Are these cards junk or worth buying? Never heard of the brand, assume its a Chinese manufacturer.
Anyone have one of these, try them, good/bad experience with them?
Thx
Eat it iPhone said:
Are these cards junk or worth buying? Never heard of the brand, assume its a Chinese manufacturer.
Anyone have one of these, try them, good/bad experience with them?
Thx
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Memorette has been around for a while. They made blank cassette and video tapes, and now also make blank dvds and cds.
I have Clear & Present Danger and The Rock recorded on a Memorette video tape. I don't have a VCR though..
Anyone else have any experience with the company and/or specifically their micro sd cards?
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Memorette has been around for a while. They made blank cassette and video tapes, and now also make blank dvds and cds.
I have Clear & Present Danger and The Rock recorded on a Memorette video tape. I don't have a VCR though..
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Isn't that memorex?
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I had a Memorette 32GB Class 10, and mine didn't work at all. It wouldn't write past 4GB and it was slow. IMO, these are fakes.
eyeamfresh said:
Isn't that memorex?
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Correction: I have never heard of memorette.
Sorry about that hahah
itlnstln said:
I had a Memorette 32GB Class 10, and mine didn't work at all. It wouldn't write past 4GB and it was slow. IMO, these are fakes.
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Do you still have it by chance? Did you try reformatting it other than FAT32? Did it read the total capacity correctly?
Thx yes i do NOT mean memorex, they are relatively speaking a name brand. The brand is Memorette, which im sure is some chinese stuff...considering buying them but want to make sure they are worth buying.
They are a South Korean manufacturer of all sorts of data drives etc.
http://www.memorette.co.kr/english/
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They are a South Korean manufacturer of all sorts of data drives etc.
http://www.memorette.co.kr/english/
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Thx couldn't find a company site
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Correction: I have never heard of memorette.
Sorry about that hahah
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I always stick with high quality Panaphonic products. Or Sorny.
Yes, it's a well-known Korean manufacturer. The only question is: will you get original product of fake. I don't know how to see the difference when buying online.
Original Memorette cards should give you 11Mb/s write speed. Friend of mine bought this for $99 a time ago. You can find such cards for $45 on eBay but are they original...
Memorette 32GB
The 32GB MemorETTE cards can be purchased online for about $10 per card in quantities of 15.
How many people think that a $10 card with that capacity/Class 10 can actually exist in the year 2011?
I tend to think these are knock-offs.
Yeah at that price, what you are getting is most likely a 2 gb card that has been hacked to read 32gb. When you go to add your media or whatever, everything after 2gb is currupt and not really there since you ran out of space after the actual card size.
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Eat it iPhone said:
Are these cards junk or worth buying? Never heard of the brand, assume its a Chinese manufacturer.
Anyone have one of these, try them, good/bad experience with them?
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I have a 32 GB Sandisk class 10 in my EVO and it works badass.
Just FYI I bought this card off ebay and I have to say DO NOT BUY!! As it was mentioned some where else. it will write like 2 or so GB then all the rest of the data becomes corrupt. I am now currently in a depute about this card and all in order to get my Evo to be my end all MP3 player (which it already kinda was) with Google Music.
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Just FYI I bought this card off ebay and I have to say DO NOT BUY!! As it was mentioned some where else. it will write like 2 or so GB then all the rest of the data becomes corrupt. I am now currently in a depute about this card and all in order to get my Evo to be my end all MP3 player (which it already kinda was) with Google Music.
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Hey, I bought this one as well, fake as it can be. I have also ongoing claim with Paypal regarding this. Looking at it afterwards it was too good to be true anyway.
I also had a bad experience with this product. I could put 32 gb worth of info on it but it would never read all of the info. I mostly used it for movies and I would put about 10-15 movies on it ( each movie about 1gb) but I would only be able to watch the first couple of movies once I put the card in my tablet. My computer and tablet would show that it had 32gb on it so I just though it was my device and not the card. I think I am screwed because I bought it 3 months ago. What Ebay seller did you Buy it from. Maybe if we all bought it from the same person then Paypal will allow me to open a case.
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I also had a bad experience with this product. I could put 32 gb worth of info on it but it would never read all of the info. I mostly used it for movies and I would put about 10-15 movies on it ( each movie about 1gb) but I would only be able to watch the first couple of movies once I put the card in my tablet. My computer and tablet would show that it had 32gb on it so I just though it was my device and not the card. I think I am screwed because I bought it 3 months ago. What Ebay seller did you Buy it from. Maybe if we all bought it from the same person then Paypal will allow me to open a case.
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Hi, I bought it from generalprixtop. I just got my money back from Paypal so the claim is definitely recognized. Hopefully u could get yours back as well, though 3 month is a long time. Why did u wait this long anyway?
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Hi, I bought it from generalprixtop. I just got my money back from Paypal so the claim is definitely recognized. Hopefully u could get yours back as well, though 3 month is a long time. Why did u wait this long anyway?
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I just thought that My G-Tablet wasn't reading the card correctl or the format of the movies wasn't working so I kind of gave up. I should have done a search to see if others were having problems.
I have one of these - 32gb memorette sdhc. Does not work well in my HTC Sensation. pictures start disappearing, video doesn't play back, carded apps begin to fail.
Now here's the odd bit - seems to work fine in Lumix G2 camera. Pics, video all stay just fine. Even when i put this in my phone after - the lumix G2 pics stayed on the chip and could be viewed on the phone fine but anything taken on the andriod phone started to become corrupt after a hour or so.
Can anyone else do this test??
***** I now think this is because the camera does add extra data so its not going over the 2gig which these cards are most likely to be. Got refunded anyway *****
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I have just bought this for my Desire:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/32GB-KINGSTON...AsAccessories_MemoryCards&hash=item230c6c00d1
(scroll down a little cuz the listing is over, but u still can see the description)
It says that it's a brand new 32GB class 6 microSD card by Kingston, but I could not find anything about it on the net. The only 32GB Kingston cards I could find were class 4.. so, can it possibly be a fake? The seller is with 100% positive and is from UK.. What do you guys think? Maybe it's sort of a new product still to be introduced or something?
Chances are is it not a class 6 as Kingston does not list it as a product available from them.
10 Year Warranty ? I 've never heard As far as i know here we only 've 5 years Warranty for SDCards I don't know much about UK One
Well, I'd take it even if it was a class4, I would be disappointed though. I'll of course let you know about how it all went when the card arrives.
More opinions perhaps?
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Well, I'd take it even if it was a class4, I would be disappointed though. I'll of course let you know about how it all went when the card arrives.
More opinions perhaps?
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Sounds like a scammer.
Most high classed cards on eBay that are sold cheap usually are scams.
Say like you bought a 16gb card.. It would come as 3gb.
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Sounds like a scammer.
Most high classed cards on eBay that are sold cheap usually are scams.
Say like you bought a 16gb card.. It would come as 3gb.
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Well, then I just return it, and eBay offers buyers' protection, so I don't think I will lose a lot. Also, that seller really has sold a lot of things, has been on eBay since 2008 and has 99% positive feedback.. Do you really think he could be a scammer?
Also, 30 pounds is not THAT cheap, is it?
Here is feedback on the seller: http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=viraldarshna&ftab=FeedbackAsSeller
As you can see, I'm so hoping this is actually a good deal and not a problem sending things back and so on..
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Well, then I just return it, and eBay offers buyers' protection, so I don't think I will lose a lot. Also, that seller really has sold a lot of things, has been on eBay since 2008 and has 99% positive feedback.. Do you really think he could be a scammer?
Also, 30 pounds is not THAT cheap, is it?
Here is feedback on the seller: http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=viraldarshna&ftab=FeedbackAsSeller
As you can see, I'm so hoping this is actually a good deal and not a problem sending things back and so on..
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That is extremely cheap.
16gb cards go from 70+ USD (52 euros)
I bought one as well - mine is coming from Japan however =)
Ebay item=220707787049 (I'm not allowed to post outside links yet since this is my first post.
True though that Kingston does not seem to have such a product... we'll see when it gets here =) If you get it sooner, could you post a speedtest?
Yeah, I'll do that. Hope we both get lucky with these cards..
Yeah me too. Mine has just been mailed, in about a week I'll report back =)
well.. I bought a similar item, a Kingston 32gb Class 6 SDHC. It was cheap, so I had to try. Got it today, and tried a few speed tests, and only got about 2 mb/second
made a complaint on ebay, and the seller is now offering me to send him the card back, so I can get a refund... I'm more interested in seeing, if this really is a 32gb card.. so I start to copy... this is going to take a while, so I will be back with more results later
So, is the capacity real?
Ok, so I got the card. The markings look cheap and fake, the packaging - too. But the card is indeed 32GB. And, of course, not class 6. Mor like class 4, though at the very beginning the writing speed was less than 4MB/s. I can't make up my mind if I should keep it. If it's really a class 4 card, it's okay. But I'm afraid that it may corrupt my data or eventually go bad.. So, is it safe to call it a class 4 card? What would you guys do, would you keep it? Rememeber, it's price was under 50 bucks, so maybe it's worth the bet?
I attached the benchmark of it.
Ok so, isnt there some benchmark that tests if the full card is undamaged and writable? If it isnt, you still got a cheap 32 gb card... right?
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Don't know if this test tests that. Dunno any other tests u can run on Ubuntu either.
It turned out to be a complete fake with less than 5GB available.. He is not getting his money. And nor is he getting that piece of **** back, for it belongs in a trash can.
I hope those *****es rot alive.
Sorry to hear that. Hopefully I will be a bit luckier. I'll report back when I've received mine...
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I bought that exact same card.
When the card arrived it was slow (around 1-2Mo/s instead of 6+) but after only 3 days of regular use it stopped working.
It wasn't recognised anymore by any reader (tested in PC, Wii, camera and Android phone) and I couldn't even format it.
So I had a close look at it and noticed the product number was SDC4/32GB which is in fact the product number of Kingston's class 4 32GB micro SD. (since they never produced any class 6 32GB micro SD, only class 4 and 10). Also the inscription was a bit different from what I could see on goole image for Kingston microSD.
Finally I sent it back to the seller who gave me back my money.
Here's a pic of the card: http : // hpics.li/09be9f2
Edit: As far as my opinion goes: this card was a fake, although it's just me and I can't really prove it.
Your picture is a proof.
So I just received mine as well, package looks real but no idea if it is... Will test it tonight, no computer nearby...
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ok so I am now about to be on my 3rd 32gb Lexar class 10 micro sdhc card. I am thinking that the first two since they were in the same shipment batch that they were just a bad bunch of cards. Just wanted to put the warning out there to you guys. My cards will just show up as corrupted and will not mount. Having to use a forensic software to pull all the non-backed up stuff off right now.
Anyone else having any problems with them?
I havent tried Lexar but I did buy a 32gig Class 10 Patriot and it has worked flawlessly so far
I have the lexar one and it works fine.
just warning you...37 days into this card and it failed....the first one lasted a little over 2 weeks.
back up, thats all I am saying
I got one coming... i'll see how it goes
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just warning you...37 days into this card and it failed....the first one lasted a little over 2 weeks.
back up, thats all I am saying
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Where did you buy your cards from? I can't find it in stock anywhere. Thx.
sabesh said:
Where did you buy your cards from? I can't find it in stock anywhere. Thx.
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i work at Micro Center here in atlanta. We still have a few in stock
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i work at Micro Center here in atlanta. We still have a few in stock
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Thx. I decided to try the Patriot version instead (not that it has any better reviews, but a few Atrix owners have reported success with it). Cheers.
Been running lexar since first week had the phone, no problems yet. What batch yours come out of? Also, ordered from provantage, shipped from new jersey or georgia one, will have to double check.
couldnt tell ya. I do know it was the very first shipment of them that came into our store like a week or two after CES. Im just thinking it was just a bad first batch. 3rd one is going fine so far...
I got mine through Beach Audio via Amazon. It's been working fine so far.
I got my Lexar class 10 a few weeks before the Atrix, it has been in the phone since the first boot and has worked great.
There is a known issue with micro sdhc cards with the atrix. Just like with the windows phone. Motorola is supposed to be coming out with an update to fix the issue.
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What kind of prices are you guys finding on these SD cards? It seems silly to me to buy a single 32gb card for $100~ when you can get 3-4 16gb cards for the same price.
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There is a known issue with micro sdhc cards with the atrix. Just like with the windows phone. Motorola is supposed to be coming out with an update to fix the issue.
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I have friends at Moto and this is the first i have heard....
please offer even a shred of proof regarding your statements....
I know many people with Atrix and SD cards and NO issues.
Link to anything that mentions this known issue - this is nothing like Windows 7 -where the SD card slot was blocked at release.
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What kind of prices are you guys finding on these SD cards? It seems silly to me to buy a single 32gb card for $100~ when you can get 3-4 16gb cards for the same price.
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The highest capacity model of any data storage device always has a higher per unit of storage cost than lesser models... but it also holds the most. You've got to pay to play.
If you wanted to have access to 32 gb of data, you wouldn't want to be swapping out two 16 gb cards as needed to get that capacity would you? To me, that seems silly.
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The highest capacity model of any data storage device always has a higher per unit of storage cost than lesser models... but it also holds the most. You've got to pay to play.
If you wanted to have access to 32 gb of data, you wouldn't want to be swapping out two 16 gb cards as needed to get that capacity would you? To me, that seems silly.
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And I understand that. For me personally, taking 15 seconds to swap an SD card isn't really a big deal, especially since with this phone (thank science), the card slot is easily available under the battery cover, instead of the battery itself.
But, if I can get a decent price on a 32gb card I'm all for it. The price difference just doesn't seem worth it (to me) to save the 15 seconds
If you want to carry all 32gb with you, where di you put the extra 16gb card? It gets old remembering to put accessories in your pocket.
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Anyone else getting VERY SLOW transfers speeds with this card? Average I'm getting is 3.5mb/sec which is well below normal!! Therefore, it takes awhile to transfer a movie from my PC.
alphadog00 said:
If you want to carry all 32gb with you, where di you put the extra 16gb card? It gets old remembering to put accessories in your pocket.
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Like I said, it's really all about personal preferrence. I carry a shoulder bag around with me everywhere I go, so remembering accessories isn't really an issue. I always have my Lapdock, charger, bluetooth mouse, etc. with me at all times. This phone replaced any need I had for a netbook.
Still no word on prices people have got for these?
Here is a totally awesome deal for you guys, found this while lurking on slickdeals.
www.adorama.com/IDSMUMSD64G.html
^ $80 dollars. Get it while it is hot.
Pettro said:
Here is a totally awesome deal for you guys, found this while lurking on slickdeals.
www.adorama.com/IDSMUMSD64G.html
^ $80 dollars. Get it while it is hot.
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I thought are phone only support up to 32GB of removable memory. I had a 16GB, but decided to get a Samsung Class 10 32GB since it was a great deal and I think that's more than enough for me lol.
Mark.J.Linskiy said:
I thought are phone only support up to 32GB of removable memory. I had a 16GB, but decided to get a Samsung Class 10 32GB since it was a great deal and I think that's more than enough for me lol.
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It is only supposed to support up to 32gb but I am pretty sure I read somewhere that someone was using a 64gb. I wouldnt be surprised if 64gb worked just fine.
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It is only supposed to support up to 32gb but I am pretty sure I read somewhere that someone was using a 64gb. I wouldnt be surprised if 64gb worked just fine.
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Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised either if someone got it to work. I was just making sure I had valid information lol.
It will work, only problem is the os wont know what the actual size.
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It will work, only problem is the os wont know what the actual size.
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Not true, it recognizes it fine...
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Not true, it recognizes it fine...
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What are the potential pitfalls of using a 64GB card in the E4GT?
Radical-J said:
Not true, it recognizes it fine...
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Ok from what Ive seen, the camera and camcorder no longer tells you how many pictures/video time is remaining. Is that atleast correct?
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I ordered two and have used these befofe the sdxc system in the micro sd cards seem to be read as sdhc so that these phones can support it. On an evo even it reads perfectly fine. On the ET4G I havent checked the camera information but it does transfer at 30mb/s (read/write fluctuate between 15-20mb on actual transfer and write is just a bit higher).
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What are the potential pitfalls of using a 64GB card in the E4GT?
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Too much disk space, therefore more time spent taking pics/vids/watching movies resulting in angry wives/gf's feeling neglected?
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Too much disk space, therefore more time spent taking pics/vids/watching movies resulting in angry wives/gf's feeling neglected?
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Not if you are taking pictures of them.
ordered.. thanks!
I have been using the 64gb sdxc card for about a month now. It works great!
When I first installed it my phone did not recognize it. Easy fix....
1.menu
2.Settings
3.Storage
4.Unmount SD card
5.Format SD card
The only minor issue I have had is "media scan" can sometimes take a little long if I have too much media saved on the SD card. I usually just place a period in front of large folders that contain movies and private photos. This will hide the contents of the folder from the "media scan".Then I just access them with ES file explorer. The media scan never takes anymore than a couple seconds and its NOT really an issue.
Also for some strange reason Windows will not recognize the card when plugged in to the computer directly but My Mac will. When transferring files from Windows I just use the USB cord and transfer via mass storage or MTP Application.
BUY IT NOW!!! You will not regret it.
I forward this to a few techy friends, we always share deals. One of them stated that this site is known for selling counterfeit SD cards...any truth to that? I would hate to dish out this type of money for a fake card.
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I forward this to a few techy friends, we always share deals. One of them stated that this site is known for selling counterfeit SD cards...any truth to that? I would hate to dish out this type of money for a fake card.
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Don't know if it's widespread or isolated incidents.
http://photo.net/digital-camera-forum/00LQNF
The above is from 2007 though, so I don't know if it's relative to today.
After extensive Googling, I have come to this conclusion:
There are hardly any incidents about fake SanDisk cards from Adorama.
There is the one incident above, which may have stuck in peoples minds over the years, but is not indicative of a widespread problem.
Most of all that I read about Adorama is positive, or neutral.
Adorama is in NYC, and is in direct competition with B&H Photo, another reputable Dealer to buy electronics from, so I don't think either wants to blow it, so to speak.
The above is just my opinion, but if Adorama had issues with widespread SanDisk problems, I likely would have found it.
Out of the 2 stores above, I usually shop at B&H Photo, whether in store or online. No particular reason other than I went to B&H Photo years ago, and have continued to go there if the price is right. I've been to Adorama once also, and had no issues. I actually purchased recently a SanDisk 16GB Class 6 card from B&H Photo, but purchased the Samsung 32GB Class 10 card a couple of weeks afterwards from another Dealer.
Adorama advertises a lot on 660 AM WFAN sports radio. Pretty big name. I'd be surprised if they wouldn't work with someone who received a bad or fake card.
Found this video with the card being used HERE
Thanks Biker1 & The Root for the feedback... I am yet to get let down from buying a product that I heard from a member on xda developers...even more recommended.
They call them mensches. As a chosen person I'm sold. I believe the store is closed on Friday night and Saturday for sabbath.
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Thanks Biker1 & The Root for the feedback... I am yet to get let down from buying a product that I heard from a member on xda developers...even more recommended.
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Anytime.
I don't have the card, but from what I've read, I wouldn't hesitate to get it if I was looking for a 64GB card, and Adorama seems like a safe bet
Hello everybody,
I have read and learned many useful things on this site, so thought I'd share my experience in the hope you would not have to go through the same thing.
I initially brought a Samsung class 10 mSD card from ebay for £19.99 delivered. It came with only the plastic case and no other external packaging. Immediately I tested it and noticed the poor transfer rates. of approx. 16kb/s read, 5kb/s write.
At this point I was suspicious that the card was a fake.
I ran numerous tests on several diagnostic programs and its was the same.
I wanted to be sure before making my complaint to ebay, so I brought another one, this time from Amazon.
The one from Amazon appears identical from the front of the card, but on the back it was different. See photo [The one on the left = genuine]
I then ran diagnostics on them side-by-side, tested both card with pretty much the same data, and my initial suspicions were confirmed. The ebay one was fake. [The one on the left = genuine]
I have read on here and seen some other members posting benchmark data on Sandisk and Samsung mSD cards [with similar slow speeds] brought from ebay traders.
If your card turns out to be slower, then there's a good chance it could be a fake. I recommend you contact ebay stating your item is not as described and request a full refund. This is exactly what I did.
I hope this information helps as many people as possible.
There's nothing worst than being conned, apart from the feeling of being cheated.
I just bought one from Amazon
well to be precise I bought a 32GB Samsung card from an Amazon trader as Amazon UK dont sell them direct at all. It came in what appeared to be samsung packaging and could not be detected from the original by the human eye.
I am of course suspicious about the price but then also aware that most phone manufacturers vastly over price "official" merchandise. (my £2.50 phone bumper fits and does the job just as well as the Sammy one) Unfortunately I dont have a reader for my computer so can only test it in the phone and am currently converting/uploading some videos through the USB cable which is of course a slow process. It reports as being about 29GB which would be expected but it seems there is software than can fake this. I am therfore fully expecting it to fail when it goes over about 2GB or when I try to play back the movie files - will wait and see.
However my question really is this - for most users additional storage is a luxury rather than necessety and I am not really too worried about the "class" of the card as I dont intend to store anything important on it, just extra music and videos for long trips. Would it therefore be more sensible to purchase a generic 32 GB class 4 card from a reputable dealer for about £20-£25 rather than go for a discounted Samsung one? It seems far less likely to me that people would push fake unbranded cards as there is less profit to be made. £50 - £60 is too much to pay for somehing that I dont really need - and anyway how could I be sure that a £60 was any more genuine - do I trust the likes of Play.com?
If I do find this one is fake I am considering reporting it through trading standards because giving these rogue traders (and there are thousands of them) the cop out of simply refunding the money is doing nothing to stop this illegal trading
This is exactly why I don't start penny pinching on memory cards for my main devices, because for a few £s extra I can get from Amazon or Play.com and know it usually is real, or if fake can get an easy refund.
I never buy from sellers, always by from Amazon or Play direct because I know they don't sell fakes.
but that really is not the question
Michael_P said:
This is exactly why I don't start penny pinching on memory cards for my main devices, because for a few £s extra I can get from Amazon or Play.com and know it usually is real, or if fake can get an easy refund.
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I also know I can get a refund through an amazon reseller however my point is this. £60 odd is a vastly inflated price for just 32GB when the stuff being stored is neither critical, irreplacable or in all honesty more than just an added convenience. Which is why I really asked if an unbranded 32 GB class 4 which rarely sell anywhere for more than £25 is a better solution than a branded one heavily discounted.
This said the card I have reports the correct size and i have so far transferred about 12 GB of video and music content and it sitll reports 17GB. The only noticable problem with playback is with a couple of files which I let windows copy convert! Have since found that the s3 happily plays a 1gb avi file without conversion and the copy rate via the usb cable is about what I expect.
What worried me was that Moborobo didnt seem to want to copy to the card always, however the connection to Moborobo is always a bit erratic and often takes about three attempts to connect at all (pity becaue it otherwise is an excellent programme)
I think I shall just continue to fill up the card with AVI files and monitor it over the next week if it doesnt drop any and continues to play them OK then I think I will assume that I did actually get a 32GB card (whether the branding is fake or not isnt really a big issue for me and I can afford to replace this twice more for the cost of a genuine card)
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I just checked with one video file and it took 1min 15sec to transfer a 900MB file from my computer to the card in the S3 using usb cable, which sounds reasonable to me.
When i buy mine i'm going to try to make sure to make sure it is through a legit retailer
buying on amazon.com doesn't promise you anything, its the SELLER that matters
which is why im going to try to make sure i'm actually buying it FROM amazon, not ON amazon
the damn samsung from amazon went up over 41 bucks
I might just buy the sandisk model for 33ish
gbswales said:
I also know I can get a refund through an amazon reseller however my point is this. £60 odd is a vastly inflated price for just 32GB when the stuff being stored is neither critical, irreplacable or in all honesty more than just an added convenience. Which is why I really asked if an unbranded 32 GB class 4 which rarely sell anywhere for more than £25 is a better solution than a branded one heavily discounted.
This said the card I have reports the correct size and i have so far transferred about 12 GB of video and music content and it sitll reports 17GB. The only noticable problem with playback is with a couple of files which I let windows copy convert! Have since found that the s3 happily plays a 1gb avi file without conversion and the copy rate via the usb cable is about what I expect.
What worried me was that Moborobo didnt seem to want to copy to the card always, however the connection to Moborobo is always a bit erratic and often takes about three attempts to connect at all (pity becaue it otherwise is an excellent programme)
I think I shall just continue to fill up the card with AVI files and monitor it over the next week if it doesnt drop any and continues to play them OK then I think I will assume that I did actually get a 32GB card (whether the branding is fake or not isnt really a big issue for me and I can afford to replace this twice more for the cost of a genuine card)
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I just checked with one video file and it took 1min 15sec to transfer a 900MB file from my computer to the card in the S3 using usb cable, which sounds reasonable to me.
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You can get a class 10 Sandisk 32gb uhs-i card for £23 from Play.com and most people see these mobile ultra cards as one of the best cards you can buy for a phone because of decent
transfer speeds and faster to access small files, and they only cost a tiny bit more than some of the unbranded crap some places sell, so you shouldn't just blindly settle because it's the cheapest and has a high class rating.
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well to be precise I bought a 32GB Samsung card from an Amazon trader as Amazon UK dont sell them direct at all. It came in what appeared to be samsung packaging and could not be detected from the original by the human eye.
Although nothing is guaranteed, and the fact that there are many traders selling via Amazon, Amazon themselves do sell these mSD cards, or at least the one I brought was "Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L. "
As others have confirmed, with a reputable seller, its less likely to be fake, but even if there is a mistake somewhere along the way, a refund is less difficult to obtain.
I am of course suspicious about the price but then also aware that most phone manufacturers vastly over price "official" merchandise. (my £2.50 phone bumper fits and does the job just as well as the Sammy one) Unfortunately I dont have a reader for my computer so can only test it in the phone and am currently converting/uploading some videos through the USB cable which is of course a slow process. It reports as being about 29GB which would be expected but it seems there is software than can fake this. I am therfore fully expecting it to fail when it goes over about 2GB or when I try to play back the movie files - will wait and see.
Let us know how you get on with this...
However my question really is this - for most users additional storage is a luxury rather than necessety and I am not really too worried about the "class" of the card as I dont intend to store anything important on it, just extra music and videos for long trips.
Class determines speed of data transfer, not quality.
Would it therefore be more sensible to purchase a generic 32 GB class 4 card from a reputable dealer for about £20-£25 rather than go for a discounted Samsung one? It seems far less likely to me that people would push fake unbranded cards as there is less profit to be made. £50 - £60 is too much to pay for somehing that I dont really need - and anyway how could I be sure that a £60 was any more genuine - do I trust the likes of Play.com?
£50 or £60 damn, you must be shopping at the wrong places.
Amazon does a Sandisk 32GB, class 10 for £25 delivered to your door.
If I do find this one is fake I am considering reporting it through trading standards because giving these rogue traders (and there are thousands of them) the cop out of simply refunding the money is doing nothing to stop this illegal trading
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Agree, the rotten apples should be reported so that they are stopped before they spoil the market and more people are cheated.
Michael_P said:
This is exactly why I don't start penny pinching on memory cards for my main devices, because for a few £s extra I can get from Amazon or Play.com and know it usually is real, or if fake can get an easy refund.
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Totally agree with you.
Until now, I have always had a positive experience on ebay. ie]
ebay offers the best service and value, when it comes to accessories such as phone cases, cables, car chargers, mounts.... all sent from Hong Kong/China....but with certain things like memory, PC components and so on.. its best not to chance it.
Mr_Twist said:
I never buy from sellers, always by from Amazon or Play direct because I know they don't sell fakes.
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It depends, Amazon sells a huge range of items by working with other businesses to deliver an all under one site e-shopping experience.
jdhommert said:
When i buy mine i'm going to try to make sure to make sure it is through a legit retailer
buying on amazon.com doesn't promise you anything, its the SELLER that matters
which is why im going to try to make sure i'm actually buying it FROM amazon, not ON amazon
Too Right :good:
Michael_P said:
You can get a class 10 Sandisk 32gb uhs-i card for £23 from Play.com and most people see these mobile ultra cards as one of the best cards you can buy for a phone because of decent
transfer speeds and faster to access small files, and they only cost a tiny bit more than some of the unbranded crap some places sell, so you shouldn't just blindly settle because it's the cheapest and has a high class rating.
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:good: Michael_p is a savvy shopper!
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jdhommert said:
buying on amazon.com doesn't promise you anything, its the SELLER that matters
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Not true
Amazon said:
A-to-z Guarantee Protection
We want you to buy with confidence anytime you purchase products on the Amazon.com website or use Amazon Payments. That is why we guarantee purchases from Amazon Marketplace sellers when payment is made via the Amazon.com website or when you use Amazon Payments for qualified purchases on third-party websites. The condition of the item you buy and its timely delivery are guaranteed under the Amazon A-to-z Guarantee.
Buyers are covered at no cost. We're committed to creating a safe buying experience on the Amazon.com website and when using Amazon Payments on third party websites. If you have additional questions about the A-to-z Guarantee, please contact us.
After you have read carefully through the following important guidelines, click below to submit your claim.
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ama zon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=537868
AW079 said:
Hello everybody,
I have read and learned many useful things on this site, so thought I'd share my experience in the hope you would not have to go through the same thing.
I initially brought a Samsung class 10 mSD card from ebay for £19.99 delivered. It came with only the plastic case and no other external packaging. Immediately I tested it and noticed the poor transfer rates. of approx. 16kb/s read, 5kb/s write.
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To save yourself some time next time. Call the company and give them the serial number printed on the card and ask them if it's on the system.
This might not work though as the fake manufacturer might have printed the same one on all of them. But if another person reported it or the specs don't match or Samsung doesn't have the serial number in their system then you know you got a fake.
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Not true
ama zon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=537868
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ok yes i know amazon has a policy like that, so does ebay but its still possible and has happened numerous times to people if you read the reviews
I just ordered my sd card today after I seen this thread...hope I get a legit card. I got it from here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006Y61KY4/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
How do you test them using CystalDiscInfo? Can you test it when it is in the phone?
sold by amazon ..... or not
Well I have looked through the Amazon UK store and cannot find any 32GB micro SD cards that are actually sold by Amazon. There are many that look as if they are but if you read the small print it says "fullfilled by Amazon". You are not buying from Amazon "fullfilled by" means only that a third party supplier is using the amazon warehouse to store their stock, amazon pick and despatch but your legal contract is with the third party store and not Amazon.
The one I purchased was from a trade called Samsung 3D store UK (this forum wont let me post a link because I am a new member )
It looks genuine and it shows up on the phone as 29.23GB - I have loaded a lot of films and music which all plays ok and in settings it shows 14GB still free. My initial concern was that Moborobo file manager didnt always upload to it (but then that nice programme is still a bit flakey) I uploaded everything direct from windows through the USB cable without any conversion.
Hopefully I have a good (genuine or not) one
lol its common sense. u bought it from ebay + it was cheap....
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How do you test them using CystalDiscInfo? Can you test it when it is in the phone?
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No, you've gotta use Crystaldiskmark via a card reader on laptop or pc.
jdhommert said:
ok yes i know amazon has a policy like that, so does ebay but its still possible and has happened numerous times to people if you read the reviews
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So true. Its a shame we do not live in an ideal world :laugh:
Lpuboy87 said:
I just ordered my sd card today after I seen this thread...hope I get a legit card. I got it from here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006Y61KY4/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
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Check transfer speeds with Crystaldiskmark, or when transferring files using explorer.
gbswales said:
Well I have looked through the Amazon UK store and cannot find any 32GB micro SD cards that are actually sold by Amazon. There are many that look as if they are but if you read the small print it says "fullfilled by Amazon". You are not buying from Amazon "fullfilled by" means only that a third party supplier is using the amazon warehouse to store their stock, amazon pick and despatch but your legal contract is with the third party store and not Amazon.
The one I purchased was from a trade called Samsung 3D store UK (this forum wont let me post a link because I am a new member )
It looks genuine and it shows up on the phone as 29.23GB - I have loaded a lot of films and music which all plays ok and in settings it shows 14GB still free. My initial concern was that Moborobo file manager didnt always upload to it (but then that nice programme is still a bit flakey) I uploaded everything direct from windows through the USB cable without any conversion.
Hopefully I have a good (genuine or not) one
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I hope you get a good one too, so far things sound good, but the only way to find out is to test it or use CDM.
You must manually refresh your list on moboplayer and it'll find all your videos.
vince1234 said:
lol its common sense. u bought it from ebay + it was cheap....
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I beg to differ, ebay have on the most part been good, its only a handful of dodgy dealers that ruin the experience. Plus things on ebay are not necessarily cheaper. 32GB card I brought from both ebay and Amazon were both same price @ £19.99.
Sometimes its not even the seller that are dodgy, but the fact that they too got duped by a dodgy supplier selling fakes.
2 days in...
Update.
So up until I received my genuine card from amazon I was using the fake card for like 4 days...its now two days with the genuine card and I can report that there is a noticeable difference in speed.
The real world usage difference between 16r/6w vs. 20r/11w is quite noticeable.
The reason being, that for the most part you will be writing to the card, or at least that's when you'll notice the speed most. 6mb/s vs 11 mb/s
Even used during transfer via USB the difference is noticeable.
FYI, you will need a card that writes at the speed of at least least 6mb/s [Class 6] if you want to record 1080p HD videos to ExtSD.
Useful background info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital
Currently the best deal I found on an mSD card.
Hi guys,
64GB Sandisk class 10 mSD for just under £45 delivered.
If you can wait or are planning to get one for use after 04/07 I'd recommend this.
:good:
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/...ard-Class-10-with-Adapter/ListingDetails.html
I initially thought 32GB would be more than enough space, but a week on and I kinda wished that I'd brought the 64GB.
The reason for this.
- 2 hours Video Recording = 16GB
- my music alone already takes up 5GB [most are on 320kb/s quality]
- one way to truly appreciate the screen quality on the S3 is by using MKV video files which are like 800-1000MB for 25 mins, and a typical full length movie is approx 4GB.
64GB uses exfat file system and is sdxc spec which is fastest you can get on an SD card. Sandisk is one of the best names out there for SD card technology.
Who knows, I may just end up getting a 64GB card also
Let me know what you guys think?
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Well I have looked through the Amazon UK store and cannot find any 32GB micro SD cards that are actually sold by Amazon.
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Hi I ordered a 32Gb Sandisk direct from Amazon yesterday although looks to be out of stock now, not a reseller btw. http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-32G...KLEK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340572521&sr=8-1 Click on 6new under main info and you can buy from Amazon instead of a potential dodgy reseller. Was £22.50 when I bought mine although only had a few left when I ordered.
You can use SD Tools with your phone to check your microSD card:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwxLDEwOSwiYWxlcy52ZWx1c2Nlay5zZHRvb2xzIl0.
AnTuTu will do the same:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwyLDEwOSwiY29tLmFudHV0dS5BQmVuY2hNYXJrIl0.
I found this in the S3 forums. I am certain it is a fake but if the size is close and the speed is around 4 or better it is still worth it IMO. So if you like to gamble here is your chance
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SanDisk-Mob...177?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ec08afa79
holy jumbilia
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I will let you know how it goes.... Took the plunge.
latinmaxima said:
I will let you know how it goes.... Took the plunge.
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Yeah me too. For that price I figured what the hell.
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tempted but... will it even work on our phones? the samsung site says it will only support up to a 32GB card.
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SPH-D710ZKASPR-specs
meh, i might try it anyway. haha
comraderudy said:
tempted but... will it even work on our phones? the samsung site says it will only support up to a 32GB card.
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SPH-D710ZKASPR-specs
meh, i might try it anyway. haha
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If it is actually the SDXC, I have a 64Gb one in my E4GT right now and it works great.
This exact MicroSD card is going for $99 on Newegg so there's little doubt it's counterfeit. For another $10 I'd rather spring for a 32GB card that comes with a warranty and hassle free return. Also I heard with the 64GB card the media scanner takes forever to process it.
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This exact MicroSD card is going for $99 on Newegg so there's little doubt it's counterfeit. For another $10 I'd rather spring for a 32GB card that comes with a warranty and hassle free return. Also I heard with the 64GB card the media scanner takes forever to process it.
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My last one cost about 65-70$ from Amazon (so you can definitely get them cheaper than Newegg,) but I do agree that these are likely counterfeit (or stolen... muhahahaha)
Media scanner: yea, but marking the media scanner to not scan it (.nomedia) is my normal fix for that issue.
IA-32e said:
This exact MicroSD card is going for $99 on Newegg so there's little doubt it's counterfeit. For another $10 I'd rather spring for a 32GB card that comes with a warranty and hassle free return. Also I heard with the 64GB card the media scanner takes forever to process it.
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I have one already, not the one from eBay but the official one, in my S2 and the media scanner doesn't take any longer than the 32 I had. But I haven't packed it full of media either.
For the price ill bite, if something goes wrong then at least I'm paying with paypal
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I have one already, not the one from eBay but the official one, in my S2 and the media scanner doesn't take any longer than the 32 I had. But I haven't packed it full of media either.
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Same here, I have like 25 gb on mine. I got it got $60 on Amazon for a scan disk 64 gb class 10
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crawrj said:
I found this in the S3 forums. I am certain it is a fake but if the size is close and the speed is around 4 or better it is still worth it IMO. So if you like to gamble here is your chance
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Here is an interesting article with some very interesting insight into the world of "fake" microSD card manufacturing in China... written by an American(?) who works at a factory in China. Apparently some "fake" cards are just substandard cards that flash memory makers dump on thesecondary markets...
You can find the article via Google. Search for "On MicroSD Problems bunnie's blog" it should be the first one that comes up
The article was very long and nearly put me to sleep... but still very interesting read.
This is the reply I got from him regarding the query of the card .
Dear ********,
YES, I hope you can wait your product if you receive the product can not be used, I will refund all your money will not be returned to me, Thank you very much!
- xena198610
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I didnt understand it completely, but I think he was trying to say that he will refund fully if I will not satisfy with the card, and I dont need to return it back.
Still finger crossed.. Dont know whether the card will arrive or not
Mine emailed late last night that it was marked shipped so patiently waiting. If this is a real one then I will sad I didn't order 3 instead of one...
How do i order it? It just says sold and doesnt offer me an option to purchase it.
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How do i order it? It just says sold and doesnt offer me an option to purchase it.
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That means that sale is over. You can click on the seller and see if he has any more open. If not you are out of luck, or in luck depending on how this turns out
has anyone received the mystery card?! i didnt order one, but if its good ill look for another sale
afinch1992 said:
has anyone received the mystery card?! i didnt order one, but if its good ill look for another sale
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They are, supposedly, shipping from China. Won't get them for another week or two probably. Mine, again supposedly, shipped out on the 28th.
Same here. I will let y'all know.
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wishing for the best for you guys! hope you get some good cards so i can pick one up eventually