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    Is SD port in W3J SDHC?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by havand, Apr 6, 2007.

  1. havand

    havand Notebook Consultant

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    Title pretty much says it all. Is the SD port in the W3J able to read SDHC cards? I'm going to guess the answer is no, but I really have no idea. Thanks guys.
     
    havand, Apr 6, 2007
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    aznstyle Notebook Enthusiast

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    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=197118
    I got it to work on my W3J in Vista but it was much slower than my SD micromate reader/writer (which can do ready boost) - something the SD reader can't (3-4 mb/s write and 1-2 MB/s Read) vs (4-5 and 3-4 MB/s Read)(Tested with Sandisk SDHC Extreme III)
     
    aznstyle, Apr 10, 2008
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    CalebSchmerge Woof NBR Reviewer

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    It obviously works, but just to say why - SDHC is primarily just a file storage format change in the SD card. So, a Windows computer should almost always be able to read that type of a device.
     
    CalebSchmerge, Apr 11, 2008
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    Similar experience in WinXP. Same speeds with the ASUS card reader, but I get something like 7MBps write and 15 MBps read with the MicroMate reader. I have a Class 6 SDHC, which I think is the Extreme III.

    Similar speeds with the integrated reader with a newer laptop that had SDHC supported in the stock driver. I'm guessing it's a limitation of the controller?
     
    E.B.E., Apr 13, 2008
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