So which cluster size would be best? I look at the data below and I think 16k is the best... But I think it means that you can actually store less information the larger the cluster size as there will be space wasted more often than not???
Roger On Mar 14, 2007, at 11:11 AM, Jason wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > It's not the card that determines the default formatting but the OS > that > does it. I'm not sure what the Treo's default is, but XP uses 4k. I > did this with a PC using the command-line format command that looks > like: > > > format f: /a:32k > > I would imagine there's a Mac equivalent. > > You can get the 8GB cards from a number of places on-line. I keep an > eye on dealuniversity.com, bensbargains.net and a couple of other > bargain hunting sites and found the 8GB A-DATA card for about $40 > after > rebate from newegg.com. > > Roger Prokic wrote: > > > > > > Jason, > > Are all cards defaulted to a 4k size cluster? > > How do you format a card with a different cluster size? > > Do you do this from the palm or on a PC? > > (I have a Mac) > > > > Roger > > > > On Mar 14, 2007, at 1:59 AM, Jason wrote: > > > >> > >> I have a 680 and an 8GB A-DATA "super" card and ran a couple of > tests. > >> The first column is with the default formatting and stuff still > on the > >> card (not really a fair test). Column 2 is 32k clusters, column 3 > >> is 16k, > >> column 4 is 8k, column 5 is 4k. The default if 4k so it looks like > >> formatting the card helps clean out the crud: > >> > >> Default 32KB 16KB 8KB 4KB > >> File Create: 69% 109% 484% 253% 227% > >> File Delete: 69% 462% 128% 104% 181% > >> File Write: 16% 22% 20% 18% 18% > >> File Read: 682% 682% 692% 653% 644% > >> File Seek: 1685% 1966% 1685% 1475% 1180% > >> DB Export: 56% 70% 103% 64% 54% > >> DB Import: 395% 416% 428% 412% 393% > >> Record Access: 804% 905% 905% 861% 862% > >> Resource Access: 914% 914% 800% 834% 768% > >> VFSMark: 521 616 582 519 481 > >> > >> I also noticed that if I re-ran the test without reformatting the > >> card the > >> results would drop. For example, a re-run with 32KB clusters gave a > >> VFSMark of 573. > >> > >> For the hell of it I compared my 2GB, Ultra brand, 150x SD card and > >> came > >> up with a VFSMark of 869, though most of that was due to screaming > >> creates > >> (1561%) and deletes (1387%). Writes were only 11% and everything > >> else was > >> on par with the 8GB card. > >> > >> On Tue, 13 Mar 2007, Roger Prokic wrote: > >> > >> > Here is my results... Can I get others that have a Treo 680 and > >> an 8GB card > >> > to post their results? > >> > > >> > VFSMark Results Treo 680 TOPRAM 8GB SDHC > >> > > >> > File Create: 38% > >> > File Delete: 12% > >> > File Write: 14% > >> > File Read: 635% > >> > File Seek: 1475% > >> > DB Export: 8% > >> > DB Import: 345% > >> > Record Access: 841% > >> > Resource Access: 783% > >> > > >> > VFSMark: 461 > >> > > >> > --- > >> > Roger Prokic > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:rprokic%40mac.com> *NEW* > >> > Moderator for the Palm_Treo_680 Yahoo Group > >> > Baltimore, Maryland USA > >> > > >> > -=[ This email was sent from a Palm Treo 680 palm computer using > >> > SnapperMail Enterprise Edition v2.3.7.01 ]=- > >> > > >> > _ > >> > ( ) The ASCII ribbon campaign > >> > X against HTML e-mail > >> > / \ > >> > > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> -Jason > >> > > - -Jason > > - ----- > --- There are no absolute statements. I'm very probably wrong. --- > "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its > limits." > - Albert Einstein > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iQCVAwUBRfgQkayvi1v8SpM5AQKBgAQAi80bEMSEYvEsD5bRgrlYaV7afIBbSIhG > 6nW2JRZJ8rpN5C0seCj3D6xso6O5kHkNOU8WTrMn/rSEgr8YYqd+3RNr2DBEEBxx > ZTvBQ5FgMr1LwxOei5ryF24rSfAP1DDrR2JScBjFU3dROQpKL+MrADkR36R516zS > dSdIE1PlXl0= > =OZvU > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
