High Speed SD Card?

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Scott <golden@uslink.net> wrote:

>I'm thinking of buying a Panasonic 512 MB SD card for my new h4155 iPaq.
>Panasonic claims a data transfer rate of 10MB/sec, and this card got great user
>reviews at amazon.com. The price at www.vanns.com is $199.99.
>(http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/details/756349673) Yes, it's
>rather pricey, considering a standard-speed 512 MB Viking SD card for my
>wife's Palm Zire 72 was around $60.00. I plan to put mp3's, Word files, databases,
>etc. on this card---mostly data. Any thoughts on whether this card's speed is
>worth the extra money? (Yes, I'm a power user).

No. Even video files are read relatively slowly. Where that high speed
card could come in handy is on a digital camera that is rapidly taking
HUGE image files. On a Pocket PC, the only conceivable use for a high
speed card would be massive database read/writes, and even then, I
think your processor would be the bottleneck processing the data. Save
the money.
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I want you to print this out and put it in an envelope, and seal it. Write
on the outside, "Open on Oct 19, 2009", and put it some place safe, but
accessible.

"Scott" <golden@uslink.net> wrote in message
news:4175E5BE.B035CA27@uslink.net...
> Ed,
>
> OK, thanks for the input! I just ordered a Viking 512MB SD card from
> amazon.com for $63.00. This card will hold more data than I'll ever need.
>
> Scott
>
> "Ed Hansberry, MS-MVP/Mobile Devices" wrote:
>
> > Scott <golden@uslink.net> wrote:
> >
> > >I'm thinking of buying a Panasonic 512 MB SD card for my new h4155
iPaq.
> > >Panasonic claims a data transfer rate of 10MB/sec, and this card got
great user
> > >reviews at amazon.com. The price at www.vanns.com is $199.99.
> > >(http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/details/756349673) Yes, it's
> > >rather pricey, considering a standard-speed 512 MB Viking SD card for
my
> > >wife's Palm Zire 72 was around $60.00. I plan to put mp3's, Word
files, databases,
> > >etc. on this card---mostly data. Any thoughts on whether this card's
speed is
> > >worth the extra money? (Yes, I'm a power user).
> >
> > No. Even video files are read relatively slowly. Where that high speed
> > card could come in handy is on a digital camera that is rapidly taking
> > HUGE image files. On a Pocket PC, the only conceivable use for a high
> > speed card would be massive database read/writes, and even then, I
> > think your processor would be the bottleneck processing the data. Save
> > the money.
> > --
> >
____________________________________________________________________________
______
> > Ed Hansberry (Please do *NOT* email me. Post here for the benefit of
all)
> > What is on my Pocket PC? http://www.ehansberry.com/
> > Microsoft MVP - Mobile Devices www.pocketpc.com
> > What is an MVP? - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>

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"Sven" <sejohannsen@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I want you to print this out and put it in an envelope, and seal it. Write
>on the outside, "Open on Oct 19, 2009", and put it some place safe, but
>accessible.

No kidding. My 512MB card that I purchased last year is seeming awful
small these days. <G>
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__________________________________________________________________________________
Ed Hansberry (Please do *NOT* email me. Post here for the benefit of all)
What is on my Pocket PC? http://www.ehansberry.com/
Microsoft MVP - Mobile Devices www.pocketpc.com
What is an MVP? - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/

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Ann,

I won't A previous poster convinced me that faster isn't necessarily better when
used in a PDA.

Scott

Ann wrote:

> That's a great price ... now why would anyone pay $199 for the 512mb. I got
> my 256mb card for around $20 a couple of months ago.
>
> "Tonci" <me@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:c3qlrai8kbyd$.kx1mbd9ng061.dlg@40tude.net...
> > On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 19:22:59 -0500, Scott wrote:
> >
> >> I'm thinking of buying a Panasonic 512 MB SD card for my new h4155 iPaq.
> >> Panasonic claims a data transfer rate of 10MB/sec, and this card got
> >> great user
> >> reviews at amazon.com. The price at www.vanns.com is $199.99.
> >> (http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/details/756349673) Yes, it's
> >> rather pricey, considering a standard-speed 512 MB Viking SD card for my
> >> wife's Palm Zire 72 was around $60.00. I plan to put mp3's, Word files,
> >> databases,
> >> etc. on this card---mostly data. Any thoughts on whether this card's
> >> speed is
> >> worth the extra money? (Yes, I'm a power user).
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >> Scott
> >
> > Chech this out (1GB for 40$):
> > http://www.outpost.com/entry?sku=4226994

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Was it a one day special? I'm seeing $89.99 for the 1GB SD card after a
$30.00 rebate.

Tonci wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 19:22:59 -0500, Scott wrote:
>
>
>>I'm thinking of buying a Panasonic 512 MB SD card for my new h4155 iPaq.
>>Panasonic claims a data transfer rate of 10MB/sec, and this card got great user
>>reviews at amazon.com. The price at www.vanns.com is $199.99.
>>(http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/details/756349673) Yes, it's
>>rather pricey, considering a standard-speed 512 MB Viking SD card for my
>>wife's Palm Zire 72 was around $60.00. I plan to put mp3's, Word files, databases,
>>etc. on this card---mostly data. Any thoughts on whether this card's speed is
>>worth the extra money? (Yes, I'm a power user).
>>
>>Thanks!
>>Scott
>
>
> Chech this out (1GB for 40$):
> http://www.outpost.com/entry?sku=4226994

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Update:

I finally bought a Viking 512MB card from amazon.com. Viking has been
reviewed as being a cut above the rest. Works great in my h4155. One small
thing is that with the card installed (which it will be all the time), I have to wait
3-4 seconds to turn off the PPC right after turning it on, whereas with no card,
I could turn it on and off instantly. Definitely not a big deal. I suppose it has
to do with moving data in and out of ROM. I imagine a high-speed card
wouldn't make a difference in this regard....only in write and read speed?

Interestingly, my wife has the same SD card in her Palm Zire 72, and there's a
delay of a few seconds when opening any application when the card is installed..
This seems to be standard for all Palms. No delay, though, in opening any
programs on my iPaq 4155.

Scott



Scott wrote:

> I'm thinking of buying a Panasonic 512 MB SD card for my new h4155 iPaq.
> Panasonic claims a data transfer rate of 10MB/sec, and this card got great user
> reviews at amazon.com. The price at www.vanns.com is $199.99.
> (http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/details/756349673) Yes, it's
> rather pricey, considering a standard-speed 512 MB Viking SD card for my
> wife's Palm Zire 72 was around $60.00. I plan to put mp3's, Word files, databases,
> etc. on this card---mostly data. Any thoughts on whether this card's speed is
> worth the extra money? (Yes, I'm a power user).
>
> Thanks!
> Scott

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Reply to message from TomV <t@nospam.net> (Fri, 22 Oct 2004 20:02:46) about
"Re: High Speed SD Card?":


And it's $69.99 now after the $30 rebate. Guess they change the price daily
with -indeed- a constant rebate. Would be better if they kept both the
price and rebate constant till the 28th.

T> Was it a one day special? I'm seeing
T> $89.99 for the 1GB SD card after a
T> $30.00 rebate.

T> Tonci wrote:
>> On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 19:22:59 -0500, Scott wrote:


>>> I'm thinking of buying a Panasonic 512 MB SD card for my new h4155
>>> iPaq. Panasonic claims a data transfer rate of 10MB/sec, and this card
>>> got great user reviews at amazon.com. The price at www.vanns.com is
>>> $199.99. (http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/ item/details/756349673)
>>> Yes, it's rather pricey, considering a standard- speed 512 MB Viking
>>> SD card for my wife's Palm Zire 72 was around $60.
>>> 00. I plan to put mp3's, Word files, databases, etc. on this card---
>>> mostly data. Any thoughts on whether this card's speed is worth the
>>> extra money? (Yes, I'm a power user).

>>> Thanks!
>>> Scott


>> Chech this out (1GB for 40$): http://
>> www.outpost.com/entry?sku=4226994



Bye
Marcel <no@spam.nl>
Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:00:38 +0200

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