PCMCIA Multi-card Reader
04-06-2011, 02:09 AM
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Are you sure you were not limited by the number of folders or some other limitations? Did you use FAT16 or FAT32 (not sure what difference that would make but others could comment)?
04-06-2011, 07:18 PM
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It's certainly possible.My experimentation was of a limited nature so,IMO,there are a number of possible variables.I only used one folder and I think the card was formatted in FAT 32.
04-06-2011, 08:45 PM
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There is this 4000 songs limit that can be avoided with multiple cards. 
04-12-2011, 08:38 AM
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2013 E 350, 2012 GLK 350, 2012 C300 4matic
On thing I don't has been mentioned - a significant difference between the PCMCIA and USB strategies is the ability for the USB solution to also read playlists on the flashdrive. I've found this to make it a no brainer for me, while I have both I only use the USB.
06-28-2011, 09:50 AM
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07-16-2011, 10:18 PM
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A 32GD SD card (with 30 GB of music on it) works with the PCMCIA card but only 20 GB of music is playable from the card in my 2009 S550. The car does not recognize the remaining 10 GB of music even though a computer recognizes all 30 GB of music on the 32 GB SD card.
07-17-2011, 03:21 AM
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You forgot to mention: "just like the head unit manual explains". With 30 GB you have exceeded one of the parameters, most likely the max number of titles (usually 4000, not sure if it is the same on a W212).
07-19-2011, 09:21 PM
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I bought the USB adapter from Benz, about 50 bucks. Then bought a 32 gb USB stick for about 35 bucks. The PCMCIA just did not even come close to the capacity of the thumb drives out there these days. Plus like posted earlier, you can create folders of favorites etc. Don't know about the sound quality of USB vs PCMCIA; stopped looking for PCMCIA once I had the 32 gb memory stick.
What is the part number for the USB adapter? My local dealer and another one do not have any info about it. They show me a list of cars that USB adapter works with but the E-class is not on the list. I have a 2011 E350.
Thanks!
