Nexus 7: Is lack of SD card port a deal breaker for you? - Page 12

cosmic_joke · 07-05-2012, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by taming

I use the Google drive app on my Vox and it works fine, so having it work on the Nexus 7 seems to be a certainty. And then there is Calibre server for books

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But you won't be able to just connect to calibre and just send to device from the library like I can on my ereader right?? Since when you connect it it wont create a drive letter

tubemonkey · 07-05-2012, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Fluribus

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JD Gumby · 07-05-2012, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by cosmic_joke

But you won't be able to just connect to calibre and just send to device from the library like I can on my ereader right?? Since when you connect it it wont create a drive letter

The Nexus 7 should work fine as a standard USB mass storage device when you connect it to your computer. It's just that the Nexus won't recognize when you plug a USB mass storage device (thumb drive, external hard drive, and so on) into it.

taosaur · 07-05-2012, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by JD Gumby

The Nexus 7 should work fine as a standard USB mass storage device when you connect it to your computer. It's just that the Nexus won't recognize when you plug a USB mass storage device (thumb drive, external hard drive, and so on) into it.

I don't know about Jelly Bean, but Ice Cream Sandwich devices do not appear in Windows as a mass storage device with a drive letter. Instead they show up as a media player. I don't know the details, but with ICS Google switched to a different connection protocol.

ApK · 07-05-2012, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by taosaur

I don't know about Jelly Bean, but Ice Cream Sandwich devices do not appear in Windows as a mass storage device with a drive letter. Instead they show up as a media player. I don't know the details, but with ICS Google switched to a different connection protocol.

ICS has mass storage mode. Some devices have removed the option, but most still let it be enabled by a setting change.

HarryT · 07-06-2012, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by taosaur

I don't know about Jelly Bean, but Ice Cream Sandwich devices do not appear in Windows as a mass storage device with a drive letter. Instead they show up as a media player. I don't know the details, but with ICS Google switched to a different connection protocol.

Yes, that's the case with my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 running ICS. It connects as a "Portable Device", not as a drive. Doesn't matter for manually copying files from Windows Explorer, but it does mean that Calibre can't copy files directly to it.

Belfaborac · 07-06-2012, 01:42 AM

So there's no option to change this on the GT 2, like in (at least some) mobile phones?

HarryT · 07-06-2012, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Belfaborac

So there's no option to change this on the GT 2, like in (at least some) mobile phones?

There are two choices: to connect as a portable device, or to connect as a camera. There's no option to connect as a drive, no.

Belfaborac · 07-06-2012, 02:20 AM

Cheers, good to know. A bit strange though.

Teknikal · 07-06-2012, 02:48 AM

I can connect my Samsung phone as a USB drive, although it isn't completely obvious how to at first.
To do it I go into settings - wireless and networks - usb utilities and pick connect as mass storage.

Although I generally just use wifi or dropbox to transfer things around.

Kumabjorn · 07-06-2012, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Yes, that's the case with my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 running ICS. It connects as a "Portable Device", not as a drive. Doesn't matter for manually copying files from Windows Explorer, but it does mean that Calibre can't copy files directly to it.

No app available that can fix it?

What happens if you connect with WiFi? Will Calibre recognize the device then?

HarryT · 07-06-2012, 02:53 AM

It can connect to the Calibre server - that works fine. I haven't really tried to find a workaround, because to be honest I don't really use my tablet as a reader, but as a video player. I read on my Kindle. Copying files manually to the "Kindle" folder via Windows Explorer is good enough for me.

Chi Cygni · 07-06-2012, 03:37 AM

I just hope that Asus will release its Asus Memo tablet of which Nexus is a stripped down, crippled version. Memo has sd card slot, hdmi and what not, Tegra, and the same screen resolution and price is not going to be high. And I don't like the unproportional bezel on Nexus. As I don't like the look of T1. And that no landscape mode in home screen. No, no and no.
For the past two days I was fiddling with Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 in shops. It is hard to wait when you get this urge for a new shiny tech gadget...

HarryT · 07-06-2012, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Chi Cygni

For the past two days I was fiddling with Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 in shops. It is hard to wait when you get this urge for a new shiny tech gadget...

Feel free to ask if you have any questions about the Tab 2. I have the 7" version, and find it to be excellent. It's a little more expensive than the Nexus, but I think that its extra features, such as an SD card slot, HDMI output, and USB-OTG support for mass storage devices, are things that are worth paying a little extra for.

Kumabjorn · 07-06-2012, 05:16 AM

What is the price difference?

View Poll Results: Does lack of SD card support effect you're buying of the Nexus 7?
Yes, I'm not buying because of this.	101	41.91%
No, not a problem at all.	61	25.31%
I'm buying the 16GB because of this.	34	14.11%
I'm not in the market for a tablet, but I like to vote.	45	18.67%
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07-06-2012, 01:42 AM	#172
Belfaborac Wizard Posts: 1,498 Karma: 5199835 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Norway Device: Sony PRS-505, PRS-950	So there's no option to change this on the GT 2, like in (at least some) mobile phones?

07-06-2012, 02:20 AM	#174
Belfaborac Wizard Posts: 1,498 Karma: 5199835 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Norway Device: Sony PRS-505, PRS-950	Cheers, good to know. A bit strange though.

07-06-2012, 02:48 AM	#175
Teknikal Fanatic Posts: 574 Karma: 5264318 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Belfast Device: Sony T1, Note Pro 12.2, Honor 10	I can connect my Samsung phone as a USB drive, although it isn't completely obvious how to at first. To do it I go into settings - wireless and networks - usb utilities and pick connect as mass storage. Although I generally just use wifi or dropbox to transfer things around.

07-06-2012, 02:53 AM	#177
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	It can connect to the Calibre server - that works fine. I haven't really tried to find a workaround, because to be honest I don't really use my tablet as a reader, but as a video player. I read on my Kindle. Copying files manually to the "Kindle" folder via Windows Explorer is good enough for me.

07-06-2012, 03:37 AM	#178
Chi Cygni 秋子 permanently lurking Posts: 844 Karma: 6590735 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Europe Device: Oasis 3, Pocketbook Era	I just hope that Asus will release its Asus Memo tablet of which Nexus is a stripped down, crippled version. Memo has sd card slot, hdmi and what not, Tegra, and the same screen resolution and price is not going to be high. And I don't like the unproportional bezel on Nexus. As I don't like the look of T1. And that no landscape mode in home screen. No, no and no. For the past two days I was fiddling with Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 in shops. It is hard to wait when you get this urge for a new shiny tech gadget...

07-06-2012, 05:16 AM	#180
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	What is the price difference?