On Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 09:29:16PM -0400, Doug Franklin wrote: > On 2010-06-08 14:38, steve harley wrote: >> a slight diversion, but i think it's worth mentioning that some >> computers have card readers built-in, which may seem a small >> convenience, but if you use it enough it can be a major selling point; i >> certainly use the SD slot in my computer a lot > > And if you're buying a new computer, make sure it handles your cards. I > recently found that my reader that handles 4GB SDHC cards just fine > won't deal with the 8GB and larger varieties. > > And if you have a computer with a built in card reader, don't be > surprised if you find it won't support the highest capacities released > after it was designed.
YMMV, of course. My new(-ish) notebook - a Compaq 8710w - has a built-in card reader for SD,MS/Pro,MMC & XD cards. None of the documentation even so much as mentions SDHC, so I was prepared for disappointment. But rather to my surprise it has no problems with the 8GB Transcend SDHC cards I use. I haven't actually done any serious speed tests; all I know is that it is a whole lot faster than the USB 1.0 interface I had on my old computer. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
