Sd Cards

[CoLDSToRAGE]

If Class 4 is the max. (tbc?) then these seem good value...

http://blueproton.com/Sandisk-32GB-ULTRA-SDHC-SD-Card/M/B0024BQ214.htm?traffic_src=GB&utm_medium=CSE&utm_source=GB&id=uk

Anyone find cheaper?

The 64Gb is almost the same price as a Pandora(!)

 

[mosschops]

If Class 4 is the max. (tbc?) then these seem good value...

http://blueproton.com/Sandisk-32GB-ULTRA-SDHC-SD-Card/M/B0024BQ214.htm?traffic_src=GB&utm_medium=CSE&utm_source=GB&id=uk

Anyone find cheaper?

The 64Gb is almost the same price as a Pandora(!)

a quid or so cheaper
http://www.memorybits.co.uk/shop/sd-hc/sandisk-32gb-ultra-%2815-mbs%29-sdhc-class-4-memory-sdsdh032ge11/13418

summit diff
http://www.memorybits.co.uk/shop/sd-hc/integral-32gb-sdhc-class-6-ultimapro-memory-card-insdh32g6/17770

class 10!!!
http://www.memorybits.co.uk/shop/sd-hc/sandisk-32gb-extreme-%2830mbs%29-sdhc-class-10-memory-sdsdx3032ge31/17811

 

[may88]

I'm not convinced a 32Gb is worth the extra case of swapping the 16Gb. Anyway, I still want one...

try good old 7dayshop

 

[SNESFAN]

holy shit wtf happened to the pound? I thought you guys were higher than a dollar at one point?

nevermind, i fail at math

 

[jlepley]

I think on the Best Buy or Walmart website there's a 16GB class 4 for around $40. I'm not sure.

 

[KRH]

I think on the Best Buy or Walmart website there's a 16GB class 4 for around $40. I'm not sure.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208535
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220451
The Pandora is a computer. Reasonably higher speed cards could be well worth investment.
If the Pandora gets too bottlenecked by a card then you will waste more time loading your levels/apps.
Perhaps you should consider starting out with a smaller capacity faster card for regularly used items.
Then you could add High capacity slower card if your other gets too full.

 

[CoLDSToRAGE]

Looking at the money side of things, you are SO much better off having several 8Gb/16Gb cards in a wallet than one or two 32Gb / 64Gb cards.
At the end of the day, I can't imagine having a file so big it wont fit on an 8Gb card(!)

Also, let's say you have a wad of 8Gb cards, and you lose one... it's not the end of the world, nor is it a claim on your house insurance, but lose a 64Gb card and that's a whole world of hurt, LOL!

 

[Elanzer]

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208410&nm_mc=OTC-sho6b0tCA&cm_mmc=OTC-sho6b0tCA-_-Memory+%28Flash+Memory%29-_-Transcend-_-20208410

These are likely what I will be going with for mass storage. Tom's Hardware benchmarked them at 19-20mb/s read and 13-16mb/s write, even though they are Class 6.

I was thinking of maybe getting a fast 8gb for commonly used applications and swap, but I won't bother if one of these transcend cards maxes it out.

 

[TitanUranus]

Is class 4 the max? If so that would make life cheaper. I have seen a 32gb class 6 for about £50. There's a class 10 16gb card for around £30. On the other hand I could pick up a couple of 16gb class 4 shoddy shites for £30 so I'd appreciate knowing if this class 4 max thing is true.

Does anyone actually reliably know?

 

[Wootson]

I'll be mainly using the build-in operating system so I don't really need all those über fast SD cards that cost quite a lot.

Two 8GB or 16GB cards should be more than enough for me. This way I can stomp some complete ROM packs on there and still have some space for various other things. The 32GB+ cards are still too expensive per GB, but you are a little more "ready for the future" with these.

 

[DaMummy]

i still have some 32gb sandisk ultra 15/mb/sec read cards if anyones interested in usa, for around $85

 

[Shaun]

I'd like to hear about the max class supported before I buy.

 

[WizardStan]

I'd like to hear about the max class supported before I buy.

Class 10 is a rated write speed of 10MB/s. There have been tests upwards of 16MB/s. Therefore there is no class that the Pandora can't handle.
Of course, most cards greatly exceed their class rating under normal use, and getting a really good card because it is advertised as being better than its class might be overkill.

 

[Dead1nside]

32GB SD cards are still a bit out of my price league and not very common in the UK. I bought a Transcend 16GB Class 4 and a PNY 16GB Class 4. Should be enough for me, even with PSX images etc.

 

[b._.o._.b]

Also looking for a 32 GB sd card. I have some good experience with Sandisk, not with Transcend and also some bad experiences with 'no name' disks.
Thinking about buying: Sandisk Ultra II SDHC 32GB Class 4, 86 Euro.

Is that a good SD card for GP2X and Pandora?

 

[iprice]

32GB Class 4 SDHC - £64.99 - http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/6108330/Play-com-32GB-SD-HC-Memory-Card/Product.html - at least you know that it'll be genuine.

 

[laurencevde]

The class is the minimum speed in MB/s while doing continuous writes. It doesn't say much about the actual average speeds.

The maximum possible speed for SDHC-cards is 24MB/s. (~50Mhz, 4bits)

 

[b._.o._.b]

The class is the minimum speed in MB/s while doing continuous writes. It doesn't say much about the actual average speeds.

The maximum possible speed for SDHC-cards is 24MB/s. (~50Mhz, 4bits)

I know, doesn't the brand say more about the quality and at least assurance of minimal average speed.
BTW. do emulators need high speed transfer? My main concern is data failure. I had lots of issues with nameless brands in the past.

 

[borgqueenx]

This seems good value
http://cgi.ebay.nl/32GB-Genuine-Kingston-Class-6-SDHC-SD-Flash-Memory-Card-/120567546913?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_PDAsAccessories_MemoryCards&hash=item1c1262c421#ht_3373wt_948

good feedback as well.

 

[Mjlink]

microcenter.com is out of 32gb at the moment, I have one that I ordered a few months back, believe I paid under $80 for it.

Peace & vapor,

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