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I have a HTC Desire and im after a larger storage than 4gb included.
I'm a bit wary of class 2 cards in fear they will be very slow. And I'm also wary of fake cards on ebay for example.
Also does class 4 vs 6 make a large difference?
I want a 32gb if its the right price (and not class 2?) but im not sure where to buy from. The site must be able to ship to new zealand.
Thanks.
I know that Verizon is supposed to be selling 32GB microSD cards, not sure about the class but I don't think their class 2. There normally $150 but have been on sale for $99 at least 1 or 2 times. So even if it is a class 2, still better than the $199 price for the Sandisk 32gb one on Amazon. Either way good luck, I hope you find the card your looking for!
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I bought a 32gb from http://www.jr.com.
Seen the verbatim 32gb mSD class6 at amazon for 89$/free SH, and seen the 16gb's from 25-60 depending on brand/speed
Hey just wondering,where are you getting info on the micro SD cards? All I have found so far says 2 is faster than 4. I'm not saying I'm right your wrong but I just purchased a class2 today under that assumption.
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Seen the verbatim 32gb mSD class6 at amazon for 89$/free SH, and seen the 16gb's from 25-60 depending on brand/speed
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lol. that is regular sd card not micro sd.
There is not a 32gb class 6 micro sd card on the market as of today.
Yeah, class 4 is about twice as fast as class 2 cards. I would say the best price/speed ratio right now is the Kingston 16GB Class 4 MicroSD card. Best places to buy micro sd cards online would be Amazon and Newegg. There's hardly any bull**** with the products on those 2 sites.
Amazon UK - You've now got 32 gb class 6 micro sdhc at £88.00 link class 4 at £85 link . I just ordered a class 2 for £64.49 including postage - link
Hope it helps.
Uhmm, a bit of confusion in my mind, wich class is enought for my Galaxy S?
The 'class' rating on the card can basically be thought of as the tested minimum transfer speed (sustained - not random. A random write can far exceed the class rating).
class 2 (~1Mb /s)
class 4 (~2Mb /s)
class 6 (~3Mb /s)
and the highest I've seen is class 10 (~4Mb /s) which I doubt any of us are going to buy.
So far as I know, there is NO CLASS 8 - don't buy one, it's probably a fake. By the way those ratings are in mega bytes not mega bits if you need the bit speed just multiply by 8.
Now if you're ever told 2 is faster than 4 you can laugh in their face - when (dealing with technology) has a lower number ever been better???
Macita said:
Uhmm, a bit of confusion in my mind, wich class is enought for my Galaxy S?
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I meant to answer this earlier but any class would be more than enough for the galaxy s. The reason you want a higher transfer speed is that loading 8, 16, or 32 GB of data can take forever depending on the type and amount of data. As far as the phone is concerned, a class 2 is fast enough for a swap file, video/movie, or music.
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I meant to answer this earlier but any class would be more than enough for the galaxy s. The reason you want a higher transfer speed is that loading 8, 16, or 32 GB of data can take forever depending on the type and amount of data. As far as the phone is concerned, a class 2 is fast enough for a swap file, video/movie, or music.
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I agree, the phone is going to max out before the card does.
Hey gang. I am new here. I just purchased a 32gb card class 2 for my Samsung Vibrant. I noticed it handles just about everything except recording hd video directly to the card. The first few seconds during playback show as rainbow colored garbled pixels then clears up to play clearly. Reduce the recording resolution of the video and it plays fine. Record hd video to phone then transfer to card and it plays fine. It is a brand new card (kingston) with next to no data on it so far. Anyone else having this issue? I am thinking I need a card with a higher class rating.....
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Hey gang. I am new here. I just purchased a 32gb card class 2 for my Samsung Vibrant. I noticed it handles just about everything except recording hd video directly to the card. The first few seconds during playback show as rainbow colored garbled pixels then clears up to play clearly. Reduce the recording resolution of the video and it plays fine. Record hd video to phone then transfer to card and it plays fine. It is a brand new card (kingston) with next to no data on it so far. Anyone else having this issue? I am thinking I need a card with a higher class rating.....
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To record HD video smoothly you are gonna need at-least a class 4 and maybe a class 6. Class 2 doesnt write fast enough to keep up, thats why you had the pixelation distortion.
As far as a 32gb class 6 card, I am afraid we are out of luck until these cards come onto the market. Samsung has been working on a new card I heard.
Hoever, newegg does have class 4 cards in 32 gb for around 100 bucks.
Hope this helps.
UPDATE
there is a class 6 32 gig card I found at amazon but it is a "Komputerbay" brand so buyer beware.
"Soon to be the owner of a Samsung Focus"
TOA Duck said:
To record HD video smoothly you are gonna need at-least a class 4 and maybe a class 6. Class 2 doesnt write fast enough to keep up, thats why you had the pixelation distortion.
As far as a 32gb class 6 card, I am afraid we are out of luck until these cards come onto the market. Samsung has been working on a new card I heard.
Hoever, newegg does have class 4 cards in 32 gb for around 100 bucks.
Hope this helps.
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there is a class 6 32 gig card I found at amazon but it is a "Komputerbay" brand so buyer beware.
"Soon to be the owner of a Samsung Focus"
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Thanks TOA duck. I suspected the same thing. I have since ordered a class 6, 32gb card and am now waiting for it to arrive. I will post results once I get it in and have tested it....
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You can buy a 32gb & 16gb from Verizon Wireless pretty cheap..
$99.99 - 32GB SanDisk
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?action=accessoryDetails&archetypeId=12214
$49.99 - 16GB Duracell
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?action=accessoryDetails&archetypeId=11944
WalMart FTW!!!!!!!
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Just ordered Kingston MicroSD 32gb class 4 for under $100(shipped and no tax)
http://www.adorama.com/KGSDMC432G2A.html
Who knows good places to buy memory cards in EU?
Hello. On ebay 32 gb class 10 is maximum 50 dollars, 16 gb is max 27 dollars. But i dont trust if they are real or fake. You know, they make Samsung's, sandisks fake and no clue to understand if it is like that.
So, where is best to buy, cheap and safe? Amazon, ebay?
And what brand, kingston Samsung, Sandisk?
I have the stock MicroSDHC card in my Evo at the moment.
I am looking to purchase a Sandisk microSDHC 16gb class 4 or 6 card.
Class 4 would most likely be fast enough for me.
I have been searching around but have heard alot about counterfeits, etc.
Looking to purchase in a blister card as this appears to be the best way to be assured you are purchasing a legit card.
Any recommendations are appreciated.
Kingston is an option as I have also read good things about it.
Again, Legitimacy is a top priority.
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I have the stock MicroSDHC card in my Evo at the moment.
I am looking to purchase a Sandisk microSDHC 16gb class 4 or 6 card.
Class 4 would most likely be fast enough for me.
I have been searching around but have heard alot about counterfeits, etc.
Looking to purchase in a blister card as this appears to be the best way to be assured you are purchasing a legit card.
Any recommendations are appreciated.
Kingston is an option as I have also read good things about it.
Again, Legitimacy is a top priority.
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This is just my opinion but I only use a-data micro sdcards. The 2 class six cards I got for me and the wife have served me with apps2sd and since before I even had my g1. They are very reasonably priced on newegg.
I just find sandisk cards to be over priced imo. But to be sure you only get quality cards I would buy from either tigerdirect or newegg.
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This one is well hidden in the depths of newegg; I bought and sounds like a great deal to me.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220546
I'll research the a-data cards.
Are they better quality than the transcend cards?
I'm using a 32GB Class 10 from Wintec and it works great. Only ~$85 on NewEgg. With their free shipping, I ordered it Friday morning and got it Monday afternoon.
Wintec Class 10 16GB SDHC for around $27 from Tiger Direct... I can't imagine why you'd go 4 or 6...
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Wintec Class 10 16GB SDHC for around $27 from Tiger Direct... I can't imagine why you'd go 4 or 6...
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Heard something about smart phones can't utilize the speeds that class 10 offers, or something to that effect. So it wasnt worth the extra money that a class 10 would cost.
But at the price you mentioned, the cost is a non factor. Just don't know the quality of Wintec vs. the rest.
I've got several WinTec cards - even have WinTec PC10666 (1333) memory in my desktop - always been happy with the quality.
As far as speed - I'm VERY new to the EVO so I can't speak to whether or not the phone can utilize the extra speed.. But as you mentioned - at that price, who cares... And I will say this - putting large amounts of stuff onto this card vs my older class 4's and 6's via computer is *way* faster.
You can utilize the speed by changing one value in your system files
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Heard something about smart phones can't utilize the speeds that class 10 offers, or something to that effect. So it wasnt worth the extra money that a class 10 would cost.
But at the price you mentioned, the cost is a non factor. Just don't know the quality of Wintec vs. the rest.
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And what would that value be
128 instead of 4, buy the wintec 16gb for 27 dollars, best cost for performance and size. There's a thread in the development section about it
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128 instead of 4, buy the wintec 16gb for 27 dollars, best cost for performance and size. There's a thread in the development section about it
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Here's the thread with the SD card speed hack. Link . Worked great for me but I actually changed the script value to 512 to go along with my Lexar 32GB Class 10.
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Here's the thread with the SD card speed hack. Link . Worked great for me but I actually changed the script value to 512 to go along with my Lexar 32GB Class 10.
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Thanks for the link but I changed my value to 128 a few minute ago as per the GoodandEvo thread.
You could try this thread...
Wow, am I late to this party or what? >.>
RFrancis said:
This one is well hidden in the depths of newegg; I bought and sounds like a great deal to me.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220546
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Just got this card and am very happy with it's speed.
Why is the kingston like half the price of the sandisk aren't they both top brands? Also will class 4 be able to function properly?
Guess i'll remove the links caues of the rules but at amazon the sandisk 32gb class 4 is List Price CDN$ 131.76 and at other various sites the kingston 32gb class 4 is around $55-70.
I am currently using verified-genuine 32gb Kingston class 4. No problem so far. Transfer rate about 5.6 to 6.1 mb/s. Taken Full Hd video. No jerk or whatsoever.
But be careful of fake Kingston. Best thing to do is before you buy, verify the card serial no at Kingston website in front of the vendor.
Just my 2 cents
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I am currently using verified-genuine 32gb Kingston class 4. No problem so far. Transfer rate about 5.6 to 6.1 mb/s. Taken Full Hd video. No jerk or whatsoever.
But be careful of fake Kingston. Best thing to do is before you buy, verify the card serial no at Kingston website in front of the vendor.
Just my 2 cents
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Hmmm I doub`t I can do that considering i am ordering online but i ordered all my computer parts from ncix and had no issues I highly doubt they sell fake cards they are like newegg.com but for canada. Still not sure if I should go for the sandisk over the kingston
If they are that reliable, then u should go ahead and order. A class 4 will always be a class 4, no more or less in performance, if it's genuine.
If u want to get a sandisk class 4, u can actually top up a little bit and go for a class 10
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If they are that reliable, then u should go ahead and order. A class 4 will always be a class 4, no more or less in performance, if it's genuine.
If u want to get a sandisk class 4, u can actually top up a little bit and go for a class 10
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Thanks for the reply what did you mean by I can top up a little bit?
Because that Sandisk Class 4 is overpriced.
For an equivalent of CDN$100, I can get a Lexar Class 10 32GB MicroSD. Great in sequential speeds but **** in random writes. Still, it is just to prove a point that the Sandisk that you are looking at is overpriced. Over here, the Sandisk Class 4 sells for 30-40% cheaper than the Lexar Class 10!
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Because that Sandisk Class 4 is overpriced.
For an equivalent of CDN$100, I can get a Lexar Class 10 32GB MicroSD. Great in sequential speeds but **** in random writes. Still, it is just to prove a point that the Sandisk that you are looking at is overpriced. Over here, the Sandisk Class 4 sells for 30-40% cheaper than the Lexar Class 10!
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makes sense guess i'll go with the kingston then
If the Kingston Class 4 transfer speeds are what the user above was reporting then think about getting a Class 2 Sandisk one (if its cheaper). My Class 2 Sandisk reads/writes at 5.5mb/s.
Hi Guys can anybody suggest me ? Should I go for 16 gb class 6 samsung memory card or 32 gb class 4 sandisk ? will class 6 and 4 matter ? Because class 6 32 gb is very expensive
I use Sandisk class 4 32GB too.. no problem..
if you write frequently to the external card ...like say taking backups...or capturing photos/video... go for faster speed... class 6 or higher...if affordable...
but say you want to carry music..ebooks etc on the card... then class 4 with bigger memory should work well.. because the read speed on class 4 wont be too bad...
It really depends on your usage, if you think that 32GB will come in handy in the future then go for it. Personally, I bought a Transcend 16GB Class 6 off Amazon for $15, good price and performs very well.
Class 4 is already quite good but it is more to video or photo is best class 6 or higher.
There is not a visible diference. Go for the 32 one!
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Buy whatever you can afford.
Obviously if you can afford it, get the 32GB card. The slightly slower write speeds will only come into play the first time you put a lot of data on the phone or if you regularly transfer large blocks of data to/from the phone.
But if you're like me and dumped a whole lot of music & other stuff onto the card when you first got it, and since have only dropped the occasional file onto it, the 32GB card is fine (I own a 32GB Class4 Sandisk).
Higher class only if you like recording video. It'll have lesser risk of shuttering. For now there is hardware limitations in reading higher speed but this is going to change real soon...
Get the 32gb one, my class 4 writes at 5.5mb so its good, just use the internal for fast write
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Define "expensive", as the current price of 32GB class 10 cards is ridiculously cheap imho. maybe you're just looking in the wrong places?
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Define "expensive", as the current price of 32GB class 10 cards is ridiculously cheap imho. maybe you're just looking in the wrong places?
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its around 3k here in India....
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Thank you all .. going for 32gb class 4 ... finally
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Thank you all .. going for 32gb class 4 ... finally
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If mymemory..com ships to India, I think a 32gb class 10 will cost you 2k
Class 6 or class 4 ?
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Go for the 32GB one!
Hey Darshan, buy the 32 GB class 4 one as it can do everything including FullHD recording. Probably it'll be little slower to transfer large files to and fro from a compter.
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I got a 32 GB class 4 card for 1.7 k in Bangalore.
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Class 6 or class 4 ?
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class 10, like I said.
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I use Sandisk class 4 32GB too.. no problem..
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I second that, got one from amazon for £18 bargin
Samsung 32GB Class 10 is on sale at Expansys at the moment and they ship to India http://www.expansys.in/expansys-32gb-micro-sdhc-class-10-no-adaptor-221949/
It's priced at $36 so I don't know what that means to you! But the UK price is quite cheap.
But given your choices it's down to how you will use your card I guess but I would go for the 32GB as I use lots of storage, hopefully the card works faster than its quoted speed.
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Samsung 32GB Class 10 is on sale at Expansys at the moment and they ship to India http://www.expansys.in/expansys-32gb-micro-sdhc-class-10-no-adaptor-221949/
It's priced at $36 so I don't know what that means to you! But the UK price is quite cheap.
But given your choices it's down to how you will use your card I guess but I would go for the 32GB as I use lots of storage, hopefully the card works faster than its quoted speed.
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It's supported the class 10 with the S2? or only works but at lower speeds?
The S2 will support a Class 10 card. I meant that you could get lucky and the Class 4 card may operate faster than its expected 4MB/s write speed.
My last Class 6 had write speeds close to that of my Class 10 at over 8MB/s
Best SD card recommended for SGS III
http://www.sandisk.com/products/mob...crosdhc-and-microsdxc-uhs-i-cards-for-android
http://www.samsung.com/ie/consumer/...ards/micro-sd/MB-MSBGA/EU?subsubtype=micro-sd
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This one :-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-64GB-Micro-Ultra-Adapter/dp/B007JTKM30/ref=dp_ob_title_ce
I've bought the Sandisk sdxc uhs 64GB one for £44.99 from play.com.
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I've bought the Sandisk sdxc uhs 64GB one for £44.99 from play.com.
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just pre ordered my card from here after seeing your post, thanks for the heads up robbie
Good stuff! A phone like the S3 commands such a card too
I would add the One X too but....well LMAO!
My Class 2 8GB card from my HTC Touch HD will suffice!
I ordered this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006MT4D9W/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
Because of:
http://www.samsung.com/latin_en/con...-storage/external-drives/MB-MPAGA/US-features
&
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/02/17/Samsung-Waterproof-SD-SDHC-cards
Will be a step-up to what I have now:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003WIRFD2/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
Erm Sandisk's Mobile Ultra UHS SDXC cards are temperature proof, waterproof, shock proof, xray proof etc as well and still just as fast and not limited to 32GB max like Samsung's current cards.
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Erm Sandisk's Mobile Ultra UHS SDXC cards are temperature proof, waterproof, shock proof, xray proof etc as well and still just as fast and not limited to 32GB max like Samsung's current cards.
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I just looked into them - but they are class 6's right?
I don't really need all that protection - it stays in my phone and is a happy bunny in there, if it gets water on it, then my £500 phone goes with it.
I' more interested in speeds - and I need nothing more than 16GB.
Have enough space with 8GB INT + 16GB EXT on my S1 - I;ll have an additional free 8GB with the S3. I don't see me filling it up any time soon.
Could you please tell me, speed only wise, the difference between the SDXC's and the SDHC's?
Considering I don't need to spend £45 on an microSD card - I'de be looking at the 16GB variants which in sandisk's case are SDHC's , equally on par with the Samsung cards.
Only difference is, the samsung ones are class 10 and the sandisk ones are class 6.
Am I wrong?
The class system is the mimimum speed at which they operate are expected to. The Sandisk one is class 10 and you will find Sandisk cards outperform their class specification almost all the time anyway.
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The class system is the mimimum speed at which they operate are expected to. The Sandisk one is class 10 and you will find Sandisk cards outperform their class specification almost all the time anyway.
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No it isn't.
Only the 64GB model, the SDXC is a class 10, the other models, the lower space models, like the 32gb and 16gb are class 6 and denoted as SDHC
And I'm on about the 64GB model and have always been in this thread...!
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And I'm on about the 64GB model and have always been in this thread...!
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I know it is - and thus why I asked you in my previous post for a clarification...Please re-read what I said.
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This one :-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-64GB-Micro-Ultra-Adapter/dp/B007JTKM30/ref=dp_ob_title_ce
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I ordered this one and have just had an email from Amazon that it is due to be despatched on 17 May. A little more expensive than Play but should definitely have it in time and I have an Amazon gift certificate to use up.
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I have just noticed that the Amazon one is called Sandisk Ultra but the Play one is called Sandisk Mobile Ultra and specifically mentions Android. Are these the same item or are their two versions of the 64Gb SDXC card?
Anyone know?
Someone choose one for between those two:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-MB-...24?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1337104997&sr=1-24
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Mob...1_7?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1337104997&sr=1-7
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Someone choose one for between those two:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-MB-...24?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1337104997&sr=1-24
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Mob...1_7?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1337104997&sr=1-7
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samsung is a class 10, sandisk a class 6.
I never was a SD card pro, until now
Upgraded from a 8GB Class 2 on my SGS to a Class 10 32GB from Samsung. More space for MKV movies ;]
Mine arrived class 10 "extreme speed"
I'll post speeds when I get back to the UK in around a week or so.
what would one recommend between a class 10 SanDisk 32gb and a class 10 Samsung 32gb? both very similarly priced
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what would one recommend between a class 10 SanDisk 32gb and a class 10 Samsung 32gb? both very similarly priced
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that would be down to preference.
I've had bad experiences with sandisk via their USB pen drives...