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Good Quality MicroSD 16Gb - Class 6

Hey everyone,
I've been looking for a Class 6 16Gb microSD and I've just had one delivered from Amazon.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110605484160&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
£20.85 and it is closer to a Class 10 than a Class 6.
Just thought I'd share my find!
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cheers mate, gonna order one today. i have a 32gb class 6, but it has been giving me problems. DHD keeps unmounting sd card and then when sd card mounts again it says Read Only sd card. I think the sd card is faulty because other sd cards work fine.

kudzie76 said:
cheers mate, gonna order one today. i have a 32gb class 6, but it has been giving me problems...
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I've had issues with cheap cards in the past, but this seems really good.
It's a totally unbranded card, but the card test window using H2testw on eBay is spot on. 9.85Mb/s write speed is very quick for a Class 6, almost a Class 10.
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If you go direct to site you can save an extra £2.00
http://www.lowpricememory.co.uk/
Get in!!
misterzak said:
Hey everyone,
I've been looking for a Class 6 16Gb microSD and I've just had one delivered from Amazon.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110605484160&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
£20.85 and it is closer to a Class 10 than a Class 6.
Just thought I'd share my find!
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Damn you. Oh well, its still a great card!
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just ordered one, so i should have it beginning of next week. cant wait to test it out
thanks guys

kudzie76 said:
just ordered one, so i should have it beginning of next week. cant wait to test it out
thanks guys
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Have got a chance to test the card? Is it great a bargain to go for??

Damn only available in UK

Burning_aces said:
Damn only available in UK
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They deliver on their cite internationally but 16gb are sold So, is there anyone who have tested this memocard?

kermez said:
They deliver on their cite internationally but 16gb are sold So, is there anyone who have tested this memocard?
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Oh ok sweet ill have a look
Thanks.

kermez said:
They deliver on their cite internationally but 16gb are sold So, is there anyone who have tested this memocard?
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I ordered one around 10th November on their website along with PHILIPS headphones and I received only the headphones . Last Friday I contacted them just to check if they have sent the memory card and still waiting for an answer. This is the first time something I bought over the internet is not delivered. I guess they should've used some kind of tractable service for their international deliveries. It doesn't cost that much more and the customer is paying for the postage anyway...
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Damn, sold out

I have been using a Samsung Plus, it's a shame they don't do it in a 16Gb version it's a really nice card, very fast and quite unique looking.

Can anyone post another link the product list has ended on the link provided

Does anyone have opinion regarding this card:
http://cgi.ebay.com/LEXAR-16GB-Clas...gital_Camera_Memory_Cards&hash=item3a60da68cf
I am thinking of ordering it but don't know anyone who have it and can't find any reviews of this specifically type.

been using this card lexar 16gb. so far no issue. replaced by 4GB trascend CL6 card due to capacity

im using kingston 16gb class10 ,few days back i flashed a rom, when the phone restarted it said blank sdcard...wtf try in another phone.. same blank sdcard,try pc wouldnt find the sdcard. gutted its corrupted as i did put a 1gb ext4 partition also a 256mb swap file. so i nearly chucked it in the bin but didn't cause it cost me alot, so left it on the side. about a hour ago decided to try it lol, an it bloody worked!! sorry abit off topic but trying to say if it f**ks up don't throw it away ..try it again

cattleprod said:
im using kingston 16gb class10 ,few days back i flashed a rom, when the phone restarted it said blank sdcard...wtf try in another phone.. same blank sdcard,try pc wouldnt find the sdcard. gutted its corrupted as i did put a 1gb ext4 partition also a 256mb swap file. so i nearly chucked it in the bin but didn't cause it cost me alot, so left it on the side. about a hour ago decided to try it lol, an it bloody worked!! sorry abit off topic but trying to say if it f**ks up don't throw it away ..try it again
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Wow, and I have thought that kingston is the best. Even if you shell money for kingston it appears it;s not problem proof.
Btw, is there real difference between stock model and 6th or higher class in playing movies or reading large documents?

Yes you do notice a different in files loading up from sd card not so on films and quicker in transfer of files from pc to phone.
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I've got a strange 4gb card lying around in my house...no one knows where it came from lol. Anyways, in Windows, it writes at around 20mb/s average. Reading speeds are around 50mb/s...very strange. I don't use it because I now have a 16gb class 4...which writes around 4 mb/s....the 4gb says Class 4 on it but it's 5 times faster than that!

Micro SD card deals

I went looking for a microSD card over the weekend and was really disappointed in the prices I found. A lot of the deals were already sold out at Fry's and CompUSA (Tiger Direct).
I'd like to start this thread to help others (and me ) find the best deals on expanded memory for our phones.
Any good finds?
This 16BG class 10 card was on sale this weekend at Fry's for around $10, but it was gone by 9:30 on Saturday morning.
http://www.frys.com/product/6877856?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

I got a 64gb microsd from scan disk, it ran me about 220, that's a lot but hey it's worth it to be packing a 80gb lte device

Check out. buy.com
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poloboogie said:
I got a 64gb microsd from scan disk, it ran me about 220, that's a lot but hey it's worth it to be packing a 80gb lte device
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The 64gigs works on the SR? I've been wanting to get one but had no clue as to them working in it.
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androidpixar said:
The 64gigs works on the SR? I've been wanting to get one but had no clue as to them working in it.
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i may be wrong, but i dont think the rocket was able to support a 64gig card.
this would be GREAT

AmazonBasics cards are cheap and great quality

You may want to look into getting Sandisk branded cards instead of just any old card.
Some of the class 10 cards out there have atrocious small block random read/write speeds, and that has been a major issue for the Nook Color world. That being said, we aren't running a complete OS off the SD card on our skyrockets, but even running apps off the card may cause speed issues.
Nook Color SD Card Thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1005633
All of the benchmark data in that thread summarized into a google docs spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjPE3ZAD2eVudE9vZmQ3aHlfTkFvU2J4ZUplRDJQTEE
I can't vouch for any cards other than what I've seen -- Class 10 Patriot, Class 10 A-Data, 3x Class 4 SanDisks, and an unmarked SanDisk. Everything (including the unmarked SanDisk) except for the Class 2/4 SanDisks were atrocious in running a SD card based OS on my Nook. My Class 4 SanDisks benchmarked somewhere between 20x and 40x faster than the other cards for small block writes.

This is my card, AmazonBasics 16 GB microSDHC Class 10 Flash Memory Card with SD Adapter
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0058GH4U0/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
Always beats my gf's sansdisk in speed tests

This is not the first time I have heard the Sandisk 64Gb microsd works after a reformat. Now they are down to $150 for a class 6 and I am seriously about to try one out.

draztikrhymez said:
AmazonBasics cards are cheap and great quality
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Thanks, that looks like a good quality card. I was going to hold off on buying a microsd for my phone, but $27 for 16GB and those speeds people are posting looks really good. In for one.

So to wrap up the 64gb arc, it works on the SR without any glitch? Cos me want it!
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32gb micro sd card by Transcend

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Transce...99&skuId=3543046&st=32GB microSDHC&cp=1&lp=10
i got this sdcard from bestbuy last week and im having no problems out of it. i had to wait two weeks to get to though. and it is free ship to store
i like to pass on the deals

trapdogg said:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Transce...99&skuId=3543046&st=32GB microSDHC&cp=1&lp=10
i got this sdcard from bestbuy last week and im having no problems out of it. i had to wait two weeks to get to though. and it is free ship to store
i like to pass on the deals
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Which rom are you using it with? Also Class 4 seems a bit slow for me (but then again the SD slot on the vision probably doesn't go past Class 4 speeds).

kbeezie said:
Which rom are you using it with? Also Class 4 seems a bit slow for me (but then again the SD slot on the vision probably doesn't go past Class 4 speeds).
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I just retested my 16gb in my G2 and confirmed what I remembered, borderline class 10 performance (9.8 write/29+ read). I think the card is rated class 6.

GinoAMelone said:
I just retested my 16gb in my G2 and confirmed what I remembered, borderline class 10 performance (9.8 write/29+ read). I think the card is rated class 6.
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Not sure about that, at best I averaged around 7.5-9MB/sec writes in most ICS roms, and at best around 14MB/sec reads (with a read ahead of around 4MB). Which I guess kind of puts it at a class 4 if you don't take into account the read-aheads.
Far as price, I'm using a 16GB Sandisk Ultra class 10 I got at best buy locally a couple weeks ago for 17$, though seems you get double the storage from the online link in the OP, but I probably wouldn't use it for swap/sd-ext.

Best Deal on 64 gig micro sd?

Anyone find any cheap cards that work?
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$76.95 (TOPRAM) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA12K0CA3741
$93.95 (SanDisk) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA12K0948061
These are the cheapest I found them while purchasing mine.

Did you purchase SanDisk?
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SanDisk all the way. Only the name brands go in my S3
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no matter what I do, I can't get my sandisk 64gb card to work in my gs3.

flipped cracker said:
no matter what I do, I can't get my sandisk 64gb card to work in my gs3.
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That's odd, the sandisk works just fine in mine.

As low as $62 on Amazon right now. I got mine for $53. You gotta watch for price breaks.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_st?k...282,k:SanDisk+Ultra+64GB+microSDXC&sort=price

$53 is a darn good price. I got a SanDisk 64GB Mobile Ultra MicroSDXC on a best buy daily deal for $49 about a month ago. Doesn't look like they even carry it now on their site, but Amazon has it for $82.

I bought one of the eBay 16.99 ones. We'll see what and if I get something.
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Better check the the actual size of that card. On SD cards it is possible to fake the card so it reports a larger size than the card actually is.
You might look at this URL http://flashchiptech.wordpress.com/...ownload-to-check-flash-drives-and-memory-car/
Also it is best to format SD cards with a dedicated formatter. I like SDformatter
Also a good test program is H2testw See this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730285

flipped cracker said:
no matter what I do, I can't get my sandisk 64gb card to work in my gs3.
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Are you letting it do the default ('exFAT") format in Windows/7? You don't want that, although it works with the Samsung ROM, it won't work with Cyanomod unless you format it as "FAT32" instead. You can use the command-line switches or there's a "FAT32 Gui" program somewhere around here - I can't seem to put my fingers on the link right now, but I found it within the past few days. If you can, use the phone to format it instead of a PC, that always insures FAT32. ("exFAT" isn't supported by CYM because of the funky licensing Microsoft has for exFAT)

Aside from card size, doesnt card speed play a factor in whether these 64gb cards will work? Isnt the appropriate question "what is the best deal on a 64gb class 10 SD card that actually works"?

AdamHLG said:
Aside from card size, doesnt card speed play a factor in whether these 64gb cards will work? Isnt the appropriate question "what is the best deal on a 64gb class 10 SD card that actually works"?
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I linked a SanDisk class 10 that works in the second post of the thread.
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AdamHLG said:
Aside from card size, doesnt card speed play a factor in whether these 64gb cards will work? Isnt the appropriate question "what is the best deal on a 64gb class 10 SD card that actually works"?
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^^^THIS.
Those ebay 16.99 cards I thought were found to be class 1 or 4, I don't remember. And they're from china but hey, sometimes they are legit. I've gotten great knock off deals there before.

TechSavvy2 said:
^^^THIS.
Those ebay 16.99 cards I thought were found to be class 1 or 4, I don't remember. And they're from china but hey, sometimes they are legit. I've gotten great knock off deals there before.
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According to the listing I bought from it should be a class 10.....but we will see. It may be a class 0 if I never get anything lol.
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Best Buy has this Class 6 Sandisk 64GB card for $49.99 today with free shipping.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/SanDisk...8457270220&skuId=4120116&st=4120116&cp=1&lp=1
Cost Captain has this Class 10 Sandisk 64GB card for $56.98 Shipped. No idea if Cost Captain is a good vendor or not though.
use coupon code FRIENDS09 for $10 off
shipping is $4.99
http://www.costcaptain.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=C&Product_Code=DX_SDSDQUA064GA11A

That cost captain deal is the best legit looking one I've seen!
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I ended up ordering the best buy one. I don't think there is a huge difference between class 6 and 10. At least imo.

Class 6 vs. 10
kench33 said:
I ended up ordering the best buy one. I don't think there is a huge difference between class 6 and 10. At least imo.
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Ya, I am really thinking about getting the Bust Buy one but I dont know about the class 6. (I contacted SanDisk a few days ago and they told me that they only make the class 10 version at the moment)
Do you think I should get the class 6 from Bust Buy?

I got it
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Ya, I am really thinking about getting the Bust Buy one but I dont know about the class 6. (I contacted SanDisk a few days ago and they told me that they only make the class 10 version at the moment)
Do you think I should get the class 6 from Bust Buy?
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Well, I got it just before they took off the deal (its only $10 more, $60). I never knew Bust Buy to have good deals, I hope this was a good decision.

SD Card for S5

Now that CM allows my S5 to use the SD as internal storage I need a bigger one. I want a fast one within the bounds of this phone so I'm not paying for tech I cannot use. I listen to music and store some pictures but a lot of that is cloud based. Thanks!

This Sandisk 64GB sd card is pretty fast. for ~$20, cant go wrong.

There's a 200gb on Amazon for 79

The Android Attorney said:
This Sandisk 64GB sd card is pretty fast. for ~$20, cant go wrong.
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Ah thats the fella I have in mine.

If you need insane amounts of storage, you really CANNOT go wrong with a Samsung one:
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Clas...id=1469114722&sr=1-1&keywords=Samsung+sd+card

I agree with Lightning here, the Samsung EVO is the best bang for the buck. This is what I have in my phone:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P3NMVVU/
Works flawlessly.
If you want something faster (for say shooting HD video), there is the EVO+ and the EVO Select as well:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0118LR9Z8
https://www.amazon.com//dp/B01DOB6YW4

dont get the 200 gb one as the phone is limited to 128 and wont be able to use 1/3rd of it. I use a class U1 PNY 128 gb card and its pretty snappy. I got it for $35 on amazon during the last cyber monday event, but they might even be cheaper now. Id just read the reviews on amazon for 128 gb cards. There are many people who buy them just to test them and theyll list their real world results in a transfer speed rating

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dont get the 200 gb one as the phone is limited to 128 and wont be able to use 1/3rd of it. I use a class U1 PNY 128 gb card and its pretty snappy. I got it for $35 on amazon during the last cyber monday event, but they might even be cheaper now. Id just read the reviews on amazon for 128 gb cards. There are many people who buy them just to test them and theyll list their real world results in a transfer speed rating
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I presume you mean 256 or whatever it is. I've the 64 gig one. Seems grand. I'm only new back on android after a few years on iPhone. 64 is plenty for me . 128 would be cool just to show off. We don't have cyber sales here in Ireland that I know of.

No. The 200 gig card is what I was referring to. What I said also applies to a 256 or anything above 128 really as the phone cannot read anything higher than 128. Yes, 200 gb is a strange storage size for a SD card, but a 200 GB card does exist
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https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Ultra-200GB-Micro-SDSDQUAN-200G-G4A/dp/

Personally recommended class 10 UHS-3

as the phone cannot read anything higher than 128.
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Are you absolutely sure about that? Even a S3 can read a 256GB card

muhaba said:
as the phone cannot read anything higher than 128.
Are you absolutely sure about that? Even a S3 can read a 256GB card
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Have you personally confirmed this? I ask because the answer I gave was based on Samsung's own hardware limitations listed in the phones specs

youdoofus said:
Have you personally confirmed this? I ask because the answer I gave was based on Samsung's own hardware limitations listed in the phones specs
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i think this limitations is because there was no more than 128 GB at the time of it's release but in theory it can handle up to 2 TB
even though there is no 2 TB micro SD Card yet, since it supports SDXC

zakijesk said:
i think this limitations is because there was no more than 128 GB at the time of it's release but in theory it can handle up to 2 TB
even though there is no 2 TB micro SD Card yet, since it supports SDXC
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If that is the case then HUZZAH!!!!

sonybansi said:
Personally recommended class 10 UHS-3
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I understand why! Sadly they are not available in my country yet, so I bought a 32GB Samsung EVO+ Class 10 UHS-1, and now I don't get the "your SD card is slow" when formatting as adoptable, which I got with a class 10.

youdoofus said:
Have you personally confirmed this? I ask because the answer I gave was based on Samsung's own hardware limitations listed in the phones specs
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Samsung said that the S2 couldn't take any more than 32GB yet in fact it supported 64GB. So, it doesn't mean much what they say.

lingowistico said:
Samsung said that the S2 couldn't take any more than 32GB yet in fact it supported 64GB. So, it doesn't mean much what they say.
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That's a fair point, but I just haven't seen anyone confirm the over 128 GB cards working and I'd hate for a guy to buy one and it only recognize 128 because they're stupid 'spensive!!

can confirm that the S5 has no issues with a 200GB microsd....SDXC class 10....although after formatting, only 186GB available.....

Not sure if anyone has done it yet, but I just pounced on and ebay auction for a 256gb evo+. If there is any intrest in a definitive answer to whether it is compatible or not, I will post back in about a week when I get it. As mentioned above, it should work being sdxc. Wish me luck!