I purchased the 64GB but when i put it into my Samsung its only showing me 58.5GB space, is that standard? If so why was that not mentioned in the ad?
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geez you all are so ignorant. the actual space is 64GB but a filesystem is needed to keep track of the files on the disk. how else do you expect it to work without a filesystem?
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ALL storage device manufacturers use 1000MB = 1GB because they don't know what format you are going to use on the card. They don't know if you are formatting it in FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, etc. The format you choose affects the usable capacity.
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The formatting of the memory chip takes a small amount of memory so available memory is less then actual memory from manufacture.
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Everyone but storage vendors use the value of 1024 to determine next step up in storage sizes. So 1024 bytes (B) = 1 kilobyte (KB). 1024 KB = 1 megabyte (MB). 1024 MB = 1 gigabyte (GB). And so on. Storage vendors have "cheated" and used the value of 1000 in determining the next size up. So to them 1000 MB = 1GB when that really isn't true. This has been a long accepted and awful practice, to the point where it is almost impossible to get them to change. So if we deconstruct 64GB using storage vendor math then it = 64,000MB = 64,000,000KB = 64,000,000,000B. Now when we try to figure out what our real space is, we take 64,000,000,000B / 1024 = 62,500,000KB / 1024 = 61,035MB / 1024 = 59.6GB raw space. You actually have ~1GB less than that of "useable" space because of the file system being placed on it and the additional overhead/space that file system needs. I hope that helps explain why whenever you stick in a storage devices you will always have less than the advertised free space.
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This is standard. The variance comes from the conversion of bits against bytes. The difference also comes from the two definitions of a gig: 1000 and 1024. When you draw it down into bytes there is a 7% difference from what it stated as the storage to the actual storage. In order to calculate the approximate storage of any SD card simply multiple the stated storage (32 gb in my case) by 0.93 and that should give you a good idea of what to expect. For example, calculating my approx. storage gives me 29.76 gb. My actual storage is 29.38gb - pretty close. Hope this helps!
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These card manufactures should print what the actual usable Gigs are. Something like- 64 Gig/58.5 usable.
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Yes that is normal. Typically whenever you purchase a memory card the storage is never the total capacity of the card. It is usually a gigabyte or 2 lesser.
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The one I ordered had 16 GB. Since they did not have that one in stock they sent me a 32GB model.
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Looking to pick up the "mini" samsung but want to upgrade to more RAM. Can anyone tell me if there are 2 slots for a 1GB each or do i need to pick up one 2GB card? I thought i saw somewhere someone was saying they upgraded to 4GB which led me to believe it could take up to 2-2GB cards...but wasnt sure. Anybody know anything?
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Guy - Thank you for your response. Is it possible that it was the size (64G) as opposed to it being an SDHC? I read that it will only support up to 32G. Also I believe it needs to be formatted to FAT, but I could be wrong. It seems somewhat pointless if it only works with SD cards without the High Capacity as almost all of them are SDHC these days.
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I too just purchased this new and put in a brand new laptop , and only shows 29.27 gb freespace, almost 3gb less than advertised. It does say on the packaging that "a certain portion of capacity may be used for system files and maintenance, thus the actual capacity may differ from that indicated on the product label". So I'm assuming all is well with mine.
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I would like to know if it is user upgradeable. The Q&A; at the Samsung UK site seems to suggest that it is upgradeable to 8GB at a service location, so the possibility seems to exist.
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I don't know. Before i bought it i had actually insisted that the store clerk attempt to find the answer to that quesiton; we found NO INFO one way or the other. (That should have been an omen for me to skip the purchase.) I DO KNOW that I have inserted a 16GB for the external micro SD; and it IS FUNCTIONING. I have not tried a larger one.
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ok what i did was i bought a 120 gig classic to hold all of my music. Now for photos and random videos and a couple songs i've downloaded on the spot i have my 32 gig touch. So i have my classic jor just music and a touch for everything else!
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From what I saw on the Samsung web site, you can use up to a 64gb Micro SD card. So, yes this would work fine....
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I'm using a regular sized SD card in mine. I believe it's a 2GB but capacity size shouldn't matter. Hope this helps
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Hey.... i bought it and saw some questions before i did and it said that was a 32gb.... so i bought it and i got a 32 gb cellphone... i don't know how it works but i got a 32 gb one
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U r getting a 64 gig card. What Kind of phone do u have, if u don't mind me asking?
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As you place the order, it's labeled as a 32gbs but once delivered it was an 8gb. As I called to get the problem resolved I was told that a replacement could be made but assurance that the same event would no occur was not provided... Supposedly they just grab what's at hand, pack ad deliver...
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This is a great unit and very much pleased with it overall. I had it for about 6 months and it does everything well, fast, great video quality and well built. I went with the model that can accept a 64 Gig SD Micro Card and we use that part of the device to store Music and Videos. You would think 64 Gig is allot but it fills up fast. I believe the Apps generally land on the Internal Memory part of the Unit; and so to answer your question the SD card is really used for Files, Media and your personal docs, etc. Hope this helps. Tom
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As was already stated it is only for use when using as an android tablet. Unless you are needing a ton of space I do not see the need for going with the 32GB model. I have the 16GB myself and have no issues with it. Another thing to consider is it has a micro sd slot so you can expand it with what size you feel you need. I had a 64 gb micro sd in it for a little but didn't didn't see a need. I love mine and use it often. The software they have for the android isn't the greatest but it works in a pinch. I use mine hooked up to my PC a lot for being able to use native photo shop with it. If they had a version that was comparable to PC or Mac version for android I would use it all the time. As was already stated it is only for use when using as an android tablet. Unless you are needing a ton of space I do not see the need for going with the 32GB model. I have the 16GB myself and have no issues with it. Another thing to consider is it has a micro sd slot so you can expand it with what size you feel you need. I had a 64 gb micro sd in it for a little but didn't didn't see a need. I love mine and use it often. The software they have for the android isn't the greatest but it works in a pinch. I use mine hooked up to my PC a lot for being able to use native photo shop with it. If... » Read More As was already stated it is only for use when using as an android tablet. Unless you are needing a ton of space I do not see the need for going with the 32GB model. I have the 16GB myself and have no issues with it. Another thing to consider is it has a micro sd slot so you can expand it with what size you feel you need. I had a 64 gb micro sd in it for a little but didn't didn't see a need. I love mine and use it often. The software they have for the android isn't the greatest but it works in a pinch. I use mine hooked up to my PC a lot for being able to use native photo shop with it. If they had a version that was comparable to PC or Mac version for android I would use it all the time. « Show Less
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No storage device is exactly as its labeled. Whether it is a 32/64 or a 16GB device the actually actual amount of space will often be smaller that it is labeled.
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This specific one is 32GB although there is both a 16GB and 64GB version. I own the 32GB version and have a 16GB microSD card. I have all the apps I ever need on there, about 20GB of music, a handful of movies with about 3GB left. If you need more space, just get a 32GB microSD card.