cards and generally speaking, if you have a hole that it fits in it will work.
However, they keep changing things, the newest "type" is the SDHC which need slightly different "drivers" to work in your device.
These drivers (software) have been built into WM6.
Your PC may have SDHC abilities depending on what HP built into it at the time.
But if your PC doesn't have the SDHC drivers, you can buy a New Card Reader for as little as 10 dollars to plug into your PC.

SD and CF adapters are different, they do something, for example you can have a CF GPS adapter which fits in the same slot as a CF Memory card but it picks up the signal from the Global Positioning Satellites.

Form factor just means the shape and size. SD cards are smaller and easier to carry around in your wallet, whereas a CF card would fit better in a purse.

The different brands and speeds get a bit complicated.
Speed isn't a huge issue with an Axim because it doesn't read or write very fast anyway.
Cameras need fast cards so they can take pictures quicker.

The various name brands are all good, but it is still possible to get a bad card, nothing is perfect.
Be wary of cheap Ebay cards, many are fake.

Bottom line, with your Axim and WM6 you should have no problems with an SDHC card up to at least 16GB, and certainly CF 64gb, the limit is really your budget.
If you do eventually get an SDHC card you may need a new card reader for you PC.

Also, Gigi's excellent guide "What can I do with my Axim" should give you some pointers.

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Glad to hear you took care of the memory card issue. The variations of cards out there is mind boggling, isn't it? Wish they'll just narrow it down to two or three types, but I don't see that happening.

As you encounter questions/problems w/ your device, check out this forum. Most likely, there's already a solution. If not, give it time, folks here are resourceful and someone will bound to come up w/ an answer. Have fun w/ the Axim!

[V's first pda]

For all to know I bought 2 cards, one 4GB Transcend and a 16 GB Compact Flash Transcend...they both seem to work ok, I didn't do anything to them just put them in the pda and added pictures etc to them and they show up fine...
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Thank you for all your answers...:)

Now I need to post another question...hope you all will help me with that one....