So let me get this straight. The SanDisk is easy, pick any of the 64GB cards listed on that page instead. Simple enough.
I'm really wanting to rsync my music over to the Pandora which is >64GB. I'll use the second card for software and games and stuff.
I've read through a few of those reports, and it sounds like the 128 GB Lexar is a bit iffy on how long it will last and what it will do to battery life. Amazon does returns on the item, so if it breaks I can return it. If it doesn't, I can report my results here and then other people might jump on the bandwagon.
I just want to make sure I know where I stand there... some of those tests seem pretty positive.
Let me clarify a bit on the Lexar since I've been recently running some testing on it (for fun - yeah, I know...)
As far as I know, there is no reason to believe that the Lexar card would have any less longevity than any other high quality card on the market today. That said, with any new product, there is no real good way for a consumer to predict longevity.
I've found it to be quite fast when compared to what I considered to be a fast SDHC card.
http://boards.openpandora.org/index.php?/topic/7576-turn-on-my-swap-partition/page__st__20#entry139494
The benchmarks that MrRob gave me to run in that thread are likely a better measure of performance than doing the tests on the SD compatibility list. They're still formative though - so there isn't much to compare them to yet.
The most interesting part, to me, was that the Lexar held up so well under continuous writes compared to the Patriot card. Giving Patriot their due - their card is using technology @2 years older than the Lexar card's. In tech terms that's like comparing a flip phone to an Android tablet.
I would love to see more cards get tested so we can see where things fall out. In the meantime, if you're looking for a 128GB card, the Lexar is, in my very humble opinion, a fairly solid choice. Your experience may, of course, vary.
Here is a compatibility list:
http://pandorawiki.o...patibility_list
Seems that this Sandisk has a poor write speed.
The Lexar is untested.
The Lexar is tested plenty. It is simply not posted.
