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Hello,
whencopying files - let's say some MP3 albums from PC to Kaiser via USB-Sync connection, it takes ages to complete. I guess it's about ~ 300KByte per Second.
I have a 6GB MicroSD Card Class 3 put in the Kaiser and expected a far better speed.
What is your performance?
If you're that concerned about speed, use the 6 GB card to transfer the files. Copy them from the PC onto the card using the USB reader you should have gotten with the card, then stick the card into your Kaiser.
I'm also wondering why the speed is so slow. The manual indicates that the Kaiser has "USB 2.0 Full-Speed". So why is it so slow? Doesn't support ActiveSync/WMDC USB 2?
Coping large files via Activestink has historically been slow. And on older HTC phones would cause disconnects. Two options is to use a card reader to transfer large files, the other is to use Softick Card Export to convert your phone into a card reader.
I already use Softik Card Export and I really love it. Maybe it is a little bit faster, but it doesn't exceed the USB 1 speed...
peterbonge said:
I already use Softik Card Export and I really love it. Maybe it is a little bit faster, but it doesn't exceed the USB 1 speed...
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I just did a test with my TyTN II and Softik Card Export - not more than 1Mb/s. closer to .7Mb/s actually. I tested the USB cable with my portable USB2 drive and it was 25Mb/s - so the cable is fine.
I've emailed Softick to find out if USB2 is supported, or ever will be.
Will post here when I get a reply.
FrankyG
However, Softick Card Export is MUCH better than ActiveSync.
I'll buy it right now...
Thanks !
Chris
Is there any alternative for softick card export. WM5 storage don't seem to work on the kaiser.
Install trail version of Softick and then install WM5 1.8
joe mboule said:
Is there any alternative for softick card export. WM5 storage don't seem to work on the kaiser.
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Install trail version of Softick and then install WM5 1.8. USe Softtick once and then start using wm5storage. this is been working with my tilt. even after softtick expired.
HTH
I tried WM5torage and wasn't able to get it to work with my ROM. My understanding is that it will work IF you have the drivers to support the usb drive connection already, since WM5storage doesn't have them... so it really depends on your OS. I purchased a Softick license and I must say that it works perfectly. The difference is that Softick comes with the usb drivers.
My guess is that by installing the Softick trial, WM5torage can access the softick drivers.
Card Export II is well worth the small price. And I find the interface better than the WM5storage.
Pocket Controller Pro?
using softkick, is it normal for it to take 1 hour to transfer a 1.7gig file onto a 6gig sandisk card inside my tytn ii?
Mine wasn't quite that long. I just moved 1.26GB of music file and it took about 26 minutes.
briggs81 said:
using softkick, is it normal for it to take 1 hour to transfer a 1.7gig file onto a 6gig sandisk card inside my tytn ii?
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Softick doesn't advertise the transfer rate of Cardexport II.
USB Full Speed (1.1) ~1.5MB/S => 1.7GB file would take about 19mins theoretically.
USB High Speed (2.0) ~60MB/S => 1.7GB file would take about 30secs.
You rarely see these theoretical speeds because of so many variables to both computers as to how fast they read and/or write. I'd say your "real" speeds suggest something close to a slow USB 1.1 connection
I see.
Vista was telling me it was going at 444kb/sec and about 54 minutes to transfer all of it (accordign to vista, but that doesn't really mean much)
I mean, normally it would have taken 2-3 hours if i wasnt using this little app.
Cool idea, just not worth the money to spend on I guess if i could just take 3 seconds to pop out sd card and put it into reader/usb port.
Darn, was lookin pretty cool at first!
briggs81 said:
I see.
Cool idea, just not worth the money to spend on I guess if i could just take 3 seconds to pop out sd card and put it into reader/usb port.
Darn, was lookin pretty cool at first!
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Thats one of the selling factors for me. I don't have to carry or have access to a card reader when I'm away from the house. I can take it to work, friends houses and on vacation and be able to transfer files without the card reader. Most computers don't have card readers but about every computer now has a USB port you can plug into. Then it gets even more complicated with microSDHC as most existing card readers can't read them so then you'd be forced to carry a reader with you.
I got it to work for a few days, but suddently this app just keeps disconnecting and switch back to activesync. I have tried plenty of way of connecting it in Card-Export, but it just keeps switching back to activesync. Very sad. Can some gurus here pls share if you have similiar experience? thnks
hey guys,
ever since i got my tilt, data transfer over USB has been painfully slow. for example, a 900 mb tomtom map took over 2 hours to transfer. I tried taking the SD card out and putting it into my laptop. everything transferred in less than a minute, but as soon as i put the SD card back into my tilt, it turned out it was corrupted. i tried searching for a solution to this issue, but couldn't find anything.
halp
you say ever since you got your tilt does that mean that you had other and faster transfers on other pda's because in my exp thats the case with all wm devices
no, this is my first WM phone, and first PDA ever (i had an i870 before)
activesync is slow period, i use a mediacard reader,i highly recommend a storage card and is SDHC and a compatible card reader for your laptop/desktop,can also find cards on ebay with usb readers instead of card readers so you can just plug the card into the usb stick and away you go
unfortunately that's how the USB plug works on these phones. It's USB 1.1 only.
it's not just a usb1.1 issue as usb1.1 should be able to do 12MB/sec which is far from what happens in reallife
To give you an idea, I just did a quick and dirty test of the different transfer times.
RAR: 41.7 MB
Using Activesync:
- Copy to internal memory => 01:05
- Copy to SD Card => 01:20
Using Card Export:
- Copy to SD Card => 00:51 (mean transfer rate: 850 KB/sec)
Using USB Card Reader =>
- Copy to SD Card => 00:04 (mean transfer rate: 12500 KB/sec)
Conclusion: Always use an external card reader for transfering (large) files.
Tytn II has usb 2. Why the speed is so lame then?
The Kaiser is my first device, so I don't have any other devices to compare to. But in a large degree I have noticed the same for other mobile devices (like cameras, mp3-players,...)
It has to do with some factors:
- What app is used to transfer the data?
Working through Activesync to transfer data clearly works slower. That's because AS works as just another layer controlling the data transfer, thereby slowing the process. When you use Card Export, only the regular explorer.exe process is used for tranferring the data.
- Chipset limitations:
It might be that the Qualcomm chipset has a slow MicroSD and USB controller. Manufacturers also have to choose between better battery life or more speed. Mostly better battery life is chose, thereby bringing down the speed.
My old Dell Axim x50v used to sync calendar/appt within 5 secs. But my tilt takes atleast 1 min everytime to sync calender/appt. It takes that long before the sync icon stops spinning and states connected. Do you guys have the same problem?
btw, transfer speeds for data are the same between the two pdas. its just the sync time.
It is always painfully slow to transfer files with activesync, not just the Kaiser but with all PPCs. As far as sync with outlook that is really poor with WM6 and Activesync 4.5. I think I read somewhere the reason is that activesync runs very in depth checks on changes and date comparisons resultuing in long sync times.
my main problem is not that the tilt is soo slow, but why is my sd card getting corrupted EVERY time i put it in my computer? when i copy a decent size file, all the other files are fine, but that one explodes its size like 10x and takes up 90% of the card. my only option is to format every time
weakest link set the pace
if usb2 is supported then there most be a bottleneck
elsewhere
it imho seem to have been an issue with every pda ever
hi all..
just a quick question...
im getting a microSD card 8 gigs, and will be using it only for my kaiser.. now i dont know if i should get a sdhc or a normal card ? whats the differenc on the pda?
thanx
papizdono said:
hi all..
just a quick question...
im getting a microSD card 8 gigs, and will be using it only for my kaiser.. now i dont know if i should get a sdhc or a normal card ? whats the differenc on the pda?
thanx
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There are some 4 GB microSD that are not microSDHC.
8 GB ones are microSDHC.
I'm using a sandisk 8 GB microSDHC in my Cruise and everything is fine
On you exact question : what is the difference I know that SD is using Fat FS and SDHC Fat32 FS. There might be other differences, but I don't know what they are.
Did you check the wiki? I'm sure this had to have been covered before
microSD and sdhc
"sdhc" is a standard for microsd/minisd and sd for sizes larger than 2GB. Thus all 4GB and 8GB (and 16GB and 32GB) cards will be "sdhc" to work.
Or if you are talking about an adapter that takes a microsd and converts it into a standard SD, you would of course require a sdhc adapter. Whether you need one will depend on you, using activesync to transfer large files is painfully slow so putting the 8GB microsd in an adapter and putting that directly in your laptop/desktop can be much more efficient.
I use softick's card export to mount the kaiser drive directly on my desktop and can easily transfer larger files efficiently.
Alan
SDHC - secure digital high capacity
i don't know what's the difference between sd and sdhc (besides capacity), but there is some difference. however, device specification shows what it supports and kaiser supports sdhc
SD officially doesn't support more then 2GB. There are some out of spec 4GB ones, but they don't work in all devices as it's not an official format. To allow for greater capacity the addressing system has been changed in SDHC, along with the default format now being FAT32 instead of FAT16, and the reader/device must support that to be able to access SDHC cards. Some old readers won't read them for example.
So for 8GB you have no choice, 8GB SD cards don't exist.
But SDHC works like a charm in the Kaiser
EDIT: BTW while we're at it... does somebody else have some performance experience with the SanDisk 8GB microSDHC?
It's a class 4 card, so if we believe the specs this should mean 4-6MB/s write speed.
Now the other day I've bought a little Kingston set with a 2GB microSD, micro to mini and micro to SD adapter and tiny keyring USB microSD reader. The idea was to use the USB reader and supplied card as a USB key always on my keyring, while the adapters would be appreciated spares as I always manage to lose them...
The added benefit over a standard USB key being that I can swap the cards with the phone if I need to transfer large files.
So naturally I've put the 8GB card in the reader and started transferring some files to check the performance. Now that's where it becomes odd... I was getting sustained 14-15MB/s writes on the card! I'm not complaining at all of course, but it just seems rather strange nowadays that something exceeds the rated specs that much when everyone is battling for performance!
I've triple-checked with several large files, purposedly unplugged the USB reader right after the copy ended to be sure there wasn't some caching going on, but no, the files were always readable and complete...
Impressive, I've never seen such performance from either a SD card, let alone a card reader that often are slower than the cards... Even my good and fast USB key is slower than this topping at about 11MB/s...
The SDHC speed classes are pretty obscure though, the 4MB/s are supposed to be a minimum under some precise conditions...
Mny PC SD Card readers are not SDHC compatable, so you'll need to mount them via the Kaiser/Tilt/Vario via Active Sync.
Well one compnay here has 3 different 8g microSD cards..
one is 40eur - 8G normal
one is 43eur - 8G ultra II
one is 53eur - 8G sdhc
so still, which one will be faster in the pda?
i have a SD card reader that supports sdhc, so its no problem getting one of them, just want to know if the card sdhc will be slower in the pda couse of the secure stuff?
Normally, the 16GB micro sd card should be in stores this month.
If you have the time and money, I suggest you wait a bit longer and get one of those...
speed of the sd depends on it's class rating:
What is Class Speed Rating?
The SD Association has created and defined 3 speed
classes to help you identify speed and performance
capabilities/minimum requirements of SD/SDHC,
miniSD/miniSDHC, and microSD/microSDHC cards and
the host products. The SD Speed Class Ratings specify
a minimum sustained write speed for
SDHC/miniSDHC/microSDHC cards (Class 2: 2 MB/s;
Class 4: 4 MB/s; Class 6: 6 MB/s*).
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papizdono said:
so still, which one will be faster in the pda?
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You most likely won't be seeing a difference. PDAs are usually not capable of accessing a card at more than a couple MB/s, way less that what cards are capable of.
ok thanx... so cheaper / better
maybe ill wait for those 16g, if the phone will support it...
now im using card for navigation (need 2 gig), for pictures (cca 500megs), for Mp3s (cca 1 giga) guess 8g is more then enoug anyway ....
will get the cheapest, hopefully it will be readable on all sd readers
thanx everyone.
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will get the cheapest, hopefully it will be readable on all sd readers
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As said before, 8GB SD cards do NOT exist. Even if not noted by the vendor, any 8GB card will be SDHC, and will require a SDHC-compatible reader.
For my Polaris i'm using this one : http://www.amazon.fr/Sandisk-Carte-...2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1215248577&sr=8-2
Works good. Transfer rate is not too bad.
Not seen any mention of this so far - can happily confirm my new 16Gb Sandisk micro SDHC (from mobymemory) and my micro-mini SD adapter (from a HK ebay seller) work in tandem on my Ameo.
Was sceptical they were going to work - no idea what I'll do with all the space but this seemed like a sensible upgrade.
Used space 32.0Kb
Free space 14.8Gb
Have read of some problems with micro-mini adapters and I had a couple of issues myself. Couldn't read a 128Mb micro card on my Ameo, and my new adapter doesn't work with my PC mem card reader - need to plug the 16Gb directly in to the micro slot, rather than via the adapter in the mini slot.
Thanks for the note. I know I'm buying one shortly. I can use all the space I can for pix & movies of the newborns (and the music.. and full movies.. etc)!
Good to know it will work!
Which micro mini SD adapter did you buy? I am looking for one too.
QAN
I bought mine for £1.50 from overseabridge, search for "MicroSD to miniSD adapter converter SD card - FREE S/H".
I purchased also one 16gb microSD fron mobymemory and works flawlessly in my X7500 with the miniSD adaptor. The sequential max speeds (in a PC) are 18MB/s read and 14MB/s write and this make it a very serious option to upgrade the storage capacity.
Great upgrade!
Can confirm too that this card works without a hitch. Filled mine to within 150mb of max (audiobooks, music, video, photographs & programs) and saw no problems at all. My X7500 now has 24GB of memory! I'm now using the 8GB microdrive as a large file transfer solution.
Buckle my shoe!
hardan said:
I purchased also one 16gb microSD fron mobymemory and works flawlessly in my X7500 with the miniSD adaptor. The sequential max speeds (in a PC) are 18MB/s read and 14MB/s write and this make it a very serious option to upgrade the storage capacity.
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Is that possible? I heard it's a Class 2 card (= ~ 2MB/s read/write).
Yes, is possible, i used two different benchmark programs ans the results are almost identical.
Also i used Total commander (this program have a transfer speed measure utility) copying large files from and to the card and the result is 18 MB/s in reading speed and near to 14 MB/s writing files.
The specifications says Class 2, but really are more than a Class 6.
hardan said:
Yes, is possible, i used two different benchmark programs ans the results are almost identical.
Also i used Total commander (this program have a transfer speed measure utility) copying large files from and to the card and the result is 18 MB/s in reading speed and near to 14 MB/s writing files.
The specifications says Class 2, but really are more than a Class 6.
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thanks, good to know. looks like it's on my Christmas watch list.
hi, I think You are wrong. Class in SD specification meens the minimum transfer, not maximum. If You send large files, transfer is different, much bigger. If You send a lot of small or very files and the card is fragmented the minimum transfer can be about 2 MB/s in class 2.
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hi, I think You are wrong. Class in SD specification meens the minimum transfer, not maximum. If You send large files, transfer is different, much bigger. If You send a lot of small or very files and the card is fragmented the minimum transfer can be about 2 MB/s in class 2.
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thanks for telling me that. I have a class 2 and a class 6 card, and when I write a 700 MB file to each, the class 6 card takes about half the time as the class 2 does. that said, the writing speed of the class 2 card is definitely faster than 2 MB/s, so your explanation is at least partially true, I think.
It depend of card, for example SanDisk microSDHC Ultra 8GB Class 6 write 18MB/s, read 20MB/s, and SanDisk microSDHC 16GB Class 2 write 14MB/s, read 20 MB/s it is maximum speed of the cards. Minimus speed is during write small files.
Test of the cards
Code:
http://www.gpsnarower.republika.pl/
yaughan said:
Not seen any mention of this so far - can happily confirm my new 16Gb Sandisk micro SDHC (from mobymemory) and my micro-mini SD adapter (from a HK ebay seller) work in tandem on my Ameo.
Was sceptical they were going to work - no idea what I'll do with all the space but this seemed like a sensible upgrade.
Used space 32.0Kb
Free space 14.8Gb
Have read of some problems with micro-mini adapters and I had a couple of issues myself. Couldn't read a 128Mb micro card on my Ameo, and my new adapter doesn't work with my PC mem card reader - need to plug the 16Gb directly in to the micro slot, rather than via the adapter in the mini slot.
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I have on my Advantage 7500, WM 5.0, a Sandisk SDHC8GB with adapter micro/mini SD.
My 7500 read the SDHC8GB, but:
- the available memory displayed on my 7500 is only: 3700 Mb
- My 7500 could only open first 4 Gb files
- the others 4 Gb on my 7500 are visible but not available. If I tap on those files my 7500 isn't able to open it
I ask you:
- are you sure that all the 16 Gb in your Ameo are available? If you fill completly the card an then you tap on all the files, the Ameo open all the files?
- if really you can open all the files coul you tell me which brand of adapter micro/mini SD are you using?
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In my X7500 the system shows the whole available card capacity (14.8 GB). I filled the card with large and small files, the X7500 is perfectly able to read and write in the MicroSD without any problem.
I hope it solve your doubts.
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In my X7500 the system shows the whole available card capacity (14.8 GB). I filled the card with large and small files, the X7500 is perfectly able to read and write in the MicroSD without any problem.
I hope it solve your doubts.
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Your 7500 has Windows Mobile native 5.0 or you upgraded it to 6.0?
Wich brand of adapter micro-mini SD are you using?
And where can it buy?
I upgraded the X7500 to WM6 and the MicroSD to MiniSD is one unbranded.
It's possible with an HTC 7500, Windows Mobile native 5.0 (without upgrading to WM6.0), to use a Sandisk SDHC16GB with adapter micro/mini SD?
If yes, in wich way?
Thanks
16Gb
I've just plugged a 16Gb microSD card thru an adapter into my 7500, and I can't get it to see the card - all I can find is the microdrive. What important step have I missed out on?
SD CARD size
i was told the largest Card a X7501 could use was an 8GB sdhc mini card, ?
by HTC.
Anyone with an X7501, Please confirm your personal results, Include brand of card and where you got it.
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I was looking at this card for my Dopod U1000 wm6:
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=210881762
and getting the Micro to Mini adapter.
Can anyone tell me if there is a better choice out there?
This is Class 6 and 16GB micro.
Thanks!