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which 16gb memory card

hi i'm after a 16gb memory card but don't know what class to get, as cheap as possible but it must be from a well known manufacturer

Probably doesn't matter what anyone says - whichever brand person X stands behind, somenoe else will say it failed on them and to go for brand Y.
Having said that, I have a 16gb Kingston class 2 which has been perfect, cost about £25 or so when I got it. Recently picked up the same but a class 10. That one was about £80 including shipping as I wanted to see the speed difference, etc.
Not sure what others people will swear by. I don't swear by Kingston, but I have yet to have one go bad on me...

isaw said:
Probably doesn't matter what anyone says - whichever brand person X stands behind, somenoe else will say it failed on them and to go for brand Y.
Having said that, I have a 16gb Kingston class 2 which has been perfect, cost about £25 or so when I got it. Recently picked up the same but a class 10. That one was about £80 including shipping as I wanted to see the speed difference, etc.
Not sure what others people will swear by. I don't swear by Kingston, but I have yet to have one go bad on me...
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And was the Class 10 worth it for speed?
I've used both Kingston and Sandisk in the past - and currently have a 8GB Class 6 Sandisk in my desire. It's been just fine.
I'd like to make the leap to a 32GB card, but I'm slightly concerned the Class 2 one available might have issues. (Although I've read many contradicting posts on that subject too!)

@TractorMatty
Between an older 16gig class 2 and the 16gig class 10 yes - galleries rendered much quicker, seemed more responsive, etc.
But between a class 6 and a class 10... meh. Not worth it at the moment.

Does it matter what class you get? Because so far I can only find a 16bg class for over just £20.

Using Team Group 16GB microSDHC Class 6.
Got it from ebay

Go for Classe 6 it's almost like a C10, but cheaper (and you won't really notice any difference).

KameoRE said:
Go for Classe 6 it's almost like a C10, but cheaper (and you won't really notice any difference).
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And you won't with a decent Class 2 either!
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Well, i can tell the diff between my shipped in Desire's Samsung 4G Classe 2 and my previous Sandisk 8G Classe 4... My Classe 4 is faster.

I got a 8gb class 4 Kingston.. its fast enough for me...
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I took the risk and tried the 32gb, online for $40au... failed miserably and still scarred by the copious time spent trying to copy, format, reformat, copy... with most ending up in the lost.dir (except for 1.2gb that ended up working).
Since then, have got a 16gb SanDisk. It's only a Class 2, but haven't had any issues with speed whether it be reading or writing. Avi's play in sync... Good bang for the buck.
Mind you, I only went for SanDisk because they were always good to me in the standard SD days, but have heard plenty of good word on Kingston and Lexar.

32gb on ebay are 75% fakes.

I just got my Kingston 16gb Class 10 card. Do you guys think my card reader's speed is maxed out and it might be able to go faster than this?

I'll be getting THIS ONE when they get it back in stock.

Well, just got a Kingston 16Gb class 10 and can't use it, because it's defective .
But I'm not blaming Kingston, it can happen with any brand and I'm gonna exchange it... Hopefully I have a Sandisk 16Gb class 2, a not-very-fast-but-working-SD-card....

Teppic24 said:
I'll be getting THIS ONE when they get it back in stock.
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Is this website reliable for the quality of the card? it will be 100% original?

dorittos said:
Is this website reliable for the quality of the card? it will be 100% original?
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i've ordered that card so will let you know what its like when it arrives

i got mine from ebay (team class6 16gb)
no issues so far

Just to share with you I gotten myself the Toshiba 16GB Class 4 MicroSD in HK about 44USD
A bit on the high side, but the card is made in Japan
Working fine (using A2SD+) till now

dorittos said:
Is this website reliable for the quality of the card? it will be 100% original?
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very respectable web site. selling genuine items

[Q] SD Card - Ebay

Hi there,
I've seen so many threads on sd cards.. but.. all mixed and stuff.
I'm looking for a class 8/10 micro sd card.. pref. 16 gb's. Does anyone know a reliable ebay dealer wich carries these? Don't really matter what brand.. should read and write quickly.
Thanks in advance,
IVS IVRIS

Look up the joyflash speed test post further down.
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Play.com have a 16gb class 10 for 18.99 if I can remember
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reaper7881 said:
Play.com have a 16gb class 10 for 18.99 if I can remember
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I think I got that one - it was labelled as SNC I think - if so I didn't get a shabby speed with it: http://twitpic.com/5695fq
I've had two cards from ebay before and both have gone back corrupt/didn't work in the first place.
bad experiences - even if the seller doesn't know they are dodge - they often are.

Bought one on ebay.. Kingmax 16gb class 10.. will arrive in 7-10 days I assume.. will report the speed too!

I bought a 16GB SanDisk SD Card off eBay last year and it still works perfectly! I can't remember who the seller was but I think they were based in the UK. I bought a 30GB one once stupidly from a Chinese seller that didn't work and I sent it back to him and he disappeared coincidently off the site and I was never to see my €25 again! I don't want to be discriminatory but from personal experience, I'd advise buying off a reputable seller, preferably not based in China. You can get great deals on SD cards on eBay like half the price you'd pay normally but you just need to be careful who you buy from. Basically scammer beware!

got my Kingmax class 10 card few days ago.. did a few sd tool runs.. getting mostly between 8,5 / 11 mb'/s writing speed.. and almost 20 read.. I'm content with it

I bought a micro sd 16go class 10 for 35€ here is extremely good card and the merchant is ultra fast

Just be carefull , lots of fakes. I got kne sandisk off ebay and turned out fake
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IVS IVRIS said:
got my Kingmax class 10 card few days ago.. did a few sd tool runs.. getting mostly between 8,5 / 11 mb'/s writing speed.. and almost 20 read.. I'm content with it
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My Class 6 8GB from ADATA has ~ 8,3MB/s @ write and ~ 23,2MB/s read

In another forum a user bought the "Imation 16GB Class 10" (Check Ebay) and reports the following speeds:
16GB Imation Class10 Read: 18,4MBps και Write: 10,6MBps
with ATTO
Tomorrow I will buy it myself too!

Speed of it is not really impressive...
practically, same like class 8

I put the money in my prepaid and I bought the Imation 16gb class 10 that I mention some posts before.
But I can still cancel the transaction and change it to ADATA, Team Group, Kingmax or TDK.
Which will you choose??
Thanks!

I would presonally never use ebay to buy an sd card
Alot of fakes around .... if it sounds too good to be true - it is

I bought 16gb class10 on ebay, tested it and it is class10

When buying any flash memory from eBay, ALWAYS, and with no exceptions, test it with H2testw in order to detect its real speed and if its capacity is genuine (there are a lot of fakes out there). If H2testw reports something like 50% corrupted data, that means it's fake... and make sure to report such illegal activity.
(By the way, in case that happens and you want your money back, open a paypal claim saying that you did not receive the card. If you claim that you receive it and it's fake, PayPal will tell you to send it back to the seller!! After you get your money back, then just leave negative feedback saying the seller is selling fake stuff)
Also, something like feedbackselector.com can help in identifying fake stuff, but sometimes buyers don't notice and they just give positive feedback

what the correct values of write and read for a class 10 ?

write min. 10MBps, mine is 11MBps, read 15-16MBps

Bought a joyflash 16gb class 10 off fleabay. 1st one got lost over a holiday weekend . Replaced really quickly . Tested it and works fine . Correct read write speed think it was £16.99 or close to that . Seller was based in channel islands .
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/16GB-16-GB-Mi...AsAccessories_MemoryCards&hash=item19c3e991e2

BigMrB said:
I would presonally never use ebay to buy an sd card
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I'd get one from memoryc if I was looking for one.

Q: Large micro SDHC Cards

Hello guys and gals,
I am starting to feel the pinch with an 8 Gb memory card and wondered if anyone had found a good, cheap and compatible 16 or 32 Gb micro SD cards for the Desire S.
EBay seems to have some 32gb cards for about 10 GBP which sounds insane.
Anyone got a suggestion for this UK Desire S user?
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You don't want a cheap one, spend those 30€ on a class 10 card. It's well worth it its faster and will probably not die on u as some cheap one might.
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Do NOT buy cards from ebay. They will always be fake, when they arrive they will say 32gb but if you perform a scan with a tool it shows its actual capacity to be 1gb! Don't fall for it like I did!
Just use google shopping and search for the cheapest price for a memory card from a reputable site.
In fact, I see you're in the UK and theres a good deal on from play:
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/16710254/Lexar-16GB-Micro-SDHC-Memory-Card-Class-4/Product.html
I bought a 16GB class 6 about half a year ago for £18 so this is a pretty good deal.
From experience classes dont make much of a difference at all, maybe miniscule. This card comes with a 5 year warranty so no need to worry about it dying on you.

I ordered a 16gb class 10 y/day from play for £17.99 It's Pny but will do the job

Cheers for the replies. I thought eBay would have been a rip but you never know with that place, some crazy deals happen and we miss them because we fear them (and quite rightly 99% of the time).
Might pounce on the 16 Gb Class 10 from Play.com.
Anyone know if the Desire S can take 32Gb cards and are there any good deals on those? Best I've found is £38, give or take pennies.

Far as I know yeah it can handle a 32gb

Yes, it can! =)
Mine is MicroSDHC 32GB Transcend Class4 (TS32GUSDHC4). Works good.

I got my 16 Gb today and its working fine

Did anyone tested an A-DATA / KINGMAX 16GB, class 10?

I got a scandisk 16gb.. works great!
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i'm sooo confused about this. i want to buy a 32gb microsd card.
either sandisk class 4 or lexar class 10.
i was about to order the fast one but then read this thread here and some other and got really confused!
any help? has anyone used sandisk class 4?
thanks guys!

If buy a new micro SDHC Card, can i simply copy and paste the old content after formatting?

Yes, i did it recently, had no issue.
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zas666 said:
Yes, i did it recently, had no issue.
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Thank you.

choiia said:
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I bought a Samsung 16GB Class10 microSD, works like a charm...

bought a sandisk 16gb class 4, everything is running fast and without problems, don't know if you would "feel" a higher class at all

I spent a lot of time looking on the 'net for a reasonable price 32GB card.
Saw plenty on Ebay but many looked untrustworthy (had a bad experience before!)
Eventually collected a 32GB Class 4 card for £35 from Novatech, local to me.
The Novatech card I got turned out to be Integral brand with 5 year warranty.
It's actually a Toshiba manufactured card made in Japan, so I'm happy with it.
The camcorder app seems to work better with the Class 4 card than it did with the supplied Samsung 8GB Class 2.

I bought Toshiba 16gb class 4 and it is good working.

Been using a 16 GB Class IV Transcend Micro SD card, everythings been peachy so far. Finding a legit 32 GB Class IV Micro sd card is so hard here in my neck of the woods.

Which microSD / microSDHC for Skyrocket?

Does anyone know what is the best external SD card for the Skyrocket? Samsung, SanDisk, Kingston, etc.? Is it worth the money to get a microSDHC card instead of a normal microSD? What is a reasonable price?
Thanks!

sdhc just means it's more then 2GB. if you want a good sd card go for class 10. the class is a grouping of how fast it is for reads and writes but not all class 10 cards are the same some are way faster then others. some people are huge fans of some brands I don't care that much as you still have no idea for some of the brands as to who made the chip.

I just got a 32GB microSDHC Full HD Class 10 SAMSUNG for 53.49 free shipping from a trusted seller in Ebay. I just got it tonight and it works amazing! it comes sealed in retail package and it has warranty.
If you are interested i can send you a link.

Thanks for the replays. I just got a Samsung 16gb microSDHC class 10 plus with SD adapter for 30 bucks at Fry's in Indy. I will see how it goes.
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After reading all of these micro sd threads ad nauseam I finally landed on the:
Transcend Information TS32GUSDC10 32GB micro SDHC10 Flash Memory - No Box or Adapter
Available on Amazon for $38.99 with free shipping.

i would very much appreciate the link information...... I was having stop freezes...constantly on both my rocket&infuse....just decided to run them both with no-sim or ext.sd.....and WOW!!!!!.....LOOK at 'em go!!!!!.....i have my phones back!...just purchased two identicle 8gb.sd..sandisk for them both not more than a couple weeks ago...and i only download through xda premiem links...i woulda never guessed that was the problem the whole time...?...so yes..im in the market for a couple quality 32gb...thanx....
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16GB SD card

i was thinking about getting a 16 gb sd card i found this card on ebay and was wondering if anyone can tell me if it would work with the phone as well if it was good. thank you
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280839293039?item=280839293039#ht_1476wt_1378

It should work. But honestly, get the Amazon Basics Class 10 16GB microSD card. Faster and just as reliable. If it is available in your country that is.

lilzad said:
i was thinking about getting a 16 gb sd card i found this card on ebay and was wondering if anyone can tell me if it would work with the phone as well if it was good. thank you
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280839293039?item=280839293039#ht_1476wt_1378
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It looks like a good deal for me. It will work well for the phone and it is good if it's not a counterfeited one. Sandisk MicroSD are known to be counterfeited a lot, especially on eBay.
Btw, you don't need a class 10 card. For whatever you do with your phone, you don't need to write in 10MB/s. 1080p video from the G2, for example, has a bit rate of only 2.5MB/s.
edit: I found the same microSD, sold by the same merchant, and cheaper at Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-Cl...RFD2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332732612&sr=8-1

KyraOfFire said:
It looks like a good deal for me. It will work well for the phone and it is good if it's not a counterfeited one. Sandisk MicroSD are known to be counterfeited a lot, especially on eBay.
Btw, you don't need a class 10 card. For whatever you do with your phone, you don't need to write in 10MB/s. 1080p video from the G2, for example, has a bit rate of only 2.5MB/s.
edit: I found the same microSD, sold by the same merchant, and cheaper at Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-Cl...RFD2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332732612&sr=8-1
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ahh kl forgot bout amazon thnx i might get a 32gb 1 now

lilzad said:
ahh kl forgot bout amazon thnx i might get a 32gb 1 now
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64GB cards have been confirmed to work on the Vision. I haven't tested my 64GB card out on my Vision yet (it's too busy in my Doubleshot), but I can recommend the one I bought.

Nospin said:
It should work. But honestly, get the Amazon Basics Class 10 16GB microSD card. Faster and just as reliable. If it is available in your country that is.
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I just posted this a few minutes ago. Amazon Basics is the way to go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24075339#post24075339

i cant get the amazon basic not available here in the UK what about this 1? any good?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003HIWHN0/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=computers&psc=1
or should i just look for a class 10

lilzad said:
i cant get the amazon basic not available here in the UK what about this 1? any good?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003HIWHN0/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=computers&psc=1
or should i just look for a class 10
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The cheapest seller (currently Onebo, selling at £15) has only a 3.5/5 star rating, only 25% positive review. Some of the buyers complain that the microSD doesn't even have a Sandisk logo. I am not quite sure you want to buy from this seller.
I really recommend clicking the "63 new" line, them scroll down choosing Amazon UK as a seller. It's more expensive, but you're sure that you don't buy a fake card.
Regarding 64GB and class 10, it's totally your choice. 64 GB sure can store lots of stuff, and you can copy (from the computer) to the card quite fast.
In the other hand, 64GB class 10 card is about 3-4 times more expensive than the 32GB class 4 counter part. Not the most cost efficient option. In additional, the phone won't be able to utilize the class 10 bandwidth in most of your daily activities.
Edit: I bought a 32GB class 4 Kingston for HTC Vision, at $30 (around £15) shipped and sold by Amazon.com

KyraOfFire said:
The cheapest seller (currently Onebo, selling at £15) has only a 3.5/5 star rating, only 25% positive review. Some of the buyers complain that the microSD doesn't even have a Sandisk logo. I am not quite sure you want to buy from this seller.
I really recommend clicking the "63 new" line, them scroll down choosing Amazon UK as a seller. It's more expensive, but you're sure that you don't buy a fake card.
Regarding 64GB and class 10, it's totally your choice. 64 GB sure can store lots of stuff, and you can copy (from the computer) to the card quite fast.
In the other hand, 64GB class 10 card is about 3-4 times more expensive than the 32GB class 4 counter part. Not the most cost efficient option. In additional, the phone won't be able to utilize the class 10 bandwidth in most of your daily activities.
Edit: I bought a 32GB class 4 Kingston for HTC Vision, at $30 (around £15) shipped and sold by Amazon.com
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ok thanks bout that one as i did not really want to buy a card for $200+

I usually buy all my memory cards from play.com
Used to be fast shipping but not anymore.
I've had so many phones in the past, but all the memory cards i have bought from here always works (i recommend you choose the sandisk cards)

KyraOfFire said:
The cheapest seller (currently Onebo, selling at £15) has only a 3.5/5 star rating, only 25% positive review. Some of the buyers complain that the microSD doesn't even have a Sandisk logo. I am not quite sure you want to buy from this seller.
I really recommend clicking the "63 new" line, them scroll down choosing Amazon UK as a seller. It's more expensive, but you're sure that you don't buy a fake card.
Regarding 64GB and class 10, it's totally your choice. 64 GB sure can store lots of stuff, and you can copy (from the computer) to the card quite fast.
In the other hand, 64GB class 10 card is about 3-4 times more expensive than the 32GB class 4 counter part. Not the most cost efficient option. In additional, the phone won't be able to utilize the class 10 bandwidth in most of your daily activities.
Edit: I bought a 32GB class 4 Kingston for HTC Vision, at $30 (around £15) shipped and sold by Amazon.com
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The only two manufacturers that make 64GB cards are Kingmax (who built the card in the first place) and SanDisk (who doesn't make anything above a Class 6), and neither cards are Class 10. I'm actually pretty pleased with the 64GB card in my Doubleshot.

I just got one of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00569J5E2/ref=ox_ya_os_product
Samsung 16GB class 10 for £17.
4EXT backs up 3 times quicker than the supplied Samsung 8GB class 2,
GTA3 1.1 is a bit smoother when driving quickly
It appears the UI and system apps that touch the SD are a bit more snappy. ie, gallery.
They do a 32GB bit I think the max speeds are a bit lower.
Craig

If you want to buy cheap original Kingstone class10 buy on dealextreme, there are in china, but the price is great!

Oni-Musha said:
If you want to buy cheap original Kingstone class10 buy on dealextreme, there are in china, but the price is great!
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Wow! How much for this sd?? I am very interested!!
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About dealextreme: buying from that site is pretty much a hit-and-miss. I have actually bought a lot of stuff from there. They're cheap, but also terribly slow at shipping. They also don't usually have goods in stock, and they backorder from the suppliers. NEVER buy there if you are in hurry, never.
Especially about memory cards, you never know if you're gonna get a genuine or a fake item. They just seem to ship whatever they have in stock. You might be lucky or not
Just buy from Amazon if you can. I have bought a Samsung 16GB class 10 for my Desire Z for 20€, and the increase in speed while loading the gallery is noticeable.

EnricoTFYKD said:
Just buy from Amazon if you can. I have bought a Samsung 16GB class 10 for my Desire Z for 20€, and the increase in speed while loading the gallery is noticeable.
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could you post the code of the sd?

The code is MB-MPAGAEU
On Amazon.it is right now in offer at 17.40€. That's insanely cheap, IMHO.

EnricoTFYKD said:
The code is MB-MPAGAEU
On Amazon.it is right now in offer at 17.40€. That's insanely cheap, IMHO.
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Thank you. Grazie Enrico
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I JUST confirmed via Recovery...
64GB CARDS WORK ON THE HTC VISION!!!1!