[AJP]

Above is the class ratings per the SD Association. The card I used is a class 6.

 

[clockworx]

The Android System is not stored on that internal SD card, so the only difference you'll see is reading/writing the files on the card. Even class 2 can probably keep up with the read demands for playing video that our device can handle.

 

[AJP]

[quote name='clockworx;29816]The Android System is not stored on that internal SD card' date=' so the only difference you'll see is reading/writing the files on the card. Even class 2 can probably keep up with the read demands for playing video that our device can handle.[/QUOTE'] In essence, you are correct. The difference between a class 2 and class 6 is likely milliseconds. That being said, those milliseconds can provide a smoother experience. Faster page turns, video stuttering less and smoother transitions between large picture files in a slideshow are some of the benefits gained. It creates a better quality experience. I can mean the difference in how you perceive the quality of the product.

 

[clockworx]

Only if there is no read-ahead of any kind and the card is the bottleneck. Also, "class ratings" apply only to write speed, not read speed, so all of your examples would be the same on a class 2 vs a class 6.

 

[HWgeek]

I posted pix of the stripped down battery module in that thread. Please remember children under the age of 12 yrs of age should be spared the visuals

The battery in the Pandigital Novel[/url]

 

[tadroid]

Well, call me a victim of the placebo effect, too, but I swear I am getting noticeably improved performance on an otherwise stock PDN after switching to a high quality 2GB Kingston internal microSD card I had laying around (it is a Japanese-made version that various Web sources say it is superior/faster than the Taiwanese-made version of the same card).The clincher for me - after seeing things like Web browsing and invocation of My Library, scrolling of various things, screen pops, etc., under an otherwise stock PDN seemingly improve - was to play the solitaire game on the PDN. It used to be almost unplayable, with jerky movements of the cards, missed selections, etc. Now it seems as smooth as silk.I am confounded by this result. I was firmly in the camp believing that upgrading the internal microSD would do nothing but give you more storage for books, pics, music, etc. Now I am not so sure. YMMV, and I know of no way to objectively measure the speeds of the sorts of interactions that now seem smoother and faster, but If someone has a way to do this, I will be glad to measure with factory and replacement microSD cards and report the results.Again, the only change from the out-of-the-box state currently on this device is the new microSD card and the 7-24 firmware.

 

[lawman]

It's possible that the device reads and writes data to the card under certain apps and that the card is now faster, but that seems unlikely.That said, it is most likely the 7-24 fw that is causing the change. They substantially changed things over the last two fw updates.

 

[clockworx]

Yeah, the biggest being bumping the clock speed by 50%. That alone would probably do it.

 

[AJP]

After purchasing and charging my unit, the first thing I did was install the 7-18 update. I do not have the 7-24 update installed. I upgraded the memory with 7-18 already installed. So, my performance boost was not due to a firmware upgrade but rather the memory upgrade.

 

[tadroid]

[quote name='lawman;30337]It's possible that the device reads and writes data to the card under certain apps and that the card is now faster' date=' but that seems unlikely.That said, it is most likely the 7-24 fw that is causing the change. They substantially changed things over the last two fw updates.[/QUOTE']Only problem is that I have been at the 7-24 level since the first day it was posted (I experimented with one regression to 7-18 to try to fix the B&N Bookstore issue, but since it didn't fix anything went right back).All comments were made here were after observing behavior of things on the PDN at the 7-24 level, but with a 2 GB Kingston microSD card inside in place of the factory noname 1 GB one. That's why I really want to find some way to objectively measure things - because this defies my understanding of the way things work. No way is microSD being used as page file space - right? - but it almost seems that somehow it is having that sort of effect by making more of the PDN's RAM available for the currently executing foreground task/application.I don't know much about Android's internals. Anyone out there have any insight into any use (other than media storage) Android might be able to make of the PDN's internal microSD storage? And again, if there are any utilities I can run to objectively measure what is going on I'll be glad to do so.

 

[nchntrman]

I put the original 1 gig microSD back into my Novel tonite, it was formatted with Windows XP nothing on it. I then flashed the 7-24 firmware back onto the Novel. It booted to the PanDigital Home, I turned it off. Later I plugged it into my netbook and turned it on to scan my usb bus. When windows remounted the drives. Nothing in the SD slot, the PD_Novel (internal 1gig) had all theOEM folder structure recreated. Volume in drive F is PD_NOVEL Volume Serial Number is 8C96-AB74 Directory of F:08/04/2010 11:13 PM LOST.DIR08/04/2010 11:13 PM .adobe-digital-editions08/04/2010 11:13 PM Digital Editions08/04/2010 11:13 PM Photos08/04/2010 11:13 PM Music08/04/2010 11:13 PM Videos08/04/2010 11:13 PM eBooks08/04/2010 11:13 PM .Sys08/04/2010 11:59 PM 0 dir.txt 1 File(s) 0 bytes 8 Dir(s) 1,016,516,608 bytes freeThere appears to be a .Sys folder. Perhaps there are some hidden system files in there. Volume in drive F is PD_NOVEL Volume Serial Number is 8C96-AB74 Directory of F:.Sys08/04/2010 11:13 PM .08/04/2010 11:13 PM ..08/05/2010 12:01 AM 0 dir.txt 1 File(s) 0 bytes 2 Dir(s) 1,016,512,512 bytes freeThere are none in mine, however I have not run ANY programs on the Novel yet, and cannot.Anyone else care to snoop the .Sys folder before, during, after running apps to see their results.