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SD Cards - where to buy?

Hello!
I'm searching for a SD Card for my Neo but don't know where i can buy cheap cards?
i don't find a normal 4 gb SD... only SDHC =(
can somebody tell me some shop's with the cheapest cards (2 gb and 4 gb)?
payment in € would be fine
thanks in advance

mike099 said:
Hello!
I'm searching for a SD Card for my Neo but don't know where i can buy cheap cards?
i don't find a normal 4 gb SD... only SDHC =(
can somebody tell me some shop's with the cheapest cards (2 gb and 4 gb)?
payment in € would be fine
thanks in advance
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This is more to do with Accessories. Since it's not specifically Prophet related, I shall move it to the general accessories forum...
Sorry I can't help with info on where to buy them...

l3v5y said:
This is more to do with Accessories. Since it's not specifically Prophet related, I shall move it to the general accessories forum...
Sorry I can't help with info on where to buy them...
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oh sorry!
but i thought i post it here because other devices are able to work with sdHC cards and so

mike099 said:
Hello!
I'm searching for a SD Card for my Neo but don't know where i can buy cheap cards?
i don't find a normal 4 gb SD... only SDHC =(
can somebody tell me some shop's with the cheapest cards (2 gb and 4 gb)?
payment in € would be fine
thanks in advance
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http://www.newegg.com/
i think they got the best prices for storage cards. make sure to read the customer's reviews before you buy the card.

mike099 said:
oh sorry!
but i thought i post it here because other devices are able to work with sdHC cards and so
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There are other devices that can't use SDHC (Wizard for example), and, you'll get more notice here!
Newegg seem relatively good generally on prices.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=4+gb+micro+&x=20&y=12

yeah thanks =)

I'd really suggest e-bay...
I needed 8gb sdhc micro sd and bought it for €25 on ebay...
Excellent quality and not as others might say, "with a lot of hassle"...
Ebay is really safe & easy AND cheap!

WTF only a 2gb Card Included

I know they are dirt cheap now, but why in the world would Softbank decide to only include a 2gb card? Its practically insulting - especially being in Japan when one gets used to having access to almost anything.
Japanese:
microSDHC™カード（2GB同梱）
English: microSDHC™Card(2GB In package)

kiwizz said:
I know they are dirt cheap now, but why in the world would Softbank decide to only include a 2gb card? Its practically insulting - especially being in Japan when one gets used to having access to almost anything.
Japanese:
microSDHC™カード（2GB同梱）
English: microSDHC™Card(2GB In package)
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Maybe its just a typo? or they are not exactly sure how much, so they speculated 2GB

irkan said:
Maybe its just a typo? or they are not exactly sure how much, so they speculated 2GB
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Not too likely. Its Japan. They will never write something official unless they are sure (99% of the time). Then again, its just like Softbank to try and make an extra buck or two by cutting corners. Im just happy Japan is finally getting a decent android phone - and lucky to have it coming to my carrier.
Funny thing is, docomo is releasing a 4" android device sometime too, funny that its only got 1.6 running tho.

It's down to the retailer which SD card they bundle, if they want to ship it with a 2GB card then they can.

EroThraX said:
It's down to the retailer which SD card they bundle, if they want to ship it with a 2GB card then they can.
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Don't give Orange ideas!
Although knowing them they'll probably leave the SD card out completely!

a 4GB card in the one I got from CPW in the UK.

Yes, I thought CPW 4gb was stingey... I guess I should count myself lucky.
To be honest the CPW 4gb is a class 2 card anyway, which is a bit crap... so I put in the 8gb class 6 I already owned.

Anyone know what size T-Mobile are supplying? As others have said it doesn't really matter as I have an 8GB class 6 in my G1 just waiting to be swapped out on Tuesday (D-day for me).

2GB is fine, the memory cards of that size are peanuts and its better to have a memory card with the phone then non at all. I have a HTC desire and just ordered another one, i have not got any memory card with either

4Gb in T-mo, got mine yesterday

I suspect Orange will supply 4GB aswell like they did with my SE C905.

T-mobile supplied a 4GB card. The only problem is that it is Class 2. Doesn't matter at the moment but when the phone is eventually "rooted" a Class 6 or better card would be preferred.

Yeah they wont supply higher class cards with the phone, but I seen a 8GB transcend class 6 card for £15 on some sites so not too bad.

What kind of memory card is included?

What kind of memory card is included in the box?
Size?
class?

My Orange handset was delivered with 4gb pre-installed into the memory slot. MicroSD. Not sure of the class.

timmyp27 said:
My Orange handset was delivered with 4gb pre-installed into the memory slot. MicroSD. Not sure of the class.
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class 2 most probably

My T-mobile one was supplied with a SanDisk 4GB Class2.

My Vodafone Desire also came with a 4GB SanDisk Class 2. Promptly upgraded it to an 8GB SanDisk Class 4 - and increased the already impressive speed of the phone.

Same with my Orange branded one.

got mine today from orange and it came with 4gb

declandoc said:
got mine today from orange and it came with 4gb
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cooper667 said:
Same with my Orange branded one.
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meson1 said:
My T-mobile one was supplied with a SanDisk 4GB Class2.
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irkan said:
class 2 most probably
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I was so stupid i bought a 16gb class 2 card! omg i didnt know about these class es! It didnt say it was class 2

I'd buy sandisk mobile ultra 16G class 4 on hand

StrongOneX said:
I was so stupid i bought a 16gb class 2 card! omg i didnt know about these class es! It didnt say it was class 2
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Wouldnt worry too much I had a 4gb Class 2 in my G2 and replaced with a 8gb Class 6 , didnt see any difference in speed.

If anyone's interested in one, in a week or so's time I should be able to offer a small number (~5/6) 16GB Class 6 cards at around £45-£50 ea.
I'm not sticking this in the Marketplace section yet as I haven't got them to sell yet.

Just ordered Dell Venue Pro with 40GB storage

Yep, it's true! I just put £440 down for a Dell Venue Pro at Clove;
http://www.clove.co.uk/dell-venue-pro
It has been confirmed that it has an SDHC slot, so I ordered a 32GB Micro SDHC card from Amazon as well. The phone comes with 8GB on board so I'll have a total of 40GB. It's scheduled for delivery on 8th November.
So why a Dell Venue Pro?
1) It has a hardware keyboard, which I prefer
2) The screen is a huge 4.1" AMOLED (yum)
3) The glass is "Gorilla Glass" toughened
4) It's one of very few SIM-free handsets available in the UK
5) It has 1GB of ROM
6) It won't be cluttered up with much OEM garbage
7) It's less expensive than the Omnia / HTC etc
8) It has an SDHC card slot, which none of the HTCs or other UK phones seem to have
Looking forward to taking delivery and filling up that 40GB with Moo Sick.

Well, if the specs are correct and it really has memory expansion slot, I think we have a winner here

Both Clove and Expansys clearly state the SDHC slot is there, if it isn't I shall be returning the device. I took screenshots of the info for later use if necessary
It's a helluva phone with all that lovely storage in it!

the Sandisk 32GB is like class 2 i think?
i'd've gone for a 16GB that is class 6 or 10. if the read/write rate is atrocious, it makes managing a large capacity like 32GB unbearable. but if you have speed, it makes it all better.

Hey,
Is it 100% that the Venue Pro (why, oh why, did they dump the Lightning name??) has SDHC support? So often sites show specs but they end up being wrong so I was wondering if you've seen it confirmed anywhere else other than Clove?
If it's true then THIS is the phone I'm going to get - and to think, I almost caved and went to get an Omnia 7 tonight *phew*

to bad that one selling there is not the US 3g compatible ..bands are 900/2100.. need to be 850/1900 for usa
and i have the feelings t mobile wont have this in nov.. ****...

Yes it's class 2.
I've been running a class 2 16GB card in my HD2 for a while without any issues. Speed is only really important for writing to the card anyway, and class 2 is perfectly capable of playing video and music so there's no problem at all. I prefer storage size to speed on my phones anyway.

dividebyzeroZA said:
Hey,
Is it 100% that the Venue Pro (why, oh why, did they dump the Lightning name??) has SDHC support? So often sites show specs but they end up being wrong so I was wondering if you've seen it confirmed anywhere else other than Clove?
If it's true then THIS is the phone I'm going to get - and to think, I almost caved and went to get an Omnia 7 tonight *phew*
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Expansys also state it has an SDHC slot.

ajftl said:
to bad that one selling there is not the US 3g compatible ..bands are 900/2100.. need to be 850/1900 for usa
and i have the feelings t mobile wont have this in nov.. ****...
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Dell is selling it directly. I don't think it's going to be in any T-Mo stores. Not sure when though.

RustyGrom said:
Dell is selling it directly. I don't think it's going to be in any T-Mo stores. Not sure when though.
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I think it will tmo has exclusivity though...I'll check but I'm sure it will be out by holidays on tmo.

domineus said:
I think it will tmo has exclusivity though...I'll check but I'm sure it will be out by holidays on tmo.
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and u think im gonna wait that long ..? lol **** i dont want another evo size phone(HD7) and hate AT$$$$T but love the surround and samsung of course
****

domineus said:
I think it will tmo has exclusivity though...I'll check but I'm sure it will be out by holidays on tmo.
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I think your right with that

can someone please provide a link to buy a fast sdhc card from somewhere for this device? 16GB or 32GB.

almost all WP7 phone will have a "SDHC slot", but it's used for a "embadded" sd card which holds systems files and "internal" storage. Say for Dell Venue Pro, you reads there is a 8GB storage, meaning there is a 8GB sd card in that slot. you can't use the phone if you removed the original sd card, as I understood from M$.

If you have to removed the 8GB card for the 32GB, then you wont have 40GB. Also, I do believe you can switch them out. You just might need to hard reset after.

ericc191 said:
If you have to removed the 8GB card for the 32GB, then you wont have 40GB. Also, I do believe you can switch them out. You just might need to hard reset after.
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It's probably going to lead to a slow feel and experience as well; switching the default card for a class 2 card.

A NOTE ON WP7 AND SD CARDS:
At the moment, no publicly available microSD card has the correct characteristics to be used as internal memory for WP7.
The "Class" system for SD cards measures minimum bulk transfer speeds, while this is useful for devices like cameras, it is not so good if the SD card is being used as a device's main storage.
This is not FUD or BS - the micro SD cards being shipped with the phones have a lower latency and random read\write rates than the normal ones you can purchase.
The reason they are including user-accessible slots is such that 1) the carriers can offer different capacity sizes in-store when selling the phone and 2) (hopefully) in the near future they may be cards that are publicly available with the correct characteristics that can be certified to work with WP7.
For the time being, I would recommend holding off on buying a micro SD card for your WP7.

TehPenguin said:
A NOTE ON WP7 AND SD CARDS:
At the moment, no publicly available microSD card has the correct characteristics to be used as internal memory for WP7.
The "Class" system for SD cards measures minimum bulk transfer speeds, while this is useful for devices like cameras, it is not so good if the SD card is being used as a device's main storage.
This is not FUD or BS - the micro SD cards being shipped with the phones have a lower latency and random read\write rates than the normal ones you can purchase.
The reason they are including user-accessible slots is such that 1) the carriers can offer different capacity sizes in-store when selling the phone and 2) (hopefully) in the near future they may be cards that are publicly available with the correct characteristics that can be certified to work with WP7.
For the time being, I would recommend holding off on buying a micro SD card for your WP7.
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There's a review of the Focus on the net where they popped a C2 32GB card into the phone and it definitely had 40GB in total.
Check this out too...
http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/windows-phone-7-does-support-removable-storage-proof
So I'm afriad what you said just ain't true.

Jim Coleman said:
There's a review of the Focus on the net where they popped a C2 32GB card into the phone and it definitely had 40GB in total.
Check this out too...
http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/windows-phone-7-does-support-removable-storage-proof
So I'm afriad what you said just ain't true.
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link to the review?

Engadget as well just outted their Focus review which has 8Gb of internal storage, and they added a 16Gb card. Go check it out

64GB Models, anywhere?

Are the 64GB models already available anywhere? Anyone has a reference? Thanks.

Sorry dude, been looking for one as well and its no where! We might have to wait a few months!

Right, who knows when and where will these show up... if ever, of course. But if they do hopefully we'll hear about it here.
The N7000 32Gb models showed up a few months after the launch, initially in Austria, and the 64Gb 10.1 Notes became available at launch, but only in Russia so far, AFAIK.

Doesn't look like the 64 and 32 Gb models are available yet, e.g. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927370 ...
Any news? Anybody spotted these anywhere?

My phone is a 80GB model - 16GB internal and 64GB Sandisk micro SDXC card
Seriously, just get a high capacity micro SD card and all your hand wringing about lack of storage will disappear...

interfreak said:
My phone is a 80GB model - 16GB internal and 64GB Sandisk micro SDXC card
Seriously, just get a high capacity micro SD card and all your hand wringing about lack of storage will disappear...
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Please try to stick to the original topic, but if you feel like you absolutely must post about the 64GB micro SD card in the external slot, then at least look at the couple of posts below first:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32897314
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32033441
People's needs vary... For example I have "96GB model" N7000, so "your 80GB model" N7100 is hardly an upgrade from the storage point of view

i think it is samsung trick to increase sales. When sales doesnt increase a lot, they release 32gb version, when 32gb versions sales doesnt increase a lot, they release 64gb, something like was with s3. Just my 50 cent

interfreak said:
My phone is a 80GB model - 16GB internal and 64GB Sandisk micro SDXC card
Seriously, just get a high capacity micro SD card and all your hand wringing about lack of storage will disappear...
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Me too
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Please try to stick to the original topic (and see my post above). Thanks.

The 64gb version is available. Though you'll have to travel to Korea to get it.

MohJee said:
The 64gb version is available. Though you'll have to travel to Korea to get it.
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Thanks for the info. Can you provide a link or any other form of reference for this model?

voxano said:
Thanks for the info. Can you provide a link or any other form of reference for this model?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKu3bOcF8JM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
This guy has it. He got it from lguplus (a Korean carrier).

MohJee said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKu3bOcF8JM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
This guy has it. He got it from lguplus (a Korean carrier).
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Thanks for the link! YouTube shows that the video was uploaded two months ago. So if the guy in the video is correct, then that would mean that the 64GB model was available, pretty much, at launch in Korea... But we haven't heard anything, have we?
All we have is him saying that "it's a 64GB version" in the video, or something to that effect. I didn't notice any shots in the video showing that it was indeed so... I wonder if it actually is a 64GB model?..

It is. There's another video he has that shows proof. He also has a xda account. Maybe you could try messaging him?
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