MiniSD or MicroSD
 

On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:41:12 +0100
theNerd <the.nerd18@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Debian Project,
>
> I would like to purchase a Core i5 laptop with a MiniSD and MicroSD
> Card Reader. Please can you recommend which SD card I should buy so I
> can install Debian onto the card. This way, I can boot from the *card
> via the BIOS instead of the hard drive. Any form of assistance would
> be greatfully appreciated.

some 1-2 years ago i tried something like that with my thinkpad x60s,
the problem is that all sd-cards are extremly slow, so choose a card
which is fast in reading/writing.

cu


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On 24 June 2010 15:41, theNerd <the.nerd18@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Debian Project,
>
> I would like to purchase a Core i5 laptop with a MiniSD and MicroSD Card
> Reader. Please can you recommend which SD card I should buy so I can install
> Debian onto the card. This way, I can boot from the *card via the BIOS
> instead of the hard drive. Any form of assistance would be greatfully
> appreciated.
>
> PS: May you provide me with installation instructions.
>
> http://www.sony.co.uk/product/vn-e-series/vpcec1s1e-bj
>

Check what the BIOS supports. My Dell laptop supports boot from USB,
but not from the internal card reader. Don't be so sure that it will
work without trying it or asking Sony first.

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> On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:41:12 +0100
> theNerd <the.nerd18@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I would like to purchase a Core i5 laptop with a MiniSD and MicroSD
> > Card Reader. Please can you recommend which SD card I should buy so I
> > can install Debian onto the card. This way, I can boot from the *card
> > via the BIOS instead of the hard drive. Any form of assistance would
> > be greatfully appreciated.

microsd fits into minisd adapter and into many other devices like readers or
mobile phones, so I'd buy microSD, unless I have only minisd-compatible
devices and minisd is much cheaper (with comparable speed, see below).[B

On 24.06.10 15:06, Florian Reitmeir wrote:
> some 1-2 years ago i tried something like that with my thinkpad x60s,
> the problem is that all sd-cards are extremly slow, so choose a card
> which is fast in reading/writing.

there are different speed classes of those cards:

http://www.sdcard.org/developers/tech/speed_class/

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Dne, 25. 06. 2010 13:22:49 je Matus UHLAR - fantomas napisal(a):



there are different speed classes of those cards:

http://www.sdcard.org/developers/tech/speed_class/



In addition, microSD cards are generally lagging behind miniSD cards
both in max available capacities and in speed classes. In other words,
while the microSD form factor is definitely more universal, new
bigger/faster miniSD cards hit the market much before equivalent
microSD cards do. Also, not all card readers will be compatible with
these bigger capacities and higher speeds.


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theNerd wrote:

Dear Debian Project,

I would like to purchase a Core i5 laptop with a MiniSD and MicroSD Card
Reader. Please can you recommend which SD card I should buy so I can
install Debian onto the card. This way, I can boot from the *card via
the BIOS instead of the hard drive. Any form of assistance would be
greatfully appreciated.


PS: May you provide me with installation instructions.

http://www.sony.co.uk/product/vn-e-series/vpcec1s1e-bj


I echo the thoughts of many who have already replied.

My Samsung netbook and my friends fujitsu and sony laptops won't boot of
the built in card reader, My sisters Asus EeePC 901 will.


My i386 desktop Squeeze install on a 133x CF card is quite laggy, plus
it's only 4GB so it's too small, according to wikipedia a 133x CF card
is roughly equivalent to a class 20 sd card so go for a minimum of 8GB
or 16GB and faster than that.



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Bob wrote:

theNerd wrote:

Dear Debian Project,

I would like to purchase a Core i5 laptop with a MiniSD and MicroSD
Card Reader. Please can you recommend which SD card I should buy so I
can install Debian onto the card. This way, I can boot from the *card
via the BIOS instead of the hard drive. Any form of assistance would
be greatfully appreciated.


PS: May you provide me with installation instructions.

http://www.sony.co.uk/product/vn-e-series/vpcec1s1e-bj


I echo the thoughts of many who have already replied.

My Samsung netbook and my friends fujitsu and sony laptops won't boot of
the built in card reader, My sisters Asus EeePC 901 will.


I should also say that the Sony (TR2) laptop is almost unique in that of
any PC less than 7 years old that I've worked with it won't boot of
*any* USB device, except a Sony branded USB floppy drive, so the BIOS
knows how to but it's been actively disabled by Sony.


My i386 desktop Squeeze install on a 133x CF card is quite laggy, plus
it's only 4GB so it's too small, according to wikipedia a 133x CF card
is roughly equivalent to a class 20 sd card so go for a minimum of 8GB
or 16GB and faster than that.



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