[Q] 32gb Class 10 - Ouch! - XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ok, I bit the bullet and bought a Lexar 32 gb class 10 MicroSDHC for my X10.
I transfered all of my stuff onto it, including 4.5 gb of music. Problem is, now my phone lags like hell, freezes constantly and even reboots at random times.
Browsing the sd with a file manager is super slow and it takes ages to delete something in there too (when it doesn't reboot)
It's all the same stuff I had on my Sandisk class 2. I've formatted it, tested the card on pc and it's all fine/genuine etc, and it works fine in other devices.
Using stock 2.1, rooted.
Does this phone have a problem with 32gb class 10 ??

Try this, I did it to my stock 16gb Class 2 and it works AMAZING!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010807

Precisely, I had the exact same problem after I bought the 32g card.
Oh it pissed me off lol, but I sat the Cache size for AR to 4000 instead of the 128.
It works.

BULL3TPR00F said:
Try this, I did it to my stock 16gb Class 2 and it works AMAZING!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010807
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I have the same problem as many of the others in that thread.
- Cant locate init.d folder where they suggest it might be (yes I did root).
Having already installed xrecovery, I'd rather not change to CWM. Does anybody have a zip/script which can be applied with xrecovery, or a simple, x10 viable, set of instructions to apply?

That post works amazing! On my 16gb class 4 sandisk card
before was write: 3.9MB/s read: 18MB/s
after was write: 6.5MB/s read: 90.2MB/s !!!!!! thats right 90.2 !
changed from 128 to 3072

BULL3TPR00F said:
Try this, I did it to my stock 16gb Class 2 and it works AMAZING!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010807
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Oh, how I would LOVE to say that worked, but alas I cannot
It certainly sped up the read/write on sd tools, but everything was still super-lagging and my phone rebooted itself several times when I saw simply copying the script text from my sd.
Seems like every time I try to make, edit or rename a file on the sd card it just gives in.
Could this possible be something to do with android 2.1??
I mean, people use 32gb cards, people use class 10. But this is both, and my X10 HATES it.

LususNaturae said:
Oh, how I would LOVE to say that worked, but alas I cannot
It certainly sped up the read/write on sd tools, but everything was still super-lagging and my phone rebooted itself several times when I saw simply copying the script text from my sd.
Seems like every time I try to make, edit or rename a file on the sd card it just gives in.
Could this possible be something to do with android 2.1??
I mean, people use 32gb cards, people use class 10. But this is both, and my X10 HATES it.
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I tested this using "lexar 32GB Class 10", "sandisk 16GB Class 10" and the stock 2GB
And they all worked fine..

OmegaRED^ said:
I tested this using "lexar 32GB Class 10", "sandisk 16GB Class 10" and the stock 2GB
And they all worked fine..
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Oh, so you have the same one?
How was it in your X10 before you applied this mod??

seems like this is only for 2.2? because im having problems with 2.1 as well, just like you LususNaturae.

I had the same problem with my 16gb Class 10. I think I created the problem myself by formatting the card improperly with my PC. I let it choose the default cluster size, when in reality I should've chosen the largest cluster size. I don't quite remember the choices, but I believe that the default cluster size was 2k or 4k, and I fixed the problem by formatting with 16k or 32k.
I don't have any technical information about why this worked for me, but it did. I'd recommend you google for more information before trying this.

dbooty said:
That post works amazing! On my 16gb class 4 sandisk card
before was write: 3.9MB/s read: 18MB/s
after was write: 6.5MB/s read: 90.2MB/s !!!!!! thats right 90.2 !
changed from 128 to 3072
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wow, thats awsome!

dbooty said:
That post works amazing! On my 16gb class 4 sandisk card
before was write: 3.9MB/s read: 18MB/s
after was write: 6.5MB/s read: 90.2MB/s !!!!!! thats right 90.2 !
changed from 128 to 3072
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90.2 ?!?!?!?!
WoooW !!
How much did you brought your sdcard by ?

i'm planning to get a 32gb class10 patriot, any suggestion of better quality products?

im thinking of patriot too, the other cards in the price range are team and a-data... not sure about them though

Kingmax cards are good and cheap, mine is from Kingmax...

I believe the script for memory card speed is meant for 2.2 only.
Correct me if I'm wrong. I use it on my phone running CM6, while my brother uses modded 2.1 and cannot make it work on it.

Gang_Jordan said:
90.2 ?!?!?!?!
WoooW !!
How much did you brought your sdcard by ?
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Turns out that it was too good to be true, I knew it was off somehow... a day or so later the dev of the speed test app updated and fixed "inaccurate speed readings" so now my read speed is back to normal around 20MB/s.

are the cards 32GB micro SD class 10 from ebay uk good?
anyone has got them there?
any suggestion for where to get a cheap one in sweden?
http : / / shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=32gb+micro+sd+class+10&_sacat=0&_odkw=dsc+w290&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

dont know if i got mine for a good deal or not on amazon.com but i got Lexar instead of patriot!
patriot costs me abt $99.89 while Lexar costs me abt $94.81

SiRIus[X] said:
dont know if i got mine for a good deal or not on amazon.com but i got Lexar instead of patriot!
patriot costs me abt $99.89 while Lexar costs me abt $94.81
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The lexar does not like my X10 at all, at least stock 2.1 anyway.
If I try a 2.2 rom it's flawless, but stock reboots, lags and dies.

Related

16 GB micro sd class 6 card for our HD

i'm interested in the two following cards that i found on e-bay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/TOPRAM-16GB-16G...C_Drives_Storage_Internal?hash=item4cec018066
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-EDGE-Tech-1...gital_Camera_Memory_Cards?hash=item5d26f2c39e
did anyone maybe bought the and tried them?
I never heard about those manufacturers before so I'm interested in the quality.
Micro SDHC Card.
Hi !
I have been testing a lot of different cards, and my recommendation is this
Transcend Micro SDHC 16 GB Class 6
And it has lifetime Warranty!
With kindly regards MacRoy
MacRoy, thanks for your post
I know tha Transcend and San disk are the leaders in this field but i'm interested in the above mentioned cards because they are the cheapest i could find on e-bay.
I would like to know if anyone has actually used them so they can tell me what is their quality?
MacRoy said:
Hi !
I have been testing a lot of different cards, and my recommendation is this
Transcend Micro SDHC 16 GB Class 6
And it has lifetime Warranty!
With kindly regards MacRoy
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Just purchased this one myself, waiting for it to be delivered. An 8 GB Class 6 Transcend card came with the purchase of my HD and it's been the best card I've owned so it was an easy choice for me. I wouldn't go cheap on something like this personally, you get what you pay for.
I bought the 16gb class 6 earlier today because my 16gb class 2 is starting to give me and my computer MAJOR problems. Up until now, the card has worked like a dream. I can't wait to see how much faster the class 6 will be like
i bought this card a few days ago
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250561131115&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
waiting it to come...
i'm hoping it's gonna be delivered in a 2 weeks period so i'll give my opinion then on the card speed
the card has arrived....
by putting it in my PC the higgest speed I got was 5,2 Mb per second
I would like to make some more test so if anyone can give me some tool for testing the actual speed of the card I will report back with the results...
in the words of Jerry Maguire: ''Help Me Help you''
qtype said:
the card has arrived....
by putting it in my PC the higgest speed I got was 5,2 Mb per second
I would like to make some more test so if anyone can give me some tool for testing the actual speed of the card I will report back with the results...
in the words of Jerry Maguire: ''Help Me Help you''
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Try fdbench
Google translate LINK
cool_dhamz said:
Try fdbench
Google translate LINK
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thanks for the link
I have attached the screenshots of the results...
I have taken 100MB and 1MB in the settings. If that was not ok, please tell me what to put and I'll make the test again...
by this I screenshot I would say that the card is 6MB or am I wrong?
hello,
I bought the "Transcend Micro SDHC 16 GB Class 6" and since I can't flash any ROM, I formatted the card several times (FAT32) but to no avail,
you see the same thing?
Also this card is not compatible if you want to switch on Android.
regards
bebe38 said:
hello,
I bought the "Transcend Micro SDHC 16 GB Class 6" and since I can't flash any ROM, I formatted the card several times (FAT32) but to no avail,
you see the same thing?
Also this card is not compatible if you want to switch on Android.
regards
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my card is not transcend but I didn't formatted it when i got it... i just made a restore to defaults and once again installed all of my programs on it.. did you try that?
maybe you should format it with NTFS instead of FAT32?
but i don't understand why you said that you can't flash any ROM? did you try doing that already?
Looks good. Did you try copying 16GB worth of data onto it ? Some of these cards could be fakes and have lower capacity than stated.
qtype said:
the card has arrived....
by putting it in my PC the higgest speed I got was 5,2 Mb per second
I would like to make some more test so if anyone can give me some tool for testing the actual speed of the card I will report back with the results...
in the words of Jerry Maguire: ''Help Me Help you''
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by now i have 13,1 GB of data on the card... still haven't filled it to the end
in the SD properties on the phone it says 15185.50 MB of storage availabe... i suppose that that is 16 GB...
I know youre all speed freaks - and youre talking about the class 6 cards...
But i just ordered this one (16GB, Class2, ~22$) (urgh - china product... - i never trust those *g* - but the price is just half of all i've seen before)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270528336681
as the 8GB delivered with the HD also just was Class 2 i thought thats enough for me...
And it's just a third of the price for the class 6 cards youre talking about.
Actual my question is - what do we need class 6 for?
Don't missunderstand me - I don't want to flame anyone for buying class 6 - but in my case about 7 of 8 GB are static on the card (means i transfered it once to the card and it never changes - Music) and 1 GB is dynamic (new Progs and new Music,...) but even this doesn't change every day all at once but about 20mb every day (max).
So with class 6 we save some time on the first copy progress - agree.
And every day about 10 seconds.
I know the example above is just for me but I think it would fit for most of u *g*
So why all people are so keen on this class 6 ? (i ofter read about in this forum not just in HD section)
btw. the tested speeds of those cards - most are tested in external readers are they? Does our HD even reach them in USB mode? or even worse - in ActiveSync mode? Cause i don't take my card out every day to copy some files...
greetings
Edit: k some people might watch videos on their HD every day which could take a while to sync - but USB and ActiveSync quests are still out...
forgot the video thing - cause i just once watched a video on my HD half -> battery life is not made for in my opinion
FrEcP said:
I know youre all speed freaks - and youre talking about the class 6 cards...
But i just ordered this one (16GB, Class2, ~22$) (urgh - china product... - i never trust those *g* - but the price is just half of all i've seen before)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270528336681
as the 8GB delivered with the HD also just was Class 2 i thought thats enough for me...
And it's just a third of the price for the class 6 cards youre talking about.
Actual my question is - what do we need class 6 for?
Don't missunderstand me - I don't want to flame anyone for buying class 6 - but in my case about 7 of 8 GB are static on the card (means i transfered it once to the card and it never changes - Music) and 1 GB is dynamic (new Progs and new Music,...) but even this doesn't change every day all at once but about 20mb every day (max).
So with class 6 we save some time on the first copy progress - agree.
And every day about 10 seconds.
I know the example above is just for me but I think it would fit for most of u *g*
So why all people are so keen on this class 6 ? (i ofter read about in this forum not just in HD section)
btw. the tested speeds of those cards - most are tested in external readers are they? Does our HD even reach them in USB mode? or even worse - in ActiveSync mode? Cause i don't take my card out every day to copy some files...
greetings
Edit: k some people might watch videos on their HD every day which could take a while to sync - but USB and ActiveSync quests are still out...
forgot the video thing - cause i just once watched a video on my HD half -> battery life is not made for in my opinion
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it all depends on what do you need it for...
for me class 6 saves me a lot of time because i download approximately 10-20 GB of music a month, and somwhere about 20 GB of movies and tv shows...
so basically i transfer somewhere around 1-4 GB a day from my PC to my card...
true, if you're doing that through the USB or ActiveSync you probably won't see the difference, but i often don't have the time to do that so I use the microSD adapter and transfer it a lot quicker to my sd card than it would be done through the USB or ActiveSync
on the end it all depends on what you're looking for and for what price...
Class 6
From what I see, don't bother with class 6 16G. I bought one. Testing the speed on sd card is great but once it put it on HD, it's no different than my Class 2 8G. Could have just purchase a Class 2 16G.
FrEcP said:
I know youre all speed freaks - and youre talking about the class 6 cards...
But i just ordered this one (16GB, Class2, ~22$) (urgh - china product... - i never trust those *g* - but the price is just half of all i've seen before)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270528336681
as the 8GB delivered with the HD also just was Class 2 i thought thats enough for me...
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Hi,
I just got an email from ebay asking me not to finalize this order because of problem with the seller.
It seems that this is a scam.
Be careful.
Bemi
the question is not "what is the fastest class 4/6 card" in my eyes.
I bought the HD with the standart 8GB.....class "dont-know"...
of course I thought following:
higher class,bigger card = more expensive than slow and small...
so I tried to find out which card is included....
I found NO information about it. there is nothing to find on the HTC site.
no seriuos information to find on forums...
and nothing "written" on the card itselfe.
so I thought about buying the best and fastet card (testet with real test equipment).....
BUT
because the card-speed is degraded by the hardware you try to read/write....
and there is not a single information to find about what a HTC HD can handle....
(I asked the HTC support and did not get an answer at all)...
I decided to DONT buy another card at all....
I see no advantage to buy the fastes card it the cellphone is not able to use it.
SO : Is there anyone here, how can say that it is worth to buy a class6 card e.g. ??
if : where do you got the information a HD can handle the speed at all ?
thanks
alex
qtype said:
i'm interested in the two following cards that i found on e-bay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/TOPRAM-16GB-16G...C_Drives_Storage_Internal?hash=item4cec018066
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-EDGE-Tech-1...gital_Camera_Memory_Cards?hash=item5d26f2c39e
did anyone maybe bought the and tried them?
I never heard about those manufacturers before so I'm interested in the quality.
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i bought the A-Data 16gig Micro SD card with two adaptors class 6 card off ebay for $54.99 and works great in my MyTouch 3g very fast and it has a lifetime warranty on also

Updating the MicroSD?

Hi
I bought a 4gig MicroSD and would like to know the steps to update the SD please
Update?
All you need to do is take off the back, pull out the old card, and plug in the new one.
If you want to keep the contents of the old card, just drag the contents to your PC first, then swap the card, and copy the contents back.
update = install a bigger one
tx
take the old out
put the new in =D
thats all you need to do
Now that the mini has been updated to 2.1, are 32 Gig cards supported?
Some initial information was added to http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Xperia_X10_Mini_MicroSD_Cards
You should turn off the phone OR unmount the SDCard before remove it.
TX .. I thought there was some wierd partitioning and formatting and so.
tx to all the help
ppirate said:
Now that the mini has been updated to 2.1, are 32 Gig cards supported?
Some initial information was added to http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Xperia_X10_Mini_MicroSD_Cards
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i hope not because i just bought 16gb class 4 from ebay for £14 ( around $28 )
Ill have to give this to my girlfriend if it does coz i need the biggest possible
Seems like you will have to go shopping again. At least for the X10 the 16Gig limit is replaced with a 32Gig limit. At least if I can believe this page:
h t t p : //gadgets.apnafundaz.com/20 10/09/xperia-x10-whi tepaper-revision-6-for-andr oid-2-1-eclair-no-16m-color-adobe-flash-mu lti-touch-and-more/
Though the link is a bit old. So I was hoping that maybe somebody here had already tried this. As I would rather spend my money on a 32 Gig card then buy a 16 Gig card and hear that I could have got double that.. ;-)
Didn't you guys get the fancy card reader with your E10s/U20s?
I bought my E10i on the launching day and in the box was that USB MicroSD-card reader.
Using it is easy to put your contents of your old MicroSD to a folder on your computer. Either temporary (to move it to the new mSD) or as back-up.
Don't remember it's SE name (have mislayed it as I used the reader and 2GB card that came with X10Mini, for installing Ubuntu on a EeePC 701)
Well.. I didn't get a micro SD reader with my kit in Germany..(I had a couple laying around which I was using but they have both died.. I don't know how a reader seems to just keel over and die.. seems something strange happened on an eject in Linux and now they are dead... tried all sorts of things to resurect them. (Linux detects them.. windows too but the reader doesn't detect any micro SD cards I throw at it.... oh well.
on a brighter note.. I just found an A-Data 16GB Class 10 card for under 30 Euro's its at Jacob Elektronics (there is another 7Euro for sending but still a cheap Class 10 card (if it's a real A-Data Class 10 card, my experience of the A-Data brand has been pretty good.. its a reputable brand and the website/shop seems legit.)
I am convinced it will not be any faster than a class 2 card for general use but the transfers between phone and PC will be super quick and for the price.. why not go for the fastest available?
I will let you all know how it turns out.. if it arrives.
Kiwi
I think the A-Data cards will be fine.
Got a full size A-Data SDHC in my camera 8GB class 6.
just a simple swap with phone switched off.
When I upgraded my contract phone to the mini pro, it was bundled with a 2gb card. I told the operator I'd seen a similar deal on a different network only they were shipping with an 8gb card, not a 2gb.
For my cheek, my phone arrived with an 8gb free of charge
You don't ask, you don't get
and also a spare sd card reader too! (now I have 5 )
Well after waiting over a week for the damn Adata 16GB Class 10 card to turn up I finally got hold of the company who said.. " it may be another 3 weeks because of a supply issue" funny as they said they were in stock when I ordered it.
anyway.. I canceled my order (as I am moving back to New Zealand in 2 weeks) and just bought a Sandisk 16GB Class 4 from Conrad electronics for 36 Euro.. meh.. at least its Sandisk so I trust it not to die after a few weeks use..
Kiwi
32GB microSD cards work fine in the mini - I have a transcend class 2 in mine.
Ezraghast said:
32GB microSD cards work fine in the mini - I have a transcend class 2 in mine.
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Good news. Earlier there was some thread in this forum stating that 32 GB doesn't work in Mini - probably while it was on Android 1.6. How is the access speed ? Is it satisfactory?
ye i wanne update to 32GB too, but thinkin about class2 or class3, so any infos here?
luz1fer said:
ye i wanne update to 32GB too, but thinkin about class2 or class3, so any infos here?
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I've looked around for 32Gb card, and the only I found where class 2. I'm sure that cards of higher class will be become available, but at the moment I know of none.
im using 16gb class 2.. all apps on there.. working good to me

PNY 32gb class10 SDHC, mounted once, and never again?

so I just bought this card cause I use lots of storage space pretty quickly, My question is wtf is going on here? it just sticks on "checking for errors" and never gets past it, it mounted up once and while I was dumping files on it over USB from my computer (in usb mass storage mode) both it and my internal storage just disappeared, the copy operation failed, so I restarted the phone and I have yet to get the phone to mount it since then.
I'm running eclipse 1.3rc2, is this because of the sd flip-flop, the size of the card or the fact that it's class 10?
the card works perfectly fine in my camera, and in multiple PCs, but as soon as I stick it in my X2, it just doesn't want to work.
I noticed the stock SD card has a "bootable" partition flag, whereas this one doesn't. maybe this is my problem?
also what filesystem should I use, I run linux on my PCs so I can do whatever I want with it.
what if I just delete its partition table, put it in the phone and then let the phone format it? I've reformatted it with my PC and no dice.
Cheapxj said:
so I just bought this card cause I use lots of storage space pretty quickly, My question is wtf is going on here? it just sticks on "checking for errors" and never gets past it, it mounted up once and while I was dumping files on it over USB from my computer (in usb mass storage mode) both it and my internal storage just disappeared, the copy operation failed, so I restarted the phone and I have yet to get the phone to mount it since then.
I'm running eclipse 1.3rc2, is this because of the sd flip-flop, the size of the card or the fact that it's class 10?
the card works perfectly fine in my camera, and in multiple PCs, but as soon as I stick it in my X2, it just doesn't want to work.
I noticed the stock SD card has a "bootable" partition flag, whereas this one doesn't. maybe this is my problem?
also what filesystem should I use, I run linux on my PCs so I can do whatever I want with it.
what if I just delete its partition table, put it in the phone and then let the phone format it? I've reformatted it with my PC and no dice.
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When I got the 8gb card and using now it was acting weird ...would copy files when in the phone. I formatted it using the phone and it has worked fine since.
Good luck.
I can't say it will work for u but it cured the problems I had at the time.
just make sure u format the right card since in eclipse its switched around and recognized as internal in menu.
well, It took exchanging it for a class 4, and now it seems perfectly fine.
so note to self (and others)
NO CLASS 10 CARDS IN DROID X2, IT DOESN'T FN WORK!
Cheapxj said:
well, It took exchanging it for a class 4, and now it seems perfectly fine.
so note to self (and others)
NO CLASS 10 CARDS IN DROID X2, IT DOESN'T FN WORK!
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I don't think that is true...I thought I saw plenty of users say they use them.
Mine is class 6 and works just fine
Did u try formatting from in the phone while stock? Don't know if that would make a difference at all
I didn't read one single thread from someone successfully using a class 10 card without having issues, sometimes it took a few days/weeks, it only took me one mount/dismount cycle.
besides, the class 10 cards, while having a higher sustained transfer rate, their seek times and random access times are overall slower. basically these class 10 cards are ONLY good for digital video cameras and things that don't actually utilize a filesystem.
that or they're getting cheap chinese cards that are just remarked class 6 cards, the X2 can't read and write to a class 10 fast enough resulting in data corruption, period.
Yeah im not arguing
I understand what ur saying now
I can confirm class 6 being completely fine tho
I think the "issues" I had was the file size I was trying to transfer(4gb)
I don't think it's the class rating but the capacity. In my experience 32 gb cards just aren't as reliable as smaller-capacity ones. Perhaps it's a consequence of packing too many memory cells into such a small form factor, I don't know, but I've had three 32 gb micro-SD cards fail on me since the beginning of the year, whereas not a single 16 gb card has failed me yet.
I just dumped 4.8gb of crap on it, over usb and it took it like a champ, it's also significantly faster than the stock 8gb card in terms of mounting, remounting, scanning my media and even opening up fileexpert is faster.
class 6 i'm sure is fine, probably the best balance, but I can even take HD video straight to this card with no frame dropping or glitching. it's currently playing hd video on my hotel room TV right off the SD card w/ no issues (the stock 8gb couldn't do that)
Ha. Mine came wit a 2gb class 2 sdcard ...
Wait...now that I think about it.. I had bought a droid pro initially. It had a screen issue...I took it back and paid extra to get the x2. Then I told em I didn't wanna lose my pics/video I had taken and he switched the cards. So I guess he basically just kept the one I wax supposed to get instead of moving my data to the new one....prick...
iCurmudgeon said:
I don't think it's the class rating but the capacity. In my experience 32 gb cards just aren't as reliable as smaller-capacity ones. Perhaps it's a consequence of packing too many memory cells into such a small form factor, I don't know, but I've had three 32 gb micro-SD cards fail on me since the beginning of the year, whereas not a single 16 gb card has failed me yet.
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what brand(s)?
I'm using a Patriot LX 32GB Class 10 MicroSDHC now. I came from a Lexar 32GB class 10 which failed within a month. I haven't had any problems with the Patriot.
i am using a class 4 32gb card and transfer 16g of music on and off at one time constantly with no problems. i have had it since july
ninjasailas said:
i am using a class 4 32gb card and transfer 16g of music on and off at one time constantly with no problems. i have had it since july
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post the brand too.... this info is not useful.
in my case the 32gb class 10 pny card worked fine in everything but this damn phone.
L2_n19h7m4r3 said:
I'm using a Patriot LX 32GB Class 10 MicroSDHC now. I came from a Lexar 32GB class 10 which failed within a month. I haven't had any problems with the Patriot.
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I use the 16gb of this and it works great. I did hear more than once that even a good 32 gb can be a problem.
My pny class 10 32gb is still rockin with not a single error
from my X2 roaming the north

NC Freezes here and there

I have rooted my nc and its running android 2.3.7 on a sd card. There are times that it works great, but there are times when I click on an app it freezes and I have to do a hard reset. What could be the problem.
What brand is your SD card?
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I'm using Transcend
oseguedafrancisco said:
I'm using Transcend
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That is your problem they only SD card with good performance is a Sandisk class 2 or 4 8GB or above. There isn't really anything you can do other than get a new card.
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koopakid08 said:
That is your problem they only SD card with good performance is a Sandisk class 2 or 4 8GB or above. There isn't really anything you can do other than get a new card.
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+1 on his advice. Was getting random force closes on Transcend class 6, have had no problems with 16gb sandisk class 4 I was using for as install or the sandisk 8gb class 4 test card for new builds.
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angomy said:
+1 on his advice. Was getting random force closes on Transcend class 6, have had no problems with 16gb sandisk class 4 I was using for as install or the sandisk 8gb class 4 test card for new builds.
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Gotta go with Sandisk as well.
Tried Transcend, PNY and Kingston cards of 4-16G capacities and c6-8 speeds and they're all handily beaten by my Sandisk cards so far as stability.
Dan
i get alot with my transcend too. where would be the cheapest place to buy the 16 GB?
danvee said:
Gotta go with Sandisk as well.
Tried Transcend, PNY and Kingston cards of 4-16G capacities and c6-8 speeds and they're all handily beaten by my Sandisk cards so far as stability.
Dan
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what about speed wise?
gregh77 said:
what about speed wise?
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It is speed. Sandisk has the fastest random write speed which is what seems to cause those lock ups. SD card class is just measures one (relatively unimportant) indicator of SD card "speed" (sustained read).
Sustained read and write are great if you're using your card to backup large media or picture files but more or less worthless for running an operating system. Same principle is in place for SSD. Manufactures advertise sustained transfer rates but the important stat for a OS drive is access time (which determines the speed of random read/writes).
Here's a link to a 32gb sandisk for $30 http://slickdeals.net/da/mem-i/p46847290/k4569/u125110/r4
These work just as well as the 16gb ones.
Got this 32gb class 4 few weeks ago - runs great...
gallahad2000 said:
It is speed. Sandisk has the fastest random write speed which is what seems to cause those lock ups. SD card class is just measures one (relatively unimportant) indicator of SD card "speed" (sustained read).
Sustained read and write are great if you're using your card to backup large media or picture files but more or less worthless for running an operating system. Same principle is in place for SSD. Manufactures advertise sustained transfer rates but the important stat for a OS drive is access time (which determines the speed of random read/writes).
Here's a link to a 32gb sandisk for $30 http://slickdeals.net/da/mem-i/p46847290/k4569/u125110/r4
These work just as well as the 16gb ones.
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thx, i actually went got the 8GB one for 20 bucks locally bc i didnt want to wait for an online order. seeing it works so well ill prob get the 32 GB one..
so the 32GB works in there? i didnt think they could read them over 16GB....
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gregh77 said:
thx, i actually went got the 8GB one for 20 bucks locally bc i didnt want to wait for an online order. seeing it works so well ill prob get the 32 GB one..
so the 32GB works in there? i didnt think they could read them over 16GB....
thx
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32gb is theoretically the maximum, since 64gb cards will all be part of the new SDXD standard. Then again, several people have found that the 64gb SDXC cards work in their SDHC devices so we'll just have to wait until someone tests one in the nook color to know for sure if it'll support it (I wouldn't hold your breath, our hardware is fairly old).
I can certify that the 32gb works fine, as can numerous others who I've seen post.

[Q] Which SD card ?

Hi!
I wanna buy SD card to my SGSII. Will my phone operate 32 GB SD card ? Does 32 GB SD card make my phone slower ? Which class of SD card should I buy ?
coolstory said:
Hi!
I wanna buy SD card to my SGSII. Will my phone operate 32 GB SD card ? Does 32 GB SD card make my phone slower ? Which class of SD card should I buy ?
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I have a SanDisk 32GB Class 4 MicroSDHC, works perfectly and doesnt slow down the phone.
I have watched 1080 video via MHL from the SD card.
Yes, 32GB is max. Open case so you can see what sdcard goes inside. No it doesnt make your phone slower, I think. But 32+16 GB is too much, so it might lagg a bit.
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kr1pt said:
Yes, 32GB is max. Open case so you can see what sdcard goes inside. No it doesnt make your phone slower, I think. But 32+16 GB is too much, so it might lagg a bit.
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As long as the SD card has good enough random reads/writes it wont slow the system down at all (aka as long as its a good card its fine, aka the Scandisk ones are a safe bet, and actually the lower classes have better random read/writes).
The only thing is that if you have a lot of media the media scanner will take longer to finish (derr).
Thanks everybody, was also gonna ask the same question.
Nope. Sandisk 64GB micro SDXC works just fine with SGS2. However, I digress...
I concur with Veyka, my Sandisk 32GB/Class 4 works more than admirably for pretty much any/everything I've thrown at it so far. And they're fairly cheap too (<$50 AUD for me).
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Yes, 32GB is max.
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It's better to take some class 6 or class 10 card (but class10 is abit expensive and its almost no difference in most cases on SGS2).
The card will not slow your phone by itself, but a lot of files or media can slowdown mediascaner abit and increase battery consumption by mediascaner.
Just wanted to jump in with a reminder. The class rating of the card refers to the write speeds. So the class is irrelevant when you're talking about the performance of opening/reading files. The class is only relevant when writing to it.
That said, get a brandnamed card. I recommend Sandisk. I have a Class 2 32GB Sandisk that actually performs (from my testing) faster than a Class 4 rating.
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So the class is irrelevant when you're talking about the performance of opening/reading files. The class is only relevant when writing to it.
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Yes SD card classes shows minimum write speed (because before classes some manufacturers was "cheating" using "×" as read speed)
But read speed usualy almost equal to write speed. So reading from class10 card is for sure faster than reading from class 4 card. Just check this article on wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital#.C3.97_rating
incident404 said:
Yes SD card classes shows minimum write speed (because before classes some manufacturers was "cheating" using "×" as read speed)
But read speed usualy almost equal to write speed. So reading from class10 card is for sure faster than reading from class 4 card. Just check this article on wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital#.C3.97_rating
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That appears to be on a case-by-case basis depending on the card manufacturer.
From my own testing, my Class 2 32GB card can write at about 4MB/s (which is on par with a Class 4 card).
I also have a Class 10 8GB card which obviously can write faster than the Class 2.
But both of them are neck-and-neck when it comes to read speeds.
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Nope. Sandisk 64GB micro SDXC works just fine with SGS2. However, I digress...
I concur with Veyka, my Sandisk 32GB/Class 4 works more than admirably for pretty much any/everything I've thrown at it so far. And they're fairly cheap too (<$50 AUD for me).
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Cheers MB. I've been looking at them on eBay but thought class 4 may be a bit slow. Think I may get one now. For about $40 aud they are a bargain.
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NP ;-) I paid a bit more than that for mine ($48 @ MSY from memory), so you're doing well if you can get one for 40 bucks.
I don't see the point of paying a lot more (double and more) for a card with a higher class rating for pretty much negligible improvement in "performance". We are talking about a phone after all, and this card handles 1080 video (recording it/writing it to the card) just fine which is probably the most "intensive" activity the phone is capable of.
sxi200 said:
Cheers MB. I've been looking at them on eBay but thought class 4 may be a bit slow. Think I may get one now. For about $40 aud they are a bargain.
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Thanks for help guys
I have a Samsung 16gb class 10........ its the best card i've had... All i will say, pay a little more for a good brand, or your next thread you will be complaining about errors and sd card problems
For normal day to day usage in the phone there'd be very little difference in a class 4 or 10 card. However copying 32gb onto a class 4 card is a slow progress !! Spend the little extra and go class 10.
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NP ;-) I paid a bit more than that for mine ($48 @ MSY from memory), so you're doing well if you can get one for 40 bucks.
I don't see the point of paying a lot more (double and more) for a card with a higher class rating for pretty much negligible improvement in "performance". We are talking about a phone after all, and this card handles 1080 video (recording it/writing it to the card) just fine which is probably the most "intensive" activity the phone is capable of.
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Didn't want to wait for one to arrive off eBay so a mate told me to go to Centrecom (Australia, Melbourne). Bought a class 10 for $50. Tests show write at between 10-11mb/s and read at between 18-20mb/s. Pretty happy.
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