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Last_of_the_PEs · 05-25-2011, 07:10 PM

I know 32GB micro-SD Class 10 is SUPPORTED on the PE. I just don't know if the speed difference between classes 4, 6 & 10 make a difference. I don't know how fast the PE can write to the card.

sarah11918 · 05-25-2011, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Last_of_the_PEs

I know 32GB micro-SD Class 10 is SUPPORTED on the PE. I just don't know if the speed difference between classes 4, 6 & 10 make a difference. I don't know how fast the PE can write to the card.

I only meant to say that back when people first got their EEs and were trying out a variety of cards (we had a thread of which cards did/didn't work) the consensus was that people liked the 32GB class 10. I took that to mean they were pleased enough with the speed increase to warrant it, or at least, they didn't seem to think that a class 10 was a waste on the original EEs. Although I can't specifically recall anyone doing a comparison and reporting speed differences, lots of people tried a bunch of different SD cards and settled on the 32GB class 10. Take from it what you will.

What I don't know is the extent to which it's reasonable to expect the PEs to behave similarly with their micro SD cards.

joie · 05-26-2011, 02:48 PM

I've only had my PE for 2 weeks, but I did upgrade to Android 2.2.1 (Froyo). And it only took me 3 tries! I haven't messed around with using a micro-SD card yet. Am I to gather that if I put in a card to use for extra storage, i.e., books, music, etc., I'm going to lose all the PE internal memory? Just the space? Or apps and all? What if I loaded the books and music onto the card at the outset instead of moving them from the main memory to the card?

Sorry to seem so dense...I'm not a computer newbie by any means, but definitely a PE newcomer.

Thanks, everyone!

ivanjt · 05-26-2011, 04:55 PM

There is no logical reason you would loose the internal memory by adding a micro sdcard - it is just storage space, after all you wouldn't loose your memory on a computer if you added an extra hard disk. Just think of the sdcard as a ssd on a computer.

You can load directly on to the sdcard from your computer but I would let the PE see it first and check it. On my EE I tried to use a card that I'd formatted FAT but it didn't see it. When I reformatted it as FAT32 there were no problems - the same goes for USB sticks.

If I have a lot of manuals I want to transfer to the EE I just put the card in a reader and transfer them to the card that way. I find it much easier to do that than trying to use a bootable CD with windows on it since all the operating systems here are OS/2 and can cause problems if I'm not careful with attaching the EE and making sure it's recognised.

Tinah · 05-26-2011, 07:24 PM

I just uploaded the update that was available on my new PE. I stayed with Dingo for now. Before the update I had Dingo 1.6 Kernel 2.6.29, but after the update (and I followed thru), the version is still the same. Wondering if the version I was shipped was already updated...or if maybe I did something wrong.

05-26-2011, 07:24 PM	#20
Tinah Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Entourage Pocket Edge	I just uploaded the update that was available on my new PE. I stayed with Dingo for now. Before the update I had Dingo 1.6 Kernel 2.6.29, but after the update (and I followed thru), the version is still the same. Wondering if the version I was shipped was already updated...or if maybe I did something wrong. Last edited by Tinah; 05-26-2011 at 07:59 PM.

05-25-2011, 07:10 PM	#16
Last_of_the_PEs Groupie Posts: 192 Karma: 34 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Entourage PE	I know 32GB micro-SD Class 10 is SUPPORTED on the PE. I just don't know if the speed difference between classes 4, 6 & 10 make a difference. I don't know how fast the PE can write to the card.

05-26-2011, 02:48 PM	#18
joie Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: enTourage Pocket eDGe	I've only had my PE for 2 weeks, but I did upgrade to Android 2.2.1 (Froyo). And it only took me 3 tries! I haven't messed around with using a micro-SD card yet. Am I to gather that if I put in a card to use for extra storage, i.e., books, music, etc., I'm going to lose all the PE internal memory? Just the space? Or apps and all? What if I loaded the books and music onto the card at the outset instead of moving them from the main memory to the card? Sorry to seem so dense...I'm not a computer newbie by any means, but definitely a PE newcomer. Thanks, everyone!

05-26-2011, 04:55 PM	#19
ivanjt Guru Posts: 858 Karma: 1027478 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: South of France Device: kindle dx; eDGe	There is no logical reason you would loose the internal memory by adding a micro sdcard - it is just storage space, after all you wouldn't loose your memory on a computer if you added an extra hard disk. Just think of the sdcard as a ssd on a computer. You can load directly on to the sdcard from your computer but I would let the PE see it first and check it. On my EE I tried to use a card that I'd formatted FAT but it didn't see it. When I reformatted it as FAT32 there were no problems - the same goes for USB sticks. If I have a lot of manuals I want to transfer to the EE I just put the card in a reader and transfer them to the card that way. I find it much easier to do that than trying to use a bootable CD with windows on it since all the operating systems here are OS/2 and can cause problems if I'm not careful with attaching the EE and making sure it's recognised.

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