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« Reply #200 on: July 10, 2009, 09:31:58 AM » |
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Amazon sent me this SD card by mistake (I ordered a 4 gb version). I offered to send it back, but they said to keep it. Just wanted to agree that even though it's HUGE, it works in my K1 just fine!
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« Reply #201 on: July 11, 2009, 07:10:13 PM » |
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Geaniebeanie,
The Kindle 1 has a slot for an SD card, one can move books onto the card either on the Kindle or through the USB connection with the computer. The Kindle 2 has no SD card slot and the SD card can't be used with the Kindle 2.
Betsy
No SD on the KDX either. I wonder ... if I could attach the USB Kindle cord to a Flashdrive. Hmmmm. May give it a try.
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« Reply #202 on: July 11, 2009, 08:00:14 PM » |
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No SD on the KDX either. I wonder ... if I could attach the USB Kindle cord to a Flashdrive. Hmmmm. May give it a try.
It won't work.
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« Reply #203 on: July 11, 2009, 09:22:45 PM » |
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It won't work.
Probably not. Did you try it? :-) Yes, it is a male that plugs into the USB port and so is the flashdrive. Darn!
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« Reply #204 on: August 06, 2009, 02:57:22 PM » |
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I purchased the Transcend 16GB SD card (class 6) per the recommendations of the users on this board who have had success in using it on the Kindle.
I have the Kindle 1, and I get the error message "The inserted SD memory card could not be read. Please reformat the card or use a different, compatible card."
Did you have to do anything special to it to get the Kindle to recognize it?
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« Reply #205 on: August 06, 2009, 03:04:48 PM » |
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Someone on the boards said that 8 GB SD card was the maximum usable card that the kindle 1 can handle.
When I was in J&R and buying my netbook, I purchased a couple of SD cards. The sales person asked me how old my notebook at home is and said it probably couldn't read a card that has more than 2 GBs, so I bought a couple of those.
Has anyone here been able to use a 16 GB SD card in their K1?
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« Reply #206 on: August 06, 2009, 03:09:12 PM » |
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I have one in mine, no trouble in the 6 months I have used it. A couple of others also had or have the 16 GB cards.
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« Reply #207 on: August 07, 2009, 12:12:23 PM » |
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Has anyone here been able to use a 16 GB SD card in their K1?
Yes, I have a Transcend 16 GB SD card in my K1. I ordered a 4 GB, but they sent the wrong one (and told me to keep it.) I must have 600 books on it, and it still says 14.5 GB free. 
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« Reply #208 on: August 07, 2009, 03:13:09 PM » |
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OK, then I'm wrong. When I bought SD cards at J&R, the sales person asked me how old my laptop is. I told him that I bought it in 2006. He told me not to use anything bigger than a 2GB SD card in my computer. I didn't know that the kindle could handle the 16GB. I was buying the cards mainly to transfer things from my big laptop to my netbook.
I'm glad to hear this, so that I can use mega SD cards myself in future in my K1.
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« Reply #209 on: August 13, 2009, 03:29:17 PM » |
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I don't think the size of the card is the problem. I beleive what others have said, and I could be remembering incorrectly, but the problem is with the K1 indexing and the amount of time it would take with a large card holding a large amount of books. You can always use the 16GB to store your books on and then remove it when you don't need to access those books. deb
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« Reply #210 on: September 24, 2009, 03:00:15 PM » |
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OK, then I'm wrong. When I bought SD cards at J&R, the sales person asked me how old my laptop is. I told him that I bought it in 2006. He told me not to use anything bigger than a 2GB SD card in my computer. I didn't know that the kindle could handle the 16GB. I was buying the cards mainly to transfer things from my big laptop to my netbook.
I'm glad to hear this, so that I can use mega SD cards myself in future in my K1.
That's not true. Older laptops handle SD cards well.
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« Reply #211 on: September 24, 2009, 03:03:08 PM » |
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I wonder why the rep in the store advised me not to go over 2Gig for my laptop that I bought in 2006? I haven't filled up the 2 gig card yet anyway.
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« Reply #212 on: September 26, 2009, 11:51:23 AM » |
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I agree older laptops and handle larger SD cards just fine. And what the prices now so cheap for 8GB there is little reason not to go with the larger size! 
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« Reply #213 on: September 26, 2009, 11:53:39 AM » |
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I wonder why the rep in the store advised me not to go over 2Gig for my laptop that I bought in 2006? I haven't filled up the 2 gig card yet anyway.
She probably told you that because that's what someone else told her.
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« Reply #214 on: September 27, 2009, 03:54:39 PM » |
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She probably told you that because that's what someone else told her.
probably so
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« Reply #215 on: September 28, 2009, 02:21:01 PM » |
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I have a dell laptop from 2005, and my SD card from my camera works just fine on it.
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« Reply #216 on: September 28, 2009, 03:53:22 PM » |
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I have a dell laptop from 2005, and my SD card from my camera works just fine on it.
How many gigabytes?
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« Reply #217 on: September 28, 2009, 06:02:54 PM » |
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I know there was a point where the max size for an SD card was 2GB and some devices would not work with the larger sizes, when they appeared.
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« Reply #218 on: November 27, 2009, 11:50:51 AM » |
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i just ordered my first sd card thanks to this forum, and black friday! i found an 4gb for around 8 dollars!  i hope i got a good deal! either way, im very happy to have the additional gb's!
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« Reply #219 on: December 03, 2009, 04:26:59 PM » |
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i just ordered my first sd card thanks to this forum, and black friday! i found an 4gb for around 8 dollars!  i hope i got a good deal! either way, im very happy to have the additional gb's! That's a beatiful price.
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« Reply #220 on: December 11, 2009, 08:13:18 AM » |
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Most retail stores had 4GB for $8.99 Save a dollar, not bad
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« Reply #221 on: December 12, 2009, 09:53:22 AM » |
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Use it to buy a coffee. Oh wait, coffee costs $3 now. 
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« Reply #222 on: December 12, 2009, 06:40:31 PM » |
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Buy 3 then to save $3
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« Reply #223 on: December 13, 2009, 02:10:03 PM » |
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Buy 3 then to save $3
Just go wholesale
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« Reply #224 on: December 13, 2009, 09:36:08 PM » |
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kindle 2 users how do you go without the sd card storage? Run out of space yet?
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