[Q] Difference Between 16GB and 32GB Versions? - Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
I have a dumb question.
What is the difference between the 16 and 32 GB versions (besides the obvious)?
Is this the amount of internal storage on the device? Or is it the maximum total amount? I thought I read somewhere that the number represents the amount you can upgrade to, not the amount onboard?
Thanks!
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Just that one has 16gb internal storage and one has 32gb.

tekkitan said:
Just that one has 16gb internal storage and one has 32gb.
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Thank you!!!
So both of them also use an external flash memory card? What is the maximum size (Mb) the external card can be?

tackyjan said:
Thank you!!!
So both of them also use an external flash memory card? What is the maximum size (Mb) the external card can be?
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32 GB is about the largest micro SD you can find. So that is the limit of what you can ad to the tablet itself. But the dock has a SD card so you can add another 32+ that way. And the dock has 2 USB ports where you could plug in a hard drive for TBs more storage.

jerrykur said:
32 GB is about the largest micro SD you can find. So that is the limit of what you can ad to the tablet itself. But the dock has a SD card so you can add another 32+ that way. And the dock has 2 USB ports where you could plug in a hard drive for TBs more storage.
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wow so if you get the 32 GB version you can have:
32 Gb (built-in) + 32 Gb (tablet) + 32 Gb (dock) = 96 Gb
the next thing i will be getting is an external solid state drive for the USB ports

I have a 32 gig class 10 patriot in my 32 gigger Nothing in my dock yet!

Anyone know if it's possible to upgrade the internal storage? 16GB is probably enough for me, but I was just wondering. With a bit of luck it would just require opening up the case and replacing an internal SD card. Has anyone opened one up yet?

tackyjan said:
wow so if you get the 32 GB version you can have:
32 Gb (built-in) + 32 Gb (tablet) + 32 Gb (dock) = 96 Gb
the next thing i will be getting is an external solid state drive for the USB ports
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32GB (built-in) + 32GB (microSD) + 64GB (SD) = 128GB
But remember, you can only save apps to the internal memory.

Kilmar said:
32GB (built-in) + 32GB (microSD) + 64GB (SD) = 128GB
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Way more than that. You always connect external hard drives to the USB ports! Terabytes of stored for your TF!

One thing to note is that the 32gb models seem to have less quality issues than the original batch of 16gb units. But that is probably just due to 2nd and 3rd run build improvements. My 32gb doesn't seem to have many of the physical issues that many people are talking about.

What about 64gb sdhc

Fred23 said:
Anyone know if it's possible to upgrade the internal storage? 16GB is probably enough for me, but I was just wondering. With a bit of luck it would just require opening up the case and replacing an internal SD card. Has anyone opened one up yet?
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I would be shocked if its like the Win Phones where its just a micro SD card in there. Likely its soldered to the board because its going to be high speed NAND flash as its used for the OS and Application.
That is one of the reasons, I would bet, that the 32gb is $100 more than a $32 gig card you can get on Newegg. Its not just a Kingston memory card, its likely NAND on die. Now, whether or not you need that much high speed memory is up to you.
That is why I opted for the 16gig, I will probably only have a couple of gigs of apps, but the 4 gigs of music I have on it and then most of the pictures/video etc I would put on the SD card for easy swapping out of content.
If it really is the case that the 32gig is having fewer issues than the 16 and my 16 has a defect then I would upgrade just for that purpose.

checkbox111 said:
What about 64gb sdhc
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Asus said sdhc is supported in the dock
Sent through mental telepathy

Mean Sixteen said:
Asus said sdhc is supported in the dock
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Sure it is - any over 4GB SD is SDHC.
But I guess SDXC is being meant?

quietas said:
One thing to note is that the 32gb models seem to have less quality issues than the original batch of 16gb units. But that is probably just due to 2nd and 3rd run build improvements. My 32gb doesn't seem to have many of the physical issues that many people are talking about.
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I just got a 16GB from the latest Best Buy run. They must be improved too, because I notice none of the minor issues some reviews complained about early on, like chassis flex.

About sixteen.

And then the world changed:
http://gizmodo.com/5805482/the-worlds-first-64gb-microsd
Now it's:
32GB (internal) + 64GB microSD + 64GB SDHC= 160GB Total
P.S. I have a 16GB and have none of the issues so far (knocks on wood).

I'm pretty sure that 64GB microSD wouldn't work in the trsnsformer as its SDXC not SDHC. That and probabaly won't see it in stores too soon.

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The 16Gb speed 6 does't see on Gtab !

I have 16GB Class 6,and 4GB class4,Fat 32 .Both work on my Nokia N8.
My Gtab was able to see my 4GB class4 after update 3389 ver.only.
Have anyone test on 16 and 8Gb yet??
nikkitan said:
I have 16GB Class 6,and 4GB class4,Fat 32 .Both work on my Nokia N8.
My Gtab was able to see my 4GB class4 after update 3389 ver.only.
Have anyone test on 16 and 8Gb yet??
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I have a Kingston 16GB class 4 microSD card. My gtab sees it just fine. One time it didn't recognize the card. I popped it out and back in again, and the gtab recognized the card immediately.
I had the same thing happen with a SanDisk Micro SDHC card. I popped it out and back in and it was recognized.
Beyond that, I don't understand why a PC will not recognize the removable SD card when it's in the GTab. I'm used to connecting my Droid X (previously by Blackberry Storm) to my PC and treating it as a removable drive. I'm surprised I cannot do that on the GTab.
MSU_Sparty said:
I had the same thing happen with a SanDisk Micro SDHC card. I popped it out and back in and it was recognized.
Beyond that, I don't understand why a PC will not recognize the removable SD card when it's in the GTab. I'm used to connecting my Droid X (previously by Blackberry Storm) to my PC and treating it as a removable drive. I'm surprised I cannot do that on the GTab.
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Someone mentioned that Winamp has an automount option that allows seeing sdcard2 from PC...
Mine is a Polaroid 16 Gig Class 2 Micro SD HC that the Gtab does not see. Do I need to buy a new micro sdhc card?
my Sandisk 8GB Micro SD class 4 card works. I am awaiting a pair of 16 Gb class 4 cards (Sandisk), I hope to have no issues with them.
RojasTKD said:
my Sandisk 8GB Micro SD class 4 card works. I am awaiting a pair of 16 Gb class 4 cards (Sandisk), I hope to have no issues with them.
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please let us know when 16Gb/Class4 works. Thanks
I have an ADATA 16gb class 6 works great.
nikkitan said:
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please let us know when 16Gb/Class4 works. Thanks
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I'll let you know once I have it. I'm hoping it will arrive early next week.
What brand of card are you using. I personally try to stick with Sandisk if possible.

[Q] does G2x have built in 16gb storage?

I think the spec says it has built in 16gb storage but I see my G2x shows only 5.77gb. Am I missing something?
i thought the specs said 8gb internal with expandable SD card
tangyoulei said:
I think the spec says it has built in 16gb storage but I see my G2x shows only 5.77gb. Am I missing something?
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There is 8GB of storage built in. It is partitioned to allow space for the Android OS, with the remaining memory for storage. The device memory itself can be expanded by a 32GB micro sdhc memory card, but the phone does not come shipped with one, so you would have to purchase it.
Yea 8gb internal and supports up to a 32gb using an expandable SD card slot.

Compatible/Incompatible MicroSD/SD Cards

Had some problems trying SD cards and MicroSD cards for the Infinity/Prime docks/tablet. Thought I would share them so others could also update and post their compatibility issues.
PNY 16GB (MicroSD) / 32GB (SD) Pro-Elite: Status: Incompatible: Formated with Fat32/NTFS and exFAT. All three had no problems reading from the card however writing any files completely locked the tablet up at the 90MB mark causing it to force reboot. Tried 2 cards purchased from Best Buy (16GB and 32GB) on both my Prime and Infinity tablets/docks both had these issues. Card is rated for 35MB write however I found no circumstance using my PC to copy files to where I got over 10-11MB/sec. Read sat at around 21MB/sec.
Sandisk Ultra 32GB (MicroSD, (Docked with MicroSD Adapter)): Status: Compatible: Formated with Fat32/NTFS and exFAT. All three work great reading and writing on the tablet. Writes were a steady 22MB+, Reads just as good. I assume once the I/O bottleneck is fixed this will improve, as it sits on the PC I get around 30-40MB write, 55+MB read (burst). Writing a 3GB file ~ 15-20MB wite.
I should mention I was using a USB 3.0 card reader to read/write when testing on the PC.
Please update this thread with your cards you have tried so others like me will not have to return to BestBuy 3 times to finally get a compatible card.
Thanks!
Might the incompatibility be caused by card class?
Midnitte said:
Might the incompatibility be caused by card class?
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It is possible however I have not tried any other cards from any other brands.
The PNY is listed as: SDHC Class 10, UHS-1
The SanDisk is listed as: SDHC Class 10 UHS-1 so they seem to be exactly the same class.
mikevipe said:
Had some problems trying SD cards and MicroSD cards for the Infinity/Prime docks/tablet. Thought I would share them so others could also update and post their compatibility issues.
PNY 16GB (MicroSD) / 32GB (SD) Pro-Elite: Status: Incompatible: Formated with Fat32/NTFS and exFAT. All three had no problems reading from the card however writing any files completely locked the tablet up at the 90MB mark causing it to force reboot. Tried 2 cards purchased from Best Buy (16GB and 32GB) on both my Prime and Infinity tablets/docks both had these issues. Card is rated for 35MB write however I found no circumstance using my PC to copy files to where I got over 10-11MB/sec. Read sat at around 21MB/sec.
Sandisk Ultra 32GB (MicroSD, (Docked with MicroSD Adapter)): Status: Compatible: Formated with Fat32/NTFS and exFAT. All three work great reading and writing on the tablet. Writes were a steady 22MB+, Reads just as good. I assume once the I/O bottleneck is fixed this will improve, as it sits on the PC I get around 30-40MB write, 55+MB read (burst). Writing a 3GB file ~ 15-20MB wite.
I should mention I was using a USB 3.0 card reader to read/write when testing on the PC.
Please update this thread with your cards you have tried so others like me will not have to return to BestBuy 3 times to finally get a compatible card.
Thanks!
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Hi - I bought a Sandisk Class 10 Microsd Ultra 32GB and it does not work with my TF700, and this is after the update... any suggestions on how to make it work? I cannot return the same now, and am hence stuck with it !
cool_scorpion said:
Hi - I bought a Sandisk Class 10 Microsd Ultra 32GB and it does not work with my TF700, and this is after the update... any suggestions on how to make it work? I cannot return the same now, and am hence stuck with it !
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I also bought Sandisk Ultra 32GB Class 10 micro sd to be used on my phone Xperia Mini, i find my phone to be very slow, does this means that my phone is incompatible with this card.
joekhawlhring said:
I also bought Sandisk Ultra 32GB Class 10 micro sd to be used on my phone Xperia Mini, i find my phone to be very slow, does this means that my phone is incompatible with this card.
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I do not know how you formatted it, and which filesystem(s) your phone supports. I'd set out my question in the Experia forum(s).
I bought a 64GB Samsung microSDXC UHS-I card pro class 10
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-micro-UHS-1-Class-Galaxy/dp/B00AK31M3G
And it works great, havent had a problem with it, I tested it through a sd card slot with sd card adapter and I got a constant 16-17 mb/s write speed with files bigger than 5 gb. I also tried formatting in exFAT and NTFS, and both work.
I hope this clears up some doubts about UHS-I cards. Or at least doubts about this card.
I also bought the SanDisk Ultra 32GB Class 10 microSDHC UHS-I Memory Card includes an SD adapter and use that on my TF700 without any issues at all.
I have connected it both directly in the SD slot and also via the adaptor via the OTG dongle into the USB slot as a 2nd memory card.
Both have worked reall well, so am surprised the card is not working for some.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007JTKLEK/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I just got my SanDisk Ultra 64GB microSDXC Class 10 UHS-1 from amazon today, worked out of the package and then reformated to exFAT and worked also. Haven't do much else with it but so far so good.
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Micro...8&qid=1365569881&sr=8-1&keywords=microsd+64gb
For an SD card I picked up a Polaroid 64GB SDXC Class 10 UHS-1 for $32 a couple weeks ago (was going to get a SanDisk as well but for $20 off figured I'd give it a shot and it had some nice write/read speeds), worked out of the box on my dock and did the formats. Rght now I've got it filled up with 60gb of movies for an upcoming trip and everything seems to be working fine as well.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008LSK8UK/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Hopefully Sandisk Ultra SDHC 32gb(speed 10) will work in my dock 'cause I've already made order about it...
I've newest firmwares in Tablet and dock
wurgy said:
For an SD card I picked up a Polaroid 64GB SDXC Class 10 UHS-1 for $32 a couple weeks ago (was going to get a SanDisk as well but for $20 off figured I'd give it a shot and it had some nice write/read speeds), worked out of the box on my dock and did the formats. Rght now I've got it filled up with 60gb of movies for an upcoming trip and everything seems to be working fine as well.
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Did you try that Polaroid card in the dock only or does it both work in the dock and the tablet. I might just buy 2 of these and be done with it.
Meshuggah333 said:
Did you try that Polaroid card in the dock only or does it both work in the dock and the tablet. I might just buy 2 of these and be done with it.
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Sorry, the Polaroid is an SD only. I picked up the SanDisk for the microSD. I didn't find a Polaroid option with 64gb for the micro.
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Is 16gb enough for apps to sd?
kali113 said:
I bought a 64GB Samsung microSDXC UHS-I card pro class 10
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-micro-UHS-1-Class-Galaxy/dp/B00AK31M3G
And it works great, havent had a problem with it, I tested it through a sd card slot with sd card adapter and I got a constant 16-17 mb/s write speed with files bigger than 5 gb. I also tried formatting in exFAT and NTFS, and both work.
I hope this clears up some doubts about UHS-I cards. Or at least doubts about this card.
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just wanted to be clear before i bought card. did this card work fine inserted INTERNALLY into tablet itself? i don't have a dock and don't see me getting one in the near future
redheadplantguy said:
just wanted to be clear before i bought card. did this card work fine inserted INTERNALLY into tablet itself? i don't have a dock and don't see me getting one in the near future
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Yes, I used it in the microSD card slot and it works great!
redheadplantguy said:
just wanted to be clear before i bought card. did this card work fine inserted INTERNALLY into tablet itself? i don't have a dock and don't see me getting one in the near future
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I am currently using 64G Samsung in my TF700t. It works perfectly fine with the original format extFAT. I reformated it with FAT32 and Ext4 for Data2SD. I don't have any problem so far.
LetMeKnow said:
I am currently using 64G Samsung in my TF700t. It works perfectly fine with the original format extFAT. I reformated it with FAT32 and Ext4 for Data2SD. I don't have any problem so far.
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I got the Samsung UHS-1 from Amazon as well, tested it and I am very happy with this investment of $65. Now when I do a TWRP backup, it finishes in 212 seconds for 1850 MB, averaging 8.7MB per second. When I copy files over from a PC, using the Silicon Power USB 3.0 card reader which is UHS-1 compatible, I constant have a write speed of 14.5 MB/s and the Read speed is over 27 MB/s.
They advertise to have a read speed of 70 and write speed of 20 though.
Your pc probably just cant go any faster .
I'm using two 64gb SanDisk SDXC class 10 in NTFS format, and two Medion (aldi) 32 gb class 6 in NTFS.
All four work perfectly well. But they are only used for storing media.
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I use SanDisk Mobile Ultra 32GB UHS card as my Data2SD card. Formatted with FAT32 and ext2. NTFS works fine too. But be aware that ext 4 with Data2SD on this card might cause some trouble. I had a lot of freezes and random reboots with Data2SD as long as I used ext4 format. Now I formatted to ext2 and so far I had no freezes nor reboots.
Comp Addable!
mikevipe said:
Had some problems trying SD cards and MicroSD cards for the Infinity/Prime docks/tablet. Thought I would share them so others could also update and post their compatibility issues.
PNY 16GB (MicroSD) / 32GB (SD) Pro-Elite: Status: Incompatible: Formated with Fat32/NTFS and exFAT. All three had no problems reading from the card however writing any files completely locked the tablet up at the 90MB mark causing it to force reboot. Tried 2 cards purchased from Best Buy (16GB and 32GB) on both my Prime and Infinity tablets/docks both had these issues. Card is rated for 35MB write however I found no circumstance using my PC to copy files to where I got over 10-11MB/sec. Read sat at around 21MB/sec.
Sandisk Ultra 32GB (MicroSD, (Docked with MicroSD Adapter)): Status: Compatible: Formated with Fat32/NTFS and exFAT. All three work great reading and writing on the tablet. Writes were a steady 22MB+, Reads just as good. I assume once the I/O bottleneck is fixed this will improve, as it sits on the PC I get around 30-40MB write, 55+MB read (burst). Writing a 3GB file ~ 15-20MB wite.
I should mention I was using a USB 3.0 card reader to read/write when testing on the PC.
Please update this thread with your cards you have tried so others like me will not have to return to BestBuy 3 times to finally get a compatible card.
Thanks!
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Compatible! :good:Samsung 32 GB IHS? Class 10 MicroSD with adapter $22.99 at Frys in Houston

Biggest micro SD?

So what's the biggest micro SD card that the g tablet can take?
z00mantwo said:
So what's the biggest micro SD card that the g tablet can take?
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I think 16gb, since max capacity (in viewsonic page says) its 32gb
so 16gb from internal, and 16gb from external?
i might be wrong...
this are the cheapest in ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SanDisk-Mob...591300?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3cca17bdc4
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SanDisk-Mic...gital_Camera_Memory_Cards&hash=item1c29d5bf9e
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Search always for UHS-1 Class 10 micro sd, any brand will be :good:
i was wrong
http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/17457-micro-sd-card/
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32gb its max
I'm currently running a 32 gb from Amazon. It needed to be formatted to fat32 first obviously but it works perfectly now

MicroSD vs USB stick?

Hi, I currently use a MicroSD card (Samsung EVO Plus 128 GB MicroSDXC UHS-1 (class 10)) for my music library. This adds a little bit of time to boot up as Android is scanning / indexing the card. Would this still be the case if using a 128 GB USB stick instead? Are there any advantages of using USB sticks over MicroSD cards?
CARRisma said:
Hi, I currently use a MicroSD card (Samsung EVO Plus 128 GB MicroSDXC UHS-1 (class 10)) for my music library. This adds a little bit of time to boot up as Android is scanning / indexing the card. Would this still be the case if using a 128 GB USB stick instead? Are there any advantages of using USB sticks over MicroSD cards?
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I found that a good quality stick works better. I use Scandisk Extreme Pro usb 3.1 (64gig)
Of course it won't read at the 3.1 level but it does seem to respond pretty fast. I have given up on the micro cards altogether... I find them just too slow.
I carried out a little experiment. I inserted my 128 GB MicroSD card into a USB reader thingy. After Android had scanned / indexed the card, booting up is noticeably quicker. So, USB is the way forward for performance. Obviously the MicroSD card itself isn't slowing it down, it's either the hardware / slot or the cache setting for MicroSD.

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