micro SD cards - basic questions
Jun 1, 2009 | 5:38 am
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Yeah that link has one of the weird adapter-readers I have... that is a good link, will read up and report back...
Originally Posted by LIH Prem
I asked Mr Gaucho to do that in the other thread where he was asking about this.
Mr Gaucho .. is this what it looks like?
http://www.cheapchips.com.au/memory/...packaging.html
If not, please take a pic and post it, or try to describe it in detail. Even better, if it has a part number on it, post the details. If we can figure out what the heck you are talking about, we will be happy to explain it to you, but we can't read your mind and we can't see what you are seeing.
You said you bought this thing? Do you have a link to it online somewhere?
-David
Mr Gaucho .. is this what it looks like?
http://www.cheapchips.com.au/memory/...packaging.html
If not, please take a pic and post it, or try to describe it in detail. Even better, if it has a part number on it, post the details. If we can figure out what the heck you are talking about, we will be happy to explain it to you, but we can't read your mind and we can't see what you are seeing.
You said you bought this thing? Do you have a link to it online somewhere?
-David
Jun 1, 2009 | 8:12 am
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I have one like this.
http://www.cheapchips.com.au/memory/...rd-reader.html
Basically it is like an itty bitty sleeve that has some metal strips on the end. The strips go into the USB port so you can read the card.
Not sure why one needs 6 mins, but here is a movie that shows how to use it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngiqfpXfEBs
I don't get why they are referred to as 'card readers' rather than USB adapters.
http://www.cheapchips.com.au/memory/...rd-reader.html
Basically it is like an itty bitty sleeve that has some metal strips on the end. The strips go into the USB port so you can read the card.
Not sure why one needs 6 mins, but here is a movie that shows how to use it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngiqfpXfEBs
I don't get why they are referred to as 'card readers' rather than USB adapters.
Jun 2, 2009 | 5:43 am
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The theory is that many people have some way of reading/writing an sd card on their computer, but no way of reading/writing a micro-sd card. That would be true for me. So to work around that, many micro-sd cards just come with those adapters now. If you don't need it, don't worry about it.
They work fine, just like any other memory card adapter. The adapter just converts from one form factor to another one.
-David
Jun 2, 2009 | 7:14 pm
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ok, that is just a micro-sd to sd adapter. You slide the micro-sd card inside the adapter and then if you have an sd card reader or an sd card slot on your computer, you can read/write the micro-sd card using that adapter.
The theory is that many people have some way of reading/writing an sd card on their computer, but no way of reading/writing a micro-sd card. That would be true for me. So to work around that, many micro-sd cards just come with those adapters now. If you don't need it, don't worry about it.
They work fine, just like any other memory card adapter. The adapter just converts from one form factor to another one.
-David
Thanks David !!
Originally Posted by LIH Prem
The theory is that many people have some way of reading/writing an sd card on their computer, but no way of reading/writing a micro-sd card. That would be true for me. So to work around that, many micro-sd cards just come with those adapters now. If you don't need it, don't worry about it.
They work fine, just like any other memory card adapter. The adapter just converts from one form factor to another one.
-David
Jun 3, 2009 | 11:48 pm
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ok, that is just a micro-sd to sd adapter. You slide the micro-sd card inside the adapter and then if you have an sd card reader or an sd card slot on your computer, you can read/write the micro-sd card using that adapter.
The theory is that many people have some way of reading/writing an sd card on their computer, but no way of reading/writing a micro-sd card. That would be true for me. So to work around that, many micro-sd cards just come with those adapters now. If you don't need it, don't worry about it.
They work fine, just like any other memory card adapter. The adapter just converts from one form factor to another one.
-David
Also, if one is in a pinch, they can use your adapter to make the memory card large enough to fit in a digital camera that accepts SD cards.
Its saved me more then once ^
Originally Posted by LIH Prem
The theory is that many people have some way of reading/writing an sd card on their computer, but no way of reading/writing a micro-sd card. That would be true for me. So to work around that, many micro-sd cards just come with those adapters now. If you don't need it, don't worry about it.
They work fine, just like any other memory card adapter. The adapter just converts from one form factor to another one.
-David
Its saved me more then once ^
Jun 4, 2009 | 7:41 pm
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Thanks to all for the replies...
Thanks to all for the replies...