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	fasza2	2010-10-16 , 20:21
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Originally Posted by richwhite

I can't report on a 32gb card, but i've filled the memory before. I have over 3,000 songs on the internal memory and in the past i've also loaded it with enough tv series and films to leave under 1gb spare, with a filled memory card too. Made no difference. I think the way the N900 handles processing power is so efficient that flling the internal memory makes no odds, it's only when you batter the rootfs you suffer.

Having a larger volume can add up to seeking times, but for today's file systems it isn't a big issue. I think it is wise though to keep about 15 % free space to avoid fragmentation or for windowslike file systems to be able to tackle it.

As far as supported memory card sizes go I think it would be limited by mainly the file system used to format it as they all have a max volume size which may vary:

FAT16: 2GB
FAT32: 2 TB (I don't know about the Meamo friendly version, but probably same)
ext2: 2-32TB
ext3: 2-16TB
Btrfs(MeeGo): 16 EiB

Note that the data is from wikipedia and might not be completly accurate, anyone with more accurate info is welcome to correct it.

Last edited by fasza2; 2010-10-16 at 20:40.

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