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08-07-2002, 06:23 PM #1Mobile Deity
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Do SD memory cards use less power than CompactFlash memory cards?
See title...
Also are SD cards faster, or slower at reading/writing.
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08-09-2002, 12:25 PM #2Mobile Deity
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Bump
Of course, that's just my opinion; I could be wrong.
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08-09-2002, 01:16 PM #3wo yongyuan bu wangji
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Yes. But it's a pretty small difference, since neither is accessed except when you're actually using the card.
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(but tuesday's just as bad)
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08-09-2002, 09:04 PM #4Pocket PC Addict
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Mine seems noticeably slower than CF...I have a Toshiba E570 with a Lexar 128 MB SD.
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08-14-2002, 01:31 AM #5Mobile Deity
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Damn, this SD card is SERIOUSLY SLOW. MUCH slower than my CF. I don't know if I can take this.
Of course, that's just my opinion; I could be wrong.
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08-14-2002, 02:21 AM #6Mobile Deity
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Boxter, I've read that the way the SD card is formatted makes a big difference in speed (e.g., cluster size). I'm quite sure there is a utility for this, but don't have a link. Anybody else?
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08-14-2002, 10:24 AM #7BestBuy Employee
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Yeah I just ordered a 256md SD and i was looking for this info. Could someone help us?Originally posted by jk27
Boxter, I've read that the way the SD card is formatted makes a big difference in speed (e.g., cluster size). I'm quite sure there is a utility for this, but don't have a link. Anybody else?Current PDA: HP iPaq 555, 1GB Sandisk SD Card, Motorola Timeport 2-way Pager, Nextel i860, and Motorola V600 (Cingular)
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08-14-2002, 09:28 PM #8Pocket PC Addict
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Flash Format can reformat storage cards, but I'm not sure how to format it in order to get the best performace...
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08-15-2002, 03:53 PM #9Mobile Consultant
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I think that this program is better than flash format.
http://www.softwinter.com/storagetools.html
You can buy it for it you want full functionality of defrag and such, but just use it free for the formatting tool.
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