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16/32gb microsd - where to buy?

I have a HTC Desire and im after a larger storage than 4gb included.
I'm a bit wary of class 2 cards in fear they will be very slow. And I'm also wary of fake cards on ebay for example.
Also does class 4 vs 6 make a large difference?
I want a 32gb if its the right price (and not class 2?) but im not sure where to buy from. The site must be able to ship to new zealand.
Thanks.

I know that Verizon is supposed to be selling 32GB microSD cards, not sure about the class but I don't think their class 2. There normally $150 but have been on sale for $99 at least 1 or 2 times. So even if it is a class 2, still better than the $199 price for the Sandisk 32gb one on Amazon. Either way good luck, I hope you find the card your looking for!
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I bought a 32gb from http://www.jr.com.

Seen the verbatim 32gb mSD class6 at amazon for 89$/free SH, and seen the 16gb's from 25-60 depending on brand/speed

Hey just wondering,where are you getting info on the micro SD cards? All I have found so far says 2 is faster than 4. I'm not saying I'm right your wrong but I just purchased a class2 today under that assumption.
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papabear said:
Seen the verbatim 32gb mSD class6 at amazon for 89$/free SH, and seen the 16gb's from 25-60 depending on brand/speed
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lol. that is regular sd card not micro sd.
There is not a 32gb class 6 micro sd card on the market as of today.

Yeah, class 4 is about twice as fast as class 2 cards. I would say the best price/speed ratio right now is the Kingston 16GB Class 4 MicroSD card. Best places to buy micro sd cards online would be Amazon and Newegg. There's hardly any bull**** with the products on those 2 sites.

Amazon UK - You've now got 32 gb class 6 micro sdhc at £88.00 link class 4 at £85 link . I just ordered a class 2 for £64.49 including postage - link
Hope it helps.

Uhmm, a bit of confusion in my mind, wich class is enought for my Galaxy S?

The 'class' rating on the card can basically be thought of as the tested minimum transfer speed (sustained - not random. A random write can far exceed the class rating).
class 2 (~1Mb /s)
class 4 (~2Mb /s)
class 6 (~3Mb /s)
and the highest I've seen is class 10 (~4Mb /s) which I doubt any of us are going to buy.
So far as I know, there is NO CLASS 8 - don't buy one, it's probably a fake. By the way those ratings are in mega bytes not mega bits if you need the bit speed just multiply by 8.
Now if you're ever told 2 is faster than 4 you can laugh in their face - when (dealing with technology) has a lower number ever been better???

Macita said:
Uhmm, a bit of confusion in my mind, wich class is enought for my Galaxy S?
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I meant to answer this earlier but any class would be more than enough for the galaxy s. The reason you want a higher transfer speed is that loading 8, 16, or 32 GB of data can take forever depending on the type and amount of data. As far as the phone is concerned, a class 2 is fast enough for a swap file, video/movie, or music.

KCRic said:
I meant to answer this earlier but any class would be more than enough for the galaxy s. The reason you want a higher transfer speed is that loading 8, 16, or 32 GB of data can take forever depending on the type and amount of data. As far as the phone is concerned, a class 2 is fast enough for a swap file, video/movie, or music.
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I agree, the phone is going to max out before the card does.

Hey gang. I am new here. I just purchased a 32gb card class 2 for my Samsung Vibrant. I noticed it handles just about everything except recording hd video directly to the card. The first few seconds during playback show as rainbow colored garbled pixels then clears up to play clearly. Reduce the recording resolution of the video and it plays fine. Record hd video to phone then transfer to card and it plays fine. It is a brand new card (kingston) with next to no data on it so far. Anyone else having this issue? I am thinking I need a card with a higher class rating.....
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evil510 said:
Hey gang. I am new here. I just purchased a 32gb card class 2 for my Samsung Vibrant. I noticed it handles just about everything except recording hd video directly to the card. The first few seconds during playback show as rainbow colored garbled pixels then clears up to play clearly. Reduce the recording resolution of the video and it plays fine. Record hd video to phone then transfer to card and it plays fine. It is a brand new card (kingston) with next to no data on it so far. Anyone else having this issue? I am thinking I need a card with a higher class rating.....
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To record HD video smoothly you are gonna need at-least a class 4 and maybe a class 6. Class 2 doesnt write fast enough to keep up, thats why you had the pixelation distortion.
As far as a 32gb class 6 card, I am afraid we are out of luck until these cards come onto the market. Samsung has been working on a new card I heard.
Hoever, newegg does have class 4 cards in 32 gb for around 100 bucks.
Hope this helps.
UPDATE
there is a class 6 32 gig card I found at amazon but it is a "Komputerbay" brand so buyer beware.
"Soon to be the owner of a Samsung Focus"

TOA Duck said:
To record HD video smoothly you are gonna need at-least a class 4 and maybe a class 6. Class 2 doesnt write fast enough to keep up, thats why you had the pixelation distortion.
As far as a 32gb class 6 card, I am afraid we are out of luck until these cards come onto the market. Samsung has been working on a new card I heard.
Hoever, newegg does have class 4 cards in 32 gb for around 100 bucks.
Hope this helps.
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there is a class 6 32 gig card I found at amazon but it is a "Komputerbay" brand so buyer beware.
"Soon to be the owner of a Samsung Focus"
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Thanks TOA duck. I suspected the same thing. I have since ordered a class 6, 32gb card and am now waiting for it to arrive. I will post results once I get it in and have tested it....
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You can buy a 32gb & 16gb from Verizon Wireless pretty cheap..
$99.99 - 32GB SanDisk
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?action=accessoryDetails&archetypeId=12214
$49.99 - 16GB Duracell
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?action=accessoryDetails&archetypeId=11944

WalMart FTW!!!!!!!

Adorama
Just ordered Kingston MicroSD 32gb class 4 for under $100(shipped and no tax)
http://www.adorama.com/KGSDMC432G2A.html

Who knows good places to buy memory cards in EU?

Hello. On ebay 32 gb class 10 is maximum 50 dollars, 16 gb is max 27 dollars. But i dont trust if they are real or fake. You know, they make Samsung's, sandisks fake and no clue to understand if it is like that.
So, where is best to buy, cheap and safe? Amazon, ebay?
And what brand, kingston Samsung, Sandisk?

San disk 32 gb sd card!

http://m.ebay.com.au/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?emvAD=320x533&aid=220699064617&emvcc=0
evo running myn warm 2.2

Did you buy it? or just sharing the link..

Wow... Buying 3 tomorrow.

But it is class 2 card, u dont get good speed for read n write for HD video and lag using app2sd. Try get class 6 or class 10th card. Cheers
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It will be a very cold day in Hell when I trust a 32GB card from Hong Kong on the cheap on eBay...

ysun86 said:
But it is class 2 card, u dont get good speed for read n write for HD video and lag using app2sd. Try get class 6 or class 10th card. Cheers
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I have a class 2 Sandisk card running A2SD2 and using 720p with no problems or lag on either.

AS far as I know the class 4 by kingston is the highest class 32gb micro that is currently available.

I agree with chaz. I purchased a cheap 32GB from Hong Kong via eBay and it was garbage! As always, caveat emptor.

Just bought 200 of them

Yea the 32gb card for under 40 bucks is a scam no doubt........or a once in a lifetime deal...Verizon has the 32 gb card for 49.99 for 2 hours and they got swamped with orders.

be carefull guys........there are lots of fake sandisk cards going around.. I personally have the 32GB Class 2 from Sandisk that i bought from Verizon and have no issues with it. My buddy bought a 16GB from bestbuy and it was only a 4GB.

Stay away! These cards are usually a much smaller 4 or 8GB card which has 32GB printed on it. The beautiful part is they are designed to appear to your OS as a real 32GB card, so everything will be all rainbows and lollipops at first... That is, until you start filling it and eventually end up going over the actual capacity of the card. What happens after that? Well let's just say it's not pretty.
Your data is not worth the risk.

ElAguila said:
AS far as I know the class 4 by kingston is the highest class 32gb micro that is currently available.
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Can anyone find a review or actual read/write rates on this card. I've searched Google but saw no reviews.

google.com/shopping
before anyone jumps to this there are 3C Pro class 4 cards on google, amazon has them for a hair more but less that 100$ and reviews are saying the transfer speeds are close to class 6. with a average of around 5.44.
also there is a brand called, TOPRAM that sells class 4 32gb as well as kingston.
im ordering 2 of the 3c pro's. they seem to have the highest performance ive seen in 32gb storage

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http://m.ebay.com.au/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?emvAD=320x533&aid=220699064617&emvcc=0
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Careful folks. Just read in another forum where a guy was advertising super cheap 32 Gig sd cards on eBay only to have his ad pulled down as being a fraud.
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I bought 1 card from ebay and it was faked. After that I paid the higher dollar and got a guaranteed card. I have the sandisk card and and TBH the transfer speeds are about the same as they are on my class 4 16gb card.

I'm running the 32gb Sandisk class 2 purchased from Amazon for $75. Read speeds seem to be several mb/s faster than the stock 8gb card. I think it's a good value at this price.

ElAguila said:
AS far as I know the class 4 by kingston is the highest class 32gb micro that is currently available.
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I've been running this for a month or so, and it's fantastic. It's just what it says -- I ran some speed tests when I first got it, and it came up with something around 4.5 MB/sec write speed (didn't copy it down...should have). So basically it's a class 4 as promised. I picked it up when it first came out at newegg for $87.

klbjr said:
Can anyone find a review or actual read/write rates on this card. I've searched Google but saw no reviews.
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There is so much bad information in this thread. Not going to bother correcting them.
If you are interested in buying a $32 GB card, please read the following thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=718680

bkrodgers said:
I've been running this for a month or so, and it's fantastic. It's just what it says -- I ran some speed tests when I first got it, and it came up with something around 4.5 MB/sec write speed (didn't copy it down...should have). So basically it's a class 4 as promised. I picked it up when it first came out at newegg for $87.
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I need to add my own review there, but here's the one I'm talking about:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139391
$13 more than I paid right now, but still a reasonable deal.

Looking for a 16/32 GB SD card

Preferably class 2+ but compatible. Anyone have any links or recommendations?

No link but amazon has the 16s for 30.
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jacoballen22 said:
No link but amazon has the 16s for 30.
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I found that Wintec 16 GB C10 on Newegg for $29.50 which many people seem to say decent things about but I've never heard of Wintec so I'm not exactly too sure about buying one of those.
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161405

There are several threads on here for Micro SDHC cards. There is a 32GB Micro SDHC Class 10 card by Lexar. It's $108 on Amazon, but someone found a link to a different store out there for $88. Check this thread.

I just ordered this last night:
http://www.frys.com/product/6490172?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

NYCHitman1 said:
Preferably class 2+ but compatible. Anyone have any links or recommendations?
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I've been reading that we need to have class 6 or better to fully optimize aps2sd

SpyderPalo said:
I've been reading that we need to have class 6 or better to fully optimize aps2sd
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I never had any issues with the original 8gb or a 32gb class 2. They both worked fine.

nck4857 said:
I just ordered this last night:
http://www.frys.com/product/6490172?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
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I ordered the Wintec one off Newegg. I'll post back with results to see if this thing is the real deal or not.

nck4857 said:
I just ordered this last night:
http://www.frys.com/product/6490172?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
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$5 cheaper on Newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6&cm_re=microsdhc_16gb-_-20-220-546-_-Product

32GB microSDHC High-Speed Mobile 1 SHIPPING NOW 01/20/11...this is a email i rcvd form them 2day for my order i made lastweek wooooohoooooo!

Fast shipping from Supermediastor:
A-DATA MicroSDHC 16GB Class 6 Turbo AMC2016GCL6BK-1A Micro Secure Digital High Capacity Memory Card With SD Adapter - Retail Pack
Product Code: ME 003 2202
$35.99 - Quantity: 1
I've had this for three weeks without any problems. Good luck!

just paid 22.00 shipped for a 16gb Sandisk Class 2 from Amazon

I just ordered a micro sd 32gb class 10 for 82 bucks..crossing my fingers , hoping not to have any problems with this sweet deal...will let you know about the performance once I do get it.
Edit...I changed my mind ..I didnt feel safe with getting Wintec, so I changed my order and went for the Patriot for 100 bucks
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...EPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=wintec+32gb

I'm looking to upgrade my original 8gb, Can I get some advice? I have my phone rooted, when I get my new card, can I just copy entire card and put new card in and be rooted still and that's it?
Appreciate the help and please keep posting the best sd card deals.
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R2D2 631 said:
I just ordered a micro sd 32gb class 10 for 82 bucks..crossing my fingers , hoping not to have any problems with this sweet deal...will let you know about the performance once I do get it.
Edit...I changed my mind ..I didnt feel safe with getting Wintec, so I changed my order and went for the Patriot for 100 bucks
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...EPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=wintec+32gb
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Good call, I'm waiting on a replacement for my 16GB Wintec right now, it died on me after about a month.

datajosh said:
Good call, I'm waiting on a replacement for my 16GB Wintec right now, it died on me after about a month.
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Well, crap... My 32GB Wintec is in the mail right now. I hope it lasts longer than yours did.

So far, my Wintec 16GB has been working as advertised. As of right now, I would suggest it to anyone looking to upgrade their SD card.

I had to return 2 Wintec's b/c of poor performance. I Then tested a cheap Kingston and Sandisk (whch were both faster then the Wintec at most file sizes) but not where I wanted it to be. I have a a couple of high end cards for my dSLR but I didn't want to spend that much for my phone. I finally settled on Patriot LX for price performance.

If you have a Micro Center in your area you can pick up a "Micro Center Branded" MicroSD card there for dirt cheap.
I bought 2 8GB class 2 for $13.99 each and a 16GB Class 2 for $27.99
Heres the kicker. The supplier they get them from marks them as class 2 but they are Class 6.
All three cards have a write rate or 6+ MB/sec and a 13 MB/sec read. Tested on a 2 different windows machines and the SD Speed test app from the market.

sminker said:
If you have a Micro Center in your area you can pick up a "Micro Center Branded" MicroSD card there for dirt cheap.
I bought 2 8GB class 2 for $13.99 each and a 16GB Class 2 for $27.99
Heres the kicker. The supplier they get them from marks them as class 2 but they are Class 6.
All three cards have a write rate or 6+ MB/sec and a 13 MB/sec read. Tested on a 2 different windows machines and the SD Speed test app from the market.
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Have a link?
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Samsung microSD 32GB Class 10 for $29

Samsung microSD 32GB Class 10 Waterproof Memory Card for $29 (free shipping)
*EDIT - If you will be taking pics while recording in 1080p (one of the unique benefits of this phone IMO) the fast WRITE speed of a class 10 card will be useful
http://www.logicbuy.com/deals/samsung-32gb-microsdhc-flash-memory-card/37253.aspx
Mobile friendly link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190685974016
(provided in post 3)

Link no good.
SGS3 awaiting some dev love

Link seems a little funny on mobile since there's a pop-up involved. Here's the direct link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190685974016

Here is the direct ebay link. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190685974016+
EDIT: Couple minutes late to the party.

Newegg has the Team TG032G0MC28C 32GB Micro SDHC Card (Class 10) w/ SD Adapter for $21.99 Free Shipping after Coupon Code: "EMCNDHD73" (Exp 7/2).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...hBargains-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA&Item=N82E16820313273
I keep googling deals on microsd cards. This one came up today. Saw a TEAM card on sale for the same price a week ago but let it slip. Might jump on this one.
Of course Samsung and Sandisk are probably more trustworthy manufacturers.

just picked one up from the ebay site..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313253 is a little better deal. It's a class 6 but if you do the free 4 day shipping and 30% off w/ promo code EMCNDHH73, you only pay $15.39 out the door so to speak for a 32gb class 6 card.

Samsung 32gb class 10
I got my Samsung 32gb class micro sd/hc at frys.com for $29 + $1.99 shipping fast prompt and reputable !

$27 shipped
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-32G...gital_Camera_Memory_Cards&hash=item231efbb183

crysalot said:
$27 shipped
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-32G...gital_Camera_Memory_Cards&hash=item231efbb183
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good deal
but from what im reading of all the fakes out there I didn't even want to buy from anyone else but amazon/new egg
but beach camera is a good seller and has been for years so i made the jump and ordered the original deal...your link seems to have good feed back too so up to you if you think its worth chancing it for an extra 2 bucks...youd probably be just fine

TheSurgeon said:
I got my Samsung 32gb class micro sd/hc at frys.com for $29 + $1.99 shipping fast prompt and reputable !
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That card is 39.99 right now, I have a Frys on the way home from work so this would be great if they had it for that price. Honestly, none of these cards should be more than a dollar a gig imo.

June 6, 2012 from Amazon.com
SanDisk Mobile Ultra 32GB microSDHC Card SDSDQY-032G-U46
Sold by: Adorama Camera
Order Total: $19.41

Ok just noticed that class 10 samsung card is only up to 13mb a sec, the class 6 sandisk is listed as up to 30mb a sec...
That $19 Sandisk is a class 6 and is $33 bucks on Amazon now

wiz4769 said:
Ok just noticed that class 10 samsung card is only up to 13mb a sec, the class 6 sandisk is listed as up to 30mb a sec...
That $19 Sandisk is a class 6 and is $33 bucks on Amazon now
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For the class 6 Sandisk, is that the read or the write speed?

Got a 32 GB Class 10 on NewEgg for $21.99 with free S/H. I think it was a Team or a G Skill.
EDIT: It's a Team. $27.49 and 20% with code EMCNDHD73

FYI: a good way to find out if your card's a fake: SD Card Tester, a free app from the PlayStore.........it gives your read/write speeds, card volume + limited diagnostics.
Yea, agreed......lotta fakes out there!

My SanDisk 64GB class10 microSDXC from eBay isn't a fake (but I knew that already).
Using the SD Card Tester app, it benches the same in writes (~10MB/s) as Antutu, but slower in reads (~18MB/s vs ~30MB/s in antutu).
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frys has 32gb class 10 for $22. Probably good till friday.

none of the Class 10 Sandisk cards write as fast as the Samsung, its really discouraging that Sandisk would hide the fact that the write speed is 1/3 of its read speed. Look at http://www.bhphotovideo.com they have read and write speeds listed per card and being this info is very important to photographers and videographers its pretty legit.

mav3rick478 said:
none of the Class 10 Sandisk cards write as fast as the Samsung, its really discouraging that Sandisk would hide the fact that the write speed is 1/3 of its read speed. Look at http://www.bhphotovideo.com they have read and write speeds listed per card and being this info is very important to photographers and videographers its pretty legit.
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the class 10 sandisk 64gb card I have writes at least 11 Mbps. which is pretty 'close' to the listed speed of the samsung 32gb class 10 but double the memory.

16, 32, 64 GB SanDisk Ultra Class 10 Micro SD Cards

Best Buy has some awesome deals on Sandisk Micro SD cards....
•32GB SanDisk Ultra microSDHC Class 10 Memory Card $18
•16GB SanDisk Ultra microSDHC Class 10 Memory Card $10
•8GB SanDisk Ultra microSDHC Class 10 Memory Card $7
•32GB SanDisk Ultra SDHC Class 10 Memory Card $18
•16GB SanDisk Ultra SDHC Class 10 Memory Card $10
•8GB SanDisk Ultra SDHC Class 10 Memory Card $7
And Amazon has a 64gb for $38.99
http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/836...card-38-32gb-microsdhc-card-18-32gb-sdhc-card

Good deals. They're all $20 more at Best Buy. THE physical store I mean. Saw em in NY, waay overpriced. * to clarify.
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Gerikt said:
Good deals. They're all $20 more at Best Buy. THE physical store I mean. Saw em in NY, waay overpriced. * to clarify.
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I know, I wish I would have waited. I just bought a 16gb on sale at Costco for $15 a couple weeks ago. These are cheap enough to buy another one, but I won't use 16gb anyway so it would be a waste for me to spend any money at all on one. Hopefully some people can benefit from this deal though. :good:
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Bought a SanDisk 32gb at Best Buy tonight for $18. Great deal. Didn't spend even 45 minutes in the store either.
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nice I need to buy me one of these! ty

I grabbed the 32GB. Glad I did.

128mb sd scan disk
Can this disk be used in a Galaxy Note II?

I'm using ultra SDHC 16GB for my SE mango..
It's just perfect, very good price to performance ratio..
Worth buying

I used sdhc 16 gb for my Sony xperia V, nice work.
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