hi i was wondering if a 16gb would be compatible with the mt3gs. also, i purchased it from buy.com for 30$. do you guys think its legitimate? how can i check when it arrives?
Yes I have a 16gb for my slide, it holds up to 32gb
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itsallen said:
hi i was wondering if a 16gb would be compatible with the mt3gs. also, i purchased it from buy.com for 30$. do you guys think its legitimate? how can i check when it arrives?
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Yes, the Slide supports all the way up to 32gb as Drzfr3sh states. The way to check if its really a 16gb is when you put the sd card in your phone go to settings and then SD and phone storage. Once your there you might not see exactly 16gb. You might see for example 15.83gb or something close to it. For some reason you never get the exact gb a company advertise. But you will get something very close to it. I hope this helps.
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thanks a lot! im just worried because there are a lot of fake microsd's on the market that have a hack on them that causes it to display more free space than the card actually has
you can tell by moving a big file onto the card, if it transfers fine and the whole file is intact you're okay, if it won't transfer you have a problem. I think buy.com is pretty legitimate, most of those scams you're talking about happen on ebay.
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thanks a lot! im just worried because there are a lot of fake microsd's on the market that have a hack on them that causes it to display more free space than the card actually has
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Not to sound stupid, but I never knew anything about this, about the hack. I guess for future reference get a sd from a trusted seller from ebay (I'm aware that you did not buy the sd from ebay).
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Size of the card really doesn't matter, the class is. Even if it's 16 gigs it might have crappy transfer speeds.
For you guys that are confused about why the card says 5 gigs and it only reads 4.7
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte#Consumer_confusion
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Size of the card really doesn't matter, the class is. Even if it's 16 gigs it might have crappy transfer speeds.
For you guys that are confused about why the card says 5 gigs and it only reads 4.7
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte#Consumer_confusion
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i understand that, its just that i was worried if itd be fake or not. it came today and its not! 14.8gb though, but its all good
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i understand that, its just that i was worried if itd be fake or not. it came today and its not! 14.8gb though, but its all good
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That sounds about right...my total sd space (in settings>sdcard an phone storage) is reported at 13.97 GB and I have an (approximately) 1GB ext3 partition for a2sd that doesn't get included in that total... so that adds up about the same....
-BMFC
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PcFish said:
Size of the card really doesn't matter, the class is. Even if it's 16 gigs it might have crappy transfer speeds.
For you guys that are confused about why the card says 5 gigs and it only reads 4.7
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte#Consumer_confusion
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That whole article totally misses the main reason why your SD card says 14.8 and not 16 - formating. It holds 16GB but a certain amount of that is reserved for formating.
Some systems do read data sizes differently but that's probably not the biggest reason why it's showing up as a smaller size. And of course, let's not get into 'bit' vs 'byte'
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That whole article totally misses the main reason why your SD card says 14.8 and not 16 - formating. It holds 16GB but a certain amount of that is reserved for formating.
Some systems do read data sizes differently but that's probably not the biggest reason why it's showing up as a smaller size. And of course, let's not get into 'bit' vs 'byte'
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Thanks for the simple explanation. That was a much easier explanation than the article.
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Yes, the Slide supports all the way up to 32gb as Drzfr3sh states. The way to check if its really a 16gb is when you put the sd card in your phone go to settings and then SD and phone storage. Once your there you might not see exactly 16gb. You might see for example 15.83gb or something close to it. For some reason you never get the exact gb a company advertise. But you will get something very close to it. I hope this helps.
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The reason you never get the advertised capacity is because the companies advertise the unformatted capacity. When you format it to FAT32 NTFS etc. that writes data to it lowering the advertised capacity.
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ok so I am now about to be on my 3rd 32gb Lexar class 10 micro sdhc card. I am thinking that the first two since they were in the same shipment batch that they were just a bad bunch of cards. Just wanted to put the warning out there to you guys. My cards will just show up as corrupted and will not mount. Having to use a forensic software to pull all the non-backed up stuff off right now.
Anyone else having any problems with them?
I havent tried Lexar but I did buy a 32gig Class 10 Patriot and it has worked flawlessly so far
I have the lexar one and it works fine.
just warning you...37 days into this card and it failed....the first one lasted a little over 2 weeks.
back up, thats all I am saying
I got one coming... i'll see how it goes
dtmcnamara said:
just warning you...37 days into this card and it failed....the first one lasted a little over 2 weeks.
back up, thats all I am saying
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Where did you buy your cards from? I can't find it in stock anywhere. Thx.
sabesh said:
Where did you buy your cards from? I can't find it in stock anywhere. Thx.
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i work at Micro Center here in atlanta. We still have a few in stock
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i work at Micro Center here in atlanta. We still have a few in stock
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Thx. I decided to try the Patriot version instead (not that it has any better reviews, but a few Atrix owners have reported success with it). Cheers.
Been running lexar since first week had the phone, no problems yet. What batch yours come out of? Also, ordered from provantage, shipped from new jersey or georgia one, will have to double check.
couldnt tell ya. I do know it was the very first shipment of them that came into our store like a week or two after CES. Im just thinking it was just a bad first batch. 3rd one is going fine so far...
I got mine through Beach Audio via Amazon. It's been working fine so far.
I got my Lexar class 10 a few weeks before the Atrix, it has been in the phone since the first boot and has worked great.
There is a known issue with micro sdhc cards with the atrix. Just like with the windows phone. Motorola is supposed to be coming out with an update to fix the issue.
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What kind of prices are you guys finding on these SD cards? It seems silly to me to buy a single 32gb card for $100~ when you can get 3-4 16gb cards for the same price.
dkirchik said:
There is a known issue with micro sdhc cards with the atrix. Just like with the windows phone. Motorola is supposed to be coming out with an update to fix the issue.
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I have friends at Moto and this is the first i have heard....
please offer even a shred of proof regarding your statements....
I know many people with Atrix and SD cards and NO issues.
Link to anything that mentions this known issue - this is nothing like Windows 7 -where the SD card slot was blocked at release.
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What kind of prices are you guys finding on these SD cards? It seems silly to me to buy a single 32gb card for $100~ when you can get 3-4 16gb cards for the same price.
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The highest capacity model of any data storage device always has a higher per unit of storage cost than lesser models... but it also holds the most. You've got to pay to play.
If you wanted to have access to 32 gb of data, you wouldn't want to be swapping out two 16 gb cards as needed to get that capacity would you? To me, that seems silly.
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The highest capacity model of any data storage device always has a higher per unit of storage cost than lesser models... but it also holds the most. You've got to pay to play.
If you wanted to have access to 32 gb of data, you wouldn't want to be swapping out two 16 gb cards as needed to get that capacity would you? To me, that seems silly.
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And I understand that. For me personally, taking 15 seconds to swap an SD card isn't really a big deal, especially since with this phone (thank science), the card slot is easily available under the battery cover, instead of the battery itself.
But, if I can get a decent price on a 32gb card I'm all for it. The price difference just doesn't seem worth it (to me) to save the 15 seconds
If you want to carry all 32gb with you, where di you put the extra 16gb card? It gets old remembering to put accessories in your pocket.
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Anyone else getting VERY SLOW transfers speeds with this card? Average I'm getting is 3.5mb/sec which is well below normal!! Therefore, it takes awhile to transfer a movie from my PC.
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If you want to carry all 32gb with you, where di you put the extra 16gb card? It gets old remembering to put accessories in your pocket.
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Like I said, it's really all about personal preferrence. I carry a shoulder bag around with me everywhere I go, so remembering accessories isn't really an issue. I always have my Lapdock, charger, bluetooth mouse, etc. with me at all times. This phone replaced any need I had for a netbook.
Still no word on prices people have got for these?
Curious if anyone knows the cheapest 32gb micro sd card without sacrificing quality?
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Vvlioncourtvv said:
Curious if anyone knows the cheapest 32gb micro sd card without sacrificing quality?
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None, they're all expensive... Ball park numbers 100 bucks, save yourself money, buy a wintec 16gb for 29 dollars...best thing I ever bought, class 10 and if it goes bad or comes bad, you exchange with the given warranty, you can't lose out...fortunately my first ones been great for 4 months now
Microcenter has a patriot lx class 10 high speed micro sdhc for 69.99. I can't post a link because I don't have enough posts yet , but pretty easy to find at their site.
32gb
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Curious if anyone knows the cheapest 32gb micro sd card without sacrificing quality?
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Check ebay.. I just purchased a 32gb Class2 from there for 40$. That was including shipping. It was brand new in box never been used. Seller reported he opened and formatted for his and buyers protection. Been using for a week and its reacts better then the original 8gb card that came with my evo.. So.. I mean you just really gotta look around..
FYI, its a cell phone you really dont need a HIGH class for it. Your not going to NEED mass data movement speeds.
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Check ebay.. I just purchased a 32gb Class2 from there for 40$. That was including shipping. It was brand new in box never been used. Seller reported he opened and formatted for his and buyers protection. Been using for a week and its reacts better then the original 8gb card that came with my evo.. So.. I mean you just really gotta look around..
FYI, its a cell phone you really dont need a HIGH class for it. Your not going to NEED mass data movement speeds.
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Really? If all you needed was a "phone" then why don't you have a flip phone? The faster cards will come in handy when using apps you've stored on the card. If you decide to do that in the future.
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Exactly. And eBay is the worst place to buy a card, scammers all over
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*sigh*
donisewell said:
Really? If all you needed was a "phone" then why don't you have a flip phone? The faster cards will come in handy when using apps you've stored on the card. If you decide to do that in the future.
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Ive owned many phones. And the phone and card does what i need ty.. And i know how to look at a sellers rating on what to buy..
FTY forum rules pretty much say live and let live.. If you dont got nothing nice to say then dont say anything at all.. I was putting positive information towards the discussion. Id appreciate in the future if some people would have some common sense before posting.
can I use a 32gb SD card in my device ?
thanks ^^^
you sure can! i am using one now. sandisk class 4. bought it for 29.99 and a 1 day sale! works great along with my internal card!
I'm using one too. Just a note, the internal memory registers to apps as the SD card, while the SD card is located as a folder inside that marked External_SD. I had to redirect a few apps to there to find their data.
kenmag7577 said:
you sure can! i am using one now. sandisk class 4. bought it for 29.99 and a 1 day sale! works great along with my internal card!
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Great I found that on eBay, but it is $34.99 , doesn't matter actually ,
but good to know thanks man , on its way , ...
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saudi2usa said:
can I use a 32gb SD card in my device ?
thanks ^^^
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you can even use a 64gb SDXC if you can afford it
yeah! ^^^
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you can even use a 64gb SDXC if you can afford it
yeah! ^^^
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no way! really!?!?!
mziol said:
no way! really!?!?!
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LOL
yeah, i got one in the mail
i'll show pics and review when it arrives
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LOL
yeah, i got one in the mail
i'll show pics and review when it arrives
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Oh I believe you, I just couldn't resist using that font for the first time ever
Of Course!
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you can even use a 64gb SDXC if you can afford it
yeah! ^^^
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Yeah it's really expensive here is the price:
64GB $219.99
but are you sure it can? cause from what I've read SGH-T989 is designed to take up to 32GB's only... I'm curious if it can really take more than that set value of 32GB's. You will see this if you read the owner's manual of the phone
there are many confirmations and videos that have shown it can, even on old HTC and Samsung devices, or many other phones
as for the price, if you think about it
2x 32GB $100 = 1x 64GB $200
so it's just like buying 2 card, but you can use them together at the same time instead of having to take out the back cover + case to swap the SD cards
SanDisk microSDHC™ Card - 32GB
$138.99
SKU SDSDQ-032G-A11M http://shop.sandisk.com/store/sdisk...42400/CategoryID.11779700/productID.182914100
Woah! i just noticed the ridiculous price of the old 32GB class 2 above, might as well get the faster newer 32GB for less
SanDisk Mobile Ultra™ microSDHC™ w/adapter - 32GB
$125.99
SKU SDSDQY-032G-A11A http://shop.sandisk.com/store/sdisk...42400/CategoryID.57048100/productID.236010800
what about this bad boy for 70
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/30/samsung-announces-32gb-microsd-card-capable-of-12mbps-write-spee/
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004JISIE4
I bought this and I couldn't be happier. Media loads instantly in the music player as well as gallery. If you look around on our forums there's a speed study where they found that this was the fastest card (for random access). Even better value than the class 10.
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LOL
yeah, i got one in the mail
i'll show pics and review when it arrives
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Happen to have a link on where you purchased it?
rudiepoo1 said:
Happen to have a link on where you purchased it?
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straight from Sandisk website
none of the Warehouse Suppliers / Dealers carry them, not in USA not in Canada
probably they figure no one is crazy enough to pay $200+ for a SD card
nvm......
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Correct me if I am wrong but is this not the same product just a different brand?
http://www.amazon.com/Kingmax-Micro...PE/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1320474626&sr=8-13
nah it's different, look
http://shop.sandisk.com/store/sdisk...42400/CategoryID.57048000/productID.236010300
Are you guys trying to say that i will be able be able to use 64 gb card ?
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vikramdhani said:
Are you guys trying to say that i will be able be able to use 64 gb card ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038039&page=4
basically, with a format of the card, its possible, however the speeds may be bottlenecked by the device itself, not the card.... and from what i read, it should be compatible with ALL micro sdxc cards!! also works on the evo 4g, htc sensation, and galaxy s I
Here is a totally awesome deal for you guys, found this while lurking on slickdeals.
www.adorama.com/IDSMUMSD64G.html
^ $80 dollars. Get it while it is hot.
Pettro said:
Here is a totally awesome deal for you guys, found this while lurking on slickdeals.
www.adorama.com/IDSMUMSD64G.html
^ $80 dollars. Get it while it is hot.
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I thought are phone only support up to 32GB of removable memory. I had a 16GB, but decided to get a Samsung Class 10 32GB since it was a great deal and I think that's more than enough for me lol.
Mark.J.Linskiy said:
I thought are phone only support up to 32GB of removable memory. I had a 16GB, but decided to get a Samsung Class 10 32GB since it was a great deal and I think that's more than enough for me lol.
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It is only supposed to support up to 32gb but I am pretty sure I read somewhere that someone was using a 64gb. I wouldnt be surprised if 64gb worked just fine.
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It is only supposed to support up to 32gb but I am pretty sure I read somewhere that someone was using a 64gb. I wouldnt be surprised if 64gb worked just fine.
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Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised either if someone got it to work. I was just making sure I had valid information lol.
It will work, only problem is the os wont know what the actual size.
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TeamERA said:
It will work, only problem is the os wont know what the actual size.
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Not true, it recognizes it fine...
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Not true, it recognizes it fine...
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What are the potential pitfalls of using a 64GB card in the E4GT?
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Not true, it recognizes it fine...
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Ok from what Ive seen, the camera and camcorder no longer tells you how many pictures/video time is remaining. Is that atleast correct?
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I ordered two and have used these befofe the sdxc system in the micro sd cards seem to be read as sdhc so that these phones can support it. On an evo even it reads perfectly fine. On the ET4G I havent checked the camera information but it does transfer at 30mb/s (read/write fluctuate between 15-20mb on actual transfer and write is just a bit higher).
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What are the potential pitfalls of using a 64GB card in the E4GT?
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Too much disk space, therefore more time spent taking pics/vids/watching movies resulting in angry wives/gf's feeling neglected?
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Too much disk space, therefore more time spent taking pics/vids/watching movies resulting in angry wives/gf's feeling neglected?
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Not if you are taking pictures of them.
ordered.. thanks!
I have been using the 64gb sdxc card for about a month now. It works great!
When I first installed it my phone did not recognize it. Easy fix....
1.menu
2.Settings
3.Storage
4.Unmount SD card
5.Format SD card
The only minor issue I have had is "media scan" can sometimes take a little long if I have too much media saved on the SD card. I usually just place a period in front of large folders that contain movies and private photos. This will hide the contents of the folder from the "media scan".Then I just access them with ES file explorer. The media scan never takes anymore than a couple seconds and its NOT really an issue.
Also for some strange reason Windows will not recognize the card when plugged in to the computer directly but My Mac will. When transferring files from Windows I just use the USB cord and transfer via mass storage or MTP Application.
BUY IT NOW!!! You will not regret it.
I forward this to a few techy friends, we always share deals. One of them stated that this site is known for selling counterfeit SD cards...any truth to that? I would hate to dish out this type of money for a fake card.
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I forward this to a few techy friends, we always share deals. One of them stated that this site is known for selling counterfeit SD cards...any truth to that? I would hate to dish out this type of money for a fake card.
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Don't know if it's widespread or isolated incidents.
http://photo.net/digital-camera-forum/00LQNF
The above is from 2007 though, so I don't know if it's relative to today.
After extensive Googling, I have come to this conclusion:
There are hardly any incidents about fake SanDisk cards from Adorama.
There is the one incident above, which may have stuck in peoples minds over the years, but is not indicative of a widespread problem.
Most of all that I read about Adorama is positive, or neutral.
Adorama is in NYC, and is in direct competition with B&H Photo, another reputable Dealer to buy electronics from, so I don't think either wants to blow it, so to speak.
The above is just my opinion, but if Adorama had issues with widespread SanDisk problems, I likely would have found it.
Out of the 2 stores above, I usually shop at B&H Photo, whether in store or online. No particular reason other than I went to B&H Photo years ago, and have continued to go there if the price is right. I've been to Adorama once also, and had no issues. I actually purchased recently a SanDisk 16GB Class 6 card from B&H Photo, but purchased the Samsung 32GB Class 10 card a couple of weeks afterwards from another Dealer.
Adorama advertises a lot on 660 AM WFAN sports radio. Pretty big name. I'd be surprised if they wouldn't work with someone who received a bad or fake card.
Found this video with the card being used HERE
Thanks Biker1 & The Root for the feedback... I am yet to get let down from buying a product that I heard from a member on xda developers...even more recommended.
They call them mensches. As a chosen person I'm sold. I believe the store is closed on Friday night and Saturday for sabbath.
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Thanks Biker1 & The Root for the feedback... I am yet to get let down from buying a product that I heard from a member on xda developers...even more recommended.
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Anytime.
I don't have the card, but from what I've read, I wouldn't hesitate to get it if I was looking for a 64GB card, and Adorama seems like a safe bet
When you open up the internal memory via pc it says its only 10gb? wheres my other 6 gb?
system files and other stuff.
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system files and other stuff.
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^^^^^^^ This.
And, just like any other HDD advertised, there's rounding involved. That 250GB HDD you bought is actually only 236GB, or something like that. It's all about them rounding and dividing by 1000 instead of the proper 1024.
I believe my GS3 had more than 10 though?
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I believe my GS3 had more than 10 though?
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The GS3 also doesn't have S Note and all the files required for the S Pen framework. It would make a little more sense.
In any case, the proper solution to this thread and its question is to man up and buy a 32GB MicroSD for $20-$30. It's a better solution anyways IMO. If you switch devices for any reason, all your important files are already on your MicroSD and ready to go. I switched to the GNII from an EVO 3D and I didn't have to copy over all my music and ringtones or other important files. I just put my my MicroSD in and everything was there.
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The GS3 also doesn't have S Note and all the files required for the S Pen framework. It would make a little more sense.
In any case, the proper solution to this thread and its question is to man up and buy a 32GB MicroSD for $20-$30. It's a better solution anyways IMO. If you switch devices for any reason, all your important files are already on your MicroSD and ready to go. I switched to the GNII from an EVO 3D and I didn't have to copy over all my music and ringtones or other important files. I just put my my MicroSD in and everything was there.
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I do have a 32gb card. I just think it sucks that its only 10gb and not 16gb.
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When you open up the internal memory via pc it says its only 10gb? wheres my other 6 gb?
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Do a backup and you will see where it all goes, adds up quick on a beast like this. Largest back up on a phone ive had yet if im not mistaken it was a hair over 4gb
df -h shows 10.3G
I see total available memory as 10.3G, with only 2.3G free space. I'm on CM 10.2 on Galaxy Note 2. I went to TWRP, wiped internal storage, but still doesn't help.
df -h shows filesystem as 10.3G only - where is the other 6G? Why is it not getting used for custom ROM installation?
Partitioning
lennykravitz2004 said:
^^^^^^^ This.
And, just like any other HDD advertised, there's rounding involved. That 250GB HDD you bought is actually only 236GB, or something like that. It's all about them rounding and dividing by 1000 instead of the proper 1024.
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Partitioning is why.
Rounding isn't why.
It is because the user-usable-storage partition and the normally-non-editable system partition are counted together. Which makes no sense to common people, but makes perfect sense to advertising agents.
yep, it's that 6GB that samsung reserves for the system partition on just about all the devices they make. seems the should start adding 16GB , 10 useable like they used to do with old school monitors.
loveshinesthru said:
When you open up the internal memory via pc it says its only 10gb? wheres my other 6 gb?
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Are you new to computers, file storage, formatting, partitioning or just technology in general? The computer you're using to be online and on this website, what do the specs list as it's hard drive and what is really available? That 32GB microSD card you say you have, let me not shock you but if you look it up, it's really not 32GB, but ~ 28GB or so (give or take), really. The industry is to blame..really.
Question appears to be answered. Time to close an unnecessary thread.
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Question appears to be answered. Time to close an unnecessary thread.
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I seriously concur.