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Quick question guys, i have searched, is the TD2 compatiable with microSDHC?
Where did you search, a good place to start would be the specifications section, although does just say SD 2.0 compatible. A quick google on SD 2.0 would get you the answer though.
(Oh yeah, it is microSDHC compatible)
yes, the topaz is compatible with SDHC up to 16gb
Yeah, should do. microSD 2.0 is microSDHC. I've bought a sandisk 16gb card (class 4) for my phone. Still hasn't arrived though, so can't confirm anything. But according to specs it should be a perfect match
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Yeah, should do. microSD 2.0 is microSDHC. I've bought a sandisk 16gb card (class 4) for my phone. Still hasn't arrived though, so can't confirm anything. But according to specs it should be a perfect match
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Could you check if your card is really class 4 (maybe test it transferring large files on it using a fast adapter? Most card I have seen are class 2, and the one of the only class 4 was subsequently reported as class 2 in a (rightfully angry) user review.
Juts curious, I already have ordered a 16GB sandisk class 2, which seems (by far) the most common 16GB card available. No test yet (still waiting for my card AND my TD2 ;-) ), but others have reported the combination to work and the class 2 speed more than enough for the phone, only the transfer from PC to card may suffer. The other potential area where write speed is important is video recording and photos in rapid succession....But I think VGA recording will not tax the card, and TD2 is not able to take shots in that fast a succession...
shuflie said:
Where did you search, a good place to start would be the specifications section, although does just say SD 2.0 compatible. A quick google on SD 2.0 would get you the answer though.
(Oh yeah, it is microSDHC compatible)
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thanks....gave up after looking at specification just wanted to be sure before forking out £40
Hi,
I have a 16GB sandisk class 2 currently in my phone and it works fine. I have played a few divx/avi files off it fine. Haven't tested the video recording though.
gst28 said:
Hi,
I have a 16GB sandisk class 2 currently in my phone and it works fine. I have played a few divx/avi files off it fine. Haven't tested the video recording though.
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thanks for the feedback buddy
sandisk ultra is class 6, the normal cards are class 2
i have to correct it:
the 1,2,4 and 8GB ultra cards are class 6, the 16GB is still a class 4
normal sdhc cards are 2
i have a class2 8GB card works flawlesly
I would hope it is. My Elfin is running with a 16GB micro SD. It would be toture if I got it and it didn't. %100 sure it does though.
i have Sandisk class2 16gb on my new Diamond2 and it works 100% fine
does not work
i have just bought a 16gb sandisk sdhc card and it will only show up as 4gb in my phone and laptop and i have also been told the phone does not support sdhc buy a memory card retailer
bwfcmadlad said:
i have just bought a 16gb sandisk sdhc card and it will only show up as 4gb in my phone and laptop and i have also been told the phone does not support sdhc buy a memory card retailer
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did you buy the card from ebay? there are an umber of fake sandisk memory especially 16gb.
I brought mine from mobymemory works fine and show 16gb on my phone
always buy memory from repeatable sources!!!
tornado75 said:
i have Sandisk class2 16gb on my new Diamond2 and it works 100% fine[/QUI have OTE]
Have the same... Its OK!
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For the record... I have a Kingston 16GB SDHC. Works like a charm.
Me too... been running a Class 2 16mb Sandisk since day one and no problems.
Does anyone know if a class 6 (16G) will work in the Topaz?
I didn't see differences between class 2 and class 4.....
I'm using Kingston 8GB class 4
+1 for the Class 2 16mb Sandisk.
I didn't see differences between class 2 and class 4.....
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I've just changed from the Class 4 8mb Sandisk, and the difference in speed loading up the card with music/video is minimal. I think the TD2 itself is maybe limiting the speed more than the "Class" rating. There might be a bigger difference if using an external card reader to write to the card.
Does anyone know if a class 6 (16G) will work in the Topaz?
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Class 2,4,6 should all work. I would think the brand is more critical than the Class, which only gives some indication of max writing (not reading) speed.
After trying with 2 different brands of Class 6 16G SD cards with no luck whatsoever, I decided to go with a Class 2 and works flawlessly.
I didn't want to waste more time with a Class 4, for now, but maybe I will test it in a little while.
Wow i wouldnt be posting this unless i was blown away. i bought a class 6 microsd card to replace my class 2. i thought it might be a little faster but nothing major but man was i wrong!!!! with this new card it is really fast apps loading transfer times ect... it is flying!!! i just wanted to post this for everyone who is thinking of buying a higher class card bc it is really worth it and has made my G1 fly again!!
What brand did you get? SanDisk, Transcend, A-Data?
I have a Sandisk Mobile Ultra Class 6 8Gb, and stuff flies. I got mine for about $40/45 off newegg about 6 or so months ago.
I just bought a G2 with Class2 card, I'm very regret for I didn't know the SD card speed before.
I just got a Sandisk Mobile Ultra Class 6 4GIG for £9 off amazon and its fast
I just picked up a pqi class 6 8gb to replace my stock class 2 1gb that came with the phone so I am excited to see this difference...
its a transcend 4GB microSDHC card got it off amazon for 10 bucks.
help?
can someone please post a link to the 8gb class 6 sandisk? I can only find class 4!
Thanks XDAers, I just remembered I bought a 4GB Class 6 hardly used microSD about a year ago and I had it in my laptop. I guess I did good and scored it new for $7.99, LOL. Looks like I can finally move up from from the subpar Sandisk the G1 came with.
I'm going to keep the wipe/flash life going until a suitable replacement comes out... maybe the Nexus Two?
Looking to get myself a 32gb card.
Just wondering if the play uses SD or SDHC memory cards, or ok with either?
it uses microsd and microsdhc
regular sd card wont do
Yeah, obviously I know it's micro.
Just wasn't sure about the sdhc.
Cheers
It's ok with both sd and sdhc but I think it's not compatible with sdxc (if you'd ever like to get to 2TB maybe it can come in an update, My htc wizard got sdhc support with an unofficial driver update).
A 32 gig card will work just fine with the Play.
Bitter Crimson said:
A 32 gig card will work just fine with the Play.
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I heard there's problems with class 10 32 gig micros on android phones. Is this true?
i'm curious about this, some applications wont work with a class 2 speed sd.
sd or sdhc would do. you should be more worried about the speed. as for now you should think of either getting a class 6 16gb or class 4 32gb (if you could find one).
bewrong666 said:
i'm curious about this, some applications wont work with a class 2 speed sd.
sd or sdhc would do. you should be more worried about the speed. as for now you should think of either getting a class 6 16gb or class 4 32gb (if you could find one).
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I was thinking of getting this class 10 32gb micro, Fast enough?
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220547&Tpk=32gb micro sd
I have class 10 32gb, works fine on xperia play.
The only problem android has, is you cant format 32gb cards on your phone. But most, if not all cards come pre-formatted anyway. Otherwise you have to connect the card with an adapter to your pc to format it.
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You can format 32gb cards on your phone, but it wont format properly and you will have issues. I did with my old phone, it couldnt scan the card properly and it would reboot while trying to scan.
emann56 said:
I was thinking of getting this class 10 32gb micro, Fast enough?
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220547&Tpk=32gb micro sd
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now that's something
read most of the reviews: crashes and corrupts the files, some even only last within 24 hours i'll stick with the class 4 32gb for now
even with the sandisk 32gb class 2 cards, i already replaced 2 of them when they crapped out on me
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even with the sandisk 32gb class 2 cards, i already replaced 2 of them when they crapped out on me
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haven't read anything about this. and the reviews for a kingston 32gb class 4 on the net has been great so far. but if this will be the case i might just go for a 16gb class 6
Ok, so I got a 32gb card, moved all of my stuff off my 16gb (about 14 gig) to my pc. Took about 20 minutes.
Put my 32 gig in, formatted it & transferred everything over.
Took about 3 hours & when I put it in my play it's saying there's 28 gig left & hardly anything I set to transfer has actually gone to the card ! ?
Do a full format and not a quick format.
Ive seen a class 10 32gb micro sd card for 50 quid, but im worried that its too cheap and might not last long.
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Memory cards are very reliable IF you bought the original ones and not those unbranded fake cards.
I've never had issues with ALL my memory cards, from the SmartMedia, SD, MS stick and Compact Flash cards used in my Palm and Sony Clie PDAs, my DSLR and micro 4/3 digital cameras, PSPs and DSL and all the way to the microSD cards used in my smartphones and tablets. I purchased them all from local reputable shops and never bought any from online stores. Can't remember the exact figures but I probably had a total of 30 to 40 cards here in my house.
The problem I see is those cards that are found on online shops that are unbranded (anything not Sandisk, Kingston, Lexar, Panasonic etc are all semi-fakes). Just imagine that Sandisk the world's largest NAND Flash memory maker has yet to come out with a 32GB Class 10 microSD as of now and you can already find some smaller unknown companies selling them at very cheap prices since many months back?
Sometimes if a deal is too good to be true, IT IS too good to be true! Of course if you still proceed to get them due to their ridiculously cheap prices, the risk is all yours. For me, I just buy the originals at original prices and not regret it later, my data is much more important to me than saving tens of bucks.
For some reason, there are quite a lot of fake Kingston cards on the market so beware.
Various issues with the fake/unbranded cards are:
1. Reliability
2. On a 32GB card, you may actually get only 4 or 8GB storage, some tricks were added in these fake cards such that once you copied beyond the 4 or 8GB capacity, it automatically loops back internally to overwrite the oldest copied data.
3. Some 32GB Class 10 cards only had Class 2 speeds.
Another advice is that for smartphone usage, you may be better off getting Class 2 or 4 cards rather than higher class cards. This is because although the class 6 or 10 cards can have sequential readings and writings at their stated class speeds, in terms of random access of data on the card they may actually be slower than Class 2 and 4 cards. In other words, you'll get more lags using higher Class cards.
Here's a test I did with a Patriot LX Series Class 10 32GB Micro SDHC
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Another advice is that for smartphone usage, you may be better off getting Class 2 or 4 cards rather than higher class cards. This is because although the class 6 or 10 cards can have sequential readings and writings at their stated class speeds, in terms of random access of data on the card they may actually be slower than Class 2 and 4 cards. In other words, you'll get more lags using higher Class cards.
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You sir are correct! My Patriot 32gb micro class 10 lags alot When playing the FPSE the game lags too much but with the micro sd card that came with the Xperia play runs perfect I'm gonna return the card and just get a Sandisk 32gb class 2 from newegg.
Recce5
After doing a test of manually copying content to the card I believe I have fallen foul to buying a cheapo card covered by your point 2.
I've bought quite a few cheapo cards back from my old K750i & PSP days but this is the 1st one I've been stung with.
Live & learn etc !
Was thinking of getting a 32GB MicroSD. Sandisk Class 4 (genuine).
Wondering if anyone had a 32GB card in their Play and if there are any problems.
ps. What speed is the card the Play came with?
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Was thinking of getting a 32GB MicroSD. Sandisk Class 4 (genuine).
Wondering if anyone had a 32GB card in their Play and if there are any problems.
ps. What speed is the card the Play came with?
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mine came with a class 4 16gb (UK Unlocked) i bought a 32gb class 4 san disk and it actually seems faster than the 16gb lol. I have no problems with the 32gb at all. My only problem is i wish the play supported 64 gb lol.
Sweet.
Can I ask.
If I upgrade to a 32GB card, is it simply a case of copying over all contents from my 16GB card to the 32gb card?
I have been using app2SD and am NOT rooted if that makes a difference.
Thanks.
32 class 4 is enough but class 6 would be best
i have a 16gb class 4
paid that 19€ on amazon
I use a kingston 32gb class 4 card in my play with no issues at all, im still running out of space on my card tho lol
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kenshindono said:
32 class 4 is enough but class 6 would be best
i have a 16gb class 4
paid that 19€ on amazon
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The play comes with a 16gb class 4 card you know lol
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Just checked, mine came with a Class 2!
It seems fine though like, no problems with loading or anything like that.
I have the Full NES romset on there, that takes a little while to load.
AndroHero said:
The play comes with a 16gb class 4 card you know lol
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not in france the white one sold with a class 2 8GB
Price in GB are great i know that ...
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Just checked, mine came with a Class 2!
It seems fine though like, no problems with loading or anything like that.
I have the Full NES romset on there, that takes a little while to load.
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Random access is actually slower on higher class sd cards, so emulator roms run better on class 2/4/6 cards
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kenshindono said:
not in france the white one sold with a class 2 8GB
Price in GB are great i know that ...
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My desire hd came with a 6gb class 2 card i got my 32gb card for 40gbp on google shopping search
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AndroHero said:
Random access is actually slower on higher class sd cards, so emulator roms run better on class 2/4/6 cards
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Great.
Need to find a good deal on a Genuine 32GB card then.
The price jump from a 16GB to 32GB is huge.
ps. Anyone know if it is just a matter of copying contents across or will I have problems with most of my apps being installed on SD card (either by app2SD or the stock android 'move to sd').
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Random access is actually slower on higher class sd cards, so emulator roms run better on class 2/4/6 cards
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You probably should not say stuff like that. People are going to run out and get higher class cards expecting their phones to run games at higher FPS and better speed when that's not at all the case.
ive been using a 32gb class 10 for a while now
and its good to have a decent amount of space to put all the games roms on
i mean some games require 1200mb of sd space
the only benifit from getting a class 10 over say class 6 is the class ten has quicker loading times say when loading games etc
ive had no probs using a 32gb
just dont get buying a cheap 32gb memorette micro sd off ebay
i got 2 off 2 different suppliers and both were fake
eg class 4 4gb even though when card was plugged in it did say it was a 32gb
so if you want lots of space get a 32gb
and if you want faster loading time with large apps and games get a higher class
6-10
ive been using a 32gb class 10 for a while now
and its good to have a decent amount of space to put all the games roms on
i mean some games require 1200mb of sd space
the only benifit from getting a class 10 over say class 6 is the class ten has quicker loading times say when loading games etc
ive had no probs using a 32gb
just dont get buying a cheap 32gb memorette micro sd off ebay
i got 2 off 2 different suppliers and both were fake
eg class 4 4gb even though when card was plugged in it did say it was a 32gb
so if you want lots of space get a 32gb
and if you want faster loading time with large apps and games get a higher class
6-10
when i changed from 16 to 32 i always back up my sd card on my pc every now and then just incase my card breaks or i lose my fone , but all i did was copy all the stuff off my old card that was on pc and transferd it to my new 32gb card and all was well
I've bought a 32GB Transcend µSD card. I don't know its class, but it's the cheaper I have found. All I can say is that it is as fast as the 2GB card sold with the phone.
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You probably should not say stuff like that. People are going to run out and get higher class cards expecting their phones to run games at higher FPS and better speed when that's not at all the case.
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Actually i said higher class sd cards have slower random access latencies lol
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I have bought a Class 10 micro sd from newegg.ca and it was slow on games! Returned and got a class 4 sandisk and runs super smooth
have a 32gb class 10, didnt try it on the phone, because it was partitioned for the nexus one, but on the nexus worked like a charm, tomorrow when i make a single partition and reformat will try it on the play and give you my review.
i bought this one on ebay around march for $98.
I'm using a Lexar class 10 32gb card, and had no problems with anything. Everything runs the same as my sandisk 8 and 16gb cards.
im perplexed. 32 gb class 6 or class 10 for faster load times in games?
So in response to my previous thread on the DVP and if it would work for me I'd like to thank everyone for their insightful thoughts options and most of all answers.
Now my next question, Micro SDHC card choices. And again, answers are the preferred responses but thoughts and options would be fantastic.
I am going to add to and edit together a list of Micro SDHC Cards on here for people to reference for the future.
Firstly, I already own this card but have yet to try it with a DVP. Anyone here with experience or can at least validate the technical specifications as having a chance at working, let me know.
Transcend 32GB Class 4 Micro SDHC Card via Amazon
Thanks again.
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1. Sandisk 32GB Class 2 Micro SDHC Card via Amazon ** Note this card has been listed on other forms as working despite its Class 2 Status with speeds closer to that of a class 4 card**
2. Lexar 32GB Class 10 Micro SDHC Card via Amazon **Verified working by InvisibleKnight**
3. Amazon Basics 16GB Class 10 Micro SDHC Card via Amazon **Note this is a class 10 card, but according to the first reviewers benchmarks it does 20mb/s copy speed which is twice as good as class 10 speeds. Should work well with a windows phone, theoretically speaking**
4. Sandisk 32GB Class 4 Micro SDHC Card via Amazon (originally manufactured as Class 2 but later reclassed as class 4) **Used by a ZDnet write to upgrade his personal DVP. Has never reported any issues i know of UPDATE - Purchased this card for myself, works like a charm, no probs so far (knock on wood)**
I bought a 32Gb Lexar Class 10 Micro SDHC, and not only it works, my dvp seems to run quite faster than before.
You can find about the card itself here
AMAZON LINK (EU)
Can anyone try this one? It would be great to have 64GB of storage...
InvisibleKnight said:
I bought a 32Gb Lexar Class 10 Micro SDHC, and not only it works, my dvp seems to run quite faster than before.
You can find about the card itself here
www . lexar . com/about/newsroom/press-releases/lexar-media-introduces-32gb-class-10-high-speed-mobile-microsdhc-card-
To buy it:
www . amazon . it/Lexar-HIGH-Speed-Micro-32768/dp/B004BR2ZTM
Can anyone try this one?
www . pcmag . com/article2/0,2817,2393486,00.asp#fbid=_m1CqWMsOA-
[remove spaces from the links of course. Can't post links because I'm a goddamn n00b to the forum]
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1 more post bro, anyways has anyone tried a Kingston 32 gb class 4?
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dilzo said:
1 more post bro, anyways has anyone tried a Kingston 32 gb class 4?
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I've finally edited my post with links.
@OP You should update the list in the first post
InvisibleKnight said:
I bought a 32Gb Lexar Class 10 Micro SDHC, and not only it works, my dvp seems to run quite faster than before.
You can find about the card itself here
AMAZON LINK (EU)
Can anyone try this one? It would be great to have 64GB of storage...
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How's your class 10 card holding up?
Micro SDXC has a completely different specification From Micro SDHC. Remember when Micro SDHC came out, older devices that were made to use jus Micro SD wouldnt read them, same issues with the DVP and those SDXC cards.
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How's your class 10 card holding up?
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Pretty good actually it made my phone more Lightning and less Venue Pro
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Micro SDXC has a completely different specification From Micro SDHC. Remember when Micro SDHC came out, older devices that were made to use jus Micro SD wouldnt read them, same issues with the DVP and those SDXC cards.
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Are you sure? Not a chance? That pretty much kills my expectations...
Oh well, we'll wait for the next phone with physical portrait keyboard and SDXC compatibility
Wish we can get a little more feedback on this.
Does anyone know if we can go back to the old card if the new one doesn't work out? Is it just a matter of popping the old one back in the sd slot?
I know what u mean. Msoft said tha tthe Windows Phones would be the next generation Zune Players, but coming from a Zune80, a phone shipping with 8 - 16 gbs of storage is pathetic. I have 60 gbs of music, what am i supposed to do with a 8 gb DVP?
Thank goodness the DVP is somewhat easy to upgrade to 32gigs. At the very least msoft should give u the ability to stick two Micro sdhc cards in a phone, mux it together and create a 64gb pool of storage.
tried lexar 16GB class 10?
I got a SanDisk 16 class 4, its been doing fine then it got stuck at whatsapp then the phone goes into a loop of restart and cut off.
The only way to fix it was to recover the phone.
so I need a new card for my phone, I see that the lexar 32Gb class 10 is good for this phone but don't want to go up to 32GB, has anyone tried the 16GB version? Would it come out with the same results ?
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I got a SanDisk 16 class 4, its been doing fine then it got stuck at whatsapp then the phone goes into a loop of restart and cut off.
The only way to fix it was to recover the phone.
so I need a new card for my phone, I see that the lexar 32Gb class 10 is good for this phone but don't want to go up to 32GB, has anyone tried the 16GB version? Would it come out with the same results ?
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I'm also using a 16GB class 4 with no problems on mango
Two Batches
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I'm also using a 16GB class 4 with no problems on mango
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Heard there were two patches, one is a renaming of a class 2 to class 4 and another is the newer where its different class 4.
I guess I got the bad batch.....
I recently got a DVP. It shipped with a 16GB Sandisk class 4, which worked fine for a few days until my 32GB Sandisk class 4 arrived, which also has no problems at all.
Watch out for fake Sandisk cards, apparently they are out there.
Yeah it should work just fine that 16gb class 10. A little fyi, i bought that 32 gb sandisk (no 4) Working fine so far.
Once the speed is class 4 and over and there are no bad memory areas on the card u'll be fine no matter the size.