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64GB Micro SD card WORKS!

just formatted it with EASYUS to FAT32 and it works. Copied my 32gb content over and did not even have to redo my home screens. I also partitioned it to use with link2sd but have not yet tried out linking any apps.

Sweet dude where did you find one of them? I've been looking but no go so far
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well done...
any screenshot, to confirm...
i'm going to buy it, if it really works....
thanks...

I bought from play.com directly and it works. I saw them on amazon.co.uk cheaper but the one from amazon says 2-4 weeks delivery and the one from their market place third party i did not want to take the risk with. I can do the screenshot later but I promise you it works. I made it into two partitions now one FAT32 and another ext2 for link2sd and started moving some apps incl data and library files to get more internal space. so far a did only a couple of apps and after reboot it shows more free internal memory but I want to do more to see proper effect. will report on that later.

SDHC or SDXC?

Ok, we'll wait for it, can you show us also the storage info screenshot of your link2sd, I just wanna see how you did that 2 partition, mine has ext2 only..

Link2sd screen
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Sdxc but adapter says sdhc. By SanDisk. Hope it helps.
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Wow, I had a 64gb card laying around somewere, will try it later.

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hwowowo ,i can't really imaging . . . .the Xperia Play can use 64Gb micro SD ,really impressive . . .maybe in early time i must by 64 GB for my PLAY ,good thank for you

Forgive me for not really understanding this thread, but a few questions:
Why is it so amazing that a 64gb SD card works? Why wouldn't a 64gb SD card work? Is this likely to only work with certain brands or certain phones? If I get a sandisk 64gb SD card should I expect any problems?

tmovids said:
Forgive me for not really understanding this thread, but a few questions:
Why is it so amazing that a 64gb SD card works? Why wouldn't a 64gb SD card work? Is this likely to only work with certain brands or certain phones? If I get a sandisk 64gb SD card should I expect any problems?
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The Xperia Play is listed as only having an SDHC MicroSD port. SDHC officially, only supports up to 32GB per the specifications. The newer SDXC specification supports capacities up to 2TB.
That said, I think the OP poster should use one of the the free testing apps in the market like SD Card Tester, etc. to try filling up the card with real data. I've often seen cases of cards reporting more capacity than they can actually hold/access and errors may not occur until you try to actually fill up the space with real data despite the reported capacity from the OS appearing ok. This is especially common with Chinese e-bay sellers, etc. selling mislabeled memory cards that start giving errors when you start filling them up.

zipeee2 said:
That said, I think the OP poster should use one of the the free testing apps in the market like SD Card Tester, etc. to try filling up the card with real data. I've often seen cases of cards reporting more capacity than they can actually hold/access and errors may not occur until you try to actually fill up the space with real data despite the reported capacity from the OS appearing ok. This is especially common with Chinese e-bay sellers, etc. selling mislabeled memory cards that start giving errors when you start filling them up.
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I know what you mean that's way did not even wont to buy from marketplace amazon sellers just in case they had fakes for some reason. I have filled it with the content of almost full 32GB card and did not have any problems yet - most fake cards are much smaller capacity than 32gb so I don't think I will have a problem.

tmovids said:
Forgive me for not really understanding this thread, but a few questions:
Why is it so amazing that a 64gb SD card works? Why wouldn't a 64gb SD card work? Is this likely to only work with certain brands or certain phones? If I get a sandisk 64gb SD card should I expect any problems?
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The reason I was so amazed is that I asked people on the forum here and was told it would not work above 32GB but it does. Someone on the tablet did the same thing with 128GB SD card but not micro form factor. So now we know and I hope it helps someone who like me before was not sure if it would work.

ps3taker said:
I know what you mean that's way did not even wont to buy from marketplace amazon sellers just in case they had fakes for some reason. I have filled it with the content of almost full 32GB card and did not have any problems yet - most fake cards are much smaller capacity than 32gb so I don't think I will have a problem.
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Try going over 32gb with data and see what happens when trying to read it back. The free SD card tester in the market can make it very easy..slide the slider to the right and see how it does.
https://market.android.com/details?id=air.com.anotherflexdev.sdcardtester.SDCardTester

thanks for the screenshot you provided...
again question...
any lag with HD games?

I find it faster but it could be because I also started using app2sd and now have more internal memory. I used to get force close/wait messages before even in settings and play launcher menus and my low on space message would be triggered frequently - now it is no problem

zipeee2 said:
Try going over 32gb with data and see what happens when trying to read it back. The free SD card tester in the market can make it very easy..slide the slider to the right and see how it does.
https://market.android.com/details?id=air.com.anotherflexdev.sdcardtester.SDCardTester
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I agree....until over 32GB of the card is full there's really no way of confirming this 100% works

Very close to filling it over 32gb. When final dexter is aired i will fill it over 32gb and test.
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zipeee2 said:
Try going over 32gb with data and see what happens when trying to read it back. The free SD card tester in the market can make it very easy..slide the slider to the right and see how it does.
https://market.android.com/details?id=air.com.anotherflexdev.sdcardtester.SDCardTester
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Hi, I just bought a Sandisk 64GB card for my Xperia Play and I can confirm it's working fine. I used the above app to verify my card that already had about 14GB of data on it, which can also be seen in the screenshot below (the max amount of data i could test was ~46GB, which is about right... 60-14 = 46).
I set it to write another 25GB for a total of ~39GB and it had to problems.
This took about three hours to test, and if i shut off the screen it stopped testing... as you can see my battery almost died. I'm glad I didn't try filling it up fully
Anyway, I hope this helps someone.

[All Carriers] Internal Storage Partitioning

EDIT (2012-06-27):Great news! Android Central was wrong and internal storage does not appear to be partitioned! Although it's strange that it's not closer to 28GB. Thanks to aznmode for posting the first screenshot in another thread.
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just got mine woot. Heres the memory. I guess its not split?
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To those of you with the 16GB phone in hand, could you post a screenshot of the Storage screen? Androidcentral's review of the 32GB model says that the 32GB is partitioned into 12GB of "phone storage" (for apps) and 12GB of "internal sd". I was all set with getting the 32GB version, but this has now given me pause. Can it be re-partitioned to be one single large partition for apps? If not, I would just go for the 16GB version (assuming it has similar amount of space for apps) and spend the $50-saved on a 32GB MicroSD card.

Yea it is a buzz kill on 32g it saves 12 to USB storage and 12 to internal sd card im getting the 16 gb

Any chance the Dev's will come up with something that will allow us to change this?

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Any chance the Dev's will come up with something that will allow us to change this?
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I would think so. The guys in the Nook Tablet forum provided a way to repartition that thing from it's miniscule 1GB of user space.

12 + 12 = 24. Where is that last 8GB? O/S reserved space or something?

Sleestax said:
12 + 12 = 24. Where is that last 8GB? O/S reserved space or something?
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I would think so, but that sounds high
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nicholaaaas said:
I would think so, but that sounds high
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I think so too, but if it is, then the 16GB crowd will only have 8GB divided between apps and data (before adding a micro SDHC card), that blows.

Totally sucks on the 32gb version which I switched to and ended up waiting longer for. I do hope there is a way to repartition them to one.

This is where I'm at now. Just a few essential apps and a few pics. Haven't put me sd card in yet
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Thanks tkemack! Seems like without re-partitioning, both 16GB-models and 32GB-models will run out of app space at the same time. That's assuming that Android Central really does have the 32GB version...

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12 + 12 = 24. Where is that last 8GB? O/S reserved space or something?
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I was expecting the 32GB version to have 28GB (12GB+16GB) in a single partition. There's really no reason not to have exactly 16GB more than the 16GB-model. I guess we'll see next week when people get the 32GB-model in hand. Hopefully someone will post a screenshot in this thread.

ken830 said:
I was expecting the 32GB version to have 28GB (12GB+16GB) in a single partition. There's really no reason not to have exactly 16GB more than the 16GB-model. I guess we'll see next week when people get the 32GB-model in hand. Hopefully someone will post a screenshot in this thread.
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I'm hoping the website is wrong as I see no point to partitioning it. Isn't the GNex on Sprint 32GB? Maybe someone who has one of those can shed some light on if theirs is partitioned.

is this something we errrrrrr (the devs) can change ?

This makes me glad I got the 16gb! I was having a hard time deciding, but I figured I could just throw in a 32gb sd card if I start to run out of space. I doubt I'll actually use 16gb just for apps.

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I'm hoping the website is wrong as I see no point to partitioning it. Isn't the GNex on Sprint 32GB? Maybe someone who has one of those can shed some light on if theirs is partitioned.
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Yeah... Epix4G posted a screenshot of the Galaxy Nexus in another thread showing a single large partition.

Now that people are taking delivery of the 32GB-model, could someone post a screenshot of the Storage screen?

aznmode said:
just got mine woot. Heres the memory. I guess its not split?
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128 GB SD card on XPERIA PLAY

Hello guys,
As my sandisk 64 gig UHS1 microsd card became overcrowded, I would like to share with you my project of being able to fit a 128 gig SD card on my xperia play.
It's a Kingston Class 10 128 GB full size SD card (no 128 microsd on market yet. no money for an sandisk UHS1, as it is double the price -but the write speed is pretty much the same in my tests, so.... ).
This is not fake. The screens are from my own beloved xplay. I have the phone for everyday use (no hanging stuff from it).
I will come back with some details of how I pulled this of, if anybody is interested and after I finish with my exams. :|
As checking the screens below, remember that I have partitioned the card in 3: one 108gig FAT32 partition for storage, one 7.88 gig ext4 partition for link2sd and one 768 meg partition for swap. and that I have many many tweaks and optimisation in order to keep it smooth with all that software on it
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Ouuu nice! Sadly the pics are all broken. Please keep us up to date on how this works out for you~!

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Ouuu nice! Sadly the pics are all broken. Please keep us up to date on how this works out for you~!
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I donno why they broke. I've also uploaded them now. I'm about a week now with this card and all seems fine.

Thats intense 128gb duuuuude that thing is a beaaaassst
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psxpetey said:
Thats intense 128gb duuuuude that thing is a beaaaassst
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Could I ask a question?
Would this not be achievable by partitioning your sdcard for example half of it as ext1-4 and attempt to use it as two separate cards?
Anyway very nice work.

sewer56lol said:
Could I ask a question?
Would this not be achievable by partitioning your sdcard for example half of it as ext1-4 and attempt to use it as two separate cards?
Anyway very nice work.
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I don't really understand your question but what I can tell you is that the "main" partition, the partition that will be your /sdcard, storage partition, should be FAT32. I didn't tried ext for /sdcard. I donno if it works.
If you like to use a card let's say as m stick and sdcard for your phone, yes you could make two partition. The first one will be mounted for your phone as /sdcard (mmcblk0p1) and the rest wont't be used (if you don't use link2sd or swap).
For those who don't know: The advantages of having a second ext partition for link2sd are:
- The software you have installed on /sdext do not stop when you unmount your sdcard in order to connect if to your PC
- The software installed on sdcard keeps dalvik cache on internal and you cannot link it individually if you, let's say, link the entire dalvik cache with link2sd (dalvik for the software on sdcard will be ommited and kept on internal). You can only link dalvik if the software is on internal or on sdext partition.

For the rest I meant to use as a separate card. Swap partitions.
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sewer56lol said:
Could I ask a question?
Would this not be achievable by partitioning your sdcard for example half of it as ext1-4 and attempt to use it as two separate cards?
Im not the creator of this mod I think you quoted the wrong guy but you should be able to do that. Let me know what happens
Anyway very nice work.
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Odp: 128 GB SD card on XPERIA PLAY
What's the app on the 5th picture? This one with circle graph.
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OMG wow, not my bushiness but isn't 64Gb even a bit overkill!? yet alone 128GB!?! i have a 16GB and i cant possiblely fill that! thats cool

xdarkmario said:
OMG wow, not my bushiness but isn't 64Gb even a bit overkill!? yet alone 128GB!?! i have a 16GB and i cant possiblely fill that! thats cool
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After movies music and games that space gets used in no time
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Am I the only one that picked up on the "full-size sdcard, as 128 GB micro-sd is not available yet" part? That would mean either (1) somehow mounting an external USB card reader, (2) somehow modifying your phone's sd slot... (I don't think so), or (3) this is some sort of early April Fool's joke, ie H-O-A-X!
Pictures of the hardware, please! It would be cool to be able to do this, if I decide to make my phone just a gamepad when I retire it.

Odp: 128 GB SD card on XPERIA PLAY
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Am I the only one that picked up on the "full-size sdcard, as 128 GB micro-sd is not available yet" part? That would mean either (1) somehow mounting an external USB card reader, (2) somehow modifying your phone's sd slot... (I don't think so), or (3) this is some sort of early April Fool's joke, ie H-O-A-X!
Pictures of the hardware, please! It would be cool to be able to do this, if I decide to make my phone just a gamepad when I retire it.
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Nice spot! (is that the correct word?) I've actually belived that it's micro SD card and I'd also would like to know how the hell you were able to connect full size SD card (op)
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just fake, easy to fake that info in the app

Well he said hed show us and yet no pics or tut
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But I bet you could do this with a micro sd card adapter turned backwards lol I bet you any money lmao
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Flag!

Since there are no 128gig micro SD's on the market, and the OP has not updated to explain how this was achieved. Calling BS
Closing thread until OP can give a higher level of detail

[I9500] Camera app causes random device reboot

I am having this problem where opening camera app will sometimes cause the phone to reboot. Does anyone else having this problem? I just want to confirm either this is firmware issue or hardware issue.
I'm running build I9500XXUAMDL. Stock, not rooted. System updated recently. Had the same problem before the last update too (can't remember previous build number).
Update:
1) The problem is still there with ME1 update.
2) It happens with 3rd party camera as well (I tried CameraZoom FX) so I believe the problem is on lower level than app.

No camera issue here. Using XXUAMDL firmware.

Yes same problem.. On DXUAMDK.. Happens with my friend's s4 as well

The camera uses the external sd card if one is installed. Try setting it to use internal only.
My S4 has issues with accessing the external sdcard (seems a common problem where the solution is reformat the external sd card.)
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x86phre3x said:
I am having this problem where opening camera app will sometimes cause the phone to reboot. Does anyone else having this problem? I just want to confirm either this is firmware issue or hardware issue.
I'm running build I9500XXUAMDL. Stock, not rooted. System updated recently. Had the same problem before the last update too (can't remember previous build number).
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Same problem here. Yesterday once, today once. Stock non-rooted.
i9500XXUAMDL

had this issue once when i was using MDE, never happened after that.

thelestat said:
The camera uses the external sd card if one is installed. Try setting it to use internal only.
My S4 has issues with accessing the external sdcard (seems a common problem where the solution is reformat the external sd card.)
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It happened before I purchase my 32GB microSD card. It also happened after, with microSD card.
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had this issue once when i was using MDE, never happened after that.
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I'm currently on XXUAMDK.

Yupp same problemo here ...
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Happened once here on the latest firmware.
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What a **** phone. Everyday a new big / fault is reported. I'm starting to regret buying this one
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What a **** phone. Everyday a new big / fault is reported. I'm starting to regret buying this one
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lol what do you expect? no device will be bug free ever!!! Every device have their own set of issues... whether the issue is reproducible by others is the question. We all know samsung ****ed up the release of s4 and rushed it in advance due to competition and hence we still have some bugs here and there.
Wait for few weeks until the bugs are fixed, im sure in a month or so the s4 will be more than perfect.

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lol what do you expect? no device will be bug free ever!!! Every device have their own set of issues... whether the issue is reproducible by others is the question. We all know samsung ****ed up the release of s4 and rushed it in advance due to competition and hence we still have some bugs here and there.
Wait for few weeks until the bugs are fixed, im sure in a month or so the s4 will be more than perfect.
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I know it's been rushed to compete with the z and one. But looking at s4 bugs, I think the most buggy of the 3. Heat +brightness throttle +battery (unplugged mine from 100 went down to 99 after 5m' screen on time and I had no Wakelocks) + this + smearing, that's a lot.
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I get random reboots on stock browser on the snapdragon version.
the browser just hangs and the phone restarts itself.

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(unplugged mine from 100 went down to 99 after 5m' screen on time and I had no Wakelocks)
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its very common on android mobiles and its not an issue

I have reported this case to Samsung and hopefully they will fix this issue on the next firmware release.
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Have the same issue.

me tooo huhhhhh... (((

I have this problem before and now it's gone. Just because my old sdcard. I replace a new class 10 Samsung sdcard and everything good now.

Someone told me to go to developer option and set limit background processes to 4 and since then this doesn't happen again, also open camera app faster than before.

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had same problem did factory reset all good now

Problem with Sandisk Micro SD need some help

I'm currently using a class 10 Ultra 32Gig sdhc card with my S4. Its the very same card I had in my S3. So once I upgraded to the S4 I just inserted it in to the slot and for a while it was working fine up until 3 weeks ago. My S4 started saying I had no SD mounted. After removing the SD card a few times and restarting the device the S4 wouldn't recognize it or it would mount it. So what I did at that point I factory restored my device. For 3 weeks no problems with it. Now tonight after taking a few pics which I have my camera photos set to save to the SD card the S4 didn't recognize the SD card and as a result unmounted it but its still in the slot unrecognized. I have music and pictures saved on card so I'm not sure at this point if its an issue with the card itself or perhaps the device. I really don't want to factory restore the device again I hate having to do it again a second time for the same issue. Any help is most appreciated.
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A couple points Sir--
If you don't--back up your sdcard regularly--esp irreplaceable photos
There have been several threads on SanDisk cards not playing well with this phone
The 64gb Samsung card that I have has been flawless

rugmankc said:
A couple points Sir--
If you don't--back up your sdcard regularly--esp irreplaceable photos
There have been several threads on SanDisk cards not playing well with this phone
The 64gb Samsung card that I have has been flawless
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I have the SD card content backed up luckly my PC recognized it when i connected it. I was thinking of switching to samsung sdhc but i have seen on other forums people having issues with that brand also. I switched from the Sandisk Utra 32gig to to Regular Sandisk 16gig no issues to report. But im buying another SD card not sure which one to buy. I dont want to have this issue repeat itself.
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I think any issues with the Samsung one are small in number
Both me and my son use the 64gb Samsung card. Just took them out of package, popped them in and no issues. Got on Amazon and came in Samsung packaging

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I think any issues with the Samsung one are small in number
Both me and my son use the 64gb Samsung card. Just took them out of package, popped them in and no issues. Got on Amazon and came in Samsung packaging
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Did you have the phone format it before you started using the SD card?
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I thought about it, but we just put them in phone and started using them
Using an app like Quick System Info confirmed it is there and working
Have well over half of it filled as well as half of internal
All good--

I bought a 64 gb card and all I had to do was format it when I put it in my phone. It worked in my Droid Bionic and works in my S4 now with no problems.
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No issues here with SanDisk Class 10 UHS-1 64gig

CertifiedInsane said:
No issues here with SanDisk Class 10 UHS-1 64gig
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I was looking at those Sandisk UHS -1 but since im having issues with the current Sandisk Utra i have is giving me a problem.
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