Microsd cards

[+jabawokee]

Hi

Does anyone know what size microsd card i would need to use to get all the uk topo maps on?

Thanks,

Jabawokee.

[+KlustaDuk]

I use a 2GB microsSD card with all the UK Topo v2 maps on. I can't quite remember, because I fiddled with one or two of the map tiles containing purely sea, but I think it weighed in around 1.7GB of space for all of them. With a couple of lower detail world maps as well you don't get much space left on a 2GB chip.

 

Hope this helps.

[+Pharisee]

I recently loaded the whole of the UK Topo onto my 60CSx. It took approximately 1.6Gb of a 2Gb microSD card.

[+The Wombles]

Likewise; you'll need a 2Gb card for all the UK Topo maps, although this does leave some space for other areas (I added the US West Coast to mine).

[+Captain Gore-tex]

Likewise; you'll need a 2Gb card for all the UK Topo maps, although this does leave some space for other areas (I added the US West Coast to mine).

why US west coast, are we chasing some new icons??

[+NickandAliandEliza]

Any idea where the cheapest place to get a 2 Gb SD card is??

[+Sensei TSKC]

Any idea where the cheapest place to get a 2 Gb SD card is??

Saw them on eBay at £17.99

[+LollyBob]

Amazon are doing a 2GB card for £5.94

 

 

Any idea where the cheapest place to get a 2 Gb SD card is??

Edited March 1, 2007 by LollyBob

[+Bob Smith]

Be aware that generally the cheaper the card the slower the response.

 

Bob S

[+NickandAliandEliza]

Thanks. I actually meant 2 Gb micro SD cards for a Garmin 60csx. I was just going to find the cheapest one - but judging from the responses above, it may be too slow (I have no patience!) Is anyone able to recommend a make and store?

[+KlustaDuk]

My MicroSD 2GB chip and USB2 reader came from here. You can probably squeeze another couple of quid out of the prices elsewhere, but generally this is pretty good.

 

http://www.mobymemory.com/proddetail.asp?p...048%5FBundleBuy

[+SidAndBob]

I have England and Wales on a 1GB Sandisk card. I've stayed away from 2GB as until very recently they were 3 times the price (or more) of 1GB and I haven't been to Scotland since I don't remember when.

 

I have just bought a Kingston 1GB card for £6.39 delivered from w2w.com though they are taking a while to deliver it.

I will use the second card in my pen drive when I'm not in Scotland. My son has a Nintendo DS which also utilizes MicroSD cards, so we have a faster SanDisk Ultra II also. Do NOT buy a SanDisk Ultra II for your Garmin as the Garmin fries it. I can speak of this from first hand experience. Garmin have now eventually announced this incompatibility.

 

The other thing is that the prices are falling so fast at the moment that it's not worth spending a great deal as you'll probably find one in your cracker next Christmas.

[+NickandAliandEliza]

Thanks a lot

[+steviep]

My MicroSD 2GB chip and USB2 reader came from here. You can probably squeeze another couple of quid out of the prices elsewhere, but generally this is pretty good.

 

http://www.mobymemory.com/proddetail.asp?p...048%5FBundleBuy

 

Ordered a 2gb micro sd and usb2 reader yesterday at noon and it arrived this morning, just started loading the whole of the country onto it (estimated time remaining 2hrs)

[+steviep]

My MicroSD 2GB chip and USB2 reader came from here. You can probably squeeze another couple of quid out of the prices elsewhere, but generally this is pretty good.

 

http://www.mobymemory.com/proddetail.asp?p...048%5FBundleBuy

 

Ordered a 2gb micro sd and usb2 reader yesterday at noon and it arrived this morning, just started loading the whole of the country onto it (estimated time remaining 2hrs)

 

Excellent all done no problems and a fraction of the time using the additional card reader,

 

Now has anyone any idea how I can get more caches onto the unit?

[+stingray67]

My MicroSD 2GB chip and USB2 reader came from here. You can probably squeeze another couple of quid out of the prices elsewhere, but generally this is pretty good.

 

http://www.mobymemory.com/proddetail.asp?p...048%5FBundleBuy

 

Ordered a 2gb micro sd and usb2 reader yesterday at noon and it arrived this morning, just started loading the whole of the country onto it (estimated time remaining 2hrs)

 

Excellent all done no problems and a fraction of the time using the additional card reader,

 

Now has anyone any idea how I can get more caches onto the unit?

 

but that’s the SanDisc SD card!! The Extreme II is NOT recommended by Garmin for the 60CSX.. it will damage your unit. Though they mention the Extreme II, I would be very wary of even using SanDisk non-Extreme versions.

[+limawhiskey]

Excellent all done no problems and a fraction of the time using the additional card reader

Can I ask how you downloaded maps to the card without using your GPSr? Is there an FAQ for this somewhere?

TIA

[+Walker Dan]

I've looked at various San disk micro sd cards and can't find the extreme card I am being warned about for the 60csx but can see Ultra 2 cards and also cards with no reference to Extreme or 2 but are "transflash" cards. Can any learned person please give a definitive to what is and isn't ok for the Garmin 60csx.

Ta.

[+SidAndBob]

I've looked at various San disk micro sd cards and can't find the extreme card I am being warned about for the 60csx but can see Ultra 2 cards and also cards with no reference to Extreme or 2 but are "transflash" cards. Can any learned person please give a definitive to what is and isn't ok for the Garmin 60csx.

Ta.

SanDisk Ultra II is a faster card, but is NOT compatible. See my post above. Garmin took a long, long time to tell us this was incompatable, by which time I had found out the hard way.

I've never heard of SanDisk microSD Extreme.

I have the regular SanDisk (1GB version of the one in shr00m's link) and this works perfectly. I am not aware of any statement from Garmin that this card is not compatible.

Transflash is the legacy name for the media type. It really denotes a slower card, but is often used interchangably with the term microSD.

[+SidAndBob]

Excellent all done no problems and a fraction of the time using the additional card reader,

That's cool, but I wouldn't advise buying a card reader for this if you don't otherwise need one. The 2GB card will hold the whole of Topo, so you only ever need to do this once.

[+limawhiskey]

SanDisk Ultra II is a faster card, but is NOT compatible.

Does this still hold true even though the changes in the new firmware includes support of "version 2" SD cards?

[+SidAndBob]

Although I have and Ultra II I certainly won't be trying to find out if it does work now.

[+limawhiskey]

Anyone feeling brave?

 

Perhaps Garmin CS would know.

[+Midnight Ramblers]

I have always used an Ultra II in my Garmin. Admittedly, that is only since October.

You guys have me worried now - should I replace it? Or would I have noticed the problems by now?

[+Midnight Ramblers]

I have always used an Ultra II in my Garmin. Admittedly, that is only since October.

You guys have me worried now - should I replace it? Or would I have noticed the problems by now?

[+SidAndBob]

I have always used an Ultra II in my Garmin. Admittedly, that is only since October.

You guys have me worried now - should I replace it? Or would I have noticed the problems by now?

Mine fried instantly. I could no longer write to it. Sound like you should be OK.

[+jerryo]

Sorry to drag this up again but have we got a consensus about which microsd card to use yet, please?

[+drsolly]

Sorry to drag this up again but have we got a consensus about which microsd card to use yet, please?

 

I just buy whatever's cheapest. I just got a 4gb card for £20, I can't remember the brand or speed (but I always format them with large clusters, 32kb or so, because that makes them work faster). It's working just fine, I got it from Scan. (www.scan.co.uk).

[+jerryo]

I just buy whatever's cheapest. I just got a 4gb card for £20, I can't remember the brand or speed (but I always format them with large clusters, 32kb or so, because that makes them work faster). It's working just fine, I got it from Scan. (www.scan.co.uk).

Many thanks