Hello, Logical, but there is the price, a two gg card will not cost as much as 1 gb card. Otto -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 1:52 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: compact flash card sizes I think you are right. In fact, probably best to buy a bunch of 1 gb cards so if they break you are just out 1 gb <smile>, just curious. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt Smith" <WSmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 1:10 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: compact flash card sizes > Why not buy 2 2GB cards instead and then, when one of them dies (as it > almost certainly will, sooner or later), you're out only half the momey? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 12:07 PM > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bookport] Re: compact flash card sizes > > If you bought a 4 gb card that has fat32 instead of fat16 could this > card be=20 > formated in the book port and would it then work? > > Thanks. > > Steve > > ----- Original Message -----=20 > From: "ROB MEREDITH" <rmeredith@xxxxxxx> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 8:16 AM > Subject: [bookport] Re: compact flash card sizes > > >> Rich: >> >> I would stick with 2GB for now. The reason is that 2GB is as high as >> you can go with the FAT (FAT16) file system, and FAT16 is the > preferred >> file system for the Book Port. FAT32 can be used with limited success, >> but I wouldn't go there for now. >> >> Rob Meredith >> >>>>> richcav@xxxxxxxxxxx 04/13/05 06:50PM >>> >> what is the largest compact flash card size available that can be used >> on the book port? >> >>=20 > > >