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Asterra · 11-30-2007, 06:15 PM

I've nailed down a few things about the iLiad's expansion capabilities which are definitely good to know. Things like how it can't use the newer iterations / sizes of cards in some of the slots it possesses. Handy little tidbits that frankly seem like landmines which are guaranteed to trip anyone who doesn't do research in advance. So here I am.

Basically, I'm looking to get a large memory card. That seems to mean it's not going to be a MMC card, as those appear to be limited to 1GB. In fact, all of the available slots, plus the USB port, seem to be leftovers from Y2K. So be it. I'm also going to be trying to make sure that the memory access speed affects the performance of this device as little as possible. In fact, that's my chief goal here. The fastest flash card access possible, so that the turning of pages is as quick as possible. I'll be turning a lot of ~300+ KB pages.

It already seems like compactflash is the only way to go, with a 4GB card (not drive) being a probable choice. But I'm trying to factor in the speed. So I could be dead wrong.

Anyone want to chime in on what they use, or what their experience has been with regard to this aspect of their iLiad?

11-30-2007, 06:15 PM	#1
Asterra Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: PRS-505	Which memory card? I've nailed down a few things about the iLiad's expansion capabilities which are definitely good to know. Things like how it can't use the newer iterations / sizes of cards in some of the slots it possesses. Handy little tidbits that frankly seem like landmines which are guaranteed to trip anyone who doesn't do research in advance. So here I am. Basically, I'm looking to get a large memory card. That seems to mean it's not going to be a MMC card, as those appear to be limited to 1GB. In fact, all of the available slots, plus the USB port, seem to be leftovers from Y2K. So be it. I'm also going to be trying to make sure that the memory access speed affects the performance of this device as little as possible. In fact, that's my chief goal here. The fastest flash card access possible, so that the turning of pages is as quick as possible. I'll be turning a lot of ~300+ KB pages. It already seems like compactflash is the only way to go, with a 4GB card (not drive) being a probable choice. But I'm trying to factor in the speed. So I could be dead wrong. Anyone want to chime in on what they use, or what their experience has been with regard to this aspect of their iLiad?