SD memory card

SD memory card

Anyone know the largest size memory card I can use?
I using the RepRap discount full graphic smart controller and Marlin firmware.
thanks

I have used 16 GB cards int he past but don't recommend it. One has a tendency to accumulate large numbers of gcode files on large capacity cards. When you try to open the directory to select a file to print that causes two problems. First, if there are a lot of files on the card it can take a long time to read all of them. Second, for some reason, the file you want to print (the newest one on the card) almost always ends up at the bottom of the list, requiring a lot of scrolling to get to it.

I like to use 256 or 512 MB cards. They load fast and don't hold many files so you don't have to do too much scrolling to get to the one you want.

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Where do you find cards that small at? Seems like the smallest I ever see anymore are 8GB. Thanks for the help.

Do a search on amazon or ebay. Those small cards were sometimes used to publish and distribute digital issues of magazines and can be bought in bulk for low prices. They were also the size of cards that came with cameras about 5 or 6 years ago. 1 or 2 GB cards should be good too, but you can end up with a lot more files on them.

[www.ebay.com]

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