Yeah, I was just thinking 32 to make sure I had enough for POI files and such. But since the maps are less than 16 gb, I don't even need that. As you may have read, my husband found 2 8-gig cards at Office Max, and I got the first five maps on the first one, and the last four on the second one, so they've all been transferred. I'd have liked to have all of them on one card, and I may get a 16-gig card someday, but this will work for now. Thanks to all of you for your suggestions, and sorry to fill the list with card issues. But then again, perhaps this will help others who are getting cards and have to figure out what works for them.
Peggy <glad the main frustration is over> http://kernsac.livejournal.com/----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Dresser" <s.dresser@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 6:18 PM Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: More card questions
Peggy,You may already have been asked this question, but how much space do you actually need for the maps and POIs? There's not much point in buying a 32GB card if you only need 16GB.Steve----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy Kern" <kernsac@xxxxxxxxx>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 23:04 Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: More card questionsWell, my card was also a 32 gb Transcend. Despite a couple formatting sessions, it seemed to only want to hold about 8 gigs. Today at work I was talking to a guy who's kind of a computer geek, and telling him about my problem, and he said FAT 32 can only hold 8 gigs. That would explain my problem, but that doesn't seem to be totally true, since everyone else seems to be able to get 32-gig cards and pop them into their card readers and have them work. And we tried this card with two different card readers, one of which was purchased within the last year or so. I'm just about ready to buy three 8-gig cards and divide the maps up among them, but I'd really rather have everything on one card. I just don't want to order another card and not have it work, so I'm not quite sure what direction to go from here. If I could find a 32-gig card locally and bring it home and try it and they'd take it back, I'd try again. Or perhaps there's a setting on my computer that makes it not recognize big cards? I just wish I knew how to resolve this.Peggy http://kernsac.livejournal.com/----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Dresser" <s.dresser@xxxxxxxxxxx>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 7:08 AM Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: More card questionsWell then, I'd say Peggy's card is defective. Steve----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Carter" <r-carter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 11:10 Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: More card questionsHi,I bought a 32 gig card a few months ago from New Egg. It is made by Transcend. It works fine in the Pk, the mPower, the Voice Sense and the Braille Sense Plus.Robert Carter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Dresser" <s.dresser@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 2008/11/07 03:46:17 Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: More card questionsPeggy,It's possible that you just got a defective card. It rarely happens, but it's still a possibility. Would it be possible to fit all the maps you want on a 16GB CARD? I don't know if there's a size limit on cards the M-Power can handle. You might also consider keeping your maps on a flash drive.Steve----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy Kern" <kernsac@xxxxxxxxx>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 22:30 Subject: [gps-talkusers] More card questions> Hi, all. Well, I'm sending my card back to Newegg for a refund. > I've had > good luck with them in the past, and I still don't know what was > wrong > this time. Someone suggested that perhaps my card reader can't read > high > capacity cards, and that I should get a new card reader. But we > tried it > on two separate readers, with the same results. If anyone discovers > a > specific card model that works with the BrailleNote for storing GPS > MAPS, > I'd love it if you could either post the link to the card, or e-mail > me > privately. I really want to get all the maps for this version > loaded.>> Peggy <still wondering why this card wouldn't work, and whether I > ordered> the wrong thing, and how I can get the right thing> > http://kernsac.livejournal.com/ > >
