SD Cards

[akanimbus]

Probably a stupid question but I'd like to buy a 32gb memory card for my SS2. However, there are several types to choose from ie, Class 4, 6 and 10. SD, SDHC..... Which should I buy?
Thanks

 

[griffgruff]

Probably a stupid question but I'd like to buy a 32gb memory card for my SS2. However, there are several types to choose from ie, Class 4, 6 and 10. SD, SDHC..... Which should I buy?
Thanks

Hi,

I purchased the following from Amazon:

KOMPUTERBAY 32GB Class 10 MicroSDHC Card 32 GB High Speed Micro SDHC with SDHC adapter and USB adapter $65.

It is a class 10 microSDcard and works really well. The speed is excellent, i.e. a true class 10 device - tested with "SD Tools" free app from Android Market.

There are cheaper microSDcards but they generally have a lower class (speed) which you may find acceptable.

 

[NZtechfreak]

Check here and check my posts on SD cards.

Class 2 Sandisk cards are adequate for 1080p encoding and decoding in the SGSII, so there is no real need to get a higher Class card. If you can afford to then you will get quicker read and write speeds when connected to your PC for data transfers.

 

[NZtechfreak]

OH, I should point out that when I say Class 2 Sandisk cards, I really mean Sandisk cards. They generally exceed minimum Class specs (as you can see in my benchmarks at the link I provided), whereas other brands tend not to. In other words, for non-Sandisk brands you might want to go at least Class 4.

 

[hilt_m]

i would go micro sdhc class 6, I have one on order from amazon uk, if you want to save a bit of cash drop down to class 4, but not class 2 - too slow.

 

[lotus49]

I bought a 32GB class 4 card for mine and it seems to work well. I had been going to buy a class 10 but I read NZtechfreak's helpful post elsewhere on this board and decided to save myself

 

[NZtechfreak]

i would go micro sdhc class 6, I have one on order from amazon uk, if you want to save a bit of cash drop down to class 4, but not class 2 - too slow.

My Sandisk is fast enough to encode and decode 1080p video, there is nothing more intensive in terms of read/write than that on mobiles at present, so explain to me how its too slow?