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Just wondering as id like to cram as much as possible on my Tablet!
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No, I don't think the Sony Tablet will accept SDXC cards.
I believe the SDHC cards only go up to 32GB.
pokoedge said:
No, I don't think the Sony Tablet will accept SDXC cards.
I believe the SDHC cards only go up to 32GB.
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hmm, im hoping a case is designed that will fit 3-4 32gb sd cards in so i can take my movie collection with me then.
There is a sony memory stick adapter not sdcard one which takes 2 microsds and makes them appear as one big one but i believe it is limited to 32gb. Does not help us but shows many things are possible. I noticed file expert app lists sdcard2 which is empty for me presumably because i don't have a physical one in yet, however it also lists usbdisk1 to usbdisk8 so maybe there will be some way of having sdcard3 etc or utilize usbdisks with sd adaptors. Hope it helps
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Wait,so you can store stuff on the SD card without transferring them? I thought it was just for file transfer? :S I read it on the official Sony site.
Can anyone confirm?
You can store and play media off the SD-Card using the File Transfer app, it will only play one item at a time. The problem is that the native music/video apps will NOT scan the SD-Card slot for media, I believe this maybe just an error in coding, but I'm not knowledgeable enough in this area to more than speculate. I downloaded a 3rd party Music App and it showed that the tablet had 2 SD-Cards, the first was my actual storage (16gb), and the 2nd was the actual SD-Card (8gb). This is where maybe the coding is wrong and only looks at the first SD-Card, even though its technically not.
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You can store and play media off the SD-Card using the File Transfer app, it will only play one item at a time. The problem is that the native music/video apps will NOT scan the SD-Card slot for media, I believe this maybe just an error in coding, but I'm not knowledgeable enough in this area to more than speculate. I downloaded a 3rd party Music App and it showed that the tablet had 2 SD-Cards, the first was my actual storage (16gb), and the 2nd was the actual SD-Card (8gb). This is where maybe the coding is wrong and only looks at the first SD-Card, even though its technically not.
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Yikes! It's possible to be fixed in an update down the line right? I'm considering this or the Transformer and I really like the Tablet S. Matches my Xperia Play.
No. It is not a coding error. It is google / Sony's intention to limit the use of SD card. Just like Apple, you understand.
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You can store and play media off the SD-Card using the File Transfer app, it will only play one item at a time. The problem is that the native music/video apps will NOT scan the SD-Card slot for media, I believe this maybe just an error in coding, but I'm not knowledgeable enough in this area to more than speculate. I downloaded a 3rd party Music App and it showed that the tablet had 2 SD-Cards, the first was my actual storage (16gb), and the 2nd was the actual SD-Card (8gb). This is where maybe the coding is wrong and only looks at the first SD-Card, even though its technically not.
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No, I don't think the Sony Tablet will accept SDXC cards.
I believe the SDHC cards only go up to 32GB.
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It is possible to use SDXC cards as long as it is formatted by the tablet to FAT32(or on a computer). I am using a 128GB SDXC card without problem. I use Poweramp in order to view my music collection(45GB) and VitalPlayer Pro to play videos from the SD-card.
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It is possible to use SDXC cards as long as it is formatted by the tablet to FAT32(or on a computer). I am using a 128GB SDXC card without problem. I use Poweramp in order to view my music collection(45GB) and VitalPlayer Pro to play videos from the SD-card.
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No way!! Tell me your joking!!
You just made my day!!. crap.. yesterday I ordered a 32gb claas 10 for the tab...
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jkr284 said:
No way!! Tell me your joking!!
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I hope it's true. But then what prevents xperia play accepting 64 gb cards formatted as fat. Has any one got one to try it out please. Hope it will work too. Thanks everyone
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No way!! Tell me your joking!!
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No its no joke, the problem is that the standard Gallery does not access the SD-card but I solved it by using QuickPic. QuickPic is a superb app that lets you specify which folders you want to view. I will try to make a Youtube to show what it looks like, probably on friday since I work long night shift now.
When it comes to Xperia Play I dont know but I guess it has microSD card slot? I know that some phones takes XC cards, among them is HTC Sensation.
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No its no joke
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that's great. Thank you
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No its no joke, the problem is that the standard Gallery does not access the SD-card but I solved it by using QuickPic. QuickPic is a superb app that lets you specify which folders you want to view. I will try to make a Youtube to show what it looks like, probably on friday since I work long night shift now.
When it comes to Xperia Play I dont know but I guess it has microSD card slot? I know that some phones takes XC cards, among them is HTC Sensation.
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i only use the sd card for movies anyway so i guess im sorted!!
CHEERS!
I have a 1tb hard drive will i be able to use this with the tablet?? would seriously make me happy if i could. i bought the tablet thinking i could plug in external drives and so far have had no luck. I tried to access my photos from my camera sd card using file manager hd but had no success with that either. i must be doing something wrong any help would be greatly appreciated.
You have to wait until it's rooted. Then change the USB host to use the ext drive
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I have a 1tb hard drive will i be able to use this with the tablet?? would seriously make me happy if i could. i bought the tablet thinking i could plug in external drives and so far have had no luck. I tried to access my photos from my camera sd card using file manager hd but had no success with that either. i must be doing something wrong any help would be greatly appreciated.
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you can use an external HD as long as it is formatted FAT32 and it is up to 500gb, that's at least confirmed by Sony.
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No its no joke, the problem is that the standard Gallery does not access the SD-card but I solved it by using QuickPic. QuickPic is a superb app that lets you specify which folders you want to view. I will try to make a Youtube to show what it looks like, probably on friday since I work long night shift now.
When it comes to Xperia Play I dont know but I guess it has microSD card slot? I know that some phones takes XC cards, among them is HTC Sensation.
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Can you please still post a video that it works? Because i red a story on the sony forums that a 64gb xc card didn't work and made the card unreadable.
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It is possible to use SDXC cards as long as it is formatted by the tablet to FAT32(or on a computer). I am using a 128GB SDXC card without problem. I use Poweramp in order to view my music collection(45GB) and VitalPlayer Pro to play videos from the SD-card.
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How did you format it on the tablet? Got a 64gig yesterday, computer formatted it using exFAT? could not choose just FAT, and card can not be read by sony, says damaged sd card but cannot find a way to format on the tablet. I have es file explorer but could not find options...
Any thoughts?
What are the practical performance differences between the two configurations. I know more RAM is always better, but is it worth $100?
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Roger
bassplyr said:
What are the practical performance differences between the two configurations. I know more RAM is always better, but is it worth $100?
Thanks,
Roger
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It isnt ram, its storage. All you 'gain' is more room to store apps, music, movies etc. The tablet as almost all honeycomb tablets come with 1 gig of ram. If you see yourself packing the tablets with movies/photos etc then yes the 32 gig one is worth it.
At $100 for a 16gb increase it is far less expensive to just add a $20 16gb microSD card to expand to 32gb from a 16gb model.
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At $100 for a 16gb increase it is far less expensive to just add a $20 16gb microSD card to expand to 32gb from a 16gb model.
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Probably is til Sony patches it (and i hope they do) the sd slot is basically just a file transfer/media storage rather then true storage.
And keep in mind that the 16GB version only offer 8.9GB of storage !
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And keep in mind that the 16GB version only offer 8.9GB of storage !
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that of course isnt counting the 3.8 gigs to install apps on
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Probably is til Sony patches it (and i hope they do) the sd slot is basically just a file transfer/media storage rather then true storage.
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with the correct 3rd party apps on the market you can use an sd card as true storage!!i got a 32gb sd card full of movies working with mx video player pro which you need for divx/xvid/avi movies anyway!! Got the card for £29.99 and its a class 10!
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with the correct 3rd party apps on the market you can use an sd card as true storage!!i got a 32gb sd card full of movies working with mx video player pro which you need for divx/xvid/avi movies anyway!! Got the card for £29.99 and its a class 10!
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what app is it?
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what app is it?
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Well you can use File manager HD to look for and open files, or say if you have movies use MX Video Player. On both apps the sd card shows as sdcard2
Pretty much every single 3rd party none sony/asus/google/htc apps can play/view file directly from the SD card.
Only thing you need to know is that your SD card is located at:
/mnt/SDCard2/
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what app is it?
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I really hope you can gather data from SD card with stock music and video apps.
Like ken says 599 us dollars,
Get it my 32gb have 8gb left
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hi - could someone please explain the storage setup?
I swapped my 16GB Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 for a 16GB Sony and as mentioned previously, it only shows 8.92GB internal storage (USB) plus 3.94GB internal storage so that's approx 3GB for the OS and sample files!
I assume this is just the way Sony split up the 16GB?
On the Samsung it showed approx 15GB from new
Just trying to clarify....
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AirwolfUK said:
I assume this is just the way Sony split up the 16GB?
On the Samsung it showed approx 15GB from new
Just trying to clarify....
thanks
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The storage is splitted between storage for application installation and data such as files, videos, photos, etc..
Hello everyone.
After reading lots of reviews and opinions and having the oportunity to use the tablet, im sure i want to buy a Sony Tablet S
Now comes the second decission to make.. ¿Which model? As the title of the post says, im between 32Gb or 16Gb+3G.
I know that whatever the model is, the space for installing apps are the 4GB partition and i think the apps that allow moving to Sd card, in this tablet means moving to the second partition but never to the external sdcard. So... Do you think the 4GB are enough for all kind of apps and games?
About the 3G conexion, thats something i will use mainly during travels. Instead of creating the hotspot with my mobile (and draining its battery), i'll change the SIM card to the tablet. Another option is buying a prepaid SIM with some data-plan to just use with the tablet during those travels, and when i dont have available wifi's.
A requirement would be to have access to music in the external sdcard, but allowing to reproduce a full album. I have the movies part resolved with the MxPlayer, but dont know any beauty music app which allow to do that
Well, any opinion or advice are welcome, so dont hesitate to post it !
Thank you in advance
I'd go with PowerAMP, it works beautiful. Might use WinAMP as well.
But I prefer PowerAMP myself. It can access the external sd-card without problems.
kryddan said:
I'd go with PowerAMP, it works beautiful. Might use WinAMP as well.
But I prefer PowerAMP myself. It can access the external sd-card without problems.
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Thanks for your answer ^^
I think that PowerAMP is not free, but anyway, if is possible to access and reproduce lists and full albums from the external sdcard, my requirment is accomplished so...
¿What would be your choose, 16GB+3G or 32GB?
(Forgot to say in the first post that price difference between both models are just 20€ )
I suppose that you'll bring it around to work or travel, thus with 3G is a better option. And you can buy SD card for more storage and even cheaper.
Hope you will have your own choice. Cheers and welcome to this community
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Kitinz said:
Thanks for your answer ^^
I think that PowerAMP is not free, but anyway, if is possible to access and reproduce lists and full albums from the external sdcard, my requirment is accomplished so...
¿What would be your choose, 16GB+3G or 32GB?
(Forgot to say in the first post that price difference between both models are just 20€ )
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I'd go for the 16GB+3G if the difference is that little, then get yourself a nice SDXC 128GB sd-card and space won't be much of a problem. At least not external. However internal might be eaten after a while if you install to many apps hehe.
Yes I know PowerAMP cost a few $$$ but it's worth it. WinAMP cost too. THough both exist as free-versions for you to try. So you can get the feel for it.
I'd go with the 16GB+3G too. I miss the 3G from my old Galaxy Tab since I got a Wi-Fi version and with full-size SD card and USB storage capabilities, storage isn't a huge problem unless you install stupendous amounts of apps.
Thanxs for all the answers.
The usage of the tablet is not going to be for work, but i'll bring it in my own travels where i wont have available a 3G network since the cost of using it in other countries are so expensive
I also found a nice music player (Meridian player), which allow to reproduce lists from the external sdcard, so with MxPlayer and Meridian i got covered the multimedia part.
Im also planning to use the tablet for playing games from psn, gameloft and emulators, so what bothers me is that the 16GB version only have around 8.5GB in the usb storage and im quite sure that all this kind of games cant be installed in the external sd.
How much space does this games take up in the usb storage? I know that having 3G is a great option, but im almost deciding on the 32 version just for this reason
Kitinz said:
Thanxs for all the answers.
Im also planning to use the tablet for playing games from psn, gameloft and emulators, so what bothers me is that the 16GB version only have around 8.5GB in the usb storage and im quite sure that all this kind of games cant be installed in the external sd.
How much space does this games take up in the usb storage? I know that having 3G is a great option, but im almost deciding on the 32 version just for this reason
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Most of the gameloft games I've seen have been about 250MB worth of SD card data (maximum, although there's been reports of them taking up to 1GB), so you'd still be able to fit plenty of stuff on there. If you're that worried about it, sure, get the 32GB, but I think it's more about how you're going to use it.
I myself went with the 16GB as I already have an additional 16GB SD Card.
I have a MP3 player that I keep most of my music on, I mostly keep movies on my tablet.
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I myself went with the 16GB as I already have an additional 16GB SD Card.
I have a MP3 player that I keep most of my music on, I mostly keep movies on my tablet.
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Same here. I bought the 16GB version, since I already have 16GB and 8GB SD cards handy. Plus, once I bought my USB OTG cable I just keep movies on a 16GB USB and transfer them to the SD card one at a a time. Works a treat for me.
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Most of the gameloft games I've seen have been about 250MB worth of SD card data (maximum, although there's been reports of them taking up to 1GB)
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That's cause the only ones available on the Tablet S are worthless P.O.S. compared to the ones unavailable.
Games such as backstab HD, NOVA 2HD, Modern combat 2 and 3, 9mm etc have pretty much 600mb minimum.
w/ full sized SD cards available, 32gb isn't necessary at all as we've confirmed up to 128Gb SDXC cards working.
16Gb is more than enough for app / games storage (how many 1Gb games do you play?) in my opinon, but of course consider your own usage scenario
Does anyone know if this one will work in the TF300T?
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-micro...64G-U46A/dp/B007WTAJTO/ref=reg_hu-rd_add_1_dp
Yeah, it should work without trouble. Of course only with adapter (which is, as I can see, in the package).
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Yeah, it should work without trouble. Of course only with adapter (which is, as I can see, in the package).
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I don't understand. I have a 32GB MicroSD in the tablet (not speaking of dock) now and it has no adapter. Am I missing something?
Yes it will work right in the tablet. I have one in mine as I type this. The real nice thing is it doesn't even need formatted to fat32 like I had to do with the one I put in my HTC Rezound. The TF300 reads the exfat format.
I have one and it works fine. When you use the adapter you will be asked to scan for errors every time you plug it into your PC. Go with the default settings for faster use...
Be careful when putting it in different tablets because you may lose all your data...
Aww sorry, my mistake, totally forgot that there is also slot in the tablet itself (long usage of TF300T with the dock is messing up with my brain xD).
It WORKS!!! 100%
I'm using it since august, and no problem.
R
Just curious, what are you guys using all that memory for? I can't imagine using all that on a tab, then again, I have a small HD on my laptop and haven't even used half of it (most of the used space is junk that needs to be deleted).
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Just curious, what are you guys using all that memory for? I can't imagine using all that on a tab, then again, I have a small HD on my laptop and haven't even used half of it (most of the used space is junk that needs to be deleted).
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Me too, I bought the 32 gb version and usually only use about 3 gb lol
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Spark1223 said:
Just curious, what are you guys using all that memory for? I can't imagine using all that on a tab, then again, I have a small HD on my laptop and haven't even used half of it (most of the used space is junk that needs to be deleted).
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I use mine instead of laptop. 20gb emulator roms (nes, snes, n64, psx) and also play lots of old games under dos emulator, hd videos, Spotify cache... Easy Peasy After upgrade to 96gb of total I know have 25gb free.
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Thanks for the follow ups. Going to grab up one of these once I get my Amazon account paid down a bit.
Oh, To answer the WHY's as far as needing 64GB card:
-Movies
-Music
-Ect...
APPS, Cache (spotify, rdio, google music) movies rented, bought, downloaded (1080p), ROMS, and all those lovely gameloft apps that take up a gig or two definitely eat into the tablet memory.
Even though my external storage is 32 GB I have easily gone over that and gotten that stupid warning. I love my samsung 32gb class 10 micro sd but a 64GB would be a god send and I could use the other for my phone.
Thanks for posting this. I'm going to order one. Love the android packaging too and app that's included.
Android product placement=win
My 64GB SanDisk Ultra MicroSD didn't work out of the box in my TF300, had to format it to NTFS.
works fine for me. Rooted running 4.1 hydro. Its on sale right now at best buy.com for $39.99.
Fyi, Jb do not support app to sd, so all the internal storage i will keep for apps and app data storage. Ext storage for music, movies, photos and emulator games.....
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pitrus- said:
I use mine instead of laptop. 20gb emulator roms (nes, snes, n64, psx) and also play lots of old games under dos emulator, hd videos, Spotify cache... Easy Peasy After upgrade to 96gb of total I know have 25gb free.
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I wish I had 100gb of storage
Mine work fine out of the box. Maximum size is 59.45GB. To test it I fill it up with movies and play back all of them. All works correctly.
I use it for movies and App Bakup, could move some games to it (using App2SD) and later one (after warrenty out) store a copy of Nandroid backup (CWM or TRWP). Last time to use the Face Unlock feature (replacing PIN) I have to do Factory Reset. It wipe out everything on the internal SD. I did use App Backup to restore from microSD (external) and it works fine. I heard that TF700 cannot read it (exFat), must format it to NTFS, but TF300T (mine stock JB 4.1 not root, not unlock) can read/write it no problem.:victory:
yup, works perfectly
So the tablet could have 2 64GB SD cards using the tablet and the dock?
I only have a 32GB but with all my movies and music could really use as much space as possible. my pictures take up a gig alone. Plus I take videos with the tablet.
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Fyi, Jb do not support app to sd, so all the internal storage i will keep for apps and app data storage. Ext storage for music, movies, photos and emulator games.....
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its does when you do a mount point swap. lol
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Hey guys!
This being my first thread here, I hope it is in the right section
Here is my problem
I am looking to buy a new smartphone, and came up with the Sone Xperia ZR, its just around my budget (did not buy it yet, still looking around)
specs wise it is very good, but however there is one drawback, it has 8 Gb internal, (can be extended tough)
I think nowadays 8Gigs is like, nothing..
so my possible sollution was this,
I was going to get an sd card for it, install apps on my phones internal memory but install HD games on the sd card with apps2sd (the one that does not require root)
also movies and music... go to the sd card
what do you think, is this realistic and will it work? I think for normal apps about 4.5(?) gigs should be enough as most of them don't take alof of space, and I am not planning to install 200 apps anyway
Regards
U will have better performence if u intall all in internal mem.
Sd for music and vidz
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