Article on SD Cards in WinPhones - Windows Phone 7 General

http://www.theunwired.net/?item=dis...ne-7-memory-management-and-microsd-cards&5674
Seems the HD7 uses a Class 2 SDHC card for its internal memory, which is replaceable. I'm surprised it uses such a slow card.
I suspect replacing the card invalidates the warranty though as you need to unscrew the phone and break a seal to get at the slot. Nevertheless you'd end up with a lot more storage, and even 32GB cards are available at class 4 so would be a fair bit faster too.
I remain hopeful that the Venue Pro has gone for the more expensive route of having its 8GB on internal flash chips, leaving the SD card socket free for that nice beefy 32GB card I'm going to put there.

It is odd how MS's own site said they used advanced microSD cards and thus they would be difficult to replace or something. Then we see it's just a class 2. SanDisks are typically a little faster at lower classes than the rest, though.

Two days ago, it happens here
Come one guys, read more please...
You should check the real source here: how dereckcranson was the first to prove us that we can switch any microSD card in our HD7

Okay, I wonder if there are 2 sd card slots in the Focus. Could we switch the 8GB out for 32 and then put a 32 in the 2nd slot?
That would be awesome but I'd be spending just as much on sd cards as I would the phone on an ATT-2year.
If someone get ahold of one, please check!!!

lavike said:
Okay, I wonder if there are 2 sd card slots in the Focus. Could we switch the 8GB out for 32 and then put a 32 in the 2nd slot?
That would be awesome but I'd be spending just as much on sd cards as I would the phone on an ATT-2year.
If someone get ahold of one, please check!!!
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I was wondering the same about the Focus.

ryotgz said:
I was wondering the same about the Focus.
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yes it would work if samsung went the route of adding a sd card instead of flash memory as the internal memory. someone would have to open it and see.

I guess the only folks who could figure this out unti after Nov. 8 are the folks with an Omnia 7. Seems to be pretty similar phone.

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Q Memory 150X SD Cards 4GB??????

Anyone have any experiences regarding this SD Card on their Universal: http://qmemory.com/sd-secure-digital-flash-memory-card.html
cktlcmd said:
Anyone have any experiences regarding this SD Card on their Universal: http://qmemory.com/sd-secure-digital-flash-memory-card.html
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Yes, very good card. Works perfectly. Good warranty and 100% functional. No blemishes. Its only the ROM that shows it as 2GB but you can hold 4GB of data on it. The camera only writes images to the card if there is some data on the card first. My Universal also recognises 8GB SD cards from Samsung which are also amazing. I can watch DVD's on my Universal with the 8GB card, all i do is copy everything from the 4.7GB DVD and paste it in the 8GB card and pop it into the Universal and use some DVD video player i have,,, i think it was tcmp. Amazing quality and sound on headphones and speakers.
In 4GB as you mentioned these Q memory cards are really awesome. Another good one would be 4GB SanDisk Extreme 3 which is very fast. 4GB in mini-SD also works on the Universal.
I prefer 8GB SD from Samsung the most. It can be purchased for less than $200 in Shanghai and HongKong and most of Japan.
By the way please take note that Samsung and Sony are collaborating to make a 32GB card... i dont know if it was SD or what. Anyways keep looking and you will find interesting things every day.
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Yes, very good card. Works perfectly. Good warranty and 100% functional. No blemishes. Its only the ROM that shows it as 2GB but you can hold 4GB of data on it. The camera only writes images to the card if there is some data on the card first. My Universal also recognises 8GB SD cards from Samsung which are also amazing. I can watch DVD's on my Universal with the 8GB card, all i do is copy everything from the 4.7GB DVD and paste it in the 8GB card and pop it into the Universal and use some DVD video player i have,,, i think it was tcmp. Amazing quality and sound on headphones and speakers.
In 4GB as you mentioned these Q memory cards are really awesome. Another good one would be 4GB SanDisk Extreme 3 which is very fast. 4GB in mini-SD also works on the Universal.
I prefer 8GB SD from Samsung the most. It can be purchased for less than $200 in Shanghai and HongKong and most of Japan.
By the way please take note that Samsung and Sony are collaborating to make a 32GB card... i dont know if it was SD or what. Anyways keep looking and you will find interesting things every day.
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Thanks for the reply. I'll give it a try tonight. Will post my results.
WOW!! about those 8GB SD Cards. But still expensive, I'll wait a bit till they drop like the 4GB cards.
cktlcmd said:
Thanks for the reply. I'll give it a try tonight. Will post my results.
WOW!! about those 8GB SD Cards. But still expensive, I'll wait a bit till they drop like the 4GB cards.
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I got my SanDisk Extreme 3 4GB SD card for $80. A very good price because 2GB SanDisk Extreme 3 from Sandisk's website costs $100-120 or something and some places $200. mini-SD at 4GB is $170 or something.
8GB Samsung price won't fall buddy. It will remain above $200. It is unique and rare item and not available in stores. Only available in Shanghai, HongKong and Japan. Place your special order from eBay or any other website, you wont regret it.
I regret one fact that I came to North America and this small continent is isolated from the rest of the world in terms of development, technology, society and economy. Asian and european countries have the best in technology and we always got to get stuff shipped from there. Infact stats from Unicef show that Canadian and American economies will rapidly fall compared to the rest of the G8 countries.
WoW!!! The Q Memory 4GB SD Card works well with Helmi's AKU 3.5. The camera application works and stores the pictures directly to the card.
cktlcmd said:
WoW!!! The Q Memory 4GB SD Card works well with Helmi's AKU 3.5. The camera application works and stores the pictures directly to the card.
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>.< Didnt i already tell you that. Anyways i dont like keeping many cards and swapping them all the time. Right now i have 4 cards adding up to 16GB of memory... grr i wish i could have done that with 2 x 8GB. I was concentrating on getting mini-SD cards and forgot about the 8GB SD cards. I have 2 x 2GB mini-SD, 1 x 4GB SD and 1 x 8GB SD. I wonder if there is any other type of memory that can be used with an SD card adapter. Micro-SD is way too expensive and not required.
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>.< Didnt i already tell you that. Anyways i dont like keeping many cards and swapping them all the time. Right now i have 4 cards adding up to 16GB of memory... grr i wish i could have done that with 2 x 8GB. I was concentrating on getting mini-SD cards and forgot about the 8GB SD cards. I have 2 x 2GB mini-SD, 1 x 4GB SD and 1 x 8GB SD. I wonder if there is any other type of memory that can be used with an SD card adapter. Micro-SD is way too expensive and not required.
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Hello nuclear! Could you post pics of your 8GB SD card? I am very interested in getting one myself so a pic will certainly help a lot! Thank you very much!!!
venusforu said:
Hello nuclear! Could you post pics of your 8GB SD card? I am very interested in getting one myself so a pic will certainly help a lot! Thank you very much!!!
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Just get them from ebay. Search on ebay for "8GB SD" or call Samsung and ask them. Pictures dont mean a lot. And you wont be able to find it in 90% of stores in democratic countries because the price is inflated 100 times the original price. Probably like $500 in US.

Best microSDHC card

Hello!
I want to buy new microSDHC card to my phone and I'm wondering which one is the best.
There are three priorities for me:
- SDHC
- 4GB
- minimum class 6
I found TRANSCEND microSDHC 4GB Class 6 and SILICON POWER 4GB microSDHC CLASS 6. Which one is better? Or maybe you advice something else?
THere is a lot of disscussion about this in this forum. Please search
Sometimes it's hard to find sth when does not speak the native english. Can you please give me the link to this discussion or just post the answer?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=553412&highlight=sdhc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=416866&highlight=sdhc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=493247&highlight=sdhc
Thanks! I've already studied thread nr 1 and 3 and nothing special there. Number 2 is 16GB and 32GB - I need just 4GB and not for WM but for Linux (ext4 and maybe one fat32 partition on it).
well if it's a pda device then it's interface cant keep up with even the normal card speeds
so high speed cards only really matter when you have it connected to a card reader connected to a computer
Rudegar said:
well if it's a pda device then it's interface cant keep up with even the normal card speeds
so high speed cards only really matter when you have it connected to a card reader connected to a computer
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So it's better to buy class 4 but 8GB that 4GB class 6?
i have not seen any difference personally between 4 & 6. so go for highest capacity.
i have used quite a few brands and all my cards now are sandisk. None of them have given me a problem.
most important thimg regarding performance is to make sure that its genunine. more than 85% of cards sold these days are duplicate.
michal_banszel said:
Thanks! I've already studied thread nr 1 and 3 and nothing special there. Number 2 is 16GB and 32GB - I need just 4GB and not for WM but for Linux (ext4 and maybe one fat32 partition on it).
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I don't know jack about linux or 'rooting' onto an sd card, but if I were going to do it, I would make sure that I got the highest quality card available. I've corrupted my 16 G card too many times (mostly my fault, lol) to trust it for running linux off of it. Get something hardy that won't become corrupted, like if the device freezes and you need to reset it. My guess is that you're better off with a smaller card (like the 4 GB one). I'd stay away from a big one if you don't need it.
Basically, it's a huge PITA when your card becomes hopelessly corrupted and you need to back it up and re-format it. I imagine it's a nightmare when your operating system is running off of said card when it becomes corrupted.
Farmer Ted said:
I don't know jack about linux or 'rooting' onto an sd card, but if I were going to do it, I would make sure that I got the highest quality card available. I've corrupted my 16 G card too many times (mostly my fault, lol) to trust it for running linux off of it. Get something hardy that won't become corrupted, like if the device freezes and you need to reset it. My guess is that you're better off with a smaller card (like the 4 GB one). I'd stay away from a big one if you don't need it.
Basically, it's a huge PITA when your card becomes hopelessly corrupted and you need to back it up and re-format it. I imagine it's a nightmare when your operating system is running off of said card when it becomes corrupted.
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That's right!
"most important thimg regarding performance is to make sure that its genunine. more than 85% of cards sold these days are duplicate."
what do you mean? TRANSCEND and SILICON POWER are genuine?
on my purpose,there ARE differences between class 4 and class 6 ,but there are to small differences in speed to pay the double price...I just using class2 Devices (on 3 PDA Phones,2 NDS and an PSP),i never felt there are to slow,yeah on PSP you really fell the difference between an MemoryStick Pro MkII and an Class2 Toshiba MicroSDHC,but for me personally it does not matter -the most of People buy Great Capacity Drives for Media Files right ? ....and Media Files like Movies,Mp3´s etc. running well on Class2 Cards!
Excuse me to say that...but SanDisk Sucks!
a lot of the Sandisk card have Chips from China
(i Don´t know on Class 4 or 6 Cards,but Class2 Card from Sandisk always have Chinese Chips....and there bullsh...)
Japanese Chips (like Cards from Kingston and Toshiba) are a lot better on speed and are a lot more reliable than Chinese Chips
I made my Experiences ,never by SanDisk....
just every Media Market have SanDisk- but that doesn´t mean there are really good..
I have Cards from Siemens,SanDisk,Kingston,Nokia,Toshiba and Motorola (Nokia,Siemens and Motorola are OEM- so i don´t know who produced them)) I have over 20! Cards between 64mb and 16gb---yeah and San Disk are the worst ..dood!
and there IS a Difference between Class4 and 6 Cards,but i think personally there are to less to pay the double Price for it
I have 3 PDA ,2 NDS and an PSP,all of them has Class 2 Cards and i never felt that there are to slow...most of the Devices on the market are to slow to feel the REAL Power of an Class6 Card!

The Difference between NAND and Micro SD on WP7! (Its HUGE!!)

Games seem to load at least three times faster on the Omnia 7 (NAND)!!
Jin187 said:
Games seem to load at least three times faster on the Omnia 7 (NAND)!!
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well it was said that the samsung wp7 phones ran better than the htc or lg so i am not supprised. however we do not know if the focus also has an internal nand along the the external storage slot or a micro sd and this phone also ran faster so it still remains to be seen if its the sd card or not..
another reason for me to get a Samsung when they come to Verizon...
Maybe the htc will be faster if you change the sd cart with a higher-class card?!
Wow, the difference is huge.
The Omnia 7 is definitely a great device (and the HTC definitely disappointing).
What a pity the Omnia has only 8GB of storage. Otherwise it would have been THE perfect WP7 device.
Makes me wonder if the Focus will slow down if you put in an SD card. I would also like to see the HTC with a higher class card.
ryotgz said:
Makes me wonder if the Focus will slow down if you put in an SD card. I would also like to see the HTC with a higher class card.
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put a higher class card in the focus...
ryotgz said:
Makes me wonder if the Focus will slow down if you put in an SD card. I would also like to see the HTC with a higher class card.
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There are far too many unknowns in this comparison for it to answer too many questions. The fact that NAND memory is faster should come as no surprise, however, we have no idea what class card is used in the Focus yet or even what type of memory the first 8GB is. As for your additional memory, MS and att state that the phone will work for all classes, 2, 4 and 6. For 8GB and 16GB cards I know that the class speed difference is significant. I have never owned a 32GB card yet.
Thats a bit speed comparison.
The Samsung WP7 devices seem to be better than the HTC devices.
Dag nabbit.
Just when I thought I was ready to put my San Disk 32GB microSD card into the Focus I get on the 8th, I find this out.
More research necessary..
ebosian said:
Dag nabbit.
Just when I thought I was ready to put my San Disk 32GB microSD card into the Focus I get on the 8th, I find this out.
More research necessary..
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Your 32GB disk will be fine. I am guessing that it is a class 2. You meet the min reqs which MS has set. If it is a class four and you have tested it and found that it really is a class four, we are all dying to find out what the speed difference really is in the 32GB cards. If you are one of the owners of the elusive 32GB class 6 cards, don't sweat this at all and tell us who your source is.
MS's concern is card quality, not speed. There are still a lot of unknowns with the Focus, for example what type of memory the first 8GB is. Bottom line is that the combined memory will not be much faster if any than the slowest of the two as you have no idea where data will be written.
arturobandini said:
Wow, the difference is huge.
The Omnia 7 is definitely a great device (and the HTC definitely disappointing).
What a pity the Omnia has only 8GB of storage. Otherwise it would have been THE perfect WP7 device.
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There's a 16gb version, but won't be released til December.
I think 8gb is more than enough for me
How fast the app will load will depend on luck until we figure out in what order WP7 fills memory--if the phone installs the app to the ROM, it will load significantly faster than if the phone installs the app to the SD card.
Paolo01 said:
Your 32GB disk will be fine. I am guessing that it is a class 2. You meet the min reqs which MS has set. If it is a class four and you have tested it and found that it really is a class four, we are all dying to find out what the speed difference really is in the 32GB cards. If you are one of the owners of the elusive 32GB class 6 cards, don't sweat this at all and tell us who your source is.
MS's concern is card quality, not speed. There are still a lot of unknowns with the Focus, for example what type of memory the first 8GB is. Bottom line is that the combined memory will not be much faster if any than the slowest of the two as you have no idea where data will be written.
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32gig class 6 micro sd...
http://www.amazon.com/Komputerbay-MicroSD-Microsdhc-Adapter-Reader/dp/B003ZTEEHI/ref=sr_1_13?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1288639636&sr=1-13
I have an 8gb class 6 that I'm waiting to throw into my Win7 work handset. The card class makes a huge difference in speed, and since most included cards are class 2 I should be good.
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32gig class 6 micro sd...
http://www.amazon.com/Komputerbay-MicroSD-Microsdhc-Adapter-Reader/dp/B003ZTEEHI/ref=sr_1_13?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1288639636&sr=1-13
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Erm, an unbranded card like that for such a low price is highly likely to let you down, personally I wouldn't touch it with a barge-pole. Stick with Sandisk, their products are more expensive and currently at class 4 but they're guaranteed and they won't make your phone cry.

[Q] Please. Which Micro SD Card? Galaxy Note 10.1

I bought my first tablet - Galaxy Note 10.1, 16g, a week ago. Latest updates to 4.1.2. I have searched the net, watched video's, read till I'm blind, called Samsung(No Help There), and walked away totally frustrated more than once. All the tech stuff about Class #,(4 verses 6 or 10) type, Samsung verses Sandisk, exfat, HC, HCCX, HCl, on & on.. It would all be fine IF there was a general favorite.
I want to buy the best functioning, best peformance micro 32 g sd card for general all around enjoyment the Note will best utilize.
Please, please suggest the best 32g sd card for the Note. Please be specific with brand, class, and type. I have learned so much from you folks. I am glad I found this site for most all my concerns. I will certainly thank you for taking your time to suggest the most appropriate purchase.:fingers-crossed:
Well, to keeo it short and sweet. First off, some have gotten it to accept a 64gb card but with a certain formatting and process to go through.
In my experience, I got this 32gb card for 22.00 on sale at a local wholesaler. It was accepted by the n8013 without any difficulty.
Sandisk worked for me.
Deb
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It really doesn't matter as far as class goes and the tab does take up to a 64gb card easy enough. I just bought a SanDisk 64gb Class 10 card off NewEgg for $54.99 on their Shell Shocker deal of the day thing. You just pop the card in, go to settings, storage, scroll down to SD Card and format SD card. Basically it's just a FAT32 format, but whatever...
Anyway, that's it. After that you are all set to use it.
I also have a SanDisk 64gb Class 10. The class doesn't make a difference, all current cards will perform the same. You won't notice a performance difference on the Note. You just need to format to fat 32, as the other poster suggested. I would also buy from a reputable seller because there are a lot of knock offs with fake labeling on them. I got mine from Best Buy for $56. The 32 gb was around half the price.
A lot of people go with Sandisk because of reliability and price.
i have sandisk 64gb class 10 bout it from ebay £42 and converted it to iternal memory thanks to zedomax hack i have 64gb iternal memory
ExploreMN said:
It really doesn't matter as far as class goes and the tab does take up to a 64gb card easy enough. I just bought a SanDisk 64gb Class 10 card off NewEgg for $54.99 on their Shell Shocker deal of the day thing. You just pop the card in, go to settings, storage, scroll down to SD Card and format SD card. Basically it's just a FAT32 format, but whatever...
Anyway, that's it. After that you are all set to use it.
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Thanks. I just checked New Egg It's not there any more?
ExploreMN said:
It really doesn't matter as far as class goes and the tab does take up to a 64gb card easy enough. I just bought a SanDisk 64gb Class 10 card off NewEgg for $54.99 on their Shell Shocker deal of the day thing. You just pop the card in, go to settings, storage, scroll down to SD Card and format SD card. Basically it's just a FAT32 format, but whatever...
Anyway, that's it. After that you are all set to use it.
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What type of card? hdxc uhs sdhd?
rtan73 said:
I also have a SanDisk 64gb Class 10. The class doesn't make a difference, all current cards will perform the same. You won't notice a performance difference on the Note. You just need to format to fat 32, as the other poster suggested. I would also buy from a reputable seller because there are a lot of knock offs with fake labeling on them. I got mine from Best Buy for $56. The 32 gb was around half the price.
A lot of people go with Sandisk because of reliability and price.
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What type of card? hdxc uhs sdhd?
Sandisk Utra 64gb micro sdxc class 10. I remember someone posting that it was on sale on Amazon, but it was last week so I don't know if it's still one sale.
ExploreMN said:
It really doesn't matter as far as class goes and the tab does take up to a 64gb card easy enough. I just bought a SanDisk 64gb Class 10 card off NewEgg for $54.99 on their Shell Shocker deal of the day thing. You just pop the card in, go to settings, storage, scroll down to SD Card and format SD card. Basically it's just a FAT32 format, but whatever...
Anyway, that's it. After that you are all set to use it.
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Ok Folks, I can not thank you enough for your time and advice. But I will anyway, Thank You ALL for responding. :good:
New Egg jumped back up to $80 and Amazon was $65 and then sold out while I was checking a few things..... So I ordered the Sandisk 64g HDXC SDSDQUA-064G-U46A. I just hope it works when I put it in the Note. I may be back for help if it is not as simple as you say. Then if it is, I hope I can intall APPS on it with out restrictions to space and all will be Dandy, right?
After a week of trying to find a case-Moko Slim fit, sd/usb/micro usb adaptor-JUICED Systems GT401-01, screen protector-ClearPleax, and now micro SD card, I am exhausted! Still need one of those mini keyboards, but need to decide if rf or bt is the way to go. Now I just need to learn how to use all the neat stuff on Note...I think I will be ready to use it for work..& fun. Thanks Again.
Using 64Gb sandisk class 10 ( black friday around 40usd ) - works fine..
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Ok Folks, I can not thank you enough for your time and advice. But I will anyway, Thank You ALL for responding. :good:
New Egg jumped back up to $80 and Amazon was $65 and then sold out while I was checking a few things..... So I ordered the Sandisk 64g HDXC SDSDQUA-064G-U46A. I just hope it works when I put it in the Note. I may be back for help if it is not as simple as you say. Then if it is, I hope I can intall APPS on it with out restrictions to space and all will be Dandy, right?
After a week of trying to find a case-Moko Slim fit, sd/usb/micro usb adaptor-JUICED Systems GT401-01, screen protector-ClearPleax, and now micro SD card, I am exhausted! Still need one of those mini keyboards, but need to decide if rf or bt is the way to go. Now I just need to learn how to use all the neat stuff on Note...I think I will be ready to use it for work..& fun. Thanks Again.
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Hey Jerry,
You only get notified if you subscribe to the thread (in response to your PM). Anyway, as I said, the formatting the Note uses for MicroSD is FAT32. You don't need to turn it off to insert the SD, but when you eject it, you would want to go into setting, storage, and unmount SD card.
You don't need partitions, but because it's FAT32, you are limited to 2GB or smaller files.
Anyway, that should answer the SD questions.
As for the keyboard, I have the Logitech Tablet Keyboard for Android. Works very well, comes with a tablet stand sorta built in the case, and it's full sized, so typing on it rocks. Costs $70-80 though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36980115&postcount=2
saerith;3696217ll said:
False. I have a stock note 10.1. So does my mother and father. We all are running 64gb sd cards out of the box. Class 10 sandisk 64gb. Absolutely no formatting necessary. Plug and play.
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....I hope I can intall APPS on it with out restrictions to space and all will be Dandy, right?
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From what I understand, you cannot install and run Apps from your SD card...
According to another poster here 'From what I understand, you cannot install and run Apps from your SD card...' I know some apps may not be willing to load from an extrernal card for some vendor reason, but that is the exception, is'nt it? For the most part, we can load, install and use apps with the 64gb card we ordered right? I know I have held off loading apps because I want them on the ext sd.
aalupatti said:
Using 64Gb sandisk class 10 ( black friday around 40usd ) - works fine..
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I have had the same success with three gt-n8013 notes. Its a complete falsity that the 64gb class 10 san disks need to be formatted to work. Plug and play.
jjl0412 said:
I bought my first tablet - Galaxy Note 10.1, 16g, a week ago. Latest updates to 4.1.2. I have searched the net, watched video's, read till I'm blind, called Samsung(No Help There), and walked away totally frustrated more than once. All the tech stuff about Class #,(4 verses 6 or 10) type, Samsung verses Sandisk, exfat, HC, HCCX, HCl, on & on.. It would all be fine IF there was a general favorite.
I want to buy the best functioning, best peformance micro 32 g sd card for general all around enjoyment the Note will best utilize.
Please, please suggest the best 32g sd card for the Note. Please be specific with brand, class, and type. I have learned so much from you folks. I am glad I found this site for most all my concerns. I will certainly thank you for taking your time to suggest the most appropriate purchase.:fingers-crossed:
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Sandisk 32gb Class 10 heres a link http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-micro...&qid=1358903514&sr=8-2&keywords=32gb+micro+sd
Class 10 has faster data transfer speeds way worth the extra $6-8.
had a SanDisk 16GB and it went sour. never bought one tho somehow got them all for free
edit: they did replace it for free also, but I lost all my data on a so called reliable card
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ExploreMN said:
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You don't need partitions, but because it's FAT32, you are limited to 2GB or smaller files.
Anyway, that should answer the SD questions.
Got it today. worked without doing anything. 59.4g. How can I confirm the format is FAT32 or exFAT? I have read that it can be either?
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[Q] SD Cards Burning Out

I have an unlocked Rogers Samsung Captivate Glide (i927R) running gingerbread (since Kies doesn't want to update it to ICS, and I haven't gotten around to rooting it), and it seems to be eating through SD cards. I had a 32gb micro SD card in there, but the phone decided to stop reading it after about a month and a half. Nothing else can read the card either; not my computer, not another phone, not even my camera can read the card. This is the second 32gb card it's happened to, and I'm starting to think that maybe it's my phone. When I have the card in the phone, it simply says "Unavailable" when I check under storage, although the phone can still read other SD cards.
Does anyone else have problems with this phone (i927R) killing SD cards? Am I simply just overloading the SD card, or is there some possibility that the phone is burning them out? Should I go for a 16gb card and see if it doesn't burn out, since smaller cards seem less likely to burn out?
Any help is appreciated.
I had 2
Shrubberer said:
I have an unlocked Rogers Samsung Captivate Glide (i927R) running gingerbread (since Kies doesn't want to update it to ICS, and I haven't gotten around to rooting it), and it seems to be eating through SD cards. I had a 32gb micro SD card in there, but the phone decided to stop reading it after about a month and a half. Nothing else can read the card either; not my computer, not another phone, not even my camera can read the card. This is the second 32gb card it's happened to, and I'm starting to think that maybe it's my phone. When I have the card in the phone, it simply says "Unavailable" when I check under storage, although the phone can still read other SD cards.
Does anyone else have problems with this phone (i927R) killing SD cards? Am I simply just overloading the SD card, or is there some possibility that the phone is burning them out? Should I go for a 16gb card and see if it doesn't burn out, since smaller cards seem less likely to burn out?
Any help is appreciated.
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What kind of cards did you use ? I had 2 corsair thumb drives go bad on me in mere weeks.. might be crap media .. I've used kingston and patriot no issues
yohan4ws said:
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What kind of cards did you use ? I had 2 corsair thumb drives go bad on me in mere weeks.. might be crap media .. I've used kingston and patriot no issues
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The last one that burned out was a Transcend, and I don't remember what the first one was. but I don't think it was a particularly high quality brand. I will be sure to get a better quality card next time.
Do you think downsizing to a 16gb card would reduce the chances of a burnout?
Shrubberer said:
The last one that burned out was a Transcend, and I don't remember what the first one was. but I don't think it was a particularly high quality brand. I will be sure to get a better quality card next time.
Do you think downsizing to a 16gb card would reduce the chances of a burnout?
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It's a crapshoot man ... I've had kingstons bad out of the box at a couple of sizes, the flash drives I had die were 16gb Corsair USB3's and rated with high speed..
just make sure you get a class 10 and read up on some reviews ... Newegg is really great for it, lookup the brand, price etc. and then to buy it at a local store and have them price match...
I should really get in the habit of backing up all the information on my phone more than once i run out of space
*EDIT* .. The current one I use is G.Skill 32GB .. Lifetime Warranty. Comes w/ full size SD adapter.

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