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I just ordered a T-mobile Desire and I wanted to get a decent sized SD card for it to take away with me. I had a couple of questions though:
I wondered if I needed any special type of SD card. I looked on Dabs and they have SD cards that have a different class such as class 2, 3, 10, 8 etc.
I wondered if the Desire had some of the same issues as the HD2 has had. That if you use larger SD cards, they might not work or somehow drain the battery. So I wondered if it's best to keep the size down?
Lastly, I wondered where is best to buy SD cards from in the UK to get the best deals?
I also wondered where is best to buy second batteries on price as I am going away and definitely want a 2nd battery to take with me.
Cases too..... are they worth getting?
Thanks
Bandare said:
I just ordered a T-mobile Desire and I wanted to get a decent sized SD card for it to take away with me. I had a couple of questions though:
I wondered if I needed any special type of SD card. I looked on Dabs and they have SD cards that have a different class such as class 2, 3, 10, 8 etc.
I wondered if the Desire had some of the same issues as the HD2 has had. That if you use larger SD cards, they might not work or somehow drain the battery. So I wondered if it's best to keep the size down?
Lastly, I wondered where is best to buy SD cards from in the UK to get the best deals?
I also wondered where is best to buy second batteries on price as I am going away and definitely want a 2nd battery to take with me.
Cases too..... are they worth getting?
Thanks
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Regarding the SD Cards, "Class" is attributed to the speed of the SD Card eg. Class 8 has a higher data transfer rate than Class 2. So when you can, always go for the highest class memory card as this will improve transfer speeds and also if you use Apps2sd on Android (install apps on sd card) it will result in better performance. I have no idea about the issue regarding battery drain, however, I have never noticed any visible changes in battery life using large (16/32gb) cards in my Nexus One over smaller ones.
As for batteries, cases etc. Ebay is always my first stop for accessories. I have bought numerous items from reputable sellers at prices far lower than specific online retailers. Don't be sucked in by gimmicky branding such as "invishield" or "raptor skin" etc, you'll find they all come from the same Hong Kong factories. That said, you tend to get better finishes on the more expensive products but I am using a silicone skin that cost £2.85 and bought 5x screen protectors for 99p and everything is sweet!!
Enjoy the Desire.
Regards.
thanks for the help on the class thing. I didn't know! I'll have to find where in the UK is best to buy the cheapest 16 gig SD card
dunno about apps2sd but when playing music I only have a class 2 SD which set me back about £22 for a 16gb one from ebay UK seller and it all works fine. Though as far as I am aware the better the class the faster the SD card I think ill only use mine for music atm and happy with what its doing
If you can afford it though go for the best class you can!
I'll have to have a look on ebay. I think I'll look for a silicon case for it if I can.
I'll also look on ebay for a 16 gig card too..... thanks.
ebay or ebuyer are probably the cheapest for that sort of stuff unfortunately dabs is quite expensive
I want to go for a 16GB card but I'm also wanting a fast one but struggling with finding anything above a Class 2. Can anyone point me at any 16GB Class 4, 6 or 8's they come across.
Many thanks!
Bandare said:
I also wondered where is best to buy second batteries on price as I am going away and definitely want a 2nd battery to take with me.
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The best price I found for official HTC batteries was Handtec. Even with their postage, it's still very good value (total £18.19) and they say they have them in stock.
norm2002 said:
The best price I found for official HTC batteries was Handtec. Even with their postage, it's still very good value (total £18.19) and they say they have them in stock.
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Are these exactly the same batteries or more powerful ones?
Lats said:
Are these exactly the same batteries or more powerful ones?
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According to their website, just the normal 1400mAh version.
I ordered a class 2 16GB San Disk sd card from Carphone Warehouse £29.99 Delivered
redmongoose said:
I ordered a class 2 16GB San Disk sd card from Carphone Warehouse £29.99 Delivered
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that's a great deal. I looked at that last night. However, as I want to get two SD cards. One for music and another for stuff like video etc, i thought I'd have a really good look. Managed to find one on play.com for £17.99.
Hope you don't mind me posting that now you already got yours Mr Goose
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UPDATE: I got it wrong but after looking again on play.com I found a PNY class 4 for £27.99
Bandare said:
that's a great deal. I looked at that last night. However, as I want to get two SD cards. One for music and another for stuff like video etc, i thought I'd have a really good look. Managed to find one on for £17.99.
Hope you don't mind me posting that now you already got yours Mr Goose
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That isn't micro SD.
I'm too looking out for a class 8 (or so) microSD card that is 16GB. Not had much luck.
Thank goodness Mr goose added a link. I just checked again what he bought and yes, I got it wrong. Thank goodness for double checking and Mr goose adding a link!
Back to looking.
I currently have a Sandisk Class 4 8Gb Micro SDHC in my Blackberry Bold, which I will probably transfer to my Desire (when I get it).
Do you think this would be fast enough for Apps2SD (when the Desire gets rooted)?
What is the fastest class out there at the moment?
I will eventually buy a 16 or 32Gb one I think, but will stick to the 8Gb at the moment.
StuMcBill said:
I currently have a Sandisk Class 4 8Gb Micro SDHC in my Blackberry Bold, which I will probably transfer to my Desire (when I get it).
Do you think this would be fast enough for Apps2SD (when the Desire gets rooted)?
What is the fastest class out there at the moment?
I will eventually buy a 16 or 32Gb one I think, but will stick to the 8Gb at the moment.
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I saw some class 8 cards......
Just to let you guys know you don't really need class 8.
I have a class 2 16gb card. Apps2SD was fine on the G1 and ran like they were on the actual phone (even though people recommend 4 or 6).
The data transfer rate is also fine.
16GB MicroSDHC Cards on Amazon
I had a little look around last week and found the following speedy, but expensive 16GB cards on Amazon:
Transcend 16 GB Class 6 microSDHC Flash Memory Card £52.67
KINGSTON 16GB microSDHC Class 10 Flash Card £85.11
Personally, I feel that's too much money. I think it's a better idea to come down a size to 8GB, because you can find the following:
Transcend 8 GB Class 6 microSDHC Flash Memory Card £13.99
You can buy several 8GB cards for the price of those 16GB jobbies if you don't mind swapping them. Also, time will eventually bring the price of those 16GB high speed cards down to a more sensible level, if you're prepared to wait.
I haven't yet decided whether or not to replace the supplied 4GB card, but if I do, it'll be one of those <£15 8GB cards.
I would have posted the above as links, however, this board thinks I'm trying to post spam. So you'll have to paste the above descriptions into amazon.co.uk and search for these yourself.
Bandare said:
that's a great deal. I looked at that last night. However, as I want to get two SD cards. One for music and another for stuff like video etc, i thought I'd have a really good look. Managed to find one on play.com for £17.99.
Hope you don't mind me posting that now you already got yours Mr Goose
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UPDATE: I got it wrong but after looking again on play.com I found a PNY class 4 for £27.99
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I'm not saying it would be a problem for you but you've already got a Desire yes? You are aware that the memory card is not "hot swappable" as the battery has to be removed to get the card out?
What I am saying though is, personally, it would drive me nuts.
Kingston have recently released a class 10 16gb microsd, but as you can imagine, it's a bit pricey! Most retailers online have it for sale at about £85-90.
Hi guys,
I have recently purchased 32gb kingston's class 4 micro sdhc card and encountered a problem with it. Basically the problem is that when I put more than 1.8gb of music on the card everything above that just doesnt get recognised. It is shown in the music player but when you click to play it says "file format is not supported". Another example is if I have 1.8gb of music and try to put a video on the card it says that "format is not supported" aswel. The strangest thing is that it plays music for few seconds then it crashes. At first I thought that it could be a fake memory card but I used h2testw to check the capacity of the memory card and it worked without any issues.
Some screenshots:
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(Sorry I'm new member and cannot post any links in the forum)
I would really appreciate if somebody could help me
Did you let h2testw completely finish? Because it will write all 32GB of data but reading the data is when it finds the problem.
yvrRome said:
Did you let h2testw completely finish? Because it will write all 32GB of data but reading the data is when it finds the problem.
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I actually havent I did it up to 12gb gunna let it do it now for whole 32gb. I still think that it is the phone issue. Still ill let it run through out and post the results
You have to let it finish, it'll try and write 32GB since the card is programmed to show 32GB. But really all it's doing is overwriting existing data (if it's fake). So when h2testw starts to read the data, that is when it'll find if your card is real. It'll tell you how much your card can really hold.
If bought from eBay there is a high possibility that it is a fake, unfortunately.
Thanks yvrRome I did let it finnish and it turns out it is fake... it only wrote 1.8gb and the rest was corrupted, this means its fake. This actually good news because this means that its not my phones fault. And Nivki I did bought this from ebay and to make it worse its second time ive been scammed on ebay purchasing 32gb micro sd in a row lesson for me purchase things like these from retail shops
It could also be just a bad card. I would still recommend buying from a retail shop, though.
Newegg now has the Kingston class 4 32gb MicroSD cards for just over $100.
Ebay + Kingston + 32GB + Honk Konk + China
1/10 its a fake .
jje
only buy from reputable store sources
never buy SD cards from ebay 99.99999999999999999999% they are fake
In the whole city of melbourne, there is nothing over 8gb class 2 card. What a sad place where i live...
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I bought from ebay 16gb card,had a similar problem.all files above 1gb were non supported format. I bought a sd reader and connected it to a pc,using usb... same problem,I.e. card is defected.
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I received a card today that was bought from eBay, i figured if i bought a brand named card(Kingston) that the chance of it being counterfeit was lower. I began to sync my samsung Vibrant with Double Twist and only about 20% of the songs were transferred.
I tried re-formatting the memory card in Windows 7 and the capacity is somehow reset to only 2GB...THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I've seen this happen. After that i try inserting the card into my phone and it' shows space unavailable... 2 PCs won't read it either.
Something this unreliable has to be fake. I recommend running a test with H2testw 1.4 to tell you if it's genuine or not.
Also, Kingston can actually verify your card for you. Maybe useful if you want to ask the sellers for info on the back of the sd card package first before buying! Good Luck
****KINGSTON MEMORY VERIFIER****
BTW- are 32gb cards just really unreliable should I go with 16GB ? I have a vibrant running ginger clone.
thanks for the link http://www.kingston.com/asia/verifyflash/
very handy for future purchases.... but it'll eventually be cracked by the counterfeiters people in time and generate fake "real" keys that passes the test
reneimas said:
Hi guys,
I have recently purchased 32gb kingston's class 4 micro sdhc card and encountered a problem with it. Basically the problem is that when I put more than 1.8gb of music on the card everything above that just doesnt get recognised. It is shown in the music player but when you click to play it says "file format is not supported". Another example is if I have 1.8gb of music and try to put a video on the card it says that "format is not supported" aswel. The strangest thing is that it plays music for few seconds then it crashes. At first I thought that it could be a fake memory card but I used h2testw to check the capacity of the memory card and it worked without any issues.
Some screenshots:
h t t p ://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk16/reneimas/SC20101117-221229.png
h t t p ://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk16/reneimas/SC20101117-221008.png
h t t p ://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk16/reneimas/SC20101117-220655.png
(Sorry I'm new member and cannot post any links in the forum)
I would really appreciate if somebody could help me
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i think u own a fake card
Most of the memory cards bought from eBay are fake, unfortunately. I've came across a lot of victims as I work in a Kingston service centre.
I feel sorry for TS
Ebay = need to reasearch seller a little
I have bought quite a few memory cards and usb flash drives from ebay and I have never had an issue however, I do a little 'reasearch' before I click on buy.
I always look at ALL of the seller's negative and neutral feedback. This gives you a really good idea if they are selling legitimate ones. Also look at how much crap they sell, if they have only sold a few items sold I would go some where else.
I usually single out a few 'sellers' that sell a LOT of brand name memory cards. I also list items from the most expensive first to the cheapest, usually all the dodgy stuff ends up way back at the end. Being from australia I also filter it out so that i only see items that are goign to be shipped from Australia (double check feedback to see if theres any indication items are shipped from china/hong kong)
Just like kingston, I beleive sandisk also have something on their website to confirm if you bought a legitimate card.
i bought A DATA 32GB Class 4 from Amazon USA and it's good , but i recommend class 10
Hy guys, I dont have much experience in micro sdhc. Do you think this is genuine and a good buy?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/8GB-Sandisk-C...AsAccessories_MemoryCards&hash=item3a6086a419
Also this one
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/8GB-Micro-SD-...aphy_MemoryCardReaders_RL&hash=item255e2be5e4
Do you have any advise, what would you recommend? Thank you
For a change they both look good. Both have good feedback and you have a UK address for both if anything goes wrong.
i don't think anyone will bother wasting time faking 8 GB cards, they are so small
the only time you want to be sure is when you buy 32 GB
even 16 GB are very common now
I heard good things about SanDisk but cant find for samsung. The problem is that on webpage of San Disk I cant find a card that looks like the one hes selling so a questiond is it genuine.
Both sellers are 'eBay Top-rated seller', my opinion is that the card is genuine.
Just find you local computer store and buy the SD card from them
I don't recommend buying memory cards from eBay unless from reputable seller; too many scams
looks like a genuine and the seller has a good rating
I do think this is genuine
Igor 3 said:
Hy guys, I dont have much experience in micro sdhc. Do you think this is genuine and a good buy?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/8GB-Sandisk-C...AsAccessories_MemoryCards&hash=item3a6086a419
Also this one
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/8GB-Micro-SD-...aphy_MemoryCardReaders_RL&hash=item255e2be5e4
Do you have any advise, what would you recommend? Thank you
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Not sure about the Samsung one as I've never actually seen them in a retail outlet, but the SanDisk one looks like the real deal, it's exactly the same as my own, and the packaging is the same as what's currently in the shops here. I'd recommend it, even though it's a class 4 I got read speeds of 16 and write speeds of 11 with mine.
Here's a link to the site I usually buy from, probably not as cheap as UK one's but occasionaly they do some crazy special offers,
http://www.memoryc.ie/
Still looking for a SanDisk CL4 32GB, thanks to supercurio I have to re-rip everything to FLAC now =)
better buy a 16GB card
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-16G...P06K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1303786120&sr=8-1
or 32 GB
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-SDS...WHN0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1303786199&sr=8-1
samsung cards are starting to show up, here is one i got from china yesterday,
read speed at 14-16mb/s
write speed at 13mb/s
class 6 high speed, the normal speed version does not state the plus logo.
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This is pretty good value if anyone's looking for a 16GB Class 10
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/...ct.html?source=9593&_$ja=tsid:11853|prd:60749
i wouldnt buy microsd from ebay. hard to tell which is real and fake.
I am wanting to go from my present 4 gig Ext. SD Card to a 16 gig one. I am looking at this one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003WIRFD2/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_4
Has anyone tired this one, it should be fine...Correct?
Thanks
I have a 32 gig kingston technologies sd card in my phone and it works as advertised. But beware.... I bought one from someone at my work that I did not know, same brand, looked identical to the kingston technologies technologies, markings and all. Worked for two days then never again. Called kingston, read them serial number and was advised that it was fake. You are buying from amazon so I would assume you wouldn't run into that.
Searched and didnt see anything on this. Looks like a good deal considering price and reviews. Ill purchase and report back. Cant wait for the 32gb model.
http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-...ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1326857236&sr=1-1
Finally got around to buying this. Very impressed.
http://www.box.com/s/2875bc613c3c8f012671
I can only recomend you this card. Bought it around two years ago and partitioned it. It is still alive