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[Q] Transformer storage related questions

Originally Posted by Matchstick View Post
I currenly have a Class 6 (I think) Sandisk 8GB micro-SDHC card in it that I was using in my HTC Desire so micro-SDHC cards should definitely work.
I have heard reports that you can't use a card > 16Gb in the tablet but that's unconfirmed AFAIK.
I've also heard rumours that the keyboard's full-size SD card slot will take SDXC format cards which supports >32Gb capacity but again I've seen no confirmation of that.
I am snapping this up as soon as it's released here.
Questions on the storage:
1-As mentioned above, is this confirmed that the tablet microSD won't accept anything larger than 8GB?
2- If i get the dock and say I have a 16gb microsd card in the tablet and 32gb sd card in the dock, i should be able to access BOTH of these from the tablet (while docked) correct? So theoretically, I would have 16GB-built in flash on tablet + 16GB microsd card on tablet + 32GB SD card in dock = 64GB?
3-I just want to find out if by docking the tablet, the tablet storage just acts like another drive?
Thanks
KG

1- Even though I have the original manual here as a pdf, there's no info on what is the maximum size of SD card in the tablet slot.
2- I'm 99% sure that it's like that. Everything else would be stupid because many android applications store data on the (tablet) sd card.
3- yes, quite sure it does.
As a plus, you can use the USB 2.0 ports to add external hard drives.
Quote from manual:
USB Port (2.0)
The USB (Universal Serial Bus) is compatible with USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 devices such as keyboards, pointing devices, flash disk drive and hard disk drives.
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Hope I could help.
Regards,
qwer23

There's a way to use USB host without the dock? I don't want to buy the keyboard because i've already got a 13" notebook for mobility, i just need a tablet but the USB host is necessary for me.

qwer23 said:
1- Even though I have the original manual here as a pdf, there's no info on what is the maximum size of SD card in the tablet slot.
2- I'm 99% sure that it's like that. Everything else would be stupid because many android applications store data on the (tablet) sd card.
3- yes, quite sure it does.
As a plus, you can use the USB 2.0 ports to add external hard drives.
Quote from manual:
Hope I could help.
Regards,
qwer23
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Thanks for the reply!
In that case, I can't wait to get this tablet what a great concept, best of both worlds. No need to buy a case, just shut the lid and you can carry it on travel without worrying too much just like a laptop, with all the various expandability options, no need to worry about HDD space either.
When combined with dock, it actually has 2 3.5mm sockets, which means I can use 1 device and myself and my wife can watch the same thing with 2 headphones and not worry about viewing angles thanks to the IPS screen...
So long as the 16GB tablet+dock comes in at around $500 or less, I am good...!
KG

Any answer on maximum capacity?
qwer23 said:
1- Even though I have the original manual here as a pdf, there's no info on what is the maximum size of SD card in the tablet slot.
2- I'm 99% sure that it's like that. Everything else would be stupid because many android applications store data on the (tablet) sd card.
3- yes, quite sure it does.
As a plus, you can use the USB 2.0 ports to add external hard drives.
Quote from manual:
Hope I could help.
Regards,
qwer23
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Did you by any chance find out what is the maximum capacity of the microSD card that can be used in the tablet?
I have a 16Gb class 10 installed and working perfect. I'm just thinking to purchase one of 64Gb and I'm not sure it will work.

There is no rated max capacity, I've see people who put 128GB cards in there (NTFS formatted) that work fine.

That's great news. I'll try to find a good deal on a 64Gb card and use it with my Transformer

Does anyone know if we can connect an external USB drive to the TF101 without the dock? Thanks.

junks2010 said:
Does anyone know if we can connect an external USB drive to the TF101 without the dock? Thanks.
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yes you can but you need to mod your charging cord or buy the asus proprietary port/usb dongle

[Q] Transfer Photo's from Camera to Asus?

When I go on holiday I'll take my Asus Transformer with me but was wondering is there any way to transfer any photo's I take on my Canon camera to the Asus? I won't have access to a PC, my camera uses a SD card and of course the Asus is Micro SD, any idea's would be much appreciated.

get a micro sd card with a SD card adapter?

yes I do have a micro SD adaptor but this does not help me, the photo's will be on my Canon camera SD card which will not fit into the Asus micro SD socket, normally with access to a pc it isn't a problem to transfer the photo's, so what I need to do is to get them onto the Micro SD card, this can't be done with the adaptor.

then remove the micro sd card from your TF. put it in the adapter and then magically the photos will be on the micro sd card. and on a simpler note
no. either get another micro sd card with an adapter, and use it on your camera. after you are done just unplug it and put it in your TF :/

Yes, instead of using your SD card in your camera, use the MicroSD with adapter card in the camera. Then all you have to do is remove the MicroSD card and adapter from the camera and then remove the MicroSD from the adapter and then place the MicroSD card into the TF.

AcIdC0R3 said:
Yes, instead of using your SD card in your camera, use the MicroSD with adapter card in the camera. Then all you have to do is remove the MicroSD card and adapter from the camera and then remove the MicroSD from the adapter and then place the MicroSD card into the TF.
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Logic!, supremely executed

Or, you can buy the Dock/Keyboard which has an SD reader built in.

lol that too. but i doubt the fella is going to do that

It's more logical to get a Keyboard/dock because it will actually help in the resell value of the TF when you eventually get ready to sell it. People are more apt to get the whole package instead of just a partail one.

true. i mean the main point of the TF is the ability to change into a netbook.
kinda reminds me of the old head masters everytime i dock the TF in the back of my head i yell "HEAD ON!!"

Yes that would work but the drawback would be that I would have to keep swapping between the micro SD card and the SD card when I want to record video as my camera takes HD video at 1080 and I don't think my micro SD card would be fast enough.

zetor12 said:
Yes that would work but the drawback would be that I would have to keep swapping between the micro SD card and the SD card when I want to record video as my camera takes HD video at 1080 and I don't think my micro SD card would be fast enough.
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get the dock

The dock is your best bet at this point. The price has been lowered enough now that it worth it's weight in gold so-to-speak.

You can also buy the ASUS usb adapter. (which is a flimsy piece of c**p), but you can connect an USB cable to your cam and to the adapter which goes in the power connector of the TF.
If you have a Canon DSLR you can even control the cam with your TF https://market.android.com/details?id=eu.chainfire.dslrcontroller
You might have to restart you TF to get it working. But it does work

Get Eye-Fi Pro. In direct mode, it automatically connects to TF and upload all new pictures. I've been using for few months with wife's Canon 300HS and absolutely love it.

Thanks for the idea's, I just have to work out which will suit be best.

[Q] Transfering bigger files to microSD

Hi,
I've got a problem with transfering bigger files than 4GB to my micro SD card.
My card is in exFAT format and and it should support that big filesizes, but in my case, it doesnt.
In my opinion that could be caused by OS in device (Im running Android 2.3.6 on Galaxy Beam)
or by Windows (7), I use USB cable to transfer.
So, anyone have any solution? Actually, I just need to get one big file to micro SD, anyway.
I also figured out, that it might be caused by using USB connection with card mounted in phone. So I can buy SD card USB reader (I do not have laptop with SDslot), but its a least option.
Can anyone help me?

Sheemon7 said:
Hi,
I've got a problem with transfering bigger files than 4GB to my micro SD card.
My card is in exFAT format and and it should support that big filesizes, but in my case, it doesnt.
In my opinion that could be caused by OS in device (Im running Android 2.3.6 on Galaxy Beam)
or by Windows (7), I use USB cable to transfer.
So, anyone have any solution? Actually, I just need to get one big file to micro SD, anyway.
I also figured out, that it might be caused by using USB connection with card mounted in phone. So I can buy SD card USB reader (I do not have laptop with SDslot), but its a least option.
Can anyone help me?
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Fat doesn't support bigger than 4GB. So maybe this could be...

[Q] OTG USB SD Card Reader

Does anyone have any ideas of a Card Reader that you can plug in your Android phone and Computer later?
I found the Patriot Cosmos but i want one that protects the SD card a little bit more and is smaller. Thank you

I have the Patriot Cosmos. To be honest, it's tough to get much smaller than that unless you want to get rid of the full-size SD card and only want MicroSD.
You can just get a USB OTG adapter cable that goes MicroUSB male to USB A Female (standard USB port) and that should allow you to use most USB card readers that don't require special drivers.

izzyisawesome said:
Does anyone have any ideas of a Card Reader that you can plug in your Android phone and Computer later?
I found the Patriot Cosmos but i want one that protects the SD card a little bit more and is smaller. Thank you
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any simple usb micro sd reader and otg cable will work.

SD card
bhiga said:
I have the Patriot Cosmos. To be honest, it's tough to get much smaller than that unless you want to get rid of the full-size SD card and only want MicroSD.
You can just get a USB OTG adapter cable that goes MicroUSB male to USB A Female (standard USB port) and that should allow you to use most USB card readers that don't require special drivers.
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I see in the product write-ups that it reads SDcards and MicroSDcards but have not seen a picture showing a SDcard plugged in Is it possible to post a pic of the cosmos with an SDcard plugged into it?
Thanks

LGG3 said:
I see in the product write-ups that it reads SDcards and MicroSDcards but have not seen a picture showing a SDcard plugged in Is it possible to post a pic of the cosmos with an SDcard plugged into it?
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Since you asked nicely.
The three readers I have on hand: (with USB plug upright, ie not seam-up, pins on bottom)
Patriot Cosmos USB 2.0 reader - SD goes in side face down, MicroSD goes in same side face up above the SD
IOgear GFR304SD USB 3.0 reader - SD goes in side face up, MicroSD goes in end face down
Generic USB 2.0 reader - SD goes in side face up
Of course only the Cosmos has the OTG microUSB plug.
The SD card sticks out the same amount on all of them.

Perfect! Thanks. :thumbup: I was looking for a way to transfer my photos from my camera to my phone.
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LGG3 said:
Perfect! Thanks. :thumbup: I was looking for a way to transfer my photos from my camera to my phone.
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Another plus for the Cosmos - you can plug both MicroUSB and standard USB simultaneously - though I do not believe you can use the card reader in this configuration. I don't recommend it for day to day use, but if you're in a pinch and have no other means to charge your phone, etc...

128Gb via Otg?

Hi folks! Has anyone tried to connect a 128GB memory stick to the S6? I have a 128GB micro SD card and I was thinking of getting a meenova micro SD otg card reader.. Just wondering if the phone would recognize/read it..
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I have no doubts in my mind
jorgenask said:
Hi folks! Has anyone tried to connect a 128GB memory stick to the S6? I have a 128GB micro SD card and I was thinking of getting a meenova micro SD otg card reader.. Just wondering if the phone would recognize/read it..
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Taken off the Meenova website:
Due to hardware and software limitations of many Android devices -- especially older ones, compatibility with devices not listed here can't be guaranteed.
Samsung: Galaxy S5, S4, S3, S2, S4 Active, Note 3, Note 2, Note, Mega; Galaxy Tab S
Judging from that I would say you'd be perfectly fine, and common sense was telling me before looking it up that you'd be fine.
I can't think of a single modern device that doesn't support OTG, and all OTG devices pretty much work the same.
The only question is whether it supports NTFS or not, but hey... Just format the MicroSD card with FAT32 and you won't have any worries at all.
My recommendation: Go for it :highfive:

jorgenask said:
Hi folks! Has anyone tried to connect a 128GB memory stick to the S6? I have a 128GB micro SD card and I was thinking of getting a meenova micro SD otg card reader.. Just wondering if the phone would recognize/read it..
Sent from my SM-G900T
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Works!!!!! Tried it, thats how I transfer data from my Note 4 to S6 Edge....
My Note 4 has in a 128GB MicroSD I used OTG and MicroSD to USB Adapter

antiguangenius said:
Works!!!!! Tried it, thats how I transfer data from my Note 4 to S6 Edge....
My Note 4 has in a 128GB MicroSD I used OTG and MicroSD to USB Adapter
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Or you could just use a computer.

geoff5093 said:
Or you could just use a computer.
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It should work for storage sizes up to 2TB. If the S6 can't power a HD over OTG cable, you can get a special OTG cable that lets you add the necessary power from another source.

Hi,
Just a suggestion here, instead of doing it manually by using card and card reader you can do it on the fly you can use sidesync app or smart switch or any other app.
Just install on both phones fire it up on both phones and choose send. It will show you a list of all the content by type and category! Choose whatever you want move and hit send and now on the receiving phone click receive and it'll either create or ask you to join a network u can connect it on send phone by choosing the receiving phone in the "found connection within the app. You will see it start sending files and on the other they'll start coming in. I it is pretty fast too. I have about 40 gigs on my extra and around 20 in internal loads of mp3 which didn't take long. you can check it out. there's even an app by Jio called Jio Switch which does the same. No more downtime and no attachments needed?.

Works!!! I use mine through a SANDISK Wireless USB Flashdrive-(it has a micro-SD slot) out through an OTG & it has been performing flawlessly! You should have no problems with it, but I would make sure it's formated to ExFat or ExFat32 just to make sure it reads....