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musiclover420
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Micro SD card questions
#23531646 - 08/11/16 01:41 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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So I got a new phone and am looking into a nice SD card to upgrade its storage space, I have never bought one before and have a few questions:
1: Should I avoid especially cheap ones like this: 128gb micro SD 7$
2: is there really much of a difference between them assuming they have similiar specs but a big price difference. For example here is the other card I am eying: PNY U3 Turbo Performance 64GB High Speed MicroSDXC Class
The latter one cost over 2x as much as the first and has half as much storage but I have seen it recommended as a good SD card.
Thanks in advance, I want to get my moneys worth but don't want some cheap card fucking up my phone or anything...
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I'd go with the second one for sure. The other one doesn't have a brand or anything. Could be counterfeit or just shitty. I've heard that they sometimes make cards that report having more space than they actually do, so it might show 128 gb but only has a few gb in reality. Not sure how that's done though.
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Re: Micro SD card questions [Re: PatrickKn]
#23531669 - 08/11/16 01:52 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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PatrickKn said: I'd go with the second one for sure. The other one doesn't have a brand or anything. Could be counterfeit or just shitty. I've heard that they sometimes make cards that report having more space than they actually do, so it might show 128 gb but only has a few gb in reality. Not sure how that's done though.
I have heard of that with other things like camera memory cards, had a feeling but wanted to get a second opinion to avoid over paying or missing a deal.
Thanks 
Will see if I can find a better deal from a different brand but I may just get the second one I posted.
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I got a 64GB micro SD for my phone from Walmart for $18.99
It's made by Samsung and works just fine.
I don't have much knowledge in smartphone or micro SD technology, but the card I bought stores my pictures and videos as any other cards I've had in the past.
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Re: Micro SD card questions [Re: kr0nik0]
#23531731 - 08/11/16 02:18 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I hate buying stuff from Wallmart or I would consider checking their selection out Maybe radio shack has some decent deals.
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I understand.
Walmart can be a horrid place.
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I agree the first one sounds extremely suspicious, especially the price. I'd expect a legit 128 GB card to cost at least 2x the price of the cheapest 64 GB cards, probably more.
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Re: Micro SD card questions [Re: psi]
#23532130 - 08/11/16 04:43 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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kr0nik0 said: I understand.
Walmart can be a horrid place.
I went in there to get some camping snacks recently, it was like a giant maze of crap 
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psi said: I agree the first one sounds extremely suspicious, especially the price. I'd expect a legit 128 GB card to cost at least 2x the price of the cheapest 64 GB cards, probably more.
Yeah many of the 100+ gb ones are fairly pricy
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I checked newegg.com just now and they have a few different 128 GB ones for $30-40 with free shipping, doesn't seem too bad. The $30 ones are brands I've never heard of and it's $40 for a Samsung "EVO" one (I have a 64 GB one of this line.) Silicon Power is a decent enough brand IME, that one is $35.
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Re: Micro SD card questions [Re: psi]
#23532239 - 08/11/16 05:18 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I may just stick with a 20$~ 64 gig one for now. 35 is tempting though...
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First step is check your phones spec. Some phones have limits on how big a card u can put it in.
Once u find the GB limit, find a name brand card. SanDisk is a good brand.
Third, get a high speed version. It usually says "Ultra" or "High Speed" on the package. Its more expensive, but definitely worth it when transfering/writing lots of data to it.
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LogicaL Chaos said: Third, get a high speed version. It usually says "Ultra" or "High Speed" on the package. Its more expensive, but definitely worth it when transfering/writing lots of data to it.
^This.
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I got the htc 10, should get here tomorrow so I was looking at cases n stuff today and wanted to decide on an sd card.
What would you consider "high speed"? The second one I posted in the OP says high speed and has a 90mbs transfer rate I believe.
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musiclover420 said: So I got a new phone and am looking into a nice SD card to upgrade its storage space, I have never bought one before and have a few questions:
1: Should I avoid especially cheap ones like this: 128gb micro SD 7$
2: is there really much of a difference between them assuming they have similiar specs but a big price difference. For example here is the other card I am eying: PNY U3 Turbo Performance 64GB High Speed MicroSDXC Class
The latter one cost over 2x as much as the first and has half as much storage but I have seen it recommended as a good SD card.
Thanks in advance, I want to get my moneys worth but don't want some cheap card fucking up my phone or anything...
1. Yes completely avoid super cheap SDs. There's like a 95% chance it will crap out on you super fast or not perform well or get corrupted all the time and/or have nowhere near the advertised capacity. Pay the extra 10-30 to get a high quality one. Stick with a trusted brand like Sandisk or Samsung. PNY used to be really meh when it came to SD cards but I haven't kept up with them lately so I'm not sure if they've improved or not. I have two dead ones though. I have a whole shitload of Sandisk micro SDs and full size which I use for a variety of purposes.. phone, GPS, music, dash cams. Years no problems. I've had like 15 other dead SDs. Avoid generic crap.
2. There is going to be a massive difference in quality/reliability between a known, reputable SD card and some no-name generic made in some dirty counterfeit factory in china. You want a class 10 or better if you want to record videos.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010Q57S62/ref=twister_B011BRUOMO 128GB UHS-1 Sandisk for $40.. whats not to love?
If you're spending 500+ on a modern smartphone (presumably), why not "spring" for the best SD card you can get when it's only like $10 more or whatever. That's my philosophy anyway.
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Re: Micro SD card questions [Re: Shroomism]
#23532818 - 08/11/16 08:43 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I paid 200$ for my new phone and would rather not spend 1/4th or more of the price of my phone to upgrade the storage 
Thanks for the info though, I will try to find a deal on a sandisk one online now.
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Oh well that's different I guess. But still.. a 128gb SD card used to be like $200-300, not even a few years ago. $40 is nothing. I think I paid 200 for my first 128gb, in like 2013. If its that big a deal, get a 64GB.. you don't really need 128GB unless you do a ton of videos and crap. 64GB is more than sufficient for most people's needs and that will still store thousands of photos and songs and some videos with room to spare.
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I got a 16gb I found in a ran over phone,holds a ton of music and vids,don't really see the need for 64gb,I guess if they r only like 20 bucks
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Re: Micro SD card questions [Re: 5150]
#23532845 - 08/11/16 08:54 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Depends what you use your phone for I guess. I have like 60+GB on my SD card on my phone
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Re: Micro SD card questions [Re: 5150]
#23532872 - 08/11/16 09:05 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I went with a 64gb sandisk for 17$ on ebay, hopefully it isn't fake but I will find out soon seller had no recent bad reviews 
40+$ isn't a big deal I just would rather spend it elsewhere but I need a phone Eventually I will probably upgrade though.
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5150 said: I got a 16gb I found in a ran over phone,holds a ton of music and vids,don't really see the need for 64gb,I guess if they r only like 20 bucks
FLAC's and music pretty much. Even with MP3's when you have thousands they start to take up a lot of space and lossless audio is like 10x worse 
Just kidding I need all that space for porn. My dream is to one day have a terrabyte SD card on my phone entirely filled with porn
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I just delete tracks,unmount the card,put card in card reader ,so many albums have only a couple good tracks,jimmy buffet dl his entire box set got like 6 tracks out of like the whole box set,annhilator has a ton a good tracks,same with megadeth and bloodbath
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