My Flyer is on its way to me, and I am looking at some current deals on Micro SD cards. Currently, there is a Samsung 32GB Class 10 for $35 or an AData 32 GB Class 4 for $20. There was also a Team 32GB Class 10 for $23 (since expired).
My understanding is that Class refers to the read/write speed of the card (the higher the class, the higher the speed).
My questions are these:
I will be using the SD card primarily to store movies, music, ebooks, and photos. Given these uses:
(1) Will class 10 v. class 4 make much of a difference?
(2) Would class 10 be necessary or preferable?
(3) Under what circumstances/uses would the class 10 make a difference on our flyers (video recording?)
(4) Are there brands that are preferred /brands to be avoided?
(5) I've run across some threads that discouraged the use of 32GB cards (higher failure rate v. 16GB). Is this still relevant?
Thanks!
I have a 32GB Class 10 in mine. I think for the price difference, I may as well go for the Class 10. I'm reading from many other people that the new 64GB cards work just fine, as well. They format out at 59GB.
Fuzi0719 said:
I have a 32GB Class 10 in mine. I think for the price difference, I may as well go for the Class 10. I'm reading from many other people that the new 64GB cards work just fine, as well. They format out at 59GB.
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Thanks for the input. I thought about it some more this morning and decided to just bite the bullet and purchase the 32GB Samsung Micro SD Class 10 card.
Funny - I initially purchased this tablet because I was trying to find a good 7" tablet and wanted to spend under $200 (I obtained it for $170). However, I have now spent an additional $83 on accessories (HTC Scribe + Ace case (similar to the Blurex case) - $45 on eBay for the bundle), screen protector ($3), and now, the micro SD card ($35).
However, the nice thing about the micro SD is that, in the event I end up selling the Flyer, I can easily use it on future phones, Android tablets, etc.
JOLiu said:
Thanks for the input. I thought about it some more this morning and decided to just bite the bullet and purchase the 32GB Samsung Micro SD Class 10 card.
Funny - I initially purchased this tablet because I was trying to find a good 7" tablet and wanted to spend under $200 (I obtained it for $170). However, I have now spent an additional $83 on accessories (HTC Scribe + Ace case (similar to the Blurex case) - $45 on eBay for the bundle), screen protector ($3), and now, the micro SD card ($35).
However, the nice thing about the micro SD is that, in the event I end up selling the Flyer, I can easily use it on future phones, Android tablets, etc.
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True, I got my Flyer for $175. I added the 32GB Class 10 card for $23 (was a Newegg sale), and a Navitech leather case I found on Amazon for $10 that came with a 2pack of screen protectors and also holds the pen. I also bought a Fujitsu pen for $24 (works just like the HTC Scribe pen). I've loaded the Cool3D Honey v4 ROM and really love this thing, now.
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what class of card runs the various android builds quicker with touch hd memory card reader
1. class 2
2. class 4
3. class 6
just looking a definitive answer so android users please vote and post make or were bought, date bought
thx everyone
the higher the class the faster the card...
i.e. a class 6 has a guaranteed transfer speed of 6 mb/s, while a class 2 has only 2 mb/s
or i dont get ur actual question...
I'm looking to upgrade to a 16gb card. Does it matter what brand or anything? I see tons of different cards on ebay.
DanBergundy said:
I'm looking to upgrade to a 16gb card. Does it matter what brand or anything? I see tons of different cards on ebay.
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well if you have the money don't buy one from ebay look on play.com or somewhere as the ebay ones are probably no where near as reliable, i have always bought of ebay personally and never noticed any issues but i know they are cheapo ones so will probably not last very long, and don't always hold the full 8gb
Read speeds!!
if im right class refers to write speed 2mb 4mb 6mb
surely the read speed is more important for running android via sd on card reader of touch hd
what is the microsd card reader hardware spec of the touch hd, if anyone knows
i managed to buy a class 10 16gb kingston microsdhc on amazon £34, whether it arrives as class 10 is a different story tho.
I am looking for a micro SD card for my Asus either 16 or 32gb. Any suggestions? Class, brand where to purchase at decent price? I appreciate any info and thanks.
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I have the Adata 16GB Class 10 from newegg. Works really well.
i got a 16gb sandisk from amazon...pretty cheap.... im sure its a generic one but never had a problem with generics
I've used the 16gb class 10 Wintec Filemate. I tested it with hw2test (forgot the exact name), and it turned up 12 mb/s writing and nearly 20 mb/s reading. So it's definitely a class 10 and performs higher than its class actually. It's worked well for the past year, and is generally around 25-30 bucks on Amazon.
Try checking out Amazon's prices, they're usually pretty good. You can get a 16GB card for as low as $16 and a 32gb starting around $40. I usually stick with Sandisk; haven't had a problem yet. They're usually a bit more, but the reviews tend to be high. I went with a 32gb-- class 4 to keep the price down-- but I think I'm gonna go with an Ultra model (15 mb/s) when I get a 32GB SD card for the dock. I have one in 2GB and side by side, it's like tortoises (not the fast ones on youtube) and hares. And with recent price drops, it'll be cheaper!
I appreciate the replies. Is there a major difference between a class 10 and a class 4?
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tengtengvn said:
I have the Adata 16GB Class 10 from newegg. Works really well.
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Could you please provide inputs on the speed you achieve using a C10 on the TF? (File transfer, app launches, etc?)
I got a 32G Class 4 Sandisk off Amazon for ~$50. Works great. Sustained write is somewhere around 6 MB/sec.
I got a 32GB SanDisk class 10 for $35 bucks on ebay a couple months back.
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I got a 32GB SanDisk class 10 for $35 bucks on ebay a couple months back.
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You might want to check you are actually getting the full 32gb capacity on that card. There are a lot of fakes on Ebay that show up in Windows etc as the size stated but if you actually try to copy that amount to the card it fails.
Ive had great luck with both my aData and Sandisk 32gig cards. One is a class 2 and one is a class 4.
One thing to note with classing of cards is pretty much any card will be fast enough to operate with the TF. Playing videos and holding data for programs. The Class only refers to write speed, so its how fast you can put data on the card. This will primarily come into play when copying large files to the card. If you arent worried about that as much then you could save some money passing on higher classed cards.
i have adata 32gb class 10 my speed are below
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runner50783 said:
Could you please provide inputs on the speed you achieve using a C10 on the TF? (File transfer, app launches, etc?)
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Using TeraCopy to copy a big movie file to the Adata class 10, I got a constant speed of 16MB/s. Reading is a little bit slower, around 14-15MB/s.
Does the microSD SDHC TF Memory work with the transformer or would only the regular microSD without the HC work?
Can someone link me to a decently priced 16gb one on ebay?
Thanks
Paparasee said:
Does the microSD SDHC TF Memory work with the transformer or would only the regular microSD without the HC work?
Can someone link me to a decently priced 16gb one on ebay?
Thanks
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All SD cards above 4 GB are SDHC. SDHC reader is backward compatible with the standard SD card. (without HC).
ebay are full of fake memory card. Stay away.
Thank you so much tengtengvn .... guess I'll just pay a lil more and get one directly from a store
i was wondering if i get a 32gb micro sd...does the galaxys2 support it? and where is hte cheapest i can get it from?
According to the specs on GSMArena it says that it does, but that also depends on the brand you get. There are a lot of sellers who has it but some of them are fake 32GB cards where you put it in and it is actually a 16GB or the class is actually lower than advertised, for example a class 10 really is a class 2 or 4. Just make sure to buy it from a reputable place, like Newegg or something.
It will work. I'm using a Sandisk Micro SDHC 32gb Class 4.
Newegg was selling 32GB Micro SDHC's for $35 not too long ago, not sure if the deal is still there.
Like someone said, there are LOTS of fake one's out there. Make sure you get it from reputable reseller, Newegg, Amazon, etc.
Yes, the 32gb will work.
I just placed an order for a 32gb class 10 from amazon that comes with card reader for $61.... with prime shipping it should be here friday morning.
The fact that the SHDC slot is not hot swappable is pretty annoying, so I am going to leave this 32gb card in my phone and hopefully I can use the USB host cable I ordered with a usb-micro sd reader for extra space on the go.
Ordered a 32 gig class 4 earlier off third party Amazon seller for 44 bucks shipped. Will test it when I get it and report back
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32GB SanDisk Class4 @ 1saleaday for $29.99 (about 2 week ago) = No problems.
Sandisk class2 at Amazon for 37.99.
Class 2 won't be too great for recording video... HD especially.
I've had my eye on the 32GB class 10 ADATA cards for a while, and since I just got a SGS2 maybe it's finally time to get one.
(Man. First few posts... can't provide links to the card I referenced... can't post in the development forums... I feel so restricted. :| )
everyone getting these ~$40 class 2/4 cards.... why not splurge for another $20 and have more than double the transfer rate?
Turns out the Galaxy S2 series even supports Micro SDXC (aka, 64 GB and up) cards too...
It's just that the stock kernel doesn't support exFat, so you have to re-format the card with FAT32 (at least until kernel devs can get exFat support worked in).
64GB has been confirmed to work, and with 128 GB around the corner, the possibilities for storage are pretty endless... Assuming you have the cash that is.
Coming from wp7 we learned that sandisk class 2 and 4 cards out benchmarked other cards of higher class. Not all cards but a few of them. The wp7 os was so sensitive to SD cards.
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I'm curious about the Class 4 vs Class 10 war update.
When I had my Infuse, it was really determined that the Infuse 4G hardware really didn't take advantage of Class 10, so weather you buy 2 or 10 the speeds seen were the same on that device. Wondering if anyone has any experience with this handset, and can tell me with certainty if there's a difference on THIS device. I'm happy to upgrade, but want to know things like "Scanning Media" will significantly go faster to make the upgrade worth it.
Thoughts\Opinions\Dirty looks appreciated.
I would guess you wont see real world differences with class 2 vs class 6/10..other than video recording/playback. but when transferring files there is no way a class 2 can compete with higher rated cards.
and I wish I knew about the SDXC cards working... might have to order one and send the 32 back.
Kadernal said:
I would guess you wont see real world differences with class 2 vs class 6/10..other than video recording/playback. but when transferring files there is no way a class 2 can compete with higher rated cards.
and I wish I knew about the SDXC cards working... might have to order one and send the 32 back.
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When you say file transfer, my understanding is the transport hardware samsung is using slows down the transfer. Do you know this to be true\untrue? I just don't want to buy class 10 and not feel a wooosh of faster speed. Think I'm better off staying put w\ 4?
I can't definitively say that the phone slows transfers since I haven't seen a reliable source report that.... I have yet to try the class 10 card myself since it hasn't arrived. I only know what has happened with the cards I do have.
From what I read in regards to card class and phone use, the majority consensus seems to be that in order to get "true 720" video you need to have a card rated higher than class 2.. considering this phone does 1080 recording I didn't want to be cheap.. for an extra $20 I got a card from a reliable manufacturer and source that was the highest class and capacity available, it wasn't a hard choice for me.
I transfered a couple 3.5gb .mkvs over to the class 4 card I currently have in the phone and it kept timing out or the transfer times would jump up to 30+ minutes and then fail nearly every time. This card works flawlessly in other applications so it might very well be the phone slowing down these transfers. I tried with a variety of other class 2 and 4 cards with similar results. Plugging any of the tested cards into the card reader in my pc transfers the files without a hitch.
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I can't definitively say that the phone slows transfers since I haven't seen a reliable source report that.... I have yet to try the class 10 card myself since it hasn't arrived. I only know what has happened with the cards I do have.
From what I read in regards to card class and phone use, the majority consensus seems to be that in order to get "true 720" video you need to have a card rated higher than class 2.. considering this phone does 1080 recording I didn't want to be cheap.. for an extra $20 I got a card from a reliable manufacturer and source that was the highest class and capacity available, it wasn't a hard choice for me.
I transfered a couple 3.5gb .mkvs over to the class 4 card I currently have in the phone and it kept timing out or the transfer times would jump up to 30+ minutes and then fail nearly every time. This card works flawlessly in other applications so it might very well be the phone slowing down these transfers. I tried with a variety of other class 2 and 4 cards with similar results. Plugging any of the tested cards into the card reader in my pc transfers the files without a hitch.
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Good observations. I'm kinda in the same boat as you. That was my experience. I ran the SD Card test on the Class 10 I had and the Infuse said it was just SLIGHTLY faster than the Class 4, so i kept the 4. At the time it was about $30 vs $65, so wasn't worth it for mediocre performance. Now I'm starting to think maybe it's worth it. I just don't like that when the card gets full of photos and songs, it takes forever to Scan Files every reboot or USB plug in\out
Lifehacker did a write-up awhile back.
http://lifehacker.com/5804661/does-it-matter-what-class-micro-sd-card-i-have-in-my-android-phone
I've also read that it is a TERRIBLE idea to use the phone as USB storage as the speeds are horrendous. I can vouch for this as my Transcend 32GB performs faster in the usb adapter than through the phone. Why? I have no idea
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Lifehacker did a write-up awhile back.
http://lifehacker.com/5804661/does-it-matter-what-class-micro-sd-card-i-have-in-my-android-phone
I've also read that it is a TERRIBLE idea to use the phone as USB storage as the speeds are horrendous. I can vouch for this as my Transcend 32GB performs faster in the usb adapter than through the phone. Why? I have no idea
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well I just bit the bullet and bought a 32gb class 10 (i have class 4 now) from amazon. They're great with returns so if it doesn't give me a boost, back it'll go
Saw this price for a Class 4 SanDisk 32 GB microSDHC - $23.31 on Amazon today. That's a sweet, sweet price. http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-microSDHC-Flash-Memory-SDSDQM-032G/dp/B004G60AD6/ref=pd_rhf_cr_shvl7
That it is! Thanks for the link. I just bought two.
it's back up to $28
I missed it too. $28 bucks not bad though. The list price kills me $90.99. Yeah right
It still shows as $23.31 for me.
Thanks for the update just picked up a pair
$23.31 + $4.99 shipping
price is $28.30 anyway
Dollar cost average
Price went back up. But found 16gb for less than 10bucks. I figured I'd get two of those and one 32gb before I deploy. Enough room for all the books and movies and games or whatever i need to keep me busy
great news. i can't get it with this price in my country
Can you measure the speed via USB mass storage, transferring a movie for instance, from/to PC, please?
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Read some of the low-star reviews on Amazon. It sounds like quite a few bad cards from this seller. Several also commented that it doesn't come in retail packaging, so no warranty from SanDisk if it goes bad.
This is a great price for this card. I had a class 6 16gb card in my phone and decided to get one of these as all the reviews indicated they where as good as a class 6 and all the class 10 32gb seemed to be hit or miss.
Card is working great in my phone and with using sd tools to test speeds it is getting class 6 speeds
I bought my for $28 wish I could have found this deal
cbarth3 said:
This is a great price for this card. I had a class 6 16gb card in my phone and decided to get one of these as all the reviews indicated they where as good as a class 6 and all the class 10 32gb seemed to be hit or miss.
Card is working great in my phone and with using sd tools to test speeds it is getting class 6 speeds
I bought my for $28 wish I could have found this deal
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Wintec's 32GB Class 10 card works perfectly in my NT, and I had it in my MT4GS for a while. What would also work is the card I currently have in my MT4GS (see forum signature).
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As the title says, Fry's Electronics has a Samsung 32gb class 10 micro sdhc card for $35 right now!
I don't know how long they'll have 'em for so I suggest you head to your local Fry's asap if you're interested in picking one up. Maybe call in advanced to see if they're in stock.
Just bought a SanDisk Class 4 from Amazon for $30 not too long ago, oh well. Really good find anyway. The white Samsung SDs would be interesting looking...
If I were in your shoes I would probably just sell that card and get the class 10 card instead, but that's just me.
Nah, I'd be losing more money than the gains would be worth. Class 10 isn't always the fastest.
I bought this!
I bought that (from a different website but the same brand and type of card) and I used some BS method that involved writing a file to the memory card, to Root my nook & it didn't work (shocker) now, I am stuck with these written files. How do I get it unwritten?
Unwritten to the SD card? Just format it.
The samsung 32GB class 10 microsd is plenty fast with the capability of running gamecube backups through the wii at full speed. Performance on the tablet is also flawless, granted i have not tested any other card but a pny 8GB class 4 which the samsung beat the crap out of.
This is a pretty impressive card for $36.50 (amazon)
Oops.
Unfortunately there are no Fry's on the east coast.