Folks,
I just got my SGS2 the other day and picked up a 32G Class 10 SDCard with it. One thing I've noticed is that copying anything over to the phone is incredibly slow over USB ... and worse on the SDCard.
Syncing a lot of music would just fail as some point during the process. Just copying using windows was going to take over two and a half hours to copy 18G of music! At least by popping it out of hte phone and plugging it directly into my USB hub it was going to take an hour (still slow ... but what the hell).
Anyone else noticed this?
Here we go again Slow copy to 32GB card .
Usual
One its fake many are .
two format the card again in windows to FAT 32
three use the manufactures web site to check card and or download test app .
jje
I'd hope it's not a fake. I bought it over the counter along with hte phone.
It is already formatted to FAT32
I will try the later though.
Thanks/
Your symptoms sounds like a fake sdcard. Same thing happened to me with my 32gb generic/ Kingston ebay card. Any good/real card wouldn't fail on you when transferring data.
I'm running a 32gb sandisk class 4 card.
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Run crystal disk speed benchmark on it, see what speeds you get. Sounds like a fake.
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I can tell you from experience that if you bought the card on DealExtreme or ebay you could have a fake on your hands.
Don't understand. People should go to a shop. Proper electrical shop to buy sd cards especially micro-sd hc. It really is worth it. Even thiugh it might be a few quid expensive.
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Proper electrical shop often means rip off prices .
Plenty of on-line top class vendors of micro usb cards .
jje
Plenty of on-line top class vendors that rip you off with fake cards too.
How slow is your slow?
In Ubuntu OS environment I do copy on my microSD card (PNY 16GB class 10) over USB with about 21-22MB/s. And then a strange thing happens - after coping the first 500-550 MB the write speed drops to 5MB/s for the rest of file.
If I run "J Disk Benchmark" app (50MB filesize, 4kb buffer size) I get consistent ~20MB write and read.
Using "SD Tools" app I get 14MB/s write and about 21MB/s read.
It seems the performance strongly depends of the file size, buffer size and the way test is performed (sequential or random access to card).
So, try those apps inside your SGS II and share the results!
I've had some SD card funkiness and I know it's not the card because I've used it in two other phones and it's less than a year old. For some reason, over time, the phone starts to slow down when it's media scanning and will occasionally stutter pulling large files off the card. I unmount the card and then restart the phone and it's fine again. Just rebooting alone didn't seem to help. I have no idea why.
dk206 said:
Don't understand. People should go to a shop. Proper electrical shop to buy sd cards especially micro-sd hc. It really is worth it. Even thiugh it might be a few quid expensive.
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Read the third post. I DID BUY IT FROM A SHOP!
julandroid said:
If I run "J Disk Benchmark" app (50MB filesize, 4kb buffer size) I get consistent ~20MB write and read.
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Thanks julandroid. I'm getting good results from within the phone (using the app you recommended). It's a class 10 card and I'm getting 18 write and 31 read. The problem appears to only be over USB.
Any useful suggestions from people would be nice (as opposed to critiques and assumptions over how I purchased that card).
BarryH_GEG said:
I unmount the card and then restart the phone and it's fine again.
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Ta. I'll give that a go before I try and copy my music again (I've since discovered I need to go on a massive tag cleanup on my collection since dropping iTunes/iPhone. I found it a bit of a mess. )
J disk benchmark app tests internal memory, unless its been updated recently.
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Folks,
I just got my SGS2 the other day and picked up a 32G Class 10 SDCard with it. One thing I've noticed is that copying anything over to the phone is incredibly slow over USB ... and worse on the SDCard.
Syncing a lot of music would just fail as some point during the process. Just copying using windows was going to take over two and a half hours to copy 18G of music! At least by popping it out of hte phone and plugging it directly into my USB hub it was going to take an hour (still slow ... but what the hell).
Anyone else noticed this?
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Which Brand SD card you have purchased.
Either thru phone to usb or actual microsd straight into the computer you need to run a memtest that transfer big files.
From your description its a faulty card. Some name brand cards can end up faulty on store shelves. Was it a mom and pop store? How much did you pay? You haven't mentioned a brand yet.
The faulty card I had would lose data, fail and drop speed while transferring.
All in all you need to run some test and check for lots of bad sectors. Use anyother format tool besides windows. Try to fill all 30gb and check for corrupted data. Any problems and I would return it.
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Read the third post. I DID BUY IT FROM A SHOP!
Thanks julandroid. I'm getting good results from within the phone (using the app you recommended). It's a class 10 card and I'm getting 18 write and 31 read. The problem appears to only be over USB.
Any useful suggestions from people would be nice (as opposed to critiques and assumptions over how I purchased that card).
Ta. I'll give that a go before I try and copy my music again (I've since discovered I need to go on a massive tag cleanup on my collection since dropping iTunes/iPhone. I found it a bit of a mess. )
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chattymango said:
Which Brand SD card you have purchased.
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Lexar. Not sure if it's that common overseas, but it's pretty common in Australia.
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All in all you need to run some test and check for lots of bad sectors.
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Results:
00:00:15.13 - Started "Writing test data" for drive H: 30534MB, "Generic, USB SD Reader, 1.00, ", 512b
01:00:38.06 - Completed "Writing test data" for drive H: 30534MB, "Generic, USB SD Reader, 1.00, ", 512b
01:00:38.08 - Tested total 30534.999MB in 1:00:22 with 8.438MB/s
01:00:38.08 - Total write errors: Fatal=0, Recoverable=0
No bad sectors.
Not so much for the card but would recommend MediaMonkey to help sort out your music tagging.
Also, this might be patronising but are you connecting as a USB drive? I.e. enable USB debugging then pulling down the notification menu to activate mass storage. I find this faster than using the KIES drivers.
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Not so much for the card but would recommend MediaMonkey to help sort out your music tagging.
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Hehe ... been working at it all day with MediaMonkey. It's made the job a lot easier.
Also, this might be patronising but are you connecting as a USB drive? I.e. enable USB debugging then pulling down the notification menu to activate mass storage. I find this faster than using the KIES drivers.
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Hmmm ... not partonising at all. This is my first android phone and I've had it only for a couple of days. I don't know about these tricky bits yet. Thanks for the tip!
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Lexar. Not sure if it's that common overseas, but it's pretty common in Australia.
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The lexar class 10 32GB microSD card has very poor random write speeds. So unless you are copying a single large file onto a totally empty card, e speeds will be well below e rated 10MB minimum write speed. Use Crystaldiskmark and do a Random read/write test with QD=1 for a 10 MB file and you will see the poor results. Even the Sandisk Class2 32GB card is quicker at random writes.
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yes guys its here :
http://www.geardiary.com/2007/01/04/the-spectec-sdg-810-gps-receiver-unboxed/
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yes guys its here :
http://www.geardiary.com/2007/01/04/the-spectec-sdg-810-gps-receiver-unboxed/
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Dont think it will plug into the MICRO SD Slot of the Hermes
well....does your hermes have an sd slot? nice find but not for the hermes....at least that model.
they do even have a version called sdg-811
look here : http://www.spectec.com.tw/sdg810.htm
hehe, look at that carefully. it is still only for SD and miniSD, not for microSD. You can put only microSD card inside adapter to have your external memory still inside - for navigation program, but final product is still only miniSD. correct me, if I am wrong...
kalkanisvec said:
they do even have a version called sdg-811
look here : http://www.spectec.com.tw/sdg810.htm
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kalkanisvec said:
yes guys its here :
http://www.geardiary.com/2007/01/04/the-spectec-sdg-810-gps-receiver-unboxed/
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Its even looks like a big pen marker for white board plug into your device. LOL
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they do even have a version called sdg-811
look here : http://www.spectec.com.tw/sdg810.htm
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Looking at the ad, it implies the package includes a micro-sd conversion card.
egypt123 said:
Looking at the ad, it implies the package includes a micro-sd conversion card.
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nope it would look stupid and will probably break off. Think about it. Big SD to small MICRO SD....hmmmmm
I think that sinmae is correct - the product requires a SD or miniSD slot, but to compensate for the loss of the (mini)SD slot, it provides a microSD slot to put a microSD memory card into.
Such a shame, since I just sent my Garnin GPS 20SM back to Garmin yesterday for a RMA - it's not charging the phone properly. It seems silly to have to soft-reset my 8525 to have to get it to charge, when a USB cable connected to my PC works flawlessly every time. Oh well, here's hoping it was just a defective unit. *crosses my fingers*
-- Joe
@JoeVulture: most USB chargers wont work with the TyTn's due to the way HTC set up the mini-USB plug (there's loads of threads on it).
What a heap of crap! I will stick to my Rikaline bluetooth.
Just when I was gonna give up on waiting for a kaiser.
With my Touch HD when i connect the phone via cable i can access the SD card like another drive. It doesnt seem to be possible with the Hero. Is it possible? Am i missing something? If its not its damn annoying to say the least!!
RTFM!
Pull down the notification screen and tap mount SD.
Call me old fashioned but i would have liked a real manual, not a PD bloody F! But thanks, saves a lot of hassle.
rovex said:
Call me old fashioned but i would have liked a real manual, not a PD bloody F! But thanks, saves a lot of hassle.
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At least it has a couple of booklets and a sheet in my Hero, which is a lot, comparing with iPhone
Sykow said:
RTFM!
Pull down the notification screen and tap mount SD.
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Bit hard to read the manual when its on the fecking SD card... which you're wanting to view by plugging the phone into the computer... We don't all have an SD card reader
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Bit hard to read the manual when its on the fecking SD card... which you're wanting to view by plugging the phone into the computer... We don't all have an SD card reader
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Cannot the hero view pdf files?
actually, my hero came with CD. Manual was also there. BTW I used to have problems mounting sd card... checking box near USB debugging in menu>settings>applications>development solved my problems.
funny, this was covered in the printed Quick Start guide that came in the box with mine.....
http://www.intomobile.com/2014/02/13/easiest-way-transfer-media-files-smartphonetablet-computer
The SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive comes with a regular USB port on one hand, and a microUSB one – on the other. So when you want to move some files from your mobile device, simply connect the SanDisk’s device to a microUSB port and copy all the photos and videos you want. Then, connect the same device using a regular USB port to a computer and make a local copy of those files.
I disagree. I don't think it's purpose is to move files between PC and phone. I think it's about having a pendrive that's also accessible via phone. Plus connecting the phone to YOUR computer is easy enough, but it's not that simple in libraries, airports, other people's houses etc. If I was using a pendrive I'd buy it. But I don't.
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http://www.intomobile.com/2014/02/13/easiest-way-transfer-media-files-smartphonetablet-computer
The SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive comes with a regular USB port on one hand, and a microUSB one – on the other. So when you want to move some files from your mobile device, simply connect the SanDisk’s device to a microUSB port and copy all the photos and videos you want. Then, connect the same device using a regular USB port to a computer and make a local copy of those files.
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I would its like the same as using a USB OTG cable but not having to have the cable
for the price, I'd rather just get a normal flash drive thats cheaper and use the otg cable. I already have one, and it's not really inconvenient.
If you have proper cables and don't mind carrying them, then this is kind of redundant, if you don't have cables, then this is as simple as it gets, albeit little more expensive. But frankly, I would never use it just to copy files to computer, the cable comes with phone for free and nothing beats dragging files with mouse from one drive to another on the computer. But if you want to backup your files or make room for new on the go, then I could see this as being useful.
I ask because you could use something like airdroid or something.
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Yeah, but that will only work if you have:
1. good signal
2. really unlimited data plan.
Personally I don't see reason to backup few small files, since you can get SD card for cheap and store it on the phone memory and SD card as backup. I'm talking for example about being on vacation and actually running out of memory due to picture and video taking, where you need to offload gigabytes of data, where good signal and unlimited data could be completely out of question. Actually I may be taking trip to China this summer and could be facing this particular issue for real and any cloud type solution is not going to work at all. On my home turf I have access to computers daily, so again cloud services are pretty much useless, even if I had unlimited data, which I don't. I know Google and others are trying to sell us on cloud storage solutions, instead of physical storage, but in certain situations above limitations can not be overcome.
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Yeah, but that will only work if you have:
1. good signal
2. really unlimited data plan.
Personally I don't see reason to backup few small files, since you can get SD card for cheap and store it on the phone memory and SD card as backup. I'm talking for example about being on vacation and actually running out of memory due to picture and video taking, where you need to offload gigabytes of data, where good signal and unlimited data could be completely out of question. Actually I may be taking trip to China this summer and could be facing this particular issue for real and any cloud type solution is not going to work at all. On my home turf I have access to computers daily, so again cloud services are pretty much useless, even if I had unlimited data, which I don't. I know Google and others are trying to sell us on cloud storage solutions, instead of physical storage, but in certain situations above limitations can not be overcome.
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I use airdroid about 4-5 times/day. I log in using the web interface and transfer files from my laptop to my device. If the device is sitting next to my laptop, how bad can the signal be?
EDIT: SOLD OUT ALREADY
NewEgg shellshocker deal today only.
Might need to be a member to get the deal?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171970
Good for transferring files to/from your phone from the computer.
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CZ Eddie said:
NewEgg shellshocker deal today only.
Might need to be a member to get the deal?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171970
Good for transferring files to/from your phone from the computer.
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Is this a USB 2.0?
These new(ish) usb / micro usb flash drives are incredibly handy. I've had a 32 GB Transcend for a few weeks and I was actually just thinking about ordering another one (but I think I'm going to grab this http://www.amazon.com/Leef-microSD-...s&ie=UTF8&qid=1412384512&sr=1-1&keywords=leef instead, because I've got something like four 32 GB micro sd cards that I'm not really using atm). For anyone who hasn't seen these, basically they conform to the WYSIWYG standard: it's a super tiny-ass flash drive with a regular USB connector on one end and a micro usb connector on the other. Most have some kind of cap or cover on one or both ends. For me at least, an always keep it here policy is essential, or it's pretty much immediately lost; the Transcend drive was the smallest I could find which is 1.1 in long, no wider/taller than a usb port, and has a cap over the micro usb side. I often download ROMS and such onto it from my computer for transfer to my phone (or you can even flash files straight from it in TWRP!) I also copy some backups to it (i.e. a copy of my Titanium Backup folder as well as a nandroid or two). The fact that this type of drive exists is seriously the only reason that I'd be able to use a phone that doesn't have an external sd slot (Nexus 6?). In fact, this is my tentative plan if I ever end up getting a device like that: use FolderMount to move huge obb and data files for all large games to the flash drive (FolderMount moves the file and creates a symlink in your local Android folder), then if I want to play a game just plug in the drive and mount the linked folder... I haven't tried this yet, but pretty sure it would work as you can move / link files to wherever you want.
Anyway, just wanted to let people unfamiliar with these drives what they're like, and that I find mine extremely useful. I've seen different brands on sale on Amazon and they're priced pretty reasonably regardless. If you're going to pick one up, I'd just recommend getting one with a small loop so you can attach some kind of string or something (actually attached mine to a string with a headphone port plug on it... not that I carry it around like that, but I could...) I misplaced mine once, and pretty much assumed it had slipped through a slice in the space-time-continuum (did I mention that they're very small?) but fortunately found it about a week later when I moved a big recliner looking for something else.
In conclusion, I highly approve of these drives, and would recommend one to anyone who is in the habit of storing digital files :good:
Oh, BTW, that Sandisk drive in the link is usb 2.0, but there are versions that are usb 3.0. I found this Kingston 3.0 drive on the Amazon page for the Sandisk one: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LIXJ0OU/ref=twister_B00MFJ6G20 nice, only $15, and I like that form factor better than that of the Sandisk. Not.... sure... I... can... resist.........
UPDATE (killer deal!: I just threw down an order for that leef adapter I linked to, AND grabbed this guy: Corsair Flash Voyager GO 64GB USB3.0 micro USB OTG Flash Drive for Android devices The listed price was only $33 (& prime) which sounded pretty good to me! However, when I went and checked out... I have no idea why and it doesn't say anything about this on the product page, but below that drive when I checked out it said "promotion applied: -$7.51", so I just scored that sweet 64 GB usb 3 / micro-usb for about $26! So if anyone else is interested in picking up one of those, seems like now's an excellent time to do so, but I'm curious if anyone else picks one up if they get that "promotion" as well (didn't put in a code, didn't say anything about it on the page, so possible that it was just some credit in my account or something, but I really don't think so....) So if you check that out, post back please whether or not you got a surprise $7 off or not, hopefully it applies for everyone!
I believe you must have gotten a credit somehow. I am a prime member and when I went to check out no discount for me. Good find though.
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I believe you must have gotten a credit somehow. I am a prime member and when I went to check out no discount for me. Good find though.
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Ah, interesting. Thanks for the reply... there's only one way I can think of that I might have earned some credit: you guys know that Amazon finally released a Prime Instant Video app for Android? Yeah, neither did I until I saw an article yesterday... you have to install it via the regular Amazon shopping app... kind of bizarre... Anyway, it's ok (def better than nothing). No chromecast and I think it's only available for certain devices (N3 :good and no tablet version yet (tried sideloading the apk on my Note 8, but it just gave me a message that I need the new tablet version of the (regular, not app store) app, which isn't out yet. Anyway the article said that you could get 100 free credits(?) or something (I never install the Amazon App Store, but I thought those coins / credits / whatevers were only good for apps and such. Anyway, if that's what it is.... wow. That was the most profitable episode of Flight of the Concords that I played on my phone with the volume down while I did something else! Shrug... definitely still a great drive at an excellent price. Just don't lose that sucker!
Really hope they add CCast... Amazon's got a reasonably solid library, which I never use because I'm just not down with watching media in a browser window. Suppose I could cast screen cast the show onto my TV or MHL, but will probably wait till I finish off my own 7 TB ripped media library and every single thing on Netflix first. Maybe I can just straight up cast it by then
Hey, I posted this in that other thread about the New Egg deal for the 32 GB usb 2 / micro-usb drive, but I just kept editing my post, and I added this "update" to it at about 2 last night, so thought I should just go ahead and make a new topic since that deal was phenomenal so thought I'd make a new topic to make sure that I got the word out about this. I'm going to c/p/e(dit) my other post. Now, don't interpret this as me condoning cross-posting... just making a one-time exception since I'm answering (well, two) questions: 1) "I have 65,000 1kb text files that I NEED to copy onto my phone... What's the fastest way to do that?? and 2) "So I really want the Nexus 6, but how can I cope without an external SD??" (That's the main reason I'm just going to paste most of that other post, I already have a drive like this so I explained what they're like, as well as how I think that I personally would be able to cope with just internal storage).
After pretty thoroughly checking out the flash options on Amazon, I came across this guy: Corsair Flash Voyager GO 64GB USB3.0 micro USB OTG Flash Drive for Android devices which cost only $33 (& prime) according to the page, which sounded pretty good to me... it seems like even regular usb 2 64 GB drives (w/o the micro-sd connector) go for a bit more than that. So I then went and checked out with that and a couple of other things... I noticed on the invoice below that item it said "promotion applied: -$7.51". I have no idea what the promotion is and it doesn't say anything about this on the product page and it's pretty clearly significantly on sale already, I didn't enter a code or anything... it just showed up, bringing the price for a seriously awesome 64 GB flash drive down to about $26! I mean, if you NEEDED a flash drive and had to grab one from a pharmacy or something, that'd probably get you maybe 16 gigs from a mid-tier manufacturer.... I going to explain (umm, paste) these drives a bit if anyone hasn't seen them, my current main use for it, and thoughts on how it could be used on a device with only internal storage.
Ok, I wrote all of this before scouring Amazon and finding that deal: These new(ish) usb / micro usb flash drives are incredibly handy. I've had a 32 GB Transcend for a few weeks and I was actually just thinking about ordering another one. For anyone who hasn't seen these drives, basically they conform to the WYSIWYG standard: it's a super tiny-ass flash drive with a regular USB connector on one end and a micro usb connector on the other (as you can See. and then decide if that's something you want to Get... ) Most have some kind of cap or cover on one or both ends. For me at least, an always keep it here policy is essential, or it's pretty much immediately lost; the Transcend drive was the smallest I could find which is 1.1 in long, no wider/taller than a usb port, and has a cap over the micro usb side. I often download ROMS and such onto it from my computer for transfer to my phone (or you can even flash files straight from it in TWRP!) I also copy some backups to it (i.e. a copy of my Titanium Backup folder as well as a nandroid or two). The fact that this type of drive exists is seriously the only reason that I'd be able to use a phone that doesn't have an external sd slot (Nexus 6?). In fact, this is my tentative plan if I ever end up getting a device like that: use FolderMount to move huge obb and data files for all large games to the flash drive (FolderMount moves the file and creates a symlink in your local Android folder), then if I want to play a game just plug in the drive and mount the linked folder... I haven't tried this yet, but pretty sure it would work as you can move / link files to wherever you want.
Anyway, just wanted to let people unfamiliar with these drives what they're like, and that I find mine extremely useful. I've seen different brands on sale on Amazon and they're priced pretty reasonably regardless. If you're going to pick one up, I'd just recommend getting one with a small loop so you can attach some kind of string or something (actually attached mine to a string with a headphone port plug on it... not that I carry it around like that, but I could...) I misplaced mine once, and pretty much assumed it had slipped through a slice in the space-time-continuum (did I mention that they're very small?) but fortunately found it about a week later when I moved a big recliner looking for something else.
In conclusion, I highly approve of these drives, and would recommend one to anyone who is in the habit of storing digital files
Again, I'm pretty confused by that "promotion" cash back, and I'm wondering if anyone else is interested in one of these receives the same. You still pretty much can't beat this one at $33, but I was sort of debating between this and something else, since I already have one, but If I knew that 64 gigs was only $27 I could have skipped all that! If anyone checks it out, post back if that promotion showed up for you at checkout or not. If you don't get it, call and ask what's up... say "you know someone who ordered it on 10/4 (@ around two) and had an unexpected promotion for $7.51 off, but he had no idea why and checked the product page where it definitely didn't mention a promotion when he made the order... so... uhh... hook it up!" Hope it works out for anyone whose interest is piqued!
I went to check out and didn't see any discount applied. Could something else in your cart been discounted? Good price anyway.Thanks for the review.
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mooseyone said:
I went to check out and didn't see any discount applied. Could something else in your cart been discounted? Good price anyway.Thanks for the review.
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No prob man, I'm almost positive the discount was taken from the Corsair drive. I ordered 4 things which were split into 3 shipments. The one with the drive also contains this guy: Leef Access microSD Card Reader with microUSB 2.0 Connector for Android which looks mighty handy itself, especially since I have a stack of four 32 gig micro sd cards lying around. That thing only cost $9.99 and the promotion was right below the 64 gig drive on the invoice. I have a possible theory which I just typed up in the thread about the similar 32 gig drive but its kind of long and highly conspiratorial... it involved a promotion to get 100 coins or something for downloading the new Amazon Instant Video app (yes you heard correctly!) Oddly you have to download the instant video app through the Amazon (shopping, not App Store) and it's pretty bare bones (and not yet available for tablets), no CCast of course, but hey, it's about freakin time! Anyway, I thought whatever I "earned" (via playing an episode of Flight of the Concords while I put my phone down and did something else) were only good for games and such... and why did it say "promotion" instead of "credit"?? I might call them up just to quell my curiosity.
Oh, one more piece of advice about these drives; I like the style of the Corsair and I already have a super tiny one. However, If you want a smaller form-factor, check out the Kingston 64 GB usb 3. It's only a few bucks more than this one, but that one's about 1 inch long, like the one I have, as opposed to this one which is (an almost unwieldy) 4 in long.