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Okay guys/gals I did some research and searching on the forums and internet and im getting mixed reviews on memory cards. I hearing good and bad things about Sandisk and good reviews on ebay memory cards... Can you guys post links and reviews of the memory card your using/bought? Im looking to get a 8gb-16gb card.. I leaning towards some ebay memory cards.. but not to sure.. thanks!
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Okay guys/gals I did some research and searching on the forums and internet and im getting mixed reviews on memory cards. I hearing good and bad things about Sandisk and good reviews on ebay memory cards... Can you guys post links and reviews of the memory card your using/bought? Im looking to get a 8gb-16gb card.. I leaning towards some ebay memory cards.. but not to sure.. thanks!
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Don't buy Kingston, that's what I can tell you.
I've tried so far Sandisk (4gb), Transcend(8GB), Kingston(8GB) and TopRAM(2GB).
By experience, I found that Kingston is the worst for multiple file transferring. TopRAM is the cheapest (but after 1 year, part of the memory will have problem, but they do have lifetime warranty).Sandisk is the best. However, for quality and price wise, I recommend this one: Transcend 8GB Class 6
I'm planning myself to get the 16Gb from Sandisk. I was about going to get it on Christmas, but then after reading the forum, so many people are getting problem with it after a while. And the worst thing is most of them got it from eBay, so returning is a *****... That's why my guess is the card is not that stable yet and the true is I don't need 16Gb for the moment. I've only gone as far as 6GB up to now.
The Transcend 8GB Class 6 will give you a very decent speed not less than 6MB/s transfer (but you need to have the right USB adapter - I got lucky, I bought 4 from eBay, and 1 of them turned out to be super good so I sold the other 3). As for reviews links... google it, my friend.
I have the A data class 6 8 gig. I have no qualms with it as far as quality and speed are concerned. My only issue which is a big one, would have to be that I cannot flash anything from it. My bootloader will not recognize it even after I sd formatted it to fat 32. It is such a pain in the ass that im gonna buy the transcend right now in fact.
I've always used Sandisk with no problems. I bought Top Ram once and it failed on me within two weeks. I currently use an 8gb Sandisk and it's fine. I just ordered a 16gb from an ebay seller. Looks like a good deal http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=220333520716
Is there such a thing as 16GB Class 4? I can only find Class 2.
I'm using a 16GB Sandisk card. Works great.
alfredob1 said:
I'm using a 16GB Sandisk card. Works great.
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Are you using the class 2 or class 4?
alfredob1 said:
I'm using a 16GB Sandisk card. Works great.
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Can you flash from it?
Anybody got any links to cheap but pretty good 32GB microsd cards?
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Amazon got some of them from 65
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Lexar has good ones but they are $100 but are class 10.
I found a class 10 for 75, think uma try it out on my phone and if its good um getting one for the Xoom. Hopefully we get sd card support soon.
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A friend of mine just got one off eBay and it was actually a 2gb with a 3 stamped on it. The card read as a 32 then only held 2. The seller played dumb and my friend got a refund less shipping and handling.
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Wow, at least he got a refund. So they are stamping 3's on 2 gb cards and calling them 32? What's the point of that when there's a huge difference in storage? Most people get 32 cards because they need the space. Ill be testing mines as soon as it gets here.
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djunio said:
Wow, at least he got a refund. So they are stamping 3's on 2 gb cards and calling them 32? What's the point of that when there's a huge difference in storage? Most people get 32 cards because they need the space. Ill be testing mines as soon as it gets here.
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Because people will buy them. I recommand only getting from a known retailer. There are tons of fakes on eBay.
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bwcorvus said:
Because people will buy them. I recommand only getting from a known retailer. There are tons of fakes on eBay.
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I can attest to this. I stupidly did the same thing, fully aware that scamming was going on but thought I might get lucky. Anyway, I managed to get a full refund including postage but it'll be the last time I buy a card from an unknown seller.
djunio said:
Anybody got any links to cheap but pretty good 32GB microsd cards?
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Why don't you wait until the SD card slot is enabled on the Xoom before buying it since the price will probably go down by then.
I recently got a 16GB Class 6 from Ebay for my phone and it turned out it was corrupt and then when I looked at the Kingston site, they didn't manufacture any class 6 cards, only 4 and 10...
from memory when reading around the site I've seen recommendations for SanDisk/ADATA cards...
any more recommendations on good manufacturers?
The only time I got screwed was when I bought a 2GB SD card on eBay but it turned out to be only 1GB. They even fake the labels so from now on it's only amazon or NewEgg for me! I have ADATA, SanDisk, and Transcend microSD cards and they work just fine with the Nook Color.
Through my channels the only decent 32 GB cards I found were through Lexar, class 10. I should receive a pair of them today, they were $97 via CDW.
There were other 32 gig cards, but class 2/4 and nearly the same price.
New Lexar card is working in my EVO, loaded it up with all the data off of the previous 16 GB card I had before. Looking forward to using the SD card slot in the Xoom as soon as it is enabled.
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New Lexar card is working in my EVO, loaded it up with all the data off of the previous 16 GB card I had before. Looking forward to using the SD card slot in the Xoom as soon as it is enabled.
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Lexar? I'll look into that, I have a good one now from Memorette. It's been awesome this past week.
Why don't we use sandisk since all manufacturers seem to supply our phones with sandisk card. I mean, it's better than risking and waiting. The they're roughly the same price anyways
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i only use Sandisk. Lexar is not a brand i would use personally.
i plan to get it direct from verizon with my 25% discount. they are more expensive at VZW but they are guaranteed the real deal and no issues. plus verizon have local stores so i can get support locally should anything go wrong.
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Check Craigslist in your area - friend of mine was able to pick one up for $75 recently.
I'm an Audio Visual Technician and always have to purchase SD cards for clients when doing digital recording...A while ago I had purchase 3 Sandisk 32GB Micro SDs for cost price ($85 w/free shipping) along with 3 Sandisk CF 16GB Extreme IVs for my Canon 5D Mark2 at $150 a piece...
never had any problems with any Sandisk products so I tend to stick to them...but it always comes down to personal preference in the end...that's why we all got the XOOM instead of the [email protected]
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i only use Sandisk. Lexar is not a brand i would use personally.
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Why not? I have personally used Sandisk, Kingston, Lexar, and I'm sure a few other major brands, and have not noticed a difference between them during use.
I have found them to be equally reliable, assuming you are purchasing them from a reputable supplier.
having some issues with my sd card ..its a king stone 16gb(bought it at amazon.com its real) class 10 when trying to record in HD camera fails if i switch to internal memory camera works fine
Im using a 32gb sandisk class 4 I bought from ebay for 45. Ive got it filled with 29gb of mixed media.
Im pretty sure you know this but even though you bought it from amazon.com doesnt mean it came from amazon. Most of there items come from outsider merchants that are just like ebay sellers. Ive bought bogus items or the same cheap china knockoff items just like ebay. At one point amazon was selling those fake psn cards.
Plus Ive never personally heard of the card your using. I know big companies like sandisk sell there bad cards to others and they rebrand and sell at a cheap price.
had to edit, Im guessing you meant kingston which is a great brand of sd cards. But still could be going faulty. Maybe try a reformat of your sd and see if that solves any problems.
Using a Lexar 32GB class 10 and it just rocks. Really fast card. Google it, think there even was some tests put up here in the xda forums.
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I'm using a PNY 32gb micro sd card
that I bought from best buy for 89$. Its a class 4 and its fast enough for anyone needs . I read alot of reviews about fake cards on ebay, so I just desided to just pay the extra cash .
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Im using a 32gb sandisk class 4 I bought from ebay for 45. Ive got it filled with 29gb of mixed media.
Im pretty sure you know this but even though you bought it from amazon.com doesnt mean it came from amazon. Most of there items come from outsider merchants that are just like ebay sellers. Ive bought bogus items or the same cheap china knockoff items just like ebay. At one point amazon was selling those fake psn cards.
Plus Ive never personally heard of the card your using. I know big companies like sandisk sell there bad cards to others and they rebrand and sell at a cheap price.
had to edit, Im guessing you meant kingston which is a great brand of sd cards. But still could be going faulty. Maybe try a reformat of your sd and see if that solves any problems.
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typo yes its kingston ..this one actually came from amazon and not aa retailer .. i made sure i was buying it from amazon... packaging looks frikin real .. i have no good luck with fast cards..lol bought a patriot class 10 way back and died 2 weeks later.... just did a test and im getting 13.7 writing speed and 20.4mbs read speed .. those numbers look right to me ..
16 gb is enough , i dont use sd card.
bonebeatz1234 said:
I'm using a PNY 32gb micro sd card
that I bought from best buy for 89$. Its a class 4 and its fast enough for anyone needs . I read alot of reviews about fake cards on ebay, so I just desided to just pay the extra cash .
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Is it MicroSD or MicroSDHC?
Kingston, it was the only one available at my local shop.
I am using a Sandisk 32GB class 4.
Works great!
best deal i find is
£44
http://www.dabs.com/products/lexar-...eed---class-10---133x---with-reader-7JWK.html
I'm still using the Sandisk 16GB class 2 that HTC kindly provided with my HD2. Have never had a problem with it, and it's worked in several scenarios that other cards have failed me in. Only use it for music and a few backup files, so no real need for faster writes et cetera.
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onslaught86 said:
I'm still using the Sandisk 16GB class 2 that HTC kindly provided with my HD2. Have never had a problem with it, and it's worked in several scenarios that other cards have failed me in. Only use it for music and a few backup files, so no real need for faster writes et cetera.
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Heh, i'm still relying on my Sandisk 8 GB that HTC kindly provided with my HTC Touch HD. Thumbs up for HTC
i'm using sandisk 16g class 4, works well with hd video recording.
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I'm using a Transcend 16 GB class 6 - worked perfect in my old Touch Diamond2 and so it does now in my SGS2.
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Im using a Duracell (as in the battery company) 16gb Class 4
I'm using an A-Data 8GB Class 6
great card, no problems, used it for my HD2 as well
Is a class 10 SD card compatible with our phone?
was looking at getting THIS when it comes out on the 01 August.
Yes it does, class 10 if fully supported
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Yes it does, class 10 if fully supported
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thanks ... is there proof or a site saying so?
its my 16GB class 10 card saying so
Shahaf.vodi said:
its my 16GB class 10 card saying so
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I heard some phones read them but it reduces the performance, whats your performance like?
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My phone works pretty well.
Almost all my apps stored in a sd-ext partition, I also got a SWAP partition and the phone almost never freeze.
If you know about any app that does a stress check for the card I'll be happy to put it to the test
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Shahaf.vodi said:
My phone works pretty well.
Almost all my apps stored in a sd-ext partition, I also got a SWAP partition and the phone almost never freeze.
If you know about any app that does a stress check for the card I'll be happy to put it to the test
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any chance of a speed test screen shot? SD tools free from the market that just tests the write/read speed of your card and would be helpful as mines only class 4 and i get 5.5MB/s writing speed and 14.1 MB/s reading speed what make is your card ?
I've made 2 tests, using your requested app and a computer program called 'h2testw'
somehow using my laptop's card reader gave my lower reading speeds..
ohh, and the card maker is Kingmax.
Shahaf.vodi said:
I've made 2 tests, using your requested app and a computer program called 'h2testw'
somehow using my laptop's card reader gave my lower reading speeds..
ohh, and the card maker is Kingmax.
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Thanks dude, looks compatible after all
you are welcome mate, enjoy your new purchase
I have seen good performance out if mine. I was able to find a 8gb class 10 transcend pretty cheap so I bought 2. I will say if you buy one especially if you get it off ebay as soon as you get it test it out to make sure it lives up to what it says. Some SD cards have a memory hack that will make them say 8gb on your phone/computer but its not till you test it out that you find out its really only a 4gb.
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I have seen good performance out if mine. I was able to find a 8gb class 10 transcend pretty cheap so I bought 2. I will say if you buy one especially if you get it off ebay as soon as you get it test it out to make sure it lives up to what it says. Some SD cards have a memory hack that will make them say 8gb on your phone/computer but its not till you test it out that you find out its really only a 4gb.
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i would never buy sd card/battery from ebay, as i bought a battery from there when i first got phone (HAD NO CLUE BACK THEN) suppose to be 1600 mah but lasted same as original so thought hmm that's odd and it wasn't until i got battery monitor widget pro until i seen 1250mah under that same battery...
I can transfer to the SD using Android USB Mount at >10 MB/s, proving that the phone hardware itself IS capable of fully utilizing a class 10 SD.
In fact, this is how I transfer ZIP updates for TyphooN CyanogenMod.
@LaneyEFC
I know exactly what you mean. I bought two batteries that were suppose to be 1600ma only to find out they were 1400ma. Not to big of a difference but worth noting. About SD cards though I bought none from there as well and hadn't had a problem. The key is to buy a name brand and not the generic grab that seems to clutter up eBay. Besides $15 for a 8gb transcend class 10 was worth the gamble and I'm very happy with the results.
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@LaneyEFC
I know exactly what you mean. I bought two batteries that were suppose to be 1600ma only to find out they were 1400ma. Not to big of a difference but worth noting. About SD cards though I bought none from there as well and hadn't had a problem. The key is to buy a name brand and not the generic grab that seems to clutter up eBay. Besides $15 for a 8gb transcend class 10 was worth the gamble and I'm very happy with the results.
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am going a bit large on my sd card as i have only a sandisk class 4 16gb but willing to pay 30+ for a good one and i think i found it which is the Samsung 16gb class 10 i found in my first post which is £22.49 Pre-ordered it for release on the 1st august and theres no way am buying a single thing without knowing its genuine before purchase
That's exactly why you should always buy a trusted name brand that's still in its original packaging I think.
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I just purchased the Samsung 64gb class 10 sdxc pro micro sd card but I'm having transfer issues. Files are disappearingnd becoming corupted. I tried formatting but I'm getting the same thing. Movies won't play, but everything works fine on my Samsung 32gb class 4 UH-1. Just can't get it to work on my 64gb.
Armyrj127 said:
I just purchased the Samsung 64gb class 10 sdxc pro micro sd card but I'm having transfer issues. Files are disappearingnd becoming corupted. I tried formatting but I'm getting the same thing. Movies won't play, but everything works fine on my Samsung 32gb class 4 UH-1. Just can't get it to work on my 64gb.
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Questions like these will just invoke peoples opinions and everybody has one. Nobody will be able to tell you what is "best". They all work good and the same. Samsung make cards just fine. So does PNY, Lexar, Kingston,Transcend,etc. Me personally, I stay with the major brands. You should be fine if you do so.Sounds like you just might have a bad card.Take it back and exchange it for something else.
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Questions like these will just invoke peoples opinions and everybody has one. Nobody will be able to tell you what is "best". They all work good and the same. Samsung make cards just fine. So does PNY, Lexar, Kingston,Transcend,etc. Me personally, I stay with the major brands. You should be fine if you do so.Sounds like you just might have a bad card.Take it back and exchange it for something else.
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Same kind?
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Same kind?
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I was thinking about the sandisk extreme but is it really worth that much money?
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I was thinking about the sandisk extreme but is it really worth that much money?
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I am a fan of Sandisk cards. Used a 64GB micro in this phone and then moved onto a PNY card which is what currently is in my Note now. There is another thread somewhere in here, maybe Accessories, that has a great deal on MicroSD cards from Best Buy and Amazon. I would start to look this week at getting a card cause you probably can get one for a steal being that this is Black Thursday/Friday.
http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=1299201&pid=1219047587494
Basically, I'm trying to decide between a Samsung 64gb Pro sdxc class 10 or a Sandisk Extreme sdxc class 10, which is like $25 more. Am I wasting my money going the more expensive route? Will my phone even show the difference?
I was having problems with my 16 and 32G samsung cards in my note 2, when i got my note 3 i went with a 64G sandisk (had an amazon gift card to use up) and have nothing but good things to say. I tried my 32G samsung in the note 3 as well and it was hit or miss kinda like your describing
It's hit or miss. My 32 gb sandisk class 10 just stopped working last night, lost everything on the card. Im probably going with a samsung card next. There are many reports of samsung devices ruining memory cards, especially sandisk brand.
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I went ahead and bought the SanDisk extreme. Just had it for a couple hours and my phone seems to be running hot. I'll keep you guys updated.
I have a Sandisk 64gb card. It did crap out on me but they replaced it and so far so good. I've never had a problem with Micro Center cards but as of right now the biggest they have is 32gb. That's my backup in case my 64gb Sandisk craps out again.
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I am a fan of Sandisk cards. Used a 64GB micro in this phone and then moved onto a PNY card which is what currently is in my Note now. There is another thread somewhere in here, maybe Accessories, that has a great deal on MicroSD cards from Best Buy and Amazon. I would start to look this week at getting a card cause you probably can get one for a steal being that this is Black Thursday/Friday.
http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=1299201&pid=1219047587494
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Can you do a speed test on the pny card please. There's an app on the play store called a1 sd test I think that is pretty good. I saw that card on sale for $27 so I think I'm getting it
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Been running my Sandisk Extreme 64gb for a couple of days and it has not beengiving me any giving me any problems. Everything is running smooth. It doesn't seem lightning fast but it's pretty fast. Nothing impressive on my benchmark but I got it for free. If I had to pay money, I think I would go Samsung pro.
I got 22read, and 13.9 write on my PNY that I bought for $27.
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