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microSDHC Card?

Any recommendations for a microSDHC card? I'd like a 16GB. I've been reading up on Class 2, 4, 6, and 10 cards. The consensus seems to be that Class 2 is adequate for most phone usage, except perhaps for recording 720p video.
Any thoughts on this? Brands? I'd like to grab a SanDisk from Office Depot for about $32.

I got an 8gb class 6 for $20 (search newegg for item N82E16820208453 i cant post urls yet sorry).
I figure I may be able to use it in other gadgets in the future and it was only a few dollars difference from a class 4 or 2.

An 8 GB doesn't seem such a bad idea for a starter. I have an 8 GB iPhone 3G right now, and I'm trading it to my daughter for her iPod Touch 8 GB. I'll use it for podcasts and music I don't listen to much.
I'll probably trade up to a 32 GB when they come down in price, and maybe in the meantime I'll grab another 8 GB as a backup / extra "film roll" for trips.

Class 10 is meant for super fast write speeds needed for higher end video capture and the like. Usually DSLRs and such. You'll see a significant price difference for class 6 and class 10 cards. I doubt the Aria camera and system really needs, or even can take advantage of those speeds. Best bet is any basic card I suspect. I prefer going authentic Sandisk >=8Gb. I've been burned recently by DOA Polaroid labeled cards so I'm going back to Sandisk from here on out myself.

I ordered a Class 6 Transcend 8 GB card off of NewEgg. I wanted a Class 6 16 GB, but one comment in the reviews scared me away from the Transcend 16 GB card:
Pros: Reasonable price, good transfer rates.
Cons: When trying to partition ext2 anywhere besides partition slot 1 it returns:
"ERROR: input/output error during write on /dev/block/mmcblk0"
Makes it so you cannot use apps2sd for Android.
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I wasn't sure if this would apply, but I didn't want to risk it. The 8 GB reviews all said it worked fine with Android phones.
The 8GB card was only $20, and I figured that I can probably deal with that until the 32 GB cards come down in price. Also, the 8 GB card was a 5x Customer Choice Award Winner, with 624 reviews. Since my iPhone was 8GB, I'm pretty sure I can live with that for awhile, maybe getting a second one to take on trips.

I personally like A-Data, Transcend, and Kingston. I've had compatibility problems with Sandisk before. I like these brands because they've never given me compatibility problems. I've bought a lot of cards from Transcend, but recently, I'm leaning more towards A-Data because their cards are generally pretty fast, like this one.
newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211245

I got a 16GB card from Sandisk on Newegg for cheap, slapped it in there and it worked perfect. It is a SDHC card also but so far no issues at all.
Newegg item: FLASH 16G|SAND SDSDQ-016G-A11M R

I got a 16gb microSD class 2 from frys for $17.99 after mail in rebate sounds like a good deal to me. The brand is polaroid by pny, but who cares about the brand.
Sent from my HTC Aria

I've been using the stock card, but used an A-Data 16gig class 6 to root the phone. I'm planning on buying another one to use in the phone. Class 6 may be a little overkill, but i use it in my helmet cam, and i'd like to keep a spare one around. i doubt i can fill 16 gig on the phone.

Bunnie Huang of xbox hacking and chumby fame has done a forensic analysis of a handful of microSD cards in the pursuit of the best quality to include with the chumby device. He determined, among other things, that:
"Kingston is revealed as simply a vendor that re-marks other people’s chips in its own packaging. Every Kingston card surprisingly had a Sandisk/Toshiba memory chip inside, and the only variance or “value add” that could be found is in the selection of the controller chip."
The article is an amazing read.
www dot bunniestudios dot com /blog/?p=918

cegna09 said:
I've been using the stock card, but used an A-Data 16gig class 6 to root the phone. I'm planning on buying another one to use in the phone. Class 6 may be a little overkill, but i use it in my helmet cam, and i'd like to keep a spare one around. i doubt i can fill 16 gig on the phone.
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You'll fill it up quickly if you load all your music on it. Personally, I'm looking forward to when 32GB MicroSD cards are more widely available and the prices are a bit more reasonable.

I picked up a class 2 16gb Polaroid from fry's and I've had no problems. Usually I would never go for that brand (usually go with Kingston or patriot) but the price was good at 25 bucks. Have had no problems whatsoever with it.
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pcruz said:
I picked up a class 2 16gb Polaroid from fry's and I've had no problems. Usually I would never go for that brand (usually go with Kingston or patriot) but the price was good at 25 bucks. Have had no problems whatsoever with it.
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Yea i picked the same one up like last week from frys but it was 17.99 after mail in rebate for me. 16gb Poloroid microSDHC card. You should get ur money back

pcruz said:
I picked up a class 2 16gb Polaroid from fry's and I've had no problems. Usually I would never go for that brand (usually go with Kingston or patriot) but the price was good at 25 bucks. Have had no problems whatsoever with it.
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sunny342 said:
Yea i picked the same one up like last week from frys but it was 17.99 after mail in rebate for me. 16gb Poloroid microSDHC card. You should get ur money back
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I got the same card at Frys on Sunday, great deal! If you look closely at the labeling it says made by PNY for Polaroid.

16GB MicroSDHC $29

No this isn't one of those 32GB for $20 thread but it's a known MFG at a reputable website (I've ordered from them a number of times). Best deal I've been able to find.
PQI 16GB MicroSDHC
http://www.supermediastore.com/prod...atper?search=16gb+micro+sdhc+&max=15&offset=0
For those Sandisk fans out there:
http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=SDSDQ016GA11M
Newegg has this one for $45
And before you get caught up on that Class 2 vs Class X, there is no rigid adherence to this standard. Search the web and you can find examples of Class 2 cards spanking so called Class 6 cards etc... For a phone this is fast enough.

Nnyan said:
No this isn't one of those 32GB for $20 thread but it's a known MFG at a reputable website (I've ordered from them a number of times). Best deal I've been able to find.
PQI 16GB MicroSDHC
http://www.supermediastore.com/prod...atper?search=16gb+micro+sdhc+&max=15&offset=0
For those Sandisk fans out there:
http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=SDSDQ016GA11M
Newegg has this one for $45
And before you get caught up on that Class 2 vs Class X, there is no rigid adherence to this standard. Search the web and you can find examples of Class 2 cards spanking so called Class 6 cards etc... For a phone this is fast enough.
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http://www.frys.com/product/5885833

fry's ftw. Thanks for the link

Thanks for the links everyone!

Boy I don't know a class 2 card kinda sucks. Although 30 bucks is a good deal. Thanks OP.

I just don't get it. We all buy a truly awesome phone. (This is my first Android OS phone. I was using Palm Treo's with Windows; 700wx and 800w.) But yet, all the threads about putting cheap components in it. I fully understand trying to save a buck as no one wants to pay full price. I ordered my Sandisk 32GB microSD card on 7/22/2010, when no store had them and most online stores were back ordered, from Verizon. Cheapest price for item was $199.99 on Sandisk.com (and even they were back ordered). I got it for the same price you can today online from Verizon, $99.99. Except, I got it from the local brick & mortar and it's $149.99 via this method now.

I'm not sure these are no name off brand cheap componets. If you search around you'll seen plenty of reviews on respectable sites where so called premium Class 10 cards get romped by less expensive cards. These are quality cards just inexpensive.
From everything I've read your phone can't take advantage of a class 10 anyway so why spend the extra money?
The Fry's is a great deal but I never buy anything based on a MIR price.

lol then you got ripped off.
When it comes to flash memory buy whatever is cheapest. Read speeds hardly vary. Write speeds are what the class is referring to and isn't very important in our phones. You wont notice an apreciable difference. It can use the nand as a buffer if it needs to write faster anyways say for video recording in hd.

skydeaner said:
lol then you got ripped off.
When it comes to flash memory buy whatever is cheapest..
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WOW that right there has got to be the most incompetent statement of the day. No I am not calling you stupid, I am saying the comment shows lack of flash memory knowledge.
Cheap gets you cheap, and that’s a fact.
Flash memory is very volatile, and when you buy cheap flash, you get cards that die quickly, or are partially dead out of the box.
i have gotten cheap before and every time i got burnt. Most memorable was a 4GB card that would only hold 2 GB because anything past that caused the card to bomb out. Up to 2 GB it worked fine.
Cheap flash will absolutely cause you troubles, and we already know that a goofy or bad memory card in these phones will cause you to have all types of whacky issues. Including but not limited to reboots, lockups, and bad flashes, or inability to flash the phone.

Looking for a 32 GB MicroSD card for my Evo....

Preferably from Amazon as I have prime and it'll deliver quickly.
I'm not looking to spend anything more than $70-80, but obviously I'd love something even cheaper. Anyone have any suggestions or anything?
Speed isn't a concern to me as long as it isn't TOO slow. Probably only using this for music.
I'm an FORMER iPhone guy (had a Nexus One, but not for too long - bought it when it first came out exclusively for T-Mobile's 3G network and I had AT&T.... loved the phone, but couldn't stand Edge) who doesn't have much experience with expandable memory. I don't really know what to look for! Thanks.

Just a laugh for you, but being a former dual iphone family I went into a AT&T store (I wanted a 32GB card then...that moment and locally) and asked if they had any in stock. Salesman rung up my purchase and asked my phone number...I replied I used to be with you guys and switched over to Sprint and sold my etch e sketches.
He replied its ok and off I went.
Granted I paid 150+ then, they are available just about anywhere for the price range you are looking in.
I got a SanDisk. I do recommend however you get one with an SD/micro sd card adapter and USB for microsd as it was so simple to move everything from one card to the other in one shot.
You dont have to have these, just really makes it easy to move all from old card to card in one click.
Here is the the one I got and its $94 and 5 stars by all 4 people at amazon.

Teddy Bruckshut said:
Preferably from Amazon as I have prime and it'll deliver quickly.
I'm not looking to spend anything more than $70-80, but obviously I'd love something even cheaper. Anyone have any suggestions or anything?
Speed isn't a concern to me as long as it isn't TOO slow. Probably only using this for music.
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With the exception of a few occasional and short lived deals on the Sandisk 32GB, you're not going to find anything less than $70-80 for a legit 32GB MicroSDHC card. Even $70-80 is a better price than you may find at this moment. Fakes are a very common problem -- smaller cards that have been altered to appear to be 32GB, but won't let you write anything more than the 2GB or whatever they really have in them. So even if you think you've found a great deal, be sure it's from a solid seller (and watch out for Amazon marketplace as well). There was a brief deal from Verizon earlier this year, and one from Sandisk direct a month or so ago that made it available for $50 and $57 respectively, but those are rare.
This Kingston is the card I have. It's sold out in this packaging from newegg right now, but I bought it for about $87 a couple months ago. Prior to sellout, it was going for $95.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139391
This appears to be the same card in different packaging (full size SD adapter instead of a small USB microSDHC reader), and it's also $95:
http://www.adorama.com/KGSDMC432GB.html
As far as I know, the Sandisk and the Kingston are the only legit 32GB microSD cards on the market right now. I haven't looked in the last month or so, but that was the case when I looked a few months ago. But there are also fakes sold as those brands, so be very cautious on any deal that looks too good to be true. Odds are very high it is.

I'm waiting for a steal of a deal on one of these 32GB cards also... my 16GB one is almost done for

I've been looking and waiting for a deal on one as well. My best advice would be to register on a site like slickdeals.net, setup an email alert for 32gb micro sd, and wait for a deal.

Here is a class 4 from Kingston for $105. This is the one I'm getting.

Or, even better, here's a thread about the 32GB Class 10 by Lexar for nearly the same price. Some of the links provided are even cheaper!

I got one off E-Bay for about $55 and it works fine.
Edit: Also check this out. I don't know if the code is still good or not. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=852567

Personally, my advise would be to stay away from Ebay. I got 3 counterfeit cards there in the last couple of months. I got refunds for them all, but shipping one of them to China set me back about $25, and in each case I had to open a dispute before they'd provide me a refund. Now I'm trying to decide if I've got the money to splurge on a legit card in the $90 range, or if I'm going to wait and hope they come down in the next couple of months. No more eBay for me!

http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-memo...2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1294426364&sr=1-2
Its what i bought. Class 2 isnt bad but i had 20gb of music so i went class 4 and it works great all music loads up fast with album art and a couple movies i put on it play fine

32gb samsung micro sd class2 19.99 shipped!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Mic...-Class-2-Adapter-/221004910468#ht_1770wt_1222
Granted its only a class 2, it is still a very great price @ 19.99.

Class 2 means horrible data transfer speeds correct?
On a side-note Windows 8 Consumer Preview has the worst disk writing speeds I've ever experienced on an OS. Could be my hard drive though, but it's relatively new.

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webran61 said:
Class 2 means horrible data transfer speeds correct?
On a side-note Windows 8 Consumer Preview has the worst disk writing speeds I've ever experienced on an OS. Could be my hard drive though, but it's relatively new.
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its not you i ran windows 8 on my quad core i7 laptop
8 gigs ram
ssd
it wasn't good.
ran it on an old Toshiba laptop core 2 duo it was awesome,go figure

Frys often has on sale a 10 speed samsung 32GB micro SD Card. I got mine before I left on my trip for $35 dollars. You have to go to the wall of memory (lol) not the aisle. But the lady there told me it is on sale fairly often. I have used it for my tablet this trip and I love it. The speed and memory is awesome. Can't really beat that deal. I don't think that class 2 speed is really enough either.

Class 2 is a wee bit slow for my taste. I know people say Class 10 isn't really required unless you're using it for a camera, but I'd hold out for a Class 4 at least.

I bought 3 32gb SD cards from ebay and each one was a fake... one 100kb on the SD when tested.. but says 32gb on the card it self... the only guy that is selling true 32gb SD cards are selling them for around 40 bucks... if you do a google search you will find out that nearly 85% of all SD cards on ebay are fake... huge scam..
what most do is try and sell a bunch of them as fast as they can and when they sell enough.. cancel there ebay account and paypal account... so you can't track them.

Seems like a pretty good deal. I bought a 32gb class 2 sandisk last week and just got it. Its a little slowly loading stuff onto the phone but once its on there its fine.

I'm running on a Samsung branded 32gb class 10 that I bought at Fry's for 35.99. It's actually running pretty good. Granted, that you won't really need a class 10 speed for a phone - but nonetheless, it is still a good deals for something that you can use in other devices.

brooksyx said:
Its a little slowly loading stuff onto the phone but once its on there its fine.
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Exactly.

sinxjae said:
I'm running on a Samsung branded 32gb class 10 that I bought at Fry's for 35.99. It's actually running pretty good. Granted, that you won't really need a class 10 speed for a phone - but nonetheless, it is still a good deals for something that you can use in other devices.
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Got the same on from MicroCenter, Ive been extremely happy with it.

Sandisk 64 gb uhs1 class 10 $ 59

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007WTAJTO?ie=UTF8&ref=aw_bottom_links&force-full-site=1
Click the link for new to change suppliers. It's from Amazon. Slight delay. I can wait

I suggest waiting...
May I suggest to you to wait?
Reason I say is I have been watching the 64 gb SD's there for a week and they have already dropped a $10 spot...and that isn't even including the Amazon ones.
I would be willing to bet that in 2-4 weeks (the lead time listed for that %59 choice) that you may just see the price break $50!
This is the advantage I have as I wait for my SIII from Verizon...I have the option to wait for these types of things.

But the opposite result may also be possible. I'm not saying it will but once everyone starts actually receiving their devices here in the US, demand for such items may...may...negate that anticipated result at least in the very, very near term. I've seen a car dock do that recently just on demand generated by just a forum post even as many were buying without their device yet. Just a thought as I could be wrong. Looks like a good deal at least for those of us in the impatient category. moi
Thanks for the link @Muckrak3r!

So far I have missed every sale lately. $60 is what I paid for my sandisk 32gb class 2, so same price for a 64gb class 10 doesn't sound bad. Felt bad not getting the deals and watching the prices of $80-100 and hoping for the next deal. lol
Sigh, anyone notice this? "Usually ships within 2 to 5 weeks. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com."
Thanks,
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clockcycle said:
So far I have missed every sale lately. $60 is what I paid for my sandisk 32gb class 2, so same price for a 64gb class 10 doesn't sound bad. Felt bad not getting the deals and watching the prices of $80-100 and hoping for the next deal. lol
Sigh, anyone notice this? "Usually ships within 2 to 5 weeks. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com."
Thanks,
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I just went to the final order screen, and with the Free Two-Day shipping through Amazon Prime it has an estimated delivery date of July 25 - August 8. Seems like it ships anywhere from 3-5 weeks.

If you're in the UK, Play has this in stock for £44.39.

Is that one from Play legit?
Has anyone bought that one?
Seems like too good deal

jb8986 said:
Is that one from Play legit?
Has anyone bought that one?
Seems like too good deal
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It's from Play themselves, so it is as legit as they come. I've had one on pre-order since it was out of stock for a little while. That was shipped today with free shipping, so will take a couple of days before it arrives probably.

briefrelief said:
I just went to the final order screen, and with the Free Two-Day shipping through Amazon Prime it has an estimated delivery date of July 25 - August 8. Seems like it ships anywhere from 3-5 weeks.
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Yeah there is a delivery delay, but the way I see it that gives us several weeks to cancel if a better deal comes across. And in the mean time I can use my Samsung 32gb class 10 card. No biggie.

Muckrak3r said:
Yeah there is a delivery delay, but the way I see it that gives us several weeks to cancel if a better deal comes across. And in the mean time I can use my Samsung 32gb class 10 card. No biggie.
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When does Amazon charge the credit card? Is it immediate, or not until it sources from the location of shipping?

MILH0U5E said:
When does Amazon charge the credit card? Is it immediate, or not until it sources from the location of shipping?
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Amazon (and Play, for that matter) charge you on dispatch, not at the time of order.

Muckrak3r said:
Yeah there is a delivery delay, but the way I see it that gives us several weeks to cancel if a better deal comes across. And in the mean time I can use my Samsung 32gb class 10 card. No biggie.
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That's a good point. I put my order in a few hours ago, so we'll see if the price drops anywhere else within these 3 weeks.
MILH0U5E said:
When does Amazon charge the credit card? Is it immediate, or not until it sources from the location of shipping?
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I can't say or sure, but I still don't see the charge on my card and I put the order in earlier this morning. Seems like they'll charge it later on, most likely right before it gets shipped, but I'll update later today if they do end up charging the card.

Incarniac said:
If you're in the UK, Play has this in stock for £44.39.
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Not bad, UK£ 44.39 = 69.585764 US$
But Amazon has other vendor options in the same link that are fluctuating between $65-68~ (McTechy)
I went around work today offering to sell my 32GB SD cards to justify buying a 64gb lol.. :angel:

Just a heads up, if you look at the part number, this is actually a class 6 card SDSDQUA-064G-U46A ...still a pretty good deal really

wiz4769 said:
Just a heads up, if you look at the part number, this is actually a class 6 card SDSDQUA-064G-U46A ...still a pretty good deal really
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Read the reviews, Amazon is shipping/selling the updated class 10 / USH 1, confirmed by most buyers.
Josh Hinnenkamp said:
Posted on Jun 8, 2012 6:49:54 PM PDT
SDSDQY-064G-A11A is a class 6 64GB, while SDSDQUA-064G-A11A is a class 10 UHS-I (speed class 1) 64GB.
Note the Y changes to UA in model number.
SDSDQY-032G-U46 is a class 6 32GB, while SDSDQUA-032G-U46A is a class 10 UHS-I (speed class 1) 32GB.
Note the Y changes to UA in model number, and the letter A is added. The letter A in this case means Android packaging.
This card is correctly labeled SDSDQUA-064G-U46A, and is class 10 UHS-I (speed class 1.)
UA = class 10 UHS-I (speed class 1.)
A (at the end.) = Android packaging.
If you squint you can read it off the back packaging product image, just above the barcode.
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clockcycle said:
Not bad, UK£ 44.39 = 69.585764 US$
But Amazon has other vendor options in the same link that are fluctuating between $65-68~ (McTechy)
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Seems to be the best UK price right now for this card. Amazon UK (itself and vendors) seem to be in the £62+ range for the same card. Play also has another vendor offering the card for around £56 or so.

briefrelief said:
I can't say or sure, but I still don't see the charge on my card and I put the order in earlier this morning. Seems like they'll charge it later on, most likely right before it gets shipped, but I'll update later today if they do end up charging the card.
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I ordered last night around 5pm or so CST. Still no charge, they only charge if the item is in-stock and shipping that day or the next. So it could be weeks before the charge hits. Lots of time to cancel. :victory:
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Just a heads up, if you look at the part number, this is actually a class 6 card SDSDQUA-064G-U46A ...still a pretty good deal really
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Since it's sourced from Amazon themselves, I have no concern about that. If the Class 6 card shows up (I already got one from the Best Buy deal a few weeks back, that's going in my wife's phone) I will just return it and demand a Class 10 card replacement, since that's what I ordered. Amazon is remarkably AWESOME at sorting out issues like that.

It cost approximate USD 64 from hong kong, around this price there is great demand, so many places are out of stock, if you want it in a rush expect to pay higher price for it.
there are two version of the class 10 available, the first batch and batches afterwards, to tell the differences.
first batch on the actual micro sdxc, not package you will see it labelled mobile ultra.
second batch and onwards it is labelled just ultra
The first batch are faster in both read and write speed.

Why you need 64gb for your mobile..?
I think 16gb is enough for me.

MilkChan said:
Why you need 64gb for your mobile..?
I think 16gb is enough for me.
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for most 16Gb is enough, just by adding a 32GB which is really cheap, adds up to approximate 29GB, which is enough for most people.