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I bought a new kingston 16 gb micro sd.
Now the card says it is not bigger than 961 MB.
I have format the card twice fat and fat32 but it is still 961 MB..
What do I wrong, or is the card wrecked?
Thnx
If that happened to me, I'd take it back where I got it for a replacement.
tuony said:
I bought a new kingston 16 gb micro sd.
Now the card says it is not bigger than 961 MB.
I have format the card twice fat and fat32 but it is still 961 MB..
What do I wrong, or is the card wrecked?
Thnx
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If you got it on ebay there is a 95% chance you bought a fake 16GB micro SD card. I stay away from memory cards offered on ebay. Its a very good chance that it actually is a 1GB card made to report that it has 16GB when it doesn't. If you did get it on ebay hopefully ebay or paypal will be able to help you get your money back.
FAKE MicroSD was made in Kingston factory
This is interesting read.
Buyer of Kingston MicroSD need to take notice.
http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=918
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This is interesting read.
Buyer of Kingston 16 GB MicroSD need to take notice.
http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=918
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Yeah, I just read about that today too, and remembered this thread...I'm guessing the problem is more widespread than just Kingston, and is the source of many of the SD card issues people are having...just like the one above (including the "ghost-source" cards found on e-bay).
Here's an article with a slightly shorter explaination of the same report in that link chompx2 posted above.
So can anyone suggest a good class 6 card? I don't want to get one that turns out to be a fraud. And as bad as that would be, it would be even worse if I got one that worked as advertised and then a couple months later dies and loses all of my data.
Any suggestions for a card that wil be reliable for the long term?
Try the A-DATA 16GB Micro SDHC Class 6. I just got mine from Newegg.com.
I swapped out my Sandisk 8GB Class 2. I noticed a big difference on speed. I got mine for $54.86 including tax. Shipping was free. Mine does not come with a SD adapter but I already have a couple of them. Newegg does have Micro SD cards with the adapters. Just search around. Hope this helps.
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Try the A-DATA 16GB Micro SDHC Class 6. I just got mine from Newegg.com.
I swapped out my Sandisk 8GB Class 2. I noticed a big difference on speed. I got mine for $54.86 including tax. Shipping was free. Mine does not come with a SD adapter but I already have a couple of them. Newegg does have Micro SD cards with the adapters. Just search around. Hope this helps.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001VLIVEE
is it the same as this one? minus the adapter which i can use
if yes i am ordering one.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001VLIVEE
is it the same as this one? minus the adapter which i can use
if yes i am ordering one.
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Yes, looks like the same one with an adapter.
A bunch of fake cards are out there under Kingston. I got hosed too. :-/
dtsouers said:
A bunch of fake cards are out there under Kingston. I got hosed too. :-/
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Was it from ebay? SD cards are one of the items that I've started just paying the small premium to get from a known-good vendor (i.e. newegg, etc), just because of how commonly they're counterfeited and find their way into "unofficial" sales channels like e-bay and so forth
In December 2009 I purchased 2x 16GB microSD cards from eBay China for my new HD2. They took 2 1/2 months to arrive and when I got them they both only showed as 1GB and the writing on the cards were flaking. I was so upset. I could have gotten an 8GB microSD locally for less than the price of one of those fake 16GB microSD cards. At the time I had the original HD2 2GB in my phone, so even the 2 fake cards were useless.
I tried the Paypal resolution process, and it did not work. I never got back the US$80 I spent. The seller has disappeared.
In 2008 I bought 16GB microSD cards from eBay UK when they first came out at US$110 each and those were real (one was lost in a car, the other sold several months ago), so this time I was looking for a deal. I lost big time on those fake cards.
I bit the bullet and bought a single 16GB microSD Class 6 (also from eBay but from Topram US) to hold out until the 32GB microSDs came out (and now until they get faster and the price gets cheaper).
Stick to 'reputable' sellers on eBay, do not make a purchase based only on the best price, or take the risk of not getting what you paid for.
Here is a good seller with a good deal
I bought a 16gb class6 card from this US seller a year ago. It has been a great card and I have had no problems whatsoever.
Here is a link to a Kodak (Lexar) 16gb Class 4 card for BIN $40.24 with free shipping.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Lexar-Media...-/400143735721?pt=PCC_Drives_Storage_Internal
I very recently bought a 32GB microSD on ebay from a HK seller grandtechdigital.
The card was a fake. It does have a capacity somewhere around 8-16GB, though. I only ended up paying $31 US for the card, and the seller gave me a refund since it was not 32GB.
The trick with Ebay is to make sure you file your dispute in time if you are getting jerked around. If you wait too long, then you have no recourse. I could be wrong, but I think you only have 60 days.
Good Luck!
Does anyone know how to fix the bad card I have? I know that it needs to be reprogrammed to show the actual capacity. Right now, it looses files when I try to copy too much data to it.
Found another even better deal!!
Check out this one!! 16GB Topram Class 6!!
http://www.buy.com/prod/topram-16gb...-with-sd-adapter-and/q/loc/101/212691587.html
I purchased a Kingston 32 gb class 6 micro sd card for my phone. I began to copy over the contents of my current card, but im at work and had to step out. I told a coworker that if they also had to leave to please just close the screen of my netbook so that its contents would be secure, hoping that it would have finished copying. It was not finished and the screen was closed putting the netbook into standby. When I returned and turned the comp back on the copy progress screen was blank and just all white as was the window depicting the contents of the card. I had to restart the computer as after 15 min nothing had changed. Now the card is not recognized. I checked it in my phone and computer and it says no disk is present. I put it in the sd adapter and try to format and my computer says there is no disk. I am at a loss?? I just got this freakin card and for a great deal that ill never find again especially for a class 6! Does any one have any ideas for me to try?? I know that its not entirely related to X10's but I can't seem to find any other avenues for help. I would like to not right this card off
Any help is sincerely appreciated
Did ya get it off ebay by any chance? Didn't think class 6 32 gb cards existed yet. I've had 2 off ebay (class not stated) and they both turned out to b hacked 2 gb 1s, they were both "good deals" a bit too good! Got a refund for em both so got 2 2gb cards for free
If it was from ebay at a great deal price... you're screwed... bought one myself only to find out it was a dupe... never got my money back
As far as I can see, there is only a 32 gb micro SD card from Sandisk.. so you got....
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As far as I can see, there is only a 32 gb micro SD card from Sandisk.. so you got....
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Transcend , Sandisk makes one, Nokia has one, not sure who makes it. I have had this problem before.. you have to low level format it and it will be fine. any questions just ask.
I am thinking of getting a 32 gb class 6 from ebay as well. Hope I have better luck
I bought one from ebay a couple weeks ago for like 13 dollars and it arrived today. Just popped it in the phone and its saying 31.24 gb.
It's a kingston card. I'll try copying some stuff over and see how it goes.
EDIT. Copying my 11 gb of music over writing at 3.5 MB/s
Class was not stated when I bought mine. I just figured for 13 bucks i'll take the chance.
Did you not think to look HERE first?
XperiaX10iUser said:
Did you not think to look HERE first?
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No sign of a 32 GB card there
zyexx said:
No sign of a 32 GB card there
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Exactly
Yeah I started to transfer things to mine and after about 7 GB it wouldn't allow anymore on the card. Trying to format it, it was taking hours. Knew it was too good to be true.
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Kingston has 32gb Sdhc micro cards, they are new.
the estimated price is around 110 dollars.
If you buy a card for 20 bucks at ebay you realy wonder why its a fake?
lets hope the price will fall fast
im gonna buy mine in a store not at ebay. Quality->Price
I think there is no support on the x10 for 32gb sd card yet. You also need an opptinal uppdate from windows update to read 32gb cards. And remeber its not sd carts you need to use its micro sdhc cards ;-)
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I think there is no support on the x10 for 32gb sd card yet. You also need an opptinal uppdate from windows update to read 32gb cards. And remeber its not sd carts you need to use its micro sdhc cards ;-)
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the x10 supports 32gb out of the box no update required...
got 32GB class 4 SanDisk, works like a charm
deconfrost said:
got 32GB class 4 SanDisk, works like a charm
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FWIW, I have a Kingston class 4 32GB, it also works fine on 1.6 I have 5,000 songs with album art on it as well as things like the language modules from Swiftkey, etc and still have 2gb free.
I have had a 32gb micro sd sandisk for about 3 months now, no problems to report (UK) purchased online from Carphone Warehouse. Only issue is whereas android shows roughly 3gb storage free, when using mediascape to transfer music, it only shows 120mb of storage remaining - bummer
Caution on eBay sellers & Get a SDHC READER!
zyexx said:
I am thinking of getting a 32 gb class 6 from ebay as well. Hope I have better luck
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THERE ARE NO TRUE CLASS 6 32G micro SDHC cards.
And as a caution, here's a FAKE card marked Class 6 (and confirmed as fake by Kingston USA). I was lucky and got my money back when the seller was confronted (and is still selling these on eBay). The photo below is a FAKE card. Kingston's 32G is a class 4. Lexar's 32G is a class 10. The Lexar IS faster writing at 8-10mb while the Kingston writes at about 4mb; I have both Kingston and Lexar 32G.
NewEgg is a licensed reseller, you can get a nice 32GB card under $100 with a USB flash reader for it such as Kingston's MRG2+SDC4/32GB. I keep the usb reader on my keychain. You need a reader because these cards are NOT compatible with most older slot readers even when you put them in an adaptor for SD or M-Stick.
NEVER FORMAT IN WINDOWS!!!!! You may ruin the card's usefulness forever.
Windows will add cryptographic junk which is NOT compatible with Android. If you MUST format in windows go to the SD Consortium and get their format software http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter/
Haldi4803 said:
Kingston has 32gb Sdhc micro cards, they are new.
the estimated price is around 110 dollars.
If you buy a card for 20 bucks at ebay you realy wonder why its a fake?
Lexar offers a 32gig class 10 with card reader on its website.
im gonna buy mine in a store not at ebay. Quality->Price
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32 GB
Well i got a 32GB Kingston Micro SDHC card from Singapore for about 120 Sing $ (4200 Indian Rupees). In India same card was not available and even the places i inquired they were asking around 10,000 Indian rupees..
HI All.....i just got off the phone with Viewsonic and the rep told me that she could only say for sure that an 8gb micro SD "HC" card would work with the G tablet.....she wasnt sure about a 16gb but knew a 32 gb would not work if it was "HC".....I wondered if folks here can verify that, and since most of the micro SD cards I see for sale are SD "HC".....if anyone could suggest a place to pick up a NON "HC" micro SD care at a good price....thanks a lot for all the help......
I use a 16 HC every day.
For the larger cards, I don't know that you can even get non "High Capacity" (HC) cards. The prices on these are generally not bad. The tech specs of the device say that you can expand up to 16GB through the SD slot, but that may be due to the shear fact that >16gb (aka 32gb) cards haven't be available to consumers without a ridiculous price since late last year. You can generally get 16GB SDHC cards for about $30 online.
SD HC cards
Meritline has real good prices on SD cards and other things. You might check there. Some things ship from China so it takes a while to get them. I have bought quite a few things from them.
I can't post the link but you can google it or bing it or just put 2 and 2 together.
Thanks for the help and suggestions gang...I really appreciate it........
I run a 32gb SD HC card in my gtab and it works fine. You won't have any problems running an HC card.
So no one can confirm the 32G SDHC? I ordered one this a.m. and then saw this thread. I hope it works!
<never mind - just saw newer post!>
Sheri
x2 for uSDHC @32Gb. No issues so far. I'm just using the cheapest one I could get. ..
Cipher64,
32 gb cards have worked since last November. But I have heard of people who ran
across a certain brand or model card that didn't work.
The G-Tablet and Android are neat products -- but you will find there are lots of
oddities and flaws here and there......
Rev
32GB SDHC
Mine is on its way. I read somewhere that this should work fine.
Never knew memorette made MicroSD cards as well!
Anyone have one of these, try them, good/bad experience with their microsd cards?
Memorette 32gb Micro SD SDHC CLASS 10
I just bought 2 of them on eBay. Hope they are good, let you know in a month or so when I get them from China(worth the risk at £12 each and paid via paypal so pretty safe)
dotpro said:
Never knew memorette made MicroSD cards as well!
Anyone have one of these, try them, good/bad experience with their microsd cards?
Memorette 32gb Micro SD SDHC CLASS 10
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Interesting discussion here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=958010
Becareful buying micro sd cards on Ebay. I got scammed a few months ago. Bought a 32gb micro sd class 10 card for what I thought was a very good price. When I hooked it up to my computer with an usb adaptor it was recognized and showed 32gb in size. When I tried to move a large file (10Gig) it said "no disk space". It turned out to be an 8gb micro sd card labeled as a 32gb card. They installed a program in the micro sd card to show 32gb when you open it up in your computer. I got my money back through my credit card company and I emailed other buyers who bought them from this seller. Funny thing is everyone else thought it was fine and left good feedback for that seller until they tried adding more than 8gb into the card. I would stick with buying stuff like micro sd cards, usb flash drives, etc on Amazon, Newegg, or Frys. Its not worth trying to save $10-$20 or more on a $80 microsd card from Amazon.
Oh yeah I just read the feedback on one seller of the Memorette 32gb Micro SD SDHC CLASS 10 and I read a few "DOA", "not as advertised but refunded", "my computer can't read it". The rest who are happy probably didn't even try putting 30gb of data on the card yet. Again buyer beware.
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Becareful buying micro sd cards on Ebay. I got scammed a few months ago. Bought a 32gb micro sd class 10 card for what I thought was a very good price. When I hooked it up to my computer with an usb adaptor it was recognized and showed 32gb in size. When I tried to move a large file (10Gig) it said "no disk space". It turned out to be an 8gb micro sd card labeled as a 32gb card. They installed a program in the micro sd card to show 32gb when you open it up in your computer. I got my money back through my credit card company and I emailed other buyers who bought them from this seller. Funny thing is everyone else thought it was fine and left good feedback for that seller until they tried adding more than 8gb into the card. I would stick with buying stuff like micro sd cards, usb flash drives, etc on Amazon, Newegg, or Frys. Its not worth trying to save $10-$20 or more on a $80 microsd card from Amazon.
Oh yeah I just read the feedback on one seller of the Memorette 32gb Micro SD SDHC CLASS 10 and I read a few "DOA", "not as advertised but refunded", "my computer can't read it". The rest who are happy probably didn't even try putting 30gb of data on the card yet. Again buyer beware.
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i have tried the same thing, and the problem is not many is testing the cards.. i bught 3 class 6 before i got the real class 6 card, got my money back the other to times thow, but when buying from ebay always test the card as the first, there are many cheaters out there.
and yaa again the funny thing was that many said this was good, so i pick out 2 or 3 guys and ask them to try it, and guess what, they were cheated as well they just didnt knew it..
Do we know what maximum speeds the TF is capable of? I just read that thread posted so it got me wondering if its worth buying a class 10 card or not. I tried looking online but didn't really see anything about it. Is it safe to assume then that a class 10 will perform to its maximum when used in the TF?
Make sure you test the capacity of your micro sd card. Too many scams on memory cards from China. They will use a smaller capacity memory card and install a program in it to make it look bigger than it is. They use 8gb cards to make it look like it is 32gb. When you get your memory cards test it by adding large files to capacity.
Read the feedback left by a buyer. Many leave feedback before testing out their fake 32gb microsd cards LOL.
By my test it's a class 5, but the buyer is really good and fast!!! NICE EBAYER Member id davidegatto ( Feedback Score Of 62) Apr-22-11 02:50
Follow-up by davidegatto (Apr-24-11 06:44):
Attention, the subject received after several test is a fake! Wait to shop until
For stuff like that, it's better to buy from a reputable vendor.
I got a 16GB class 6 card off of Amazon a little while ago to use in my Nook Color. I'll be using it in the TF. 16GB will be plenty of storage for me. Maybe when 32GB cards are a bit cheaper...
Sucks that tablets didn't go with full size SD card slots. I'd have much preferred that. 32GB SDHC cards aren't that expensive.
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For stuff like that, it's better to buy from a reputable vendor.
I got a 16GB class 6 card off of Amazon a little while ago to use in my Nook Color. I'll be using it in the TF. 16GB will be plenty of storage for me. Maybe when 32GB cards are a bit cheaper...
Sucks that tablets didn't go with full size SD card slots. I'd have much preferred that. 32GB SDHC cards aren't that expensive.
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I hear you! a SDHC slot doesn't take up THAT much room. It's a shame they only included it in the keyboard dock I don't always want to carry around my dock with me
Also as a photographer, it's kind of a shame to not be able to plug in my camera's SDHC card directly into the tablet to view the pictures
Seen a fair bit about fake cards. Just as well I have paid through paypal using my credit card just in case.
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I hear you! a SDHC slot doesn't take up THAT much room. It's a shame they only included it in the keyboard dock I don't always want to carry around my dock with me
Also as a photographer, it's kind of a shame to not be able to plug in my camera's SDHC card directly into the tablet to view the pictures
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fair do.. but its not a massive expense to switch to a micro sdhc and adaptors/tiny USB card reader.. see my post here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13461758&postcount=44
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fair do.. but its not a massive expense to switch to a micro sdhc and adaptors/tiny USB card reader.. see my post here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13461758&postcount=44
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MicroSD's aren't fast enough Slow SD cards really limit how many shots you can take in a row. I tend to do a lot of burst RAW shots and if the SD card isn't fast enough, the buffer will fill up too quickly
what class of SD are you using? People are purchasing class 10 microSDs to use with the transformers at reasonable prices.. still not fast enough?
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what class of SD are you using? People are purchasing class 10 microSDs to use with the transformers at reasonable prices.. still not fast enough?
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Sandisk Extreme.. they're rated at around 30MB/s
sorry, being thick here.. but in class terms.. what is that?
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sorry, being thick here.. but in class terms.. what is that?
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30MB/s corresponds with a "Class 30" The class rating is just the guaranteed minimum speed in MB/s
No no no no never use memorette. I did, got a 32g card for 50 bucks. Put it in my mac to transfer 25g of stuff. Stopped unexpectedly after 20, after that it won't be recognized by either my imac or my phone, won't even allow me to format using terminal in the mac. Beware! U can get sandisk class 4 for 75 on amazon, it works pretty fast. I used it.
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Just don't want to sound thick here, but my sandisk class 4 gave me speeds comparable to other cards class 6... Juz saying... Microsd classes are not as distinct as sdcard classes. Just my opinion, please no flaming!
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I bought a SanDisk microSDHC 32GB class 4 for $63 and arrived today.
I did the test and the constant writing speed for 16+gb was 5.15mb/sec and the reading at 14mb/sec. More tests will follow.
Anyone have experience to use Patriot?
It comes with 5 years warranty.
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So my phone freezes sometimes and I have heard others having the same problem. This happens a lot when using the camera.
I was told it is not the phones fault but the SD cards fault.
Could anyone recommend a good SD card for me to replace the stock one with?
Also how does it work do you jsut put the new one in and your good to go? What happens to all the apps and information stored on the stock SD card?
Thanks for the help,
Dakota
Get a class 6 or up. I have a 32 GB class 6 Kingston and have no problems with freezes.
In order for everything to be the same from one card to the next, you'll want to copy everything over from the old one to the new one on your computer if you have game data and such. Make sure you set your computer to "view hidden files", because some of the data may be hidden.
I have a Patriot Memory 32GB Class 10 and its quick. 9.2+ write and 22+ read. I didn't reformat it or anything so I'm sure it can go faster. When I transfer files from my computer to the device its almost a perfect 10Mb/s the entire time. I bought it at Frys.com since it was cheaper than newegg.com. Go to patriot memory to find the best prices, they list 8 of their online seller and I chose the cheapest one without a mail-in rebate.