storage card in Kindle

jrdew · 01-01-2008, 12:38 PM

What are your thoughts about the need for and use of the SD card in the Kindle? Do you recommend one?

Just4Fun · 01-01-2008, 02:45 PM

Personally, I don't care for the Kindle's directory confusion when I use an SD card. You have to wade through pages and pages to find the material that you want. I do use an SD card, but I move the material from the card to the reader. Until Amazon cleans up the directory structure to add folders and/or gives the ability to hide the card material I probably won't leave the card in my reader full time. Since they allow the hiding of the SD card for content manipulation, I can't figure out why they didn't allow it for the menu. Anyone understand that?

cfw123 · 01-01-2008, 05:09 PM

Since there can be only one SD memory card, I decided to get the largest size possible. The Kindle is compliant with the SDHC High Capacity model (even though they don't mention it, and their suppor center did't know it until I told them), I got an 8 GB SDHC memory card which shows 7.6 GB capacity on the Kindle, and works just fine.

I recognize the need for a better Directure structure, but you take what you can get. Hopefully by the time mine becomes too difficul to use, they will have come up with a better structure.

Since I plan to put a lot of audio books on my Kindle, and these take a lot more memory than an ebook, I really wanted the additional space a memory card affords to my original memory capacity which was only 181 MB.

All in all, I really love my Kindle and can't imagine living wihout it.

Charles Wilkes, San Jose, Calif.

bwit · 01-02-2008, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Just4Fun

Personally, I don't care for the Kindle's directory confusion when I use an SD card. You have to wade through pages and pages to find the material that you want. I do use an SD card, but I move the material from the card to the reader.

One thing I've tried with some success is to move books to the SD card and then when I'm connected via USB move them from the documents folder to a new folder, say backup. This keeps them on the card but they no longer show up on the Kindle's content list.

Bob

01-01-2008, 12:38 PM	#1
jrdew Member Posts: 11 Karma: 34 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle	storage card in Kindle What are your thoughts about the need for and use of the SD card in the Kindle? Do you recommend one?

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
iPhone Two new iPhone Storage Solutions: Zoomit (SD Card Reader) & Boxnet (Cloud Storage)	kjk	Apple Devices	0	02-09-2010 06:20 PM
storage card compatability?	makani	Sony Reader	4	12-12-2009 08:02 PM
Calibre doesn't see the storage card...	rakshi	Calibre	10	03-21-2009 02:29 PM
Use of SD Card and Built in Storage	roytravis	HanLin eBook	7	01-29-2009 05:54 PM
Memory card storage limitations (just in case anyone else is as dumb as me...)	zander_nyrond	Sony Reader	18	09-13-2007 10:47 AM

01-01-2008, 02:45 PM	#2
Just4Fun Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle/iphone/ipad/Pocket Entourage/MacBook/Windows	Personally, I don't care for the Kindle's directory confusion when I use an SD card. You have to wade through pages and pages to find the material that you want. I do use an SD card, but I move the material from the card to the reader. Until Amazon cleans up the directory structure to add folders and/or gives the ability to hide the card material I probably won't leave the card in my reader full time. Since they allow the hiding of the SD card for content manipulation, I can't figure out why they didn't allow it for the menu. Anyone understand that?

01-01-2008, 05:09 PM	#3
cfw123 Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Jose, Calif., USA Device: Kindle	Since there can be only one SD memory card, I decided to get the largest size possible. The Kindle is compliant with the SDHC High Capacity model (even though they don't mention it, and their suppor center did't know it until I told them), I got an 8 GB SDHC memory card which shows 7.6 GB capacity on the Kindle, and works just fine. I recognize the need for a better Directure structure, but you take what you can get. Hopefully by the time mine becomes too difficul to use, they will have come up with a better structure. Since I plan to put a lot of audio books on my Kindle, and these take a lot more memory than an ebook, I really wanted the additional space a memory card affords to my original memory capacity which was only 181 MB. All in all, I really love my Kindle and can't imagine living wihout it. Charles Wilkes, San Jose, Calif.