Comments on: 2 terabyte microSDHC card compatible with Nokia N95

By: Alonso

Alonso — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:18:30 +0000

As Modmadmike says, 8 GB is the maximun theorical capacity for FAT32. The limit of 32 GB in FAT32 comes when you want to format a partition in FAT32 with Windows 2000/XP installer, isn’t compatible, but you can create it with Partition Magic above of 32 GB and then install Windows.
I think that problem of microsdhc avobe 32 GB is not about the system file…

By: Modmadmike

Modmadmike — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:49:57 +0000

*The maximum disk size is approximately 8 terabytes when you take into account the following variables: The maximum possible number of clusters on a FAT32 volume is 268,435,445, and there is a maximum of 32 KB per cluster, along with the space required for the file allocation table (FAT).
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314463/en-us

lol SpecReader proved himself WRONG!

By: Modmadmike

Modmadmike — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:41:43 +0000

LOL although windows formatted FAT32 only goes up to 32gb linux formated VFAT appears to a device as a FAT32 formated drive yet can go that high, although it is not practical to use an old slandered like FAT32 nowadays, we still could switch to something like EXT3 which is much better than NTFS or FAT32 but is not supported in windows yet although the code is open sourced (dumb microsoft).

By: Tapani

Tapani — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:39:00 +0000

the 2TB card will be in stores by 2015. The exponential growth in storage has been consistent and predictable since the mid 80’s when a 20Mb HDD was “More storage than anyone is ever going to need:”
Another rule is the falling prices: Never buy more storage than you need NOW – the prices will always be lower next month. i tried to make this point a few years ago in a photography forum, when ppl were stocking up with 1Gb CF cards for$150 ea, thinking it was the opportunity of the lifetime I was insane to pass . Who’s insane now

By: Sprocket

Sprocket — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:32:14 +0000

SpecReader knows what he’s talking about. The roadmaps of the leading memory card vendors currently show 16GB and 32GB microSD cards coming out in the next year or two. Beyond that there needs to be yet another change of spec. FAT32 goes up to 2TB but microSDHC will not work above 32GB in its current format. Look out for spec announcements in coming months. Great title, Stefan, even if it is a little white lie!

By: Phreak

Phreak — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:44:16 +0000

Only if the N95 supports nonFAT32 file systems, too. Theory remains theory until it becomes practice. The title of this article is “2 terabyte microSDHC card compatible with Nokia N95″. So it has to be proofed if the N95 can really support future cards with more then 32 GB. We will see… and maybe an updated FW will enable the support. Until then it remains a theory, nothing else.

By: Adonis

Adonis — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:59:15 +0000

FAT32 has got nothing to do with it. Obviously to create capacities larger than 32GB they will have to change the file format at which MicroSDHC’s are formatted in.

The question here is when can we expect 2TB of memory cards in MicroSDHC format, no matter what file format it’s formatted in. So just leave the FAT32 out of the equation.

By: SpecReader

SpecReader — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:56:27 +0000

BTW: Wikipedia is NO official source! So it makes no sense to rely on it!

By: SpecReader

SpecReader — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:54:41 +0000

Damn poor english, sorry. But it makes me angry when idiots call me an idiot.

By: SpecReader

SpecReader — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:54:08 +0000

meant SD 2.0 instead of SDHC 2.0

By: SpecReader

SpecReader — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:53:21 +0000

Nonsense at all, FAT32 supports as maximum 32 GB. Read http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314463/en-us.
The 32 GB has nothing to do with the availibity of 32 GB SDHC cards or not. Also read the SPECS!!! e. g. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-sdhc-cards.htm

I guess only idiots thinks I meant 32 “actual working product maximum” because I wrote about SDHC 2.0 specs and not about any available card. Think first!

By: Adonis

Adonis — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:26:17 +0000

Don’t confused over the theoretical maximum and the current available produced maximum.

Theoretical Maximum = 2TB
Actual Working Product Maximum = 32GB.

Do some research before making oneself look like an idiot.

By: Meraj Chhaya

Meraj Chhaya — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:44:49 +0000

Don’t get clever here, it says 32GB as that’s the maximum available!

By: SpecReader

SpecReader — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:36:34 +0000

This article is bullshit, anyone read the SDHC specs? Obviously not because SDHC offerst according to the specs 4 GB up to 32 GB. So how can someone say 2 TB are supported? Stupid nonsens!

By: Meraj Chhaya

Meraj Chhaya — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:17:35 +0000

Thanks for making me jump off my chair on the thought that Sandisk had released a 2TB card!
Lol nice title Stefan

By: Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:47:02 +0000

who knows lol, the point of this joking post was to say “listen, sdhc is a standard that goes up to 2 terabytes, no need to flood my inbox everytime SanDisk breaks another microSDHC storage record and saying that it will work in microSDHC compatible devices.”

By: Adonis

Adonis — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:41:35 +0000

No offence Stephan, but that info is available since the launch of MicroSDHC specification sheet.

What’s important here is WHEN will it be made available?

By: PlayerKill

PlayerKill — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:37:10 +0000

The title is very misleading… Anyways…

THIS IS AWESOME.

By: Ralph Cirella

Ralph Cirella — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:15:57 +0000

Is is too early to pre-order a 2TB card yet? 1st :)