SD or CF? what is best?

bloodlocust · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 21, 2004 Posts: 20

Whats the best memory for a pda using tomtom soft? Shall I plump for CF or SD?

CF seems cheaper...

gacrane · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 26, 2004 Posts: 65

Well I guess thats up to you

But I use the CF for my GPSr and may use it for other add ons so I went for SD memory

gokhart · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 6:31 pm Post subject:

I use CF for my extra memory and I'm happy, but like 'gacrane' says, you may want to use your slot for something else(maybe a wireless card etc..)
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Steve999 · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:37 pm Post subject:

Hi,

The forums are loaded with advice on this topic and my own experience is that if you have a ipaq 2210, then CF is perhaps a more reliable choice. If you go the SD route, then get your cash out and buy a good 'un.

I ran a little test on two SD cards this afternoon (sad or what!) with a Tomtom 3 route plan from Land's End to John O'Groats and had the following times from start to map summary:-

Panasonic (Japan) 256mb SD - 56 seconds
Sandisk (China) 128mb SD - 5 minutes 17 seconds.

Not much difference there then! Not totally scientific but tends to illustrate the potential problems you may have with data access if you buy the wrong SD card for your application.

The Sandisk is not mine but I carried out this test to illustrate to a friend why he experiences lockups & freezes on his 2210 running TT3.

Steve
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bloodlocust · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 21, 2004 Posts: 20

thank you for your research! it seems best to stick with kingston or panasonic quality memory then!

Steve999 · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 10:27 pm Post subject:

Like I say - if you read the forums, there are plenty of recommendations for good memory but I doubt that you will find too many for Chinese made SD cards, including Sandisk, for use with a 2210.

I have good results with what I use but there are others equally as good. Japanese manufactured items rarely disappoint, I think.

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jlw · Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:21 am Post subject:

Steve999 · Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:24 am Post subject:

Nope - I just research the forums and draw my own conclusions. The experience of people collectively within the forum has served me well with the products I now use.

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gokhart · Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 11:22 am Post subject:

I have a PRETEC 512MB CF Card. It holds my map data, ebooks and MP3s. I have zero problems with it and so can happily recommend it (if that's any help). I figure being able to play MP3 means fast data access, but it does not say anything on the card.
It's P/N CFH512EHG.
On the Expansys they seem to do a 80X one which a brown cover, but mine is blue and does not say which speed.
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