| Cards: | 1GB Kingston SD | 256M Ridata CF | 256M SanDisk SD |
| File creation speed, in desktop reader; with FAT backup (Windows' format utility); FAT32 default cluster size | (4096b, not minimal): 2:01 | (2048b, not minimal): 0:42 | (2048b, not minimal) 1:08 |
| 512b | 5:21 | 1:01 | 1:15 |
| 1024b | ~6 min | 0:59 | 1:15 |
| 2048b | not tested (n/t for short) | 0:42 (default) | 1:08 (default) |
| 4096b | 2:01 (default) | (too large) | (too large) |
| 8192b | n/t | (too large) | (too large) |
| 16K | n/t | (too large) | (too large) |
| 32K | 2:01 | (too large) | (too large) |
| FAT16, default cluster size | (16K, minimal): 0:48 | (4096b, minimal) 0:29 | (4096b, minimal) 0:46 |
| 8K | (too small) | 0:33 | 1:12 |
| 16K | 0:48 (default) | 0:40 | 1:11 |
| 32K | n/t | 0:40 | 1:15 |
| 64K | 0:45 | (too large) | (too large) |
| Without FAT backup; FAT32; default size | (4096b, not minimal): 0:41 | (512b, minimal) 0:53 | (512b, minimal) 1:12 |
| 512b | ~6min | (default): 0:53 | (default): 1:12 |
| 1024b | still slow! ~4m | 0:56 | 1:04 |
| 2048b | 1:52 | (cluster size max at this capacity!) 0:37 | (cluster size max at this capacity!) 0:51 |
| 4096b | 0:41 (default) | (too large) | (too large) |
| 8192b | 0:39 | | |
| FAT16, default size | (16k, minimal): 0:44 | (4096b, minimal): 0:33 | (4096b, minimal): 0:41 |
| 8K | (too little) | 0:48 | 0:55 |
| 16K | 0:44 (default) | 0:52 | 1:08 |
| 32K | n/t | 0:40 | 1:14 |
| Card reader copy speed measured with one large (110Mbytes) file: r/w speed at optimum FAT16 setting | (16K, backup on) read: 7.3 Mb/s; write: 2.21 Mb/s | n/t | n/t |
| r/w speed at optimum FAT32 setting | (4k, backup off): read: 7188 kb/s; write: 2.61 Mb/s ; the same with backup on: read: 7170 kb/s; write: 2300 kb/s | n/t | n/t |
| r/w speed FAT32/512b | file writing is very slow to start (about 30 secs); after that, 2630 kb/s; read: 7170 kb/s | n/t | SanDisk: 2600 kbyte/s |
| Cards: | 1GB Kingston SD | 256M Ridata CF | 256M SanDisk SD |
| PIE cache speed (Pocket Loox 720) on a FAT16/ backup on card: | (16K) 2:45 | (4k): 1:22 | n/t |
| same, without backup FAT | 1:30 | 1:40 | n/t |
| FAT32, backup on | (4K) 4:40 | (2K, maximal/most efficient) 1:23 | n/t |
| same, without backup FAT | 4:15 | 1:25 | n/t |
| RAM | 1:34 | (see at the left) | (see at the far left) |
| 2210 in-device file copy speed FAT16, backup on | (16K) 0:21 | (4k) 0:19 | n/t |
| same, without backup FAT | 0:18 | 0:18 | n/t |
| FAT32, backup on | (4K) 0:58 (on the pl720, 1:02); very bursty on both devices | (2K, maximal/most efficient) 0:24 | n/t |
| same, without backup FAT | 0:20 | 0:19 | n/t |
| 2210, 128 kbps NoteM test: FAT16, backup on | (16K) + | (4k) + | (4k) + |
| same, without backup FAT | + | + | + |
| FAT32, backup on | (4K) useless on both the iPAQ 2210 and the Pocket Loox 720 | (2K, maximal/most efficient) + | (2K, maximal/most efficient) + |
| same, without backup FAT | just one pause; I wouldn't use with this FS either, though | + | + |