Only 5GB of internal memory usable? Just received my NOOKcolor and was surprised to see, under Settings -> Device Info, that only 5GB of internal memory was listed as available. B&N's online specs state 8GB. I wonder what the heck they have that takes up a whole 3GB of storage. This makes a microSD card necessary (since I plan to download full-color mags like Nat Geo and Maxim).Do other users see the same thing, only 5GB available? Thanks and happy holidays. Only 5GB of internal memory usable? Just received my NOOKcolor and was surprised to see, under Settings -> Device Info, that only 5GB of internal memory was listed as available. B&N's... » Read More Only 5GB of internal memory usable? Just received my NOOKcolor and was surprised to see, under Settings -> Device Info, that only 5GB of internal memory was listed as available. B&N's online specs state 8GB. I wonder what the heck they have that takes up a whole 3GB of storage. This makes a microSD card necessary (since I plan to download full-color mags like Nat Geo and Maxim).Do other users see the same thing, only 5GB available? Thanks and happy holidays. « Show Less
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Found a thread on forums.xda-developer.com that mentions only 5GB of the internal 8GB Sandisk memory is accessible to user. Just blows my mind that 3GB (38%) of internal memory is for system use... and most functions are still a bit sluggish.
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WTF are you doing that you're using up the entire 5 GB of storage? That's like 4000 books worth. Shell out the $10 or so for an 8 GB SD card if that's not enough...
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I too thought 5 GB was not very much. However, I've got about 30 books, 10 magazines, 50 pictures, 100 songs (all high quality MP3) and have TONS of room left. Plus you can add a 32 GB micro SD card, so don't worry too much about memory use. The 3 extra GB memory is for future updates.
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about 6gb of the total capacity is used for the OS and other apps, the rest is free space. source: I own one.
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I have an 8gb nook tablet and installed the afn sd card (android for nook) and find that i have plenty of room for all that i use. I am very happy with the afn product. works perfect every time.
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Great tips in this thread, thanks.I can't find what memory card I can get for my new 790. Does anyone know if it will take an 8 or even a 16 gig SDHC card? And can I use a "Class 6", or is it only able to accept/benefit from a "Class 4"? Can anyone recommend a solid, inexpensive card reader for SDHC cards? Thanks for your replies.
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I have a NOOK color with the chip installed.I am very pleased with the result. You can do one all by yourself and I spent two days trying to do this (all instructions on youtube) but eventually decided to pay. Just get the cheaper version, it works just fine and you are still only going to get 1 GB storage so why pay for a 32 GB chip?You can still use your NOOK as a NOOK but it works well as an ANDROID.The Technology is moving so fast and I anticipate buying new in another year, meanwhile, I am very satisfied.
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Mine came with limited memory. I added a 32 bit card. There are some apps, especially through the carrier. The Play Store has everything you need.
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It took less than 5 minutes to root (and that was mostly "burning" the bootable image to the SD card). There are NO disadvantages. If you ever have a problem, it's quite easy to return the Nook Color to factory conditions (and therefor in-warranty status). A rooted Nook Color is just as fast as any other tablet running an 800 Mhz ARM processor, faster if you overclock it (though this is a bit more technically advanced than just rooting it). It'll safely overclock to 1 Ghz, and many report successfully OCing it to 1.1 Ghz. XDA-Developers has the latest news on all the rooted versions, and the other versions of Android you can install (you can run Froyo or Honeycomb from SD card, and not even mess with your stock setup. Slight tradeoff in speed, but doesn't void your warranty). As long as you back up your system, an autoupdate won't bother you. You can also turn off autoupdating (though it's not as simple as clicking on a "don't autoupdate" box). Plain and simple, while the Nook Color is a very nice E-reader, it's a FANTASTIC Android tablet. I'm running Zeam as my launcher, I'm using an animated wallpaper, I'm playing Gameboy Advanced games on it, I've got my contacts and calendar synced with Gmail and Outlook, I've even tethered it to my phone's wifi for internet service where there's no wifi available.
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Disappointed that it has only 4gb memory capability, hope that its a miss print can anybody confirm that? Don't know what to do now, the price of ram always goes down and the need for it always seems to increase.
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I'm sorry I am not positive on this, but I recall reading that a 4gb is the smallest amount of memory. But I do know that I love this camera! My 3 yr old got ahold of it, opened the lense and hucked it into the road! I was hocked that it still worked, just a couple scratches. My last camera, a Casio, crapped out on me a few days before the warentee was up and didn't honor the warentee. Did I mention I love this camera though?
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sorry Cynthia - I am in same boat. I have been told the phone comes with a 4 gb memory, so if you take a lot of pics or a lot of music you many need additional memory. Hope that helps! Terry
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Yes it's wrong. There was no 4 Gb memory card in my package. I saw that there was another user that had the same problem. Who knows maybe it's just us... You can try your luck :)
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micro SDHC... 32Gb is probably overkill. Most would find 16Gb to be more than adequate. I personally have 8 Gb which is probably what a new phone would come with. They are very inexpensive ($7-$8) at Walmart and elsewhere. If 8 isn't big enough,then get a bigger one. It depends on how many photos you wish to store on your phone.
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I'm sorry I am not positive on this, but I recall reading that a 4gb is the smallest amount of memory.But I do know that I love this camera!My 3 yr old got ahold of it, opened the lense and hucked it into the road! I was hocked that it still worked, just a couple scratches. My last camera, a Casio, crapped out on me a few days before the warentee was up and didn't honor the warentee. Did I mention I love this camera though?
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I recently bought a Dell Tablet Computer and had the choice between having Android and 16 GB memory or Windows 8 with 32GB. I opted to get the windows model because I am more familiar with Windows 8 and because it had twice as much memory. Yea right. When I got the computer, there was only a little over 6GB available. The whole point of getting the tablet was so I could show friends our pictures of our trip to Alaska. I had todo all of my editing before I moved them the the Tablet, because they would not all fit. These new operating systems are total memory hogs!
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What are the chances that a version with expandable memory (in the form of an SDHC slot) becomes available? Like the Sansa View or Creative Zen. They obviously don't have the features of the Touch, but 16GB with the option to buy the amount of memory you want later (as SD prices drop) is a great approach and is more economical. The lack of expandable memory is the only thing holding me back from buying a Touch at this point.
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It's the memory that allows you to download lots or music or movies to your phone. The more memory you have the more you can download. I have a 16gb sd card on my phone & I have hundreds of songs & 6 movies downloaded so far but I have lots of memory to use. I have a tablet that I'm going to buy a 32gb sd card for & that's a ton of memory so don't slight yourself, get the sd card & enjoy all the apps, music & movies you want.....
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All vague answers to a vague question. What do you mean by best? I'd like to know how many photos I can store per GB memory.