ram1000 Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Can't slip my XD card into place on the Explorist XL. Is this card slightly larger than an SD card? If I get a card into the slot and turn the GPS on will it automatically create folders the same as the unit has in its default file system? Quote Link to comment
+Team Cotati Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 (edited) Can't slip my XD card into place on the Explorist XL. Is this card slightly larger than an SD card? If I get a card into the slot and turn the GPS on will it automatically create folders the same as the unit has in its default file system? XD and SD are typically not interchangable. Does the user guide indicate that the unit accepts either type? Here's the Magellan www site for the product: http://www.magellangps.com/en/products/pro...asp?PRODID=1113 I could see no reference to the XD card. Edited February 27, 2006 by Team Cotati Quote Link to comment
ram1000 Posted February 27, 2006 Author Share Posted February 27, 2006 I was assuming that they were the same. It is a very close difference apparently. I guess I can't use the XD. My Fuji camera will use either I think. Thanks for your reply... Quote Link to comment
arthurking83 Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 I guess I can't use the XD. My Fuji camera will use either I think. I'm 99.9% sure they are not interchangeable, and that (depending on which model Fuji) the camera won't accept SD cards!! Reason I say this......my sister recently got a Fuji 3500 (something or aother!!) It came with a 8meg xD card. I have lots of SD cards!!! None would fit So of course she had to seek out a xD card of reaonable capacity......... They appear to be 2x the price of SD cards of equal capacity! I think Fuji deliberately made the xD card incompatible with cheaper SD(etc...) cards to protect it's vested interests!!! AND Magellans don't accept anything other than SD compatible card.......they should accept transflash carsds in the appropriate adapter???? (I'm about to test that out!! ) Quote Link to comment
+HaLiJuSaPa Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Actually, xD is a special card made by Olympus that for the most part is strictly for their cameras (though some Fuji's take it too). It is a lot more expensive than other card types. Quote Link to comment
+JohnnyVegas Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 I was assuming that they were the same. It is a very close difference apparently. I guess I can't use the XD. My Fuji camera will use either I think. Thanks for your reply... Close only counts in Horse shoes and Hand Granades Quote Link to comment
+TeamHardK Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 I was assuming that they were the same. It is a very close difference apparently. I guess I can't use the XD. My Fuji camera will use either I think. Thanks for your reply... Close only counts in Horse shoes and Hand Granades Don't forget thermonuclear warheads. Quote Link to comment
ram1000 Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 Thanks. I'm loking at Overstock for an SD card... Who makes fast ones? Quote Link to comment
+user13371 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 (edited) ...looking at Overstock for an SD card... Who makes fast ones? Check prices/vendors of memory here: http://dealram.com/prices/30/2GB.html. As for "fast ones," I personally think this is a non-issue. All current stock on SD cards is gong to be beyond "fast enough" for any GPS, camera, and computer uses. Someone saying "Wow, this 150x speed card is blazingly fast loading waypoints" is not the same as a numeric benchmark. Edited February 28, 2006 by lee_rimar Quote Link to comment
+JohnnyVegas Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I have found the best prices at fry's aka Outpost.com As lee stated, the speed of an SD card in a GPS is not an issue. Quote Link to comment
+Team Cotati Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 (edited) ...looking at Overstock for an SD card... Who makes fast ones? Check prices/vendors of memory here: http://dealram.com/prices/30/2GB.html. As for "fast ones," I personally think this is a non-issue. All current stock on SD cards is gong to be beyond "fast enough" for any GPS, camera, and computer uses. Someone saying "Wow, this 150x speed card is blazingly fast loading waypoints" is not the same as a numeric benchmark. Hi Lee: WRT cameras, I can tell you from personal experience that there are cameras on the market that can take advantage of high speed SD cards. This results in noticably faster shot to shot transition times due to the quicker write to memory card speeds. The camera does have to be capable of actually writing at this higher speed of course and this is typically reserved for your higher end units. But yes, for a GPSr these type SD cards provide no benefit and since they cost more would be a net loser to the user. Edited March 1, 2006 by Team Cotati Quote Link to comment
vagabond Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 I was assuming that they were the same. It is a very close difference apparently. I guess I can't use the XD. My Fuji camera will use either I think. Thanks for your reply... Close only counts in Horse shoes and Hand Granades Don't forget love and atomic bombs Quote Link to comment
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