Does Note 3 kills SD Cards like Note 2 ? - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Hi guys I was wondering if the Note 3 had a problem that I had in my phone. I had a few SanDisk SD cards in the past and for some reason my Note 2 always ended up killing them. It killed 2 32GB cards that I had in it. After, some time I would start getting errors about the card being unexpectedly removed and the PC couldn’t see the card or the data on it. I wanted to know if anyone has had any issues with the Note 3 as It seems from the research I did it seems to be an Issue between Samsung phones and SanDisk cards. Also I forgot to mention I used both cards in previous phones before the note 2 specifically an HTC Evo 3d and an LG Esteem.
I’m asking because I saw there having a sale on Ultra SD cards for SanDisk on Amazon but I don’t want to spend the money if the cards will be destroyed I as looking at the Class 10 Ultra 32Gb cards.
So far the best cards I have had luck with are Class 4 PNY cards but I was really looking for cards that would give me more speed. The Note didn't kill a 8GB PNY or a 32GB one yet, so it seems this might be a SanDisk problem.
Any Thoughts ?

I used a 32GB SanDisk Ultra for about five months of moderate to heavy use before it had problems. I reformatted the file system, restored a backup, and moved it to a secondary device and it seems to be fine. The replacement in my primary device is a 32GB PNY and I don't think I've had any problems with any PNY cards over the last several years. Both devices are Note 3s.
Frank

Frank Westlake said:
I used a 32GB SanDisk Ultra for about five months of moderate to heavy use before it had problems. I reformatted the file system, restored a backup, and moved it to a secondary device and it seems to be fine. The replacement in my primary device is a 32GB PNY and I don't think I've had any problems with any PNY cards over the last several years. Both devices are Note 3s.
Frank
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Yeah PNY is doing good for me but i believe they don't make class 10 cards.

Frank Westlake said:
I used a 32GB SanDisk Ultra for about five months of moderate to heavy use before it had problems. I reformatted the file system, restored a backup, and moved it to a secondary device and it seems to be fine. The replacement in my primary device is a 32GB PNY and I don't think I've had any problems with any PNY cards over the last several years. Both devices are Note 3s.
Frank
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Oh wow I just saw they make class 10 cards now. I will get that then. I'm just to paranoid about Sandisk now.

I have PNY class 10 cards. Maybe it's a new thing for them.
Frank

I've been using a 64 gb sandisk mSD...in the note 3 for about a month now and in my ancient r800x for over a year before i got my note 3....havent had any issues even at near full capacity (only have 5 gbs left lol)

I have filled up my 64gb from SanDisk in my note 2 for a year and half, then got this phone on launch still pretty much full lol.
And while it was on my note 2 I was running the script to make my internal storage as the external SD card.
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Being full isn't the problem -- it's the number of writes that could cause problems. Some manufactures have more errors than others.
Frank

naruto.ninjakid said:
Hi guys I was wondering if the Note 3 had a problem that I had in my phone. I had a few SanDisk SD cards in the past and for some reason my Note 2 always ended up killing them. It killed 2 32GB cards that I had in it. After, some time I would start getting errors about the card being unexpectedly removed and the PC couldn’t see the card or the data on it. I wanted to know if anyone has had any issues with the Note 3 as It seems from the research I did it seems to be an Issue between Samsung phones and SanDisk cards. Also I forgot to mention I used both cards in previous phones before the note 2 specifically an HTC Evo 3d and an LG Esteem.
I’m asking because I saw there having a sale on Ultra SD cards for SanDisk on Amazon but I don’t want to spend the money if the cards will be destroyed I as looking at the Class 10 Ultra 32Gb cards.
So far the best cards I have had luck with are Class 4 PNY cards but I was really looking for cards that would give me more speed. The Note didn't kill a 8GB PNY or a 32GB one yet, so it seems this might be a SanDisk problem.
Any Thoughts ?
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I have gone through one sans16class 10 since getting my n3, and was new. I switched to pnyclass 10 16 and have had zero issues.

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Samsung Focus 16GB Class 10 MicroSD

I just wanted to give everyone a heads up. I just bought a Samsung Focus this morning and love the device. The only issue i am having is that it will not detect my class 10 16GB microSD card. I have other 8GB cards and they detect fine but i cannot get the 16GB to work. I have tried the 16GB in other devices (laptop, HTC Hero) and it detects and works fine. So i dont know if it is a size issue or the fact that its a class 10 card but my windows phone will not detect that it is installed.
If anyone has had success with a similar card please let me know.
donky353 said:
I just wanted to give everyone a heads up. I just bought a Samsung Focus this morning and love the device. The only issue i am having is that it will not detect my class 10 16GB microSD card. I have other 8GB cards and they detect fine but i cannot get the 16GB to work. I have tried the 16GB in other devices (laptop, HTC Hero) and it detects and works fine. So i dont know if it is a size issue or the fact that its a class 10 card but my windows phone will not detect that it is installed.
If anyone has had success with a similar card please let me know.
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Are you doing a hard reset on the device after you put the card in?
I have been able to reproduce the same results with a Class 10 MicroSD from Kingston. It is not recognized by the phone with or without performing a hard reset. A class 4 32gb card was recognized with no issues.
Hmmm, class 4 works but not 10??? Class 10 == too fast for Wp7
One more data point. I am also experiencing an issue with the Kingston 16GB class 10 microSD card in a Samsung Focus. Slightly different issue though -- only 8 of the 16GB are recognized.
As you may have seen, AT&T employees are now warning customers to not install microSD cards until MSFT issues a patch. When I bought my Focus this morning, the AT&T salesman brought his manager out to tell me about the problem.
CHANGED: The Transcend 16GB Class 6 card does not work per se. Will see it all 16GB after hard reset, then after turning phone off then on again only sees 8GB of the card.
My A-Data 16GB class 6 card works.
I posted earlier that my Kingston 16GB class 10 card didn't work in the Foucs. I just bought a Sandisk 16GB class 2 microSDHC card, which worked fine. From what I've seen there is no authoritative way to predict which cards will work. However, I have not seen any reports of Sandisk cards failing.
Class 10 cards will not work til update.
rosswesleyporter said:
One more data point. I am also experiencing an issue with the Kingston 16GB class 10 microSD card in a Samsung Focus. Slightly different issue though -- only 8 of the 16GB are recognized.
As you may have seen, AT&T employees are now warning customers to not install microSD cards until MSFT issues a patch. When I bought my Focus this morning, the AT&T salesman brought his manager out to tell me about the problem.
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it is the class not brand class 10 cards will not work til the update..
Another data point -- I saw instability even with a card that appeared to be working. I first posted that my Kingston 16GB class 10 card didn't work (only 8GB recognized). I then posted that my Sandisk class 2 16GB card worked. However over the next two days, I experienced surprising instability e.g. the phone rebooting itself several times per day. For the last two days I have been running without a microSD card and the spontaneous reboots have gone away. Other people may be having better experiences with their cards. But for the moment, I'll live with less sync'ed music to get better stability. If the spontaneous reboots come back, I'll post again.
rosswesleyporter said:
Another data point -- I saw instability even with a card that appeared to be working. I first posted that my Kingston 16GB class 10 card didn't work (only 8GB recognized). I then posted that my Sandisk class 2 16GB card worked. However over the next two days, I experienced surprising instability e.g. the phone rebooting itself several times per day. For the last two days I have been running without a microSD card and the spontaneous reboots have gone away. Other people may be having better experiences with their cards. But for the moment, I'll live with less sync'ed music to get better stability. If the spontaneous reboots come back, I'll post again.
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You might want to try this card tester on your cards as they mey be bad...
It seems most cards class 6 and above don't work and class 4 is the most reliable. Ho hum!
For what its worth I've been using a Kingston 32GB Micro SDHC Flash Card Model SDC4/32GBSP since Monday and having no problems whatsoever.
Class and size has nothing to do eith it. Google for more info.
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The reason Class 10 cards don't work and Class 2 cards do is because of the random read/write speeds. Class 10 cards promise fast SUSTAINED write speed but at the expense of random read/write. Windows phone 7 relies mainly on random read/write speeds to function smoothly. Fortunately, this means that Class 2 cards work very well! I would consider this to be a good thing however because Class 2 cards are cheaper!
Adding to this old dead thread, but was hoping to know if anybody knew if Microsoft fixed this issue yet. I just ordered an A-Data 16GB Class 10 MicroSD recently..
From a quick search, it seems it hasn't though?
Yeah, I don't think anyone has really had an issue with a card since nodo. As stated in this thread however, many people have (in the past at least) had better luck with class 2 than any other class. I've been using the sd card below for a couple of months with no issue with about 30gb of music loaded on it.
amazon [dot] com/gp/product/B003WGJYCY
(stupid rule won't let me post outside links)

Whats the best Memory card for S3

I just got my S3 (United States) and and tried 3 (YES 3) Lexar 32 GB Class 10 cards and every one of them have failed. I called Lexar, they say to have my firmware upgraded. Went to Sprint and verified everything is fine with the phone. The cards won't work in other phones at Sprint Either. Before buying another card I'd like to know from you guys which one out there will work with no problems, speed, and size is important for me. I know I'll be using more memory than the 32gb in the future. I called Sandisk and they recommended their SDSDQUA-032G Ultra 32 Class 10 and said it would work. Sprint says they know the Class 6 works in the S3.
I'd like more than 32gb. and fast write & Read speeds.
Can I get some great recommendations from you before I buy another piece of crap. Two weeks now and I still don't have a working card. Lucky I have Amazon prime membership.
tmyc said:
I just got my S3 (United States) and and tried 3 (YES 3) Lexar 32 GB Class 10 cards and every one of them have failed. I called Lexar, they say to have my firmware upgraded. Went to Sprint and verified everything is fine with the phone. The cards won't work in other phones at Sprint Either. Before buying another card I'd like to know from you guys which one out there will work with no problems, speed, and size is important for me. I know I'll be using more memory than the 32gb in the future. I called Sandisk and they recommended their SDSDQUA-032G Ultra 32 Class 10 and said it would work. Sprint says they know the Class 6 works in the S3.
I'd like more than 32gb. and fast write & Read speeds.
Can I get some great recommendations from you before I buy another piece of crap. Two weeks now and I still don't have a working card. Lucky I have Amazon prime membership.
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I use a 32gb Sandisk Class 10 SDHC Card, this thing works. Problem with anything bigger then 32gb is that you have to use sdxc and this is only really compatible in fat32 or exfat, for both you have to format the card before inserting into the phone.
Try the SanDisk 32gb Mobile Ultra UHS-1 because it's cheaper than normal class 10 Mobile Ultra and just as fast, and I've been using it a while with no problems.
I am quite happy with my Sandisk Ultra 64GB SDXC. No issues at all.
What do I need to format
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I use a 32gb Sandisk Class 10 SDHC Card, this thing works. Problem with anything bigger then 32gb is that you have to use sdxc and this is only really compatible in fat32 or exfat, for both you have to format the card before inserting into the phone.
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I would like the larger size. What would I need to format the bigger size. I wouldn't have a problem with that if I had some detailed instructions.
Thanks.
Sandisc Ultra 64gb micro sd xc1
Sandisc Ultra 64gb micro sd xc1 was my choice and its worked well over the last 4 years. Its the phone that has bricked after Little use in October 27/2016. Changed the battery it needed it. Now its bricked.
I have a SanDisk but I was told that SanDisk aren't good for Samsung S3's
Hello,
I'd recommend the Toshiba Exceria memory card, either with 16, 32 or 64GB. This card is a class 10 card with UHS 3. Although the S3 can't use the full speed of the micro SD, this is a well working combination.
Has anyone tried 128gb sdcard ?
I plan to buy,
Transcend Premium 400X 128GB CLASS10 SDHC/SDXC UHS-1, and just wondering if it work
kiva1 said:
Has anyone tried 128gb sdcard ?
I plan to buy,
Transcend Premium 400X 128GB CLASS10 SDHC/SDXC UHS-1, and just wondering if it work
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I'm using a 128gb card from lexar on it and works fine..
(mine's the i747m just to clear it up...)
I have the SanDisk 64GB ultra sdxc or whatever it's called. It works very well with no issues and I have 1,000+ pictures stored on it with about 30 videos.
Quick question. Would a SD card and adoptable storage on a ROM be a good solution for the Samsung device?
Yes, a SD card is always good, especially for backups

[Q] ready to by a sdcard

ok guys im about to order me a memory card. Do you guys think the 64gb is overkill? Second Question..is there a big differencein the class 6 and class 10 cards?
gula187 said:
ok guys im about to order me a memory card. Do you guys think the 64gb is overkill? Second Question..is there a big differencein the class 6 and class 10 cards?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/MicroSDHC
For day to day use, you will see no difference on Class 6 or 10 ... if you plan to copy/move large files or music files on a regular basis, then maybe a little ... Will definitely not affect any performance like Camera app, etc.
And I still prefer 32GB Class 10 for now.
64gb C10
gula187 said:
ok guys im about to order me a memory card. Do you guys think the 64gb is overkill? Second Question..is there a big differencein the class 6 and class 10 cards?
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there's no such thing as too large of a mem card,
if u have the money then go for the 64gb C10
Does the Note come with a card already installed? I just ordered this morning but have 32Gb SanDisk. I was going to get 64Gb SanDisk and leave 32Gb in my Motorola Photon. If Note comes with card already installed, if lesser I will put that in Photon and sell it
dsims7_2000 said:
Does the Note come with a card already installed? I just ordered this morning but have 32Gb SanDisk. I was going to get 64Gb SanDisk and leave 32Gb in my Motorola Photon. If Note comes with card already installed, if lesser I will put that in Photon and sell it
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hi,
no,i got my note 2 out of box with no sd card.Had to use my own.
good luck
Class 6 and Class 10 write speed in Note 2 won't be a big difference.
I found Note 2's external memory controller write speed capped at around 10-11MB/s
But for read speed, it will be a BIG difference.
I am using Samsung 64GB UHS-I Pro micro SD.
Having like 55MB+/sec read speed.
with my old Lexar 32GB Class 10 only got 13MB/s read speed.
So, if you concern of read speed, get fastest card you can afford.
if your main concern is write speed, get a class 6 or class 10 would be fine.
And don't get SanDisk ultra. it's known to have problem with Note 2.
willcor said:
hi,
no,i got my note 2 out of box with no sd card.Had to use my own.
good luck
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That suck's for a $299.00 high end phone? even a 16Gb would have been better than nothing and they go for $15.00! Oh well......
darkinners said:
I am using Samsung 64GB UHS-I Pro micro SD.
And don't get SanDisk ultra. it's known to have problem with Note 2.
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How much for that card? and I have NEVER had issues with SanDisk Cards? I can get the Ultra for $59.00 on Amazon!
dsims7_2000 said:
That suck's for a $299.00 high end phone? even a 16Gb would have been better than nothing and they go for $15.00! Oh well......
How much for that card? and I have NEVER had issues with SanDisk Cards? I can get the Ultra for $59.00 on Amazon!
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I bought mine in Hong Kong for USD 95.
It's expensive yeah but it's the fastest 64GB micro SD you can buy.
It's good for you that you don't have problem with SanDisk Ultra but you can search for Note 2 + SanDisk Ultra.
It has a known problem, after awhile of use or the disk capacity reached certain amount.
Sometimes it will unmount the card or even damage the files in the card.
You can only re format the disk to solve the problem.
MANY people reported this problem. I don't know maybe trigger rate is not 100% but still not recommended.
Darkinners, thanks for your responds and suggestions (which I took and did a search, then some research!)
1. All of these complaints on SanDisk were about the 32Gb Card, not the 64Gb card. All the 64Gb comments were good.
2. The people with issues (both 64Gb and 32Gb) had formatted the card at exFAT, not SDXC. Mathamatically, I can pretty much figure out a.) why it will not write files over 4Gb and b.) why the 64Gb exFAT crashes after it fills over 16Gb! (Think about it, SIII is desinged to read/store 32Gb, not 64Gb even though it will format exFAT. And as for the kid whos computer would not read the 64Gb exFAT, i bet he has 32-bit machine?
3. All complaints were from Europe and blamed on a bad batch of cards (it happens). The one happy individual I saw got his card from Amazon, which is a ligit website. Just because the card says SanDisk, does not mean it actually SanDisk. Cheap forgien vendors use this lable to make them look legit?
4. The card you mentioned and the SanDisk are priced about the same, $59.99USD. I will get SanDisk and format either in phone or my laptop as SDXC and play for awhile. If it piss me off, I will return it!
Again, thanks for your input and suggestions!

32 GB Sandisk micro sd ultra 1 question

So I've been reading on these forums that the 32 gig causes the unexpectedly removed and remount error. I had one and it started to do that with my new note 2. I sent it for replacement and while I wait I wanna know if its a problem with the phone? Or the sd card? Should I try a different format if it does it with this new card?
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Will Work
SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I card for mobile devices will Work Fine w/ your Note 2, (T889). Good Luck
my 32gb sandisk ultra worked for about a month before it started to say removed unexpectedly.same thing happed to my buddies card in his s3 i would stay away from it if you can.
HOGWILD said:
my 32gb sandisk ultra worked for about a month before it started to say removed unexpectedly.same thing happed to my buddies card in his s3 i would stay away from it if you can.
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Thats what happened to me started in my s3 then got worse in my note 2.
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I had 2 replacement and they did the same thing. ... got another brand PNY 32gb class 10 @best buy for 30 $ yesterday. So far it's working really good or even better than Sandisk
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I planned to take this one from deal extreme, free shipping but if I could have problem then I couldn't change it.
Mine has been working fine since I got it in early december
Do I have to format this card? I read somewhere that guy formated card with some program in fat32. After that formating card was working good.
Buy the Samsung 32gb microSD card Class 10. You won't regret it. Almost half of the Sandisk 32gb microSD's cards (UHS-variant) are either malfunctioning and simply defective out of the box. You can refer to Amazon if it helps you decide. Cheers
My 64gb u1 works fine.
Just buy from a place with a good return policy
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Ok so I thought installing openscript from goomanager fixed it but the problem came back today. Also having unexpected remove issue with Sandisk Ultra 32gb card.
Cgkingpin said:
SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I card for mobile devices will Work Fine w/ your Note 2, (T889). Good Luck
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+1
I'm coming to believe it's an issue with the Sandisk 32 uhs-1 card!
I even formatted it as fat32 but the problem is getting worse.
So I sent in my card and had it replaced (amazon) and it's been working fine.
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My Sandisk 32g card also got fried, and I'm trying to recover data as we speak. I bought a Samsung and its nice and smooth with no problem.

Galaxy Note II memory card

I own a Note II mobile. Can someone please help me what type of memory card should i buy. Class 4, 6 or 10? I am looking for 16GB or 32GB. Please help.
premkumarmech said:
I own a Note II mobile. Can someone please help me what type of memory card should i buy. Class 4, 6 or 10? I am looking for 16GB or 32GB. Please help.
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Go for class 10 Samsung cards. DONT even think of purchasing sandisk cards.
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tj_droid said:
Go for class 10 Samsung cards. DONT even think of purchasing sandisk cards.
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What's wrong with Sandisk? I use a Sandisk Ultra 32 GB class 10.. Works great?
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You will soon find out after you fill the card around 18 gb... the card keeps dismounting and remounting. .."sd card damaged" messages and then ultimately the card dies. ..
Happens on s3 and note 2.
So if you have 32gb SanDisk ultra sdhc cards... don't fill it beyond 16gb...
Unfortunately it is true
scribbled from my note 2 (N7100)
pakure said:
You will soon find out after you fill the card around 18 gb... the card keeps dismounting and remounting. .."sd card damaged" messages and then ultimately the card dies. ..
Happens on s3 and note 2.
So if you have 32gb SanDisk ultra sdhc cards... don't fill it beyond 16gb...
Unfortunately it is true
scribbled from my note 2 (N7100)
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If this is true, then I am in for a surprise as I have filled around 15GB
In France Amazon stopped selling sandisk cards, they're investigating as many users report the death of the card after 3-4 month of use.
It may just be some defect cards behind other good ones, but if I were you I'd by a Samsung.
I bought a sandisk 64 Go SDXC a month ago, it's working fine for now but there's one thing I'm sure : I won't put important files on it without a backup somewhere else ...
I have a SanDisk 64 c10 with 22 gig of mp3's, 15 gig of movies and a few hundred photos and it's been working fine for months.
I am using Samsung 64GB Pro UHS-I on my N7105
The read speed is excellent
But the write speed won't be much difference than other Class 10 or Sandisk UHS-I
The write speed is a little bit faster than my old Lexar Class 10 32GB
Write:
Samsung 9.7MB/s VS Lexar 6-7MB/s
The read speed is A LOT faster.
Read:
samsung 64GB 58MB/s VS Lexar 10MB/s
This test , my Samsung 64GB is at 70% capacity used(mainly MP3s and apple lossless files)
It would be even faster if the used capacity is lower.
So the verdict is, if you really NEED this fast, like faster media scanning.
Then pay a little more get the fastest card available.
If you don't, any Class 10 cards would be fine.
pakure said:
You will soon find out after you fill the card around 18 gb... the card keeps dismounting and remounting. .."sd card damaged" messages and then ultimately the card dies. ..
Happens on s3 and note 2.
So if you have 32gb SanDisk ultra sdhc cards... don't fill it beyond 16gb...
Unfortunately it is true
scribbled from my note 2 (N7100)
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i was going to buy one cuz its really hard to find Samsung micro SD here :crying:
thanks GOD i didn't bought one yet
and i really heard a lot of stories about died SanDisk SD cards :/ :silly:
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buy this for sure! you will have no Regret
mytrendyphone.co.uk/shop/
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yahyoh said:
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i was going to buy one cuz its really hard to find Samsung micro SD here :crying:
thanks GOD i didn't bought one yet
and i really heard a lot of stories about died SanDisk SD cards :/ :silly:
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Eh, take the bad reviews with a large grain of salt. I have just under 30 gigs used of my 64 gig Sandisk card and it's working just fine.
I say buy whatever is priced right for you. If it fails, send it back.
Not very hard at all.
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buy this for sure! you will have no Regret
mytrendyphone.co.uk/shop/
samsung-microsdxc-card-95483p.html
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Yeah I am using this one, It's really fast! and no problems so far.
a little bit pricier though.
I bought mine in Hong Kong for USD 76
While Sandisk 64GB UHS-I is around USD53 in here.
i have 32 gb scan disk .kingmax 4 class. no problem at all almost 6 months
Note 2 is not released 6 months back. ..how come you are using the card for 6 months on note 2?
Remember I am not saying San disk has bad cards. .. the Combo of s3 or note 2 with ultra sdhc 32gb SanDisk cards alone have this problem
scribbled from my note 2 (N7100)

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