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Wondering what people's thoughts are on this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/High-Speed-2G...593065570QQcategoryZ18871QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
It's not a 'big' brand and the price seems very cheap for a 2GB card.
John
After shipping it's about 20-25 quid cheaper than retail and it claims to be a 150x (22meg a second transfers card).
Only had my Wizard a week and took me a few days to actually find 2gb Mini-SD's in stock with a UK retailer.
I ended up with this:
http://www.mobymemory.com/proddetail.asp?prod=miniSD_2048mb_MOBY_001
However, some of the card readers I have will not read the card via the provided SD adapter - I was warned of this and do have a newish card reader which does, as does the one in my laptop.
Works fine in the Wizard though and tbh speed to me is unimportant considering the speed of the devices processor.
If you get one and have success with it, please drop a note back.
I have seen the Mobymemory one, their price for the 1GB card seems unbeatable pretty much but I'm tempted by this 2GB card as I can get the postage cheaper using a Paypal code as well.
John
I had a Zynet SD card for my XDA2s. It worked beautifully, and continues to work in my digital camera.
I got A 'MyFlash' 2gb 60x mini-sd card off ebay last week. It took like 6 days tops to get here and works great, even in my tempermental in-built SD reader.
How much did you pay for the Myflash one?
Thanks for the feedback on Zynet, tempted to go for this now.
John
Came to about £80 including shipping and insurance
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7589600960&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWN:IT&rd=1
I remember reading somewhere that a higher speed SD card will drain the XDA battery faster.
If you're not looking for the fast cards, some reasonable prices here as well:
http://www.mymemory.co.uk/Mini-SD
The 2G Sandisk card isn't actually in stock with them yet though.
John
1G is more than enough 4 me...-_-#
I was kinda hoping of picking this up...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EEZEVC/104-8849050-7307124?_encoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=172282
But I don't know if I can wait until May!
I've decided to go for a 1GB card for now, I can always buy another 1GB card so both my HTC devices can benefit from it.
John
4 gig cards are meant to start shipping this month.
OK - i know they will start at an unrealistic premium - but does anyone know if 4 gig (or more that that which is likely to be out by summer) will work in the wizard?
Seems cheap for a 2Gb memory card of any size. I'd recommend mymemory.co.uk for memory cards, and they have a 2Gb Sandisk MicroSD for £54.99.
Seems cheap to me, but sandisk's one of the best makes for memory cards.
i use the moby memory2gb minisd - 80ish quid delivered next day and works well
I think are more cheap at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/2GB-2G-mini-SD-...74095023QQcategoryZ118260QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I will buy one!
Echilon said:
Seems cheap for a 2Gb memory card of any size. I'd recommend mymemory.co.uk for memory cards, and they have a 2Gb Sandisk MicroSD for £54.99.
Seems cheap to me, but sandisk's one of the best makes for memory cards.
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I have used them often and they offer a good service (based in the chanel islands). However they have been out of stock of the 2 gig cards for a while now.
They have a facility whereby you give them your email and they will contact you when the cards return to stock.
http://www.mymemory.co.uk/item_out_of_stock.php?id=1239
Incidentally, I have had only one memory card fail on me, and it was the sandisk 32 meg that came with the siemens SL45 as standard.
The SL45 seemed years before its time - it seems crazy to think there were phones with memory cards in 2000 and even now a minority have them.
Hi all!
What memorycard is to prefer?
I know it is microSD, but there's so many different microSD's out there so how will I know which one to choose? (classes, speed a.s.o.)
If we don't care about memory size (4-8-16GB) what is the very best to use?
Best memory?
Best memory/$?
What memory NOT to use?
I picked up an A-DATA 8gb Class 6 microsd card (US$35) to use once I get the Touch Pro. I haven't used it yet, but I also have the 4gb version (US$15) which works great.
fhsieh said:
I picked up an A-DATA 8gb Class 6 microsd card (US$35) to use once I get the Touch Pro. I haven't used it yet, but I also have the 4gb version (US$15) which works great.
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Ther is a 32 gig card on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/PNY-P-SDHC32G...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1219209115&sr=8-1
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Ther is a 32 gig card on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/PNY-P-SDHC32G...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1219209115&sr=8-1
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DO NOT BUY.
That's SDHC, not MicroSDHC...
32 gig Micros aren't available yet.
This is a totally personal opinion. You will find that among us professional geeks, we have brand preference.
When It comes to Solid State Media, I always pay a little more the get a SanDisk item from a reputable dealer.
Every Card CF or SD or my MicroSD, has been SanDisk Manufactured and I've never been disappointed.
JimmyMcGee said:
This is a totally personal opinion. You will find that among us professional geeks, we have brand preference.
When It comes to Solid State Media, I always pay a little more the get a SanDisk item from a reputable dealer.
Every Card CF or SD or my MicroSD, has been SanDisk Manufactured and I've never been disappointed.
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OK guys, thx for your input!
@JimmyMcGee: Yeah, I too has allways payed a little extra when choosing between some things, in most cases it's clearly that you get what you payed for, I mean, even if you look beyond brand names a.s.o. there often is a difference between the cheap and the more expensive ones.
But my reson for this Q was foremost to clarify the speed and class issue, is someone better then the other, so except brand, what more do I need to consider?
I bought a Scandisk 8gb. Play.com have them for £16.99 with free delivery.
I found this after i ordered the same from mobymemory which was more expensive.
I am also looking for a microSD card for my future friend Raphael.
I want the fastest 8 GB MicroSD card available that can be used in Raphael. €10 more or less, I dont care but I dont want to pay for overkilling the spec.
What MicroSD do you recommend, if not this one that I have found:
SanDisk Mobile Ultra 8GB microSDHC
http://www.i4u.com/full-review-447.html
Would it work fine in a Raphael?
Have anyone used it in an other HTC?
Simple:
Dont buy a memory that don't have "C" logo with class number in it.
If it doesn' have it, there's probably nothing to be proud of.
Currently you can get a decent-prized "class 6" memory with 4 GB or 8 GB capacity.
Class 6 is faster than Class 2 and Class 4 of course.
Cheers,
bought a sandisk 8gb microsd sdhc card .. 7700 mb free
they sell it at mediamarkt for 40€
@corsa2: this is probably the same card it is pretty fast and works fine as these are designed for mobile phones
Just buy a SanDisk. Work out how much memory you are likely to need - get a card with more than you require and MAKE SURE ITS A SANDISK! this will avoid fighting for refunds, hours trying to reformat, burnt dinners cause you are engrossed in the problem, angry women who just don’t understand why you don’t pay them any attention anymore, females who fight back when you loose you temper cause your new "good value" f'n card has failed and you refuse to accept the fact - BUY A SANDISK... I don’t work for SanDisk but they do work for me and will probably work for you…
Just bought a Touch Pro... will update my sig when I've decided which ROM to install...
Rgs,
J
SanDisk Mobile Ultra 8GB is superb!
Bought this one for my MDA Vario IV (T-Mobile branded HTC Touch Pro) for 40 euro at the Phone House (Netherlands). This class 6 micro SDHC was 10 euro more expensive than a class 4 device, but worth every cent!!
I've used several brands micro SDHC cards, but i'll stick to SanDisk now, maybe more expensive but reliable: no issues at all for about 3 years of use in my PPC's.
I don't have a Touch Pro yet (that will change in around 3-4 days though), but I do have a Sandisk 8 Gb class 4 card, which is very good but unfortunately isn't sold anymore, now there's only class 2 and 6 (which is extremely expensive).
I tested it with H2testw and got the following results:
Test finished without errors.
You can now delete the test files *.h2w or verify them again.
Writing speed: 11.4 MByte/s
Reading speed: 16.8 MByte/s
H2testw v1.4
I was wondering if anyone with a class 6 card could do the same test?
Hello there, just bought a PNY Micro SDHC Premium 8 Go ... but it's not recognize by the phone ... do you think that it can be solve by a Rom update ?
Format Your Storage Card
goulloux said:
...Micro SDHC Premium...not recognized by the phone...
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There are a number of dependable cards out there. Amazon has user feedback on each of their cards which can be useful to help you decide which card is best for you. Which ever card you chose, make sure you format it before you use it. Put the card into a card reader and format it FAT32 on your computer at least once. The ROM should not be a factor in you device reading your card, FORMAT the card...David.
Ok thx for the information
Formating was the first thing I did after trying it in the phone ... but didn't help
I bought the PNY because It's suppose to be a good brand, and never thought it would not work with my phone
Guess I gona have to buy an other one
Thx
I bought a 16gb Toshiba MicroSDHC card yesterday for $50. So far so good--I put it in and it has been working flawlessly. Hope I'm not jinxing myself! lol
IMHO I don't think it really matters but I have always used Sandisk and have been quite happy.....
i use a-data since i find it to be the cheapest. i've used 4 and still use them. no data loss or failure yet. oh and i just ordered another just for my fuze. 8gb ($18 shipped)
da_jojo said:
bought a sandisk 8gb microsd sdhc card .. 7700 mb free
they sell it at mediamarkt for 40€
@corsa2: this is probably the same card it is pretty fast and works fine as these are designed for mobile phones
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Got one of these, its a class 8 too
What is the best brand/type of 32 GB MicroSD card to buy? Should I get "high speed?" Also, can you recommend a good place to buy one?
Thanks!!
tackyjan said:
What is the best brand/type of 32 GB MicroSD card to buy? Should I get "high speed?" Also, can you recommend a good place to buy one?
Thanks!!
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I got a wintec 32GB class 10 today and its really fast.
Bought it on newegg and got it in 1 day and
did a test
no errors.
it writes 15.2 MB/Sec pretty fast.
Its about $75 tho.
$75 + 16gb TF is still cheaper than the 32gb TF, plus you get an extra 16gb of storage!
I read some reviews about the Wintec and other class 10 32gb cards that they don't hold up too long with Android and other smarth phone devices.
Are you looking for the best price or the best product no matter the price ?
It's one of those few things that you don't buy from ebay
Stick to Amazon or something.
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It's one of those few things that you don't buy from ebay
Stick to Amazon or something.
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I was referring to cards on Newegg, not eBay.
If you read the reviews, people say they aren't made for smartphones/tablets and in some cases say that when they contacted the company about their issues that the company also verified they may not work well with smartphones/tablets.
got a 16gb class 10 from play uk...15 quid..
will buy a 32gb when its price comes down a bit
For the money I have always stuck with Sandisk. I have a 32gb in my Evo (got it when Verizon was practically giving them away) and I will likely get one for the TF. Unfortunately they only make a class 2 card that uploads relatively slow but I can deal with that, it reads plenty fast enough to play back HD video.
What is the minimum card speed you would buy? And why?
Please delete, dupe
I wouldn't get too caught up in the whole speed thing. Different vendors have different rules for how they rate their cards and none of them really seem to be terribly consistent. In real world usage, the class rating doesn't often reflect real world usage speed. I've bought class 10 cards that were slower then class 2's and cheap cards that worked better than more expensive ones. The single best advice is if you can forget about the specs just buy a genuine Sandisk card and life will be good.
Working with the NookColor a lot before the Transformer lots of people wanted to dual boot their NC off the SD card and so we all went out and bought class 10's and we all complained that our devices would not boot or were painfully slow. Meanwhile, the guys with the class 2-4 Sandisks were running without a problem because those cards are just designed really well. So if you just want a bucket of cheap storage pickup anything that's reviewed well on Newegg and you should be fine. If you want the best built card for the money Sandisk is really the only way to go.
Findmike speaketh the truth.
I have had problems with SanDisk over the years. No matter what card you get, your mileage may vary.
Personally, I have had the best luck with Transcend brand and Lexar class 6 microSD 16GB cards in many different devices and scenarios. I have read about more problems from 32GB cards than the 16GB ones. Some of the cases seem to be device and operating specific and other cases seem to memory card failure itself. I am going to try the Lexar brand class 10 32GB microSD and give it a shot. I am a glutton for punishment sometimes. Transcend would be my other choice.
Gary13579 said:
$75 + 16gb TF is still cheaper than the 32gb TF, plus you get an extra 16gb of storage!
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DAMN YOU LOGIC!!! DAMN YOU TO HELL!!!
Had to say it. LOL!!!!
Im using the 32GB Class 4 SanDisk Micro Sd I got from my HTC Thunderbolt on the TF and I gotta say it works Very Cooooo
PNY were releasing 32GB class10 microSD cards for Tablet devices this week for $70 ($56 from newegg)
I'm using a 32GB SanDisk class 2 on my MT4G and a 32GB Transcend class 4 in my Asus Transformer and both cards download/upload pretty fast, the Transcend is a little bit faster.
The testing was done on the same phone and then again on the tablet. I used the Micro SD Card Tester app ($2) for all tests and performed them right after each other.
As other posters have said, my first choice would be the SanDisk and second would be the Transcend...based on pricing and availability of course.
Good luck on your quest...
I bought a 32g card for my tablet today. I inserted it and it doesn't show in external SD storage. I've read that the card has to be fat32 formatted. Forgive me for being slow, but after searching through these forums, I can't find where
1. How do I format the card...on my computer? Or
2. Should the tab auto format it?
Thanks in advance.
Brash
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Uhoh, I think the problem is solved. I plugged my phone card into the tab and it worked fine, so I thought, i'll format the card on my phone. I put it in the new card in the phone...the phone said the card is damaged. Its said I should reformat, it didn't. I think I bought a damaged card. Oh well.
Brash
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First off, where did you buy it? If it was EBay or similar, you might ahve been scammed with a 4g re-rommed to read 32G, it happens.
I suggest, eitehr way, you plug it into a computer and format it from there, Fat32, default cluster sizes. (just right click it and format, select Fat32 in drop down box).
I bought the card at Fry's. Its a Patriot 32gb, class 10. I put it in the computer to format, keep getting the "Windows was unable to complete the format" pop-up....so this is a bad card?
brash
Uh, Patriot? Return it and get a refund. They have had more faulty 32 gb micro-SD cards than any other company I know -- so much so that they removed the tech support and RMA links from their website. I have one of those cards too, and it's crap, period. If you can get a refund from Frys, buy a Kingston, Transcend or Lexar card instead. And don't sweat the "class 10" business. Class 4 and Class 6 work just as well.
I agree with him - it's probably fubar, take it back for refund. Go for C6 or C8 rather than C10, the extra speed makes them more likely to die or be dead on arrival.
I got the class 10 patriot because it had a good price on it...was on sale. I'm going to return it today. I'm actually considering going with a 16gb now. I keep reading forums and such where people have much better luck with smaller cards than the larger ones. I wonder is this is a problem that has to do with size....no pun intended.
brash
I suggest you get some cheap crap until some light on SDXC is shed.
The minimum size will be 32gb and minimum speed will be class 10. We should have microSDXC this summer. Dunno if the compatibility will change though.
So, took the card back, they checked on their system, it was bad like we all thought. They were out of kingston and sandisk, so we did an even exchange. We formatted it right there at fry's and its working fine. I'll let you guys know if it takes a dump.
Brash
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What is the largest, fastest and most budget-minded SD card I can get for this device, preferably off of NewEgg...
I can't remember if the largest "recommended" size is 16gig or 32, but get a class 10. Also, don't go to New Egg, go to Meritline.com, much cheaper on the micro SD cards, and problably even cheaper elsewhere.
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I can't remember if the largest "recommended" size is 16gig or 32, but get a class 10. Also, don't go to New Egg, go to Meritline.com, much cheaper on the micro SD cards, and problably even cheaper elsewhere.
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So always get class 10 for mobile devices? I'm not looking for a recommended size, I want the maximum size.
Also, NewEgg has class 10's for way cheaper than the site you mentioned.
I could be wrong, but I just thought the class indicated the speed of data transfer, so I've always gone for class 10. And yeah, I never noticed the price gap being so marginal on class 10 cards between New Egg and Merit Line. I've always used Merit Line for any media related purchases. Monoprice for anything cable related (I will slap anyone in the throat I meet face to face who spends $60 on a 6 foot "Monster" HDMI cable at Best Buy), and then NewEgg for everything else.
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I could be wrong, but I just thought the class indicated the speed of data transfer, so I've always gone for class 10. And yeah, I never noticed the price gap being so marginal on class 10 cards between New Egg and Merit Line. I've always used Merit Line for any media related purchases. Monoprice for anything cable related (I will slap anyone in the throat I meet face to face who spends $60 on a 6 foot "Monster" HDMI cable at Best Buy), and then NewEgg for everything else.
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Gotcha. What brands should I stay away from? What ones should I strongly consider?
Will a 32GB card work on this device?
I used a 16gb, but I cannot remember what the manual said would be supported. However, I thin microSD only goes to 32, I'd wait for someone else to chime in to see if they use a 32gb without issue. I've never paid attention to brand, and it's worked out for me.
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I used a 16gb, but I cannot remember what the manual said would be supported. However, I thin microSD only goes to 32, I'd wait for someone else to chime in to see if they use a 32gb without issue. I've never paid attention to brand, and it's worked out for me.
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Is PNY any good? Kingston and SanDisk are great in my experience.
I know PNY makes good RAM, but have never used their sd cards.
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So always get class 10 for mobile devices? I'm not looking for a recommended size, I want the maximum size.
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The maximum size supported by the Iconia is 32 GB. Enjoy
Kingston is great in my opinion.
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I use the "ADATA 32GB Micro SDHC Flash Card, with Adapter Model AUSDH32GCL10-RA1". It's a Class 10 device and I've had no problems with it and the A500. It currently is $63.99 at Newegg and $72.95 at Meritline (sorry fermunkey!).
Jeff
jlary said:
I use the "ADATA 32GB Micro SDHC Flash Card, with Adapter Model AUSDH32GCL10-RA1". It's a Class 10 device and I've had no problems with it and the A500. It currently is $63.99 at Newegg and $72.95 at Meritline (sorry fermunkey!).
Jeff
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How long have you used this card?
I'm using a Duracell 16GB Class 6 and it works wonders. Only cost me $25 from a brick and mortar store too, which isn't too bad. You won't notice a significant difference between class 6 and class 10 on any Android device, so personally I wouldn't bother with the added cost of a class 10 card.
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How long have you used this card?
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I've been using it since the end of July. I've got multiple backups on it as well as movies, music, etc.
Jeff.
I am using:
WINTEC FileMate 16GB Mobile Professional Class 10 microSDHC Card with SDHC Adapter
available at Newegg only 19.99...get a couple!!
@jlary - +1 on the AData 32gb micro sd card. Bought my A500 in May and same day ordered sd card from the Egg. Has worked flawlessly ever since including all my attempts to brick my A500 lol. Got all my movies and music and pictures on it plus backups and roms.
I'm using a 32 GB in mine. I'm not sure of the brand, but it is Class 10 and it works well. (I keep my movie files on it and play them from there.)
I also have a adata micro SD card I got from newegg stressed to full and it did not fail been working for three to four months
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+1 for ADATA. I use a 16GB class 10 and I am pretty pleased with the performance.
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Ordered this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178401
Let's hope it's worth the money.