SD card vs. memory stick vs. high speed memory stick - Page 2

Ncm · 03-09-2007, 09:31 AM

Hi
Just thought I'd let you guys know that I'm using a SanDisk Extreme III 2GB card on the Sony ereader and it works great. Seems much faster than my original Kingston SanDisk 2 GB card.

RWood · 03-09-2007, 03:41 PM

Did they implement the power saving features for when the card is not accessed that they did in the regular 2 gb sd cards?

Vienna01 · 05-10-2007, 08:59 AM

Does the Sony Reader have any problems with 4GB SD memory? If so, are problems brand/speed related? I don't have any 4GB SD memory yet. Might get one if reader handles OK. I don't think I will get Memory Stick. What way (FAT ??) should the 4 GB memory be formatted? (with apologies to all my previous English teachers).

igorsk · 05-10-2007, 09:04 AM

AFAIK Reader does handle those cards, but cannot read any files past 2GB mark.

RWood · 05-10-2007, 09:43 AM

There is a list in the MobileRead Wiki of the cards and sizes that have worked with the Reader. As igorsk said, most (all?) 4 GB cards do not work well. Save your money and go for a 2 GB card. Other than music it is a nightmare to go through even 2 GB of book titles at 10 titles per page.

dhbailey · 05-10-2007, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Muskrat

Hi,
I also am getting the warning message "unable to complete operation destination can no longer be accessed" and cannot add any more files to my 4gb card. Did you try filling up the card to full capacity? Did it work? Mine is stuck at 2.5gb and I have no way of formatting it.

I have run into the same limitation with both 4GB SD cards (150x) and my 4GB Sandisk Memory Stick Pro -- Once I get about 2.2GB of data loaded, neither the Connect software nor the Reader will recognize it. And if I use Windows Explorer to fill the 4GB memory cards (either SD card or Memory Stick) beyond leaving 1.8GB free, the number of files (either books or MP3 files, makes no difference) is reported inaccurately -- I can 4000 books on the card and as long as the card is over the 2.2GB of data, the Reader will report the number of books on the reader itself accurately and then report only a few on the memory card.

I'm hoping they address this issue in the next firmware upgrade, so that we can use 4GB cards -- I'd love to have 1GB or 1.5GB of books and 2.5GB or 3GB of MP3 files for listening while reading without having a second device going.

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03-09-2007, 09:31 AM	#16
Ncm Member Posts: 10 Karma: 12 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: Sony PRS500	Hi Just thought I'd let you guys know that I'm using a SanDisk Extreme III 2GB card on the Sony ereader and it works great. Seems much faster than my original Kingston SanDisk 2 GB card.

03-09-2007, 03:41 PM	#17
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Did they implement the power saving features for when the card is not accessed that they did in the regular 2 gb sd cards?

05-10-2007, 08:59 AM	#18
Vienna01 Old Dog Learns New Tricks Posts: 123 Karma: 142 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maryland USA Device: Sony PRS-500,PocketBook 301, Sony 650	Does the Sony Reader have any problems with 4GB SD memory? If so, are problems brand/speed related? I don't have any 4GB SD memory yet. Might get one if reader handles OK. I don't think I will get Memory Stick. What way (FAT ??) should the 4 GB memory be formatted? (with apologies to all my previous English teachers).

05-10-2007, 09:04 AM	#19
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	AFAIK Reader does handle those cards, but cannot read any files past 2GB mark.

05-10-2007, 09:43 AM	#20
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	There is a list in the MobileRead Wiki of the cards and sizes that have worked with the Reader. As igorsk said, most (all?) 4 GB cards do not work well. Save your money and go for a 2 GB card. Other than music it is a nightmare to go through even 2 GB of book titles at 10 titles per page.