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Just in case anybody was wanting a hands on confirmation....
How much did that cost you?
$199US direct from Sandisk US online store (selling it exclusively at release, and still exclusive through them but also available from their UK store, problems with stock currently). I got it shipped to NZ using Shipito, which is an excellent service for us non-US residents.
Expensive, but then I've had the money saved over a year now since the 32GB cards were meant to be released ages ago!
Why the hell did you pay that sum of money for card !?!? )) DO you really need it or just for fun ? Because maybe it would be smarter to buy now 16 Gb for like 50$ and when that become small, in year or two, buy 32 Gb for 50-100$, because that would be the price in 2 years....but cheers to your purchase
You have no idea how sick I was of not having all my music on the phone, along with room for apps etc. I've had a 16GB card since their first release and its chafed continually since then.
Besides, 32GB cards were expected ages ago, so I've had the money saved! I budgetted to pay even more to be honest, and still would have made the purchase in a heart beat if they had turned as expensive as I had estimated...
Then enjoy it !
thanks on confirmation ,i really wanted it
I have heard some noise about the 32gb not working for what ever reason. I know we have had one user claim that it is working on there device. Is there anyone else who has had problems with the 32gb? Or, are there any other success stories to be heard?
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I have heard some noise about the 32gb not working for what ever reason. I know we have had one user claim that it is working on there device. Is there anyone else who has had problems with the 32gb? Or, are there any other success stories to be heard?
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What 'noise' have you heard ? I know personally of someone who has 32GB card in his phone and it is working fine. I have seen two users on here sucessfully claim to be using 32GB cards in their X10.
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What 'noise' have you heard ? I know personally of someone who has 32GB card in his phone and it is working fine. I have seen two users on here sucessfully claim to be using 32GB cards in their X10.
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" I know personally of someone who has 32GB card in his phone and it is working fine." This is what I am looking for, thank you. The rest was just noise.
Anyone else have any actual personal experience of the 32gb microSD working or not?
Yes, I've not had any major issues with a SanDisk 32gb card, a couple of issues with it not mouting correctly when trying to connect it to my computer and use it as removable storage but I get this occationally with the supplied 8gb card too.
Tested with my friends to start off with, and I've since been out and bought my own, you can buy and use with confidence, using mine mostly to store movies (only so I can showcase the phone - I find myself daily needing to justify why I didnt buy a Desire...).
Currently only about a hundred meg free.
It will become a lot more useful once the phone is rooted.
£100 for a SD card is a lot of money... If I were to do it again I probably wouldnt have bought it when I did, knowing my luck by the time we've rooted it they'll prolly be a third of the price!
32GB Official Compatability Proof
http://developer.sonyericsson.com/wportal/devworld/technology/android/developer-tools?cc=gb&lc=en
Prooved
I can also confirm that 32 GB SDHC MicroSD cards works well with X10.
...and I can confirm that there are 32 GB MicroSD cards out on the market that does NOT follow SDHC (SD 2.00) specifications, and might therefor be incompatible with the X10.
I was careless and happened to get my hands on one of these non-SDHC 32 GB cards.
SDXC (Secure Digital eXtended Capacit) cards does not work as far as I know of.
it seems that the SD card is cheap in China........i wanna a 16G one
China SD cards
I have read in message boards that china is spoofing the settings on the card to make the phone believe it is a 32gig card, and most of the time people get the card, stick it in the phone see 32 GB and give positive feedback to find out later that after 16gigs it craps out and they lose all their data. I would be VERY wary of a 25$ card from china. If you look at the pictures of the china cards, it used to be that there was a round sticker with 32GB written on the packaging. Probably over 16GB... but now the pictures on Ebay are all of a generic white background micro SD card with 32GB written on it.
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£84 for a 32gb at mymemory.com
http://www.mymemory.co.uk/Micro-SDHC/SanDisk/Sandisk-32GB-Micro-SD-(SDHC)-Card---Class-2
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£84 for a 32gb at mymemory.com
http://www.mymemory.co.uk/Micro-SDHC/SanDisk/Sandisk-32GB-Micro-SD-(SDHC)-Card---Class-2
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no offense but I bought a 16gb from there for £22 ..I cannot figure out nor justify almost 4x the price to get double the 16gb (32gb) they are wayyyyyyyyyyyyy to expensive for 32gb atm!
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no offense but I bought a 16gb from there for £22 ..I cannot figure out nor justify almost 4x the price to get double the 16gb (32gb) they are wayyyyyyyyyyyyy to expensive for 32gb atm!
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why would i take offense? im still on an 8gb card
There is also a BIG difference in price between a Class 2 and a Class 10 card!
Check which one you are getting when you compare them......
verizon wireless had a special offer on the 32 gb card for the droid x customers, now you can find really good deals on ebay (range $65-100) for authentic 32 gb sandisk cards.
I bought mine for $89.99 (buy it now option) and it works like a charm.
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No this isn't one of those 32GB for $20 thread but it's a known MFG at a reputable website (I've ordered from them a number of times). Best deal I've been able to find.
PQI 16GB MicroSDHC
http://www.supermediastore.com/prod...atper?search=16gb+micro+sdhc+&max=15&offset=0
For those Sandisk fans out there:
http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=SDSDQ016GA11M
Newegg has this one for $45
And before you get caught up on that Class 2 vs Class X, there is no rigid adherence to this standard. Search the web and you can find examples of Class 2 cards spanking so called Class 6 cards etc... For a phone this is fast enough.
Nnyan said:
No this isn't one of those 32GB for $20 thread but it's a known MFG at a reputable website (I've ordered from them a number of times). Best deal I've been able to find.
PQI 16GB MicroSDHC
http://www.supermediastore.com/prod...atper?search=16gb+micro+sdhc+&max=15&offset=0
For those Sandisk fans out there:
http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=SDSDQ016GA11M
Newegg has this one for $45
And before you get caught up on that Class 2 vs Class X, there is no rigid adherence to this standard. Search the web and you can find examples of Class 2 cards spanking so called Class 6 cards etc... For a phone this is fast enough.
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http://www.frys.com/product/5885833
fry's ftw. Thanks for the link
Thanks for the links everyone!
Boy I don't know a class 2 card kinda sucks. Although 30 bucks is a good deal. Thanks OP.
I just don't get it. We all buy a truly awesome phone. (This is my first Android OS phone. I was using Palm Treo's with Windows; 700wx and 800w.) But yet, all the threads about putting cheap components in it. I fully understand trying to save a buck as no one wants to pay full price. I ordered my Sandisk 32GB microSD card on 7/22/2010, when no store had them and most online stores were back ordered, from Verizon. Cheapest price for item was $199.99 on Sandisk.com (and even they were back ordered). I got it for the same price you can today online from Verizon, $99.99. Except, I got it from the local brick & mortar and it's $149.99 via this method now.
I'm not sure these are no name off brand cheap componets. If you search around you'll seen plenty of reviews on respectable sites where so called premium Class 10 cards get romped by less expensive cards. These are quality cards just inexpensive.
From everything I've read your phone can't take advantage of a class 10 anyway so why spend the extra money?
The Fry's is a great deal but I never buy anything based on a MIR price.
lol then you got ripped off.
When it comes to flash memory buy whatever is cheapest. Read speeds hardly vary. Write speeds are what the class is referring to and isn't very important in our phones. You wont notice an apreciable difference. It can use the nand as a buffer if it needs to write faster anyways say for video recording in hd.
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lol then you got ripped off.
When it comes to flash memory buy whatever is cheapest..
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WOW that right there has got to be the most incompetent statement of the day. No I am not calling you stupid, I am saying the comment shows lack of flash memory knowledge.
Cheap gets you cheap, and that’s a fact.
Flash memory is very volatile, and when you buy cheap flash, you get cards that die quickly, or are partially dead out of the box.
i have gotten cheap before and every time i got burnt. Most memorable was a 4GB card that would only hold 2 GB because anything past that caused the card to bomb out. Up to 2 GB it worked fine.
Cheap flash will absolutely cause you troubles, and we already know that a goofy or bad memory card in these phones will cause you to have all types of whacky issues. Including but not limited to reboots, lockups, and bad flashes, or inability to flash the phone.
Found this on Ebay, don't know though. It comes out of Shanghai and the price is cheap. I'm more worried about cheap crap wrecking my phone. Anybody try one of these yet?
http://cgi.ebay.com/SanDisk-32GB-mi...gital_Camera_Memory_Cards&hash=item1e5e54d767
it won't wreck your phone, but it will probably die after a few weeks - if that long. If you but it, be prepared to throw away your money at some point and all the data on the card.
SanDisk probably won't warranty it because it is probably counterfeit.
don't think u ever will get it
last 16gb card i bought over ebay was about 7€cheaper then all the rest and i never saw it - got money back by paypal thats why i tried (and he had about 100 positive votings).
this seems to be about 50€ cheaper then a normal 32GB card and he has 0 votings - so he propably tires to get the money and vanish into dust before Paypal can claim the money from him.
would buy something more recent.
I bought a 16gb kingston class 4 on amazon, it was around 45$, and they had a promo that if you signed up for an amazon credit card you get 30$ off your first bill. so bought it and paid it off for 15$.
Honestly, with Froyo coming soon and apps2sd, Id really reccomend investing in a good class 4 or 6. The faster the speed of the card, the faster your phone will be able to pull and push data to it.
Another note, my class 4 can move large files at about 8-9 mb/s, but if there are many small files it will only run about 3 mb/s, so Id really recommend a reputable brand. That is not to say the kingston doesnt work good, just to say one of those cheapo 30$ cards advertising class 6 will probably run much slower and break apart quickly
Good point about the speed issue. Can't wait for Froyo.
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I bought a 16gb kingston class 4 on amazon, it was around 45$, and they had a promo that if you signed up for an amazon credit card you get 30$ off your first bill. so bought it and paid it off for 15$.
Honestly, with Froyo coming soon and apps2sd, Id really reccomend investing in a good class 4 or 6. The faster the speed of the card, the faster your phone will be able to pull and push data to it.
Another note, my class 4 can move large files at about 8-9 mb/s, but if there are many small files it will only run about 3 mb/s, so Id really recommend a reputable brand. That is not to say the kingston doesnt work good, just to say one of those cheapo 30$ cards advertising class 6 will probably run much slower and break apart quickly
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Class ratings apply to write speeds not read speeds. Theoretically you can write faster to higher class cards, but this usually applies to direct writes on the device (camcorder recording to card) not USB between phone and PC. The USB copies (PC to phone) may be faster, but you have a additional overhead of the USB bus.
Buy a name brand card. I have an 8Gb Sandisk class 2 and it works great for Camera, camcorder, and anything else i want to do with the phone software. My 1080P camcorder has class 6 cards, but it requires it.
I'd steer clear from buying memory cards/ usb flash drives on eBay. I've seen way too many people get scammed on getting what they thought was a 16gb flash drive and end up with a 128mb stick with 16gb screenprinted on it. These microSD's are no different.
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Class ratings apply to write speeds not read speeds. Theoretically you can write faster to higher class cards, but this usually applies to direct writes on the device (camcorder recording to card) not USB between phone and PC. The USB copies (PC to phone) may be faster, but you have a additional overhead of the USB bus.
Buy a name brand card. I have an 8Gb Sandisk class 2 and it works great for Camera, camcorder, and anything else i want to do with the phone software. My 1080P camcorder has class 6 cards, but it requires it.
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Actually I tested this using the sdhc adapter directly to the SD card slot. so no USB/phone interface interfering here. And again, thats what I was stressing. Buy a name brand card, probably a class 4 or 6 considering the move to froyo.
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Actually I tested this using the sdhc adapter directly to the SD card slot. so no USB/phone interface interfering here. And again, thats what I was stressing. Buy a name brand card, probably a class 4 or 6 considering the move to froyo.
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So you got the same MB/s throughput with the card reader as well as the phone connected to the PC? Still puts the USB bus in the way. EDIT - NM I see what you were measuring.
I wonder what the transfer rate is on the phone - back and forth between internal SD and external SD.
Huh, interesting concept. I dont even know of a way to test that
I bought a 32gig card from China for 18 bucks shipped. 1st time I've been scammed on ebay. It seemed to show up as a 32gig, but the phone wouldn't recognize it and wanted to format it....sure thing I figured. Now it shows as an 8mb card that won't format no matter what I do. I disputed it to paypal after the auction/seller disappeared on ebay, but they want me to send it back to China to refund. I considered this might happen and was willing to risk 20 bucks, but it didn't end up well. The funniest part was that it showed up in Kingston packaging, but the date was 2008. I'm pretty sure 32 gig microSD's didn't even exist in 2008.
Thats terrible!! well good luck getting your money back... Lol so I guess if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. Id just stick with trustworthy sellers, brands, and sites, and look for good deals!
Hi Everyone,
Please do not risk your money on the any of the EBAY 32GB cards.
Take a look at the link below:
hxxp://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?action=accessoryDetails&archetypeId=12214
I had mine in two days put it in reformat and your done....ultra storage on the Captivate...love it..
reddog said:
Hi Everyone,
Please do not risk your money on the any of the EBAY 32GB cards.
Take a look at the link below:
hxxp://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?action=accessoryDetails&archetypeId=12214
I had mine in two days put it in reformat and your done....ultra storage on the Captivate...love it..
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Not a bad price on VZW, but you can do better from Amazon or Buy.com
h t t p ://w w w .buy.com/prod/sandisk-16gb-microsdhc-card/q/sellerid/3741292/loc/101/209114572.htmlnot a bad price for a 16gb
I saw a 16gb one today on The Shack for like 52 bucks im returning my 8gb tomorow to get it for like 30$...
User manual says 16gb is the limit
"Important!: The Camera, Audio Postcard, Music Player, and Video
functionality is all dependant on a mounted SD card. Your device
can support SDHC cards up to 16GB capacity."
Did anyone get a 32gb to fly?
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"Important!: The Camera, Audio Postcard, Music Player, and Video
functionality is all dependant on a mounted SD card. Your device
can support SDHC cards up to 16GB capacity."
Did anyone get a 32gb to fly?
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I am not sure where you found this - but the official specs call for up to 32GB card:
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SGH-I897ZKAATT-features
Many people are using 32GB cards. It is the limit of the SDHC spec, so the 16gb is probably a typo from somewhere.
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I am not sure where you found this - but the official specs call for up to 32GB card:
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Many people are using 32GB cards. It is the limit of the SDHC spec, so the 16gb is probably a typo from somewhere.
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Whoa. My quote was from page 34 of the user manual. It's crazy to find that download on the Samsung site. Here is the link (I can't post links yet in this forum):
downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/201008/20100806021015421/SGH-i897ATT-Captivate_English_User_Manual.pdf
Not sure if the one I purchased is the same because the item post has been removed but mine came from Beijing I believe. Came in a Kingston package which was obviously fake. Put it in my phone did a format and it showed a 32gb card. Writing files takes forever directly from the computer but everything looks good so far. Mainly using it for music.
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Preferably from Amazon as I have prime and it'll deliver quickly.
I'm not looking to spend anything more than $70-80, but obviously I'd love something even cheaper. Anyone have any suggestions or anything?
Speed isn't a concern to me as long as it isn't TOO slow. Probably only using this for music.
I'm an FORMER iPhone guy (had a Nexus One, but not for too long - bought it when it first came out exclusively for T-Mobile's 3G network and I had AT&T.... loved the phone, but couldn't stand Edge) who doesn't have much experience with expandable memory. I don't really know what to look for! Thanks.
Just a laugh for you, but being a former dual iphone family I went into a AT&T store (I wanted a 32GB card then...that moment and locally) and asked if they had any in stock. Salesman rung up my purchase and asked my phone number...I replied I used to be with you guys and switched over to Sprint and sold my etch e sketches.
He replied its ok and off I went.
Granted I paid 150+ then, they are available just about anywhere for the price range you are looking in.
I got a SanDisk. I do recommend however you get one with an SD/micro sd card adapter and USB for microsd as it was so simple to move everything from one card to the other in one shot.
You dont have to have these, just really makes it easy to move all from old card to card in one click.
Here is the the one I got and its $94 and 5 stars by all 4 people at amazon.
Teddy Bruckshut said:
Preferably from Amazon as I have prime and it'll deliver quickly.
I'm not looking to spend anything more than $70-80, but obviously I'd love something even cheaper. Anyone have any suggestions or anything?
Speed isn't a concern to me as long as it isn't TOO slow. Probably only using this for music.
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With the exception of a few occasional and short lived deals on the Sandisk 32GB, you're not going to find anything less than $70-80 for a legit 32GB MicroSDHC card. Even $70-80 is a better price than you may find at this moment. Fakes are a very common problem -- smaller cards that have been altered to appear to be 32GB, but won't let you write anything more than the 2GB or whatever they really have in them. So even if you think you've found a great deal, be sure it's from a solid seller (and watch out for Amazon marketplace as well). There was a brief deal from Verizon earlier this year, and one from Sandisk direct a month or so ago that made it available for $50 and $57 respectively, but those are rare.
This Kingston is the card I have. It's sold out in this packaging from newegg right now, but I bought it for about $87 a couple months ago. Prior to sellout, it was going for $95.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139391
This appears to be the same card in different packaging (full size SD adapter instead of a small USB microSDHC reader), and it's also $95:
http://www.adorama.com/KGSDMC432GB.html
As far as I know, the Sandisk and the Kingston are the only legit 32GB microSD cards on the market right now. I haven't looked in the last month or so, but that was the case when I looked a few months ago. But there are also fakes sold as those brands, so be very cautious on any deal that looks too good to be true. Odds are very high it is.
I'm waiting for a steal of a deal on one of these 32GB cards also... my 16GB one is almost done for
I've been looking and waiting for a deal on one as well. My best advice would be to register on a site like slickdeals.net, setup an email alert for 32gb micro sd, and wait for a deal.
Here is a class 4 from Kingston for $105. This is the one I'm getting.
Or, even better, here's a thread about the 32GB Class 10 by Lexar for nearly the same price. Some of the links provided are even cheaper!
I got one off E-Bay for about $55 and it works fine.
Edit: Also check this out. I don't know if the code is still good or not. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=852567
Personally, my advise would be to stay away from Ebay. I got 3 counterfeit cards there in the last couple of months. I got refunds for them all, but shipping one of them to China set me back about $25, and in each case I had to open a dispute before they'd provide me a refund. Now I'm trying to decide if I've got the money to splurge on a legit card in the $90 range, or if I'm going to wait and hope they come down in the next couple of months. No more eBay for me!
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-memo...2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1294426364&sr=1-2
Its what i bought. Class 2 isnt bad but i had 20gb of music so i went class 4 and it works great all music loads up fast with album art and a couple movies i put on it play fine
Any ideas on good priced 32gb micro sd cards?
vimto25 said:
Hi just thought id let people no that theres a seller selling class 6 32gb micro sd hc cards on ebay for £18.47 + £1.52 postage, very cheap indeed!, there also from my home town.
Item number: 300554539423
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Faketastic!
Beware cheap memory cards is a very useful piece of advice .
They are also unbranded so even more suspicious .
Not saying anything wrong but if you by cheap memory cards from ebay you will know the score i am afraid .
jje
JJEgan said:
Beware cheap memory cards is a very useful piece of advice .
They are also unbranded so even more suspicious .
Not saying anything wrong but if you by cheap memory cards from ebay you will know the score i am afraid .
jje
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really i havnt purchased 1 yet but was thinking about it although i asked if i can collect with it being local, maybe i should try 1 out and let you guys no what there like?
I purchased a 16gb class 10 joyflash or something like that from ebay, it would barely transfer over 3.2mb/s and then it died that same day, my advice don't buy cheap cards.
yea i bought a cheap 32 of ebay from hong kong. fine at first then after 2 gb phone says card blank or unrecognisd format. ill get a 16gig sandisk for 15 quid of amazon at least it will work
all that glitters is not gold, give them a wide birth my friend.
Sounds to cheap 32 gb cards start from £50 there is no way he is making money on them if they are original but I assume fakes cause he gets them cheaper than £18.47
I had a cheap (fake) 8GB Memory Stick Duo for my PSP from eBay, it stored a whomping 10MB!
lol yeah think ill give it a miss, if most people say there no good ill agree, how come 16gb are nicely priced £15+ but 32gb is whooping £50+
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Sounds to cheap 32 gb cards start from £50 there is no way he is making money on them if they are original but I assume fakes cause he gets them cheaper than £18.47
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Even cards being offered at £50 require an inordinate amount of inquiry.
As an example ~ last week I sent an email to an online retailer named Memorycardzoo.
The retailer is advertising a Sandisk 32GB MicroSD card as being Class 4 for £55.99 (see here).
My inquiry was to confirm this was indeed a Class 4 and not the slower Class 2.
The retailer replied immediately confirming the cards were correct in that they were Class 4.
I then sent a further message informing them that a lot of online retailers were advertising something that clearly was not as stated.
Again they came back very politely and professionally reiterating not to worry the cards were accurately advertised as Class 4.
As such I placed my order for said card.
Today I got back home to find a small package that had the card within.
On opening the package the card is indeed a Sandisk 32GB card BUT it is NOT a Class 4 but the slower Class 2.
I have just sent them an email asking them to explain their actions.
In the meantime I would advise anyone not to deal with Memorycardzoo until I have an answer.
I shall reply here when such reply is received.
Beards.
I just bought this for £13.99 worth a try class 4 and you can even check on kingston china to see if they are genuine hurry though they are selling like hot cakes.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....531998&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_3949wt_922
Update only 7 left don't say I didn't tell you.
jutley said:
I just bought this for £13.99 worth a try class 4 and you can even check on kingston china to see if they are genuine hurry though they are selling like hot cakes.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....531998&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_3949wt_922
Update only 7 left don't say I didn't tell you.
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Thanks, also bought 2 here. I hope it works.
Only 4 left he'll I just bought another one for fun hurry.
jutley said:
I just bought this for £13.99 worth a try class 4 and you can even check on kingston china to see if they are genuine hurry though they are selling like hot cakes.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....531998&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_3949wt_922
Update only 7 left don't say I didn't tell you.
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This is the one i bought-utter junk. the web adress on the packet is www.kinston not kingston. Notice that the light covers the kingston in photo. Think that did say kingston though but cant remember
sammy555 said:
This is the one i bought-utter junk. the web adress on the packet is not kingston. Notice that the light covers the kingston in photo. Think that did say kingston though but cant remember
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So you can confirm that you bought and received this card from these people, and that what you received wasn't up to expectations? What was the problem? Was the capacity smaller than advertised? Was it too slow? Was it just a fake, through and through?
I just ordered one before you replied. I wonder if I can cancel an order now!
Not sure if it was these people but same card. worked fine at first 31gb available, stopped working after about 2 gig now nothing will even recognize the card-cant even format it. Make sure you make regular back ups of anything on card, i lost some stuff. Mabey mine was fake i wish you luck-ill never buy cheap hongkong again.
WOW great find, bought one too, half the price of the fake on I bought for 26£ and am getting my money back
they look genuine to me, so i got 1 too, if they come and there not ill request refund lol.
They sold 199 of them with no neg feedback so to me its a good buy
Hehe that's why I grabed two