[Q] Do SD Cards affect gaming? - Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

As the title says. I would like to know if SD cards affect gaming. In this case, specifically the difference between a class 10 and class 4 one.

Class 6 is optimal for gaming I am using class 4 and its not so good especially with swap.for swap I will go with class 10.
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Yes. After I replaced Sony stock SD Card everything seems to be faster. In some games it's a huge difference. This works only on games that are on SD card of course.
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Ok, the thing is -
Class 4 = $42
Class 10 = $76
Is it worth it?
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Yes.or buy class 6.class 4 are on the "edge" of lagness.
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Where are you getting your sd card from on Amazon a class 10 32 gb only costs 20-30 dollars
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Class 10 is teerrible for gaming. You want better read speed then write speeds. Class 10 are only good in cameras and camcorders and it is marketing gimmick

It would only inprove loading times with bigger (20mb+) games.
Unless you use swap to get additional (swapped) ram then hungry resourceful apps would be quicker
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Thanks, ive chose to get the class 4 sandisk 32gb one, cause im cheap

Rakuten class 10 microSD 64gb
CyberScopes said:
Thanks, ive chose to get the class 4 sandisk 32gb one, cause im cheap
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I had been looking for a 64gb microSD card to work with Android and this one on Rakuten went down to $44.99 with free shipping about a month ago(it's back up to $56.97 right now): http://www.rakuten.com/prod/sandisk...pacity-microsdxc-1-card-retail/230825299.html
If you look for these cards on Rakuten, usually a few days later you will get an email from them (assuming you're logged in to their site)...like Amazon does saying something to the effect "We've noticed you were looking at these items"...and they had dropped the price for me to $44.99. I jumped on it. So keep your eye on this one. I've had it installed in my rooted Xperia r800x and it works great - I've got it loaded with 48gb used so far. No lag playing games 99% of the time. I've had a couple games lag because I had some other process running in the background which I force closed. The launcher takes a couple seconds to load but that's probably because I have so many games loaded on it(from "A Space Shooter" to "Zombiewood" with some "Fifa12" and "MC4" inbetween. I hope this helps.

I have a 32gb class 4 SD and in all the time i have used it on my PLAY its been good enough for gaming, but the only gaming I do is through emulators so I can't say it its good for gaming on more advance android games...

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microsd card

I was thinking about upgading my wimpy 2gb microsd card and was wondering if a Sandisk 8gb microsdhc class four is compatible with the Incredible.
Thanks!
Absolutely...before you move anything to the new card format it in the phone.
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Absolutely...before you move anything to the new card format it in the phone.
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Okay, thanks for the tip, After doing that is it okay to reformat on my computer if its not fat32?
Yep, formatting on computer is fine, preferred actually, then you can see that it actually works.
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Yep, formatting on computer is fine, preferred actually, then you can see that it actually works.
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Alright, thanks for the tips! Now I just have to find my damn microsd to sd adapter XD
Format to fat32 now. It will save you time later.
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Can I format the card if its mounted through my incredible? I might not be able to find my adapter
Edit: Lol, for a senior poster, I'm sure asking a lot of questions, =D just realized I had the status
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I think you can?
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Not to hijack but what's the Largest SD card you can run in the Incredible?
I thought I read someone ran a 32Gb but there was a hitch to doing it?
My 8Gb is about maxed out!
I have a 32 gb in mine. Works fine.
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silverxbv2 said:
I have a 32 gb in mine. Works fine.
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Sweet, thanks !!
Any brand you would recommend? I was thinking about getting class 6 or 10 stuff maybe...
No brand preference here. I think mine is a class 4.
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KB3MMX said:
Not to hijack but what's the Largest SD card you can run in the Incredible?
I thought I read someone ran a 32Gb but there was a hitch to doing it?
My 8Gb is about maxed out!
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Dang! You maxed it out? I've been running on the 2gb one that came free with mine. Speaking of which, it has no class on it. Does anyone know what class it is?
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Stock is somewhere around a class 6 I think... it may vary though. Mine was class 6...
Right now I'm running a 32GB Class 2, it runs great! Not even slow, honestly. It's a SanDisk. Don't be tempted by the cheap Kingston 32GB cards. They're scammy ****. I got one, luckily it was through a reasonable seller who refunded me.If you go for a 32GB, I recommend SanDisk. Buy it through Amazon, it should be about 80 USD.
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Stock is somewhere around a class 6 I think... it may vary though. Mine was class 6...
Right now I'm running a 32GB Class 2, it runs great! Not even slow, honestly. It's a SanDisk. Don't be tempted by the cheap Kingston 32GB cards. They're scammy ****. I got one, luckily it was through a reasonable seller who refunded me.If you go for a 32GB, I recommend SanDisk. Buy it through Amazon, it should be about 80 USD.
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Damn, I was hoping for an upgrade
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jimbub said:
Damn, I was hoping for an upgrade
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Is the class 6 really not fast enough for you? You got a real need for speed going on there...
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Is the class 6 really not fast enough for you? You got a real need for speed going on there...
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Lol, I assumed it was class 2, will I really notice a difference?
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I would think the stock card would be class 2. But mine didn't come with one. I had to buy one seperate when I bought it. I have a 8GB SanDisk class 2. And its plenty fast. Best to use a SD card reader for the best speed.
I just bought a new SD card for my camera (Canon T3i) and went with a 16GB SanDisk Class 4, and it can handle full 1080P video without filling the camera buffer at all. The class is actually the minimum speed it will write at. The Max is usually much higher. At least with the good cards.
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I would think the stock card would be class 2. But mine didn't come with one. I had to buy one seperate when I bought it. I have a 8GB SanDisk class 2. And its plenty fast. Best to use a SD card reader for the best speed.
I just bought a new SD card for my camera (Canon T3i) and went with a 16GB SanDisk Class 4, and it can handle full 1080P video without filling the camera buffer at all. The class is actually the minimum speed it will write at. The Max is usually much higher. At least with the good cards.
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Okay, that makes sense
Thanks!
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BrettApple said:
I would think the stock card would be class 2. But mine didn't come with one. I had to buy one seperate when I bought it. I have a 8GB SanDisk class 2. And its plenty fast. Best to use a SD card reader for the best speed.
I just bought a new SD card for my camera (Canon T3i) and went with a 16GB SanDisk Class 4, and it can handle full 1080P video without filling the camera buffer at all. The class is actually the minimum speed it will write at. The Max is usually much higher. At least with the good cards.
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Yeah, my stock 2Gb was a Class 2.
If the card isn't marked, it's a Class 2 card.
Class 4 is generally the slowest you want for decent HD video recording & playback if you do that.
Anyway, I'll check out the SanDisk 32Gb Class 4 and up cards on Amazon, I've been leary about the online MicroSD cards because I've heard about the Chineese fakes too. I heard that A-Data makes a good MicroSD card, what's your thoughts on them?
Is Patriot another cheapo like Kingston?
Thanks!

How good would a 32g sd work??

Ok so im thinking of buying a 32g sd for this phone cuz i really wanna put all my music on my phone and i have like 10g of music, wondering how well it would work, Ive bought an 8g and 16g sandisk at walmart and both have worked great, anybody using a 32g on their s2?? What kind? Thanks
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I'm using one... the speed isn't great but for music and videos and also for nandroid backups and such, speed isn't so much of an issue. I got it on sale from Newegg (I think the brand was A-Data or something like that) for $40, but I got it a while ago.
I have a Samsung class 4 32gb and I only have like 3gbs left on it. I have used it for the last few months in my T989 with zero issues
Just bought an 32gb Class 10 Samsung micro SD from Amazon for $50. Swapped it into my phone this morning. No problems, speeds are class 10 or better (see pic using SD tools app).
i have both the 32 GB and currently using the 64 GB as my daily driver
they both runs great
the speed of the SD is not determined by size, but by its quality and Write Speed
there is a sticky with benchmarks you can see which cards performs better
elflip88 said:
Ok so im thinking of buying a 32g sd for this phone cuz i really wanna put all my music on my phone and i have like 10g of music, wondering how well it would work, Ive bought an 8g and 16g sandisk at walmart and both have worked great, anybody using a 32g on their s2?? What kind? Thanks
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I also use a 32gb sandisk class 4. It works fine. I put my spotify offline cache on it and rom and titanium app backups.
I don't know I'm using a 64gb
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No problem with my 32GB Sandisk. About to jump onto the 64GB train
32gb all the way!
I bought 2 x 32GB cards (1for my GS2 and 1 for my gf's GS2) 28 each on ebay... Class 4 though, but works awesome. Great for titanium backups/music...going on vacation prob buy a 64GB for vid and pics.
I'm looking forward to the upcoming 128 GB microSD later this year
hope the prices are not insane, the price for the 64 GB i paid last year was pretty crazy already, if the 128 GB cost more than $300 i think i'll pass
I have a Samsung 32GB class 10 that I bought at frys for like a total of 35$ and havent filled it up. I put all my apps like mc3 asphalt 6 and all those big games on my sd card. And then I have like 16GB of music on my ext card and the rest I just use it for like nandroids, roms and theme back ups and and place for some video recording.
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Thanks, will definitely be upgrading, found this one on amazon for $29
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004G60AD6/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1331713410&sr=8-1
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That's only a class 4. There were a couple deals with higher classes for around the same price. I would suggest going at least class 6. I think the max that our phone writes is 8? Not sure on that one.. I have a class 10 but i normally use a usb adapter to transfer files which is blazing fast compared to the data cable way.
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iwasblown said:
I don't know I'm using a 64gb
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For a guy who asks a lot of common questions you sure don't contribute back much.
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I just bought a 32gb. class 10 microsd. Everything seems to work ok, but when I try to flash a Rom or do a nandroid backup it fails. Do I need to do anything special? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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I just ordered a 32gb Class 10 Micro SD, excited!
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Thanks, will definitely be upgrading, found this one on amazon for $29
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004G60AD6/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1331713410&sr=8-1
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Thats the same one I bought and it works like a charm
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What sdcard brand do you use?

I currently have an old 6gb SanDisk sdcard I got a few years ago which works well for me.
Although I've been wanting to upgrade to a 32 or 64gb sdcard. I've noticed people having issues with sdcards like the phone won't recognize or it unmounts rapidly.
I was wondering what you guys use that's most stable for you. Do you guys use SanDisk, Samsung, etc memory cards? Post model or anything that works.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi i have a Sandisk 64 Gb and it's working (the phone seems slower, but dunno if it's the card or the 400 apps i installed)
Sandisk 32 class4, no issues what so ever
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SanDisk 64gb class 10
i had Sansisk till its get errors
now i have Samsung 32gb calss 10
no problem yet
SanDisk ultra 32gb class 10, replaced under warranty after developing issues. I am unhappy with SanDisk's silence over the issues and personally would probably by a Samsung card next time.
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Any well known brand except Sandik .
jje
Thanks for the replies guys. Keep em coming.
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32gb sandisk class 10
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kingston very good!
Sammy
I use a 32gb Samsung class 10. Looking for a 64 by Samsung, for a S3.
8gb Kingston.. I also have loads of 1gb noname cards lying around
Silicon Power 16gb class 10. Has lifetime warranty and it's fast up to spec, and I use it for music. Love it.
Can the s3 even handle a 64gb...???.. I think it can only handle 32gb
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Samsung class 10 for the moment but i want to upgrade to 64.
Do you guys see speed difference using a class 4 & a class 10 on a daily activity?
How can you see the speed of a memory card? Is it by downloading things? Or how responsive things in the memory card are when they're being used?
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I'm using Team 64GB class 10 since January and never had any issues whatsoever.
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SanDisk 32G class 10, without any problems.
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Can the s3 even handle a 64gb...???.. I think it can only handle 32gb
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Yes it can
DoLetMeBe said:
Do you guys see speed difference using a class 4 & a class 10 on a daily activity?
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In most cases no, but I feel it's worth the extra few quid for the few cases where it does show.
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Different sd cards and classes

I've been trying to buy some sd cards for my phone and my sisters and I've seen some say class 4 class 10 etc... So what's the difference between classes? I've noticed that the higher the class the higher the price is it just quality or what?
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lagunas11 said:
I've been trying to buy some sd cards for my phone and my sisters and I've seen some say class 4 class 10 etc... So what's the difference between classes? I've noticed that the higher the class the higher the price is it just quality or what?
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I'm pretty sure the higher the class the faster the writing speed is.
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Its been generalized already basically, But I would avoid Class 2 & 4. If you can get 6 or 10, The bigger the card or if you know there will be more photos, movies, etc on it 10 will be the way to go. I've had ever C2/4 Die on me within 3 years from adata, & sandisk awkwardly.
I got a Samsung class 10 on ebay actually in march for 14 bucks....so prices are going down (I guess we all have same idea of looking on ebay first for deals...)

Best 32gig Class 10 Micro SD

Can anyone recommend me a 32gig micro sd card? I recently purchase this POS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA26X0PJ1516 from newegg and I'm pissed off at how bad it is. It is advertised with amazing write and read speeds but is nothing near that! It maxes out around 6.6 MB write and 10MB Read speed, WTF. I'm in the process right now for getting a refund and want to get a reliable SD that does not lie about it's speeds. Thanks
Go for the sandisk one. Or if speed is what you want go for there extreme 16 or 32 GB more expensive but boss overall
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Go for the sandisk one. Or if speed is what you want go for there extreme 16 or 32 GB more expensive but boss overall
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I see a lot of reports regarding defective SanDisk cards though. Do you own one? If so can you run a speed test and let me know how it performs.
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I ended up buying this card by GSkill. It has a lifetime warranty which works awesome even if your card doesn't. Google searches found that they have the best replacement turn around and processing.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231577
whatever u do dont buy one on ebay cuz alot them on there is fake. stick with class 4 or 6
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whatever u do dont buy one on ebay cuz alot them on there is fake. stick with class 4 or 6
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but I like my Class 10's.
Class 4 an 10's are only off by a Few dollars why not get little extra speed for a few dollars.
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trojanv said:
but I like my Class 10's.
Class 4 an 10's are only off by a Few dollars why not get little extra speed for a few dollars.
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Does it really matter on the class, I have always been confused by that.
Yeah as each class gets higher, it means the read and write speeds get faster. Class 2 is the lowest. Class 10 is the fastest. And there's
UHS 1 which is faster then class 10
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trojanv said:
Yeah as each class gets higher, it means the read and write speeds get faster. Class 2 is the lowest. Class 10 is the fastest. And there's
UHS 1 which is faster then class 10
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Thank you!
I'm running a 32gb SanDisk that's labeled UHS 1 but also says class 10.
I had a 8gb that was the same until black Friday when bestbuy had the 32 GB for under $20 with tax.
I've yet to have a SanDisk fail and I abuse my SD cards.
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I'm running a 32gb SanDisk that's labeled UHS 1 but also says class 10.
I had a 8gb that was the same until black Friday when bestbuy had the 32 GB for under $20 with tax.
I've yet to have a SanDisk fail and I abuse my SD cards.
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Yeah I think my new SanDisk is like that too. But I got my card way before the holiday season it was $23. I know I saw it at bestbuy for $17 but its 6 bucks. What I really wanted was a 64gb card. Saw it on Amazon for one of the sales for $34. But 32gb is plenty for me for the moment.
The one you got from BestBuy was the extreme or regular?
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Yeah I think my new SanDisk is like that too. But I got my card way before the holiday season it was $23. I know I saw it at bestbuy for $17 but its 6 bucks. What I really wanted was a 64gb card. Saw it on Amazon for one of the sales for $34. But 32gb is plenty for me for the moment.
The one you got from BestBuy was the extreme or regular?
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Extreme and yea it was $17 before tax.
I tried the 64 GB (my friend has one) but my phone didn't like it. He uses it in his netbook (with sd adapter) as extra storage (his netbook only has 8gb ssd).
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Extreme and yea it was $17 before tax.
I tried the 64 GB (my friend has one) but my phone didn't like it. He uses it in his netbook (with sd adapter) as extra storage (his netbook only has 8gb ssd).
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My phone didn't take the 64gb card either.
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My phone didn't take the 64gb card either.
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That's interesting, mabey you didn't reformat it? I've been using a 64 gb sd card for months now.
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beezie42 said:
That's interesting, mabey you didn't reformat it? I've been using a 64 gb sd card for months now.
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I formatted the one I tried and even let the phone do it but it didn't work right. The phone only showed part capacity of the card and files I saved to it (like downloads) would become corrupt.
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I formatted the one I tried and even let the phone do it but it didn't work right. The phone only showed part capacity of the card and files I saved to it (like downloads) would become corrupt.
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Yeah it has to do with something relating to 32gb. anything above 32gb has to be formatted diffrrently? I can't remember the exact details about it.
64gb is crazy amounts of space. I only use about 15-20gb. But I've seen some of these apps in the play store go up to 1gb now which crazy for an app.
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32gb works good for me as long as I remember to transfer stuff to my PC. I no longer have home internet so I'll go get on WiFi with my phone and download stuff for my computer.
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