Hacking Better microSD card?

[mooseburglar]

Golden Sun DD currently doesn't work on my 2i and in an attempt to solve the problem, I'm buying a new microSD. I'm currently using a Kingston 4GB but I've been reading that Kingstons are extremely sketchy.

In total, I've received $90 in gift cards to Target for Christmas, so instead of getting the Transcend (http://www.amazon.com/Transcend-Class-microSDHC-Memory-TS4GUSDHC6/dp/B0013DXVYK/) that people have been recommending, I'm thinking of getting a Maxell from Target (links below). It says they're speed class 6, so I'm wondering if any of you guys have experience with Maxell and if it'll be as good as a Transcend or SanDisk. Thanks.

http://www.target.com/Maxell-microSDHC-Mem...mp;frombrowse=0

http://www.target.com/Maxell-microSDHC-Mem...mp;frombrowse=0

 

[RedBaron]

You should get a Patriot Micro SDHC 4GB Class 10 I have tested 3 of them and the results are identical it' the best you can get and they don’t cost very much, go here and have a look
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=260...45&start=45

You can get them here
http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&rh=n%3...A60-&page=1

 

[Rydian]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820208453

This is what I have, no AP issues.

People also recommend class-6 A-DATA cards.

 

[mooseburglar]

So should I spend the extra $5 to get a class 10 over a class 6 A-DATA? Or is it just overkill?

 

[Rydian]

I say class-10 is overkill assuming you're going for a known-good brand for a class-6 like transcend or a-data.

 

[EJames2100]

Extra $5 just isn't much and the benefits are worth it I'd say.

 

[mooseburglar]

I went with the Transcend 4GB Class 6 because it was the same total price as the A-DATAs but with free 2-day shipping.

Thanks for your help everyone!

 

[kingofgamesgx]

can someone test for RDA of that class 10 card? read and write look great but RDA is important to is it not?

 

[Rydian]

RDA = ?

If you mean latency, yes. There's no way to get latency numbers besides actually getting the card and testing, but in general the better-made a card is, the lower the latency.

 

[gloweyjoey]

I think he means random access or direct access (same thing)

 

[trumpet-205]

RDA varies with each card and operating condition. Only way to find out is to test your own microSD.

 

[kingofgamesgx]

I think he means random access or direct access (same thing)

yea i did i have seen it called RDA (random data access) by a few friends so i thought that was the term

QUOTE(trumpet-205 @ Dec 26 2010, 03:36 AM) RDA varies with each card and operating condition. Only way to find out is to test your own microSD.

have a link to something i can test it with i ordered one (i was getting a LE SCDS2 anyway so i figured a class 10 for alittle over $10 why not)

 

[Rydian]

http://filetrip.net/f1238-Speed-Tester-for...DI-Support.html

Choose "run all tests", then tell us what your random 4KB and 16KB (last two) numbers are.

 

[unnkown95]

would it really have much to do with the mirco sd card?

Posts merged

i mean a micro sd card is a micro sd card

 

[Rydian]

would it really have much to do with the mirco sd card?Yes.

QUOTE(unnkown95 @ Dec 26 2010, 01:29 PM) i mean a micro sd card is a micro sd card

No.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital#Speeds
if they were all the same, why would there be five class ratings for speed?

 

[kingofgamesgx]

http://filetrip.net/f1238-Speed-Tester-for...DI-Support.html

Choose "run all tests", then tell us what your random 4KB and 16KB (last two) numbers are.

will do when i get it

 

[jabjab]

when i first got my microsd years back the main 'fast' one recommended was 1gb japanese kingston which had good random access.
the adata 4gb class 6 had about the same but the transcend 4gb class 6 was quite alot slower
used to be a thread on cyclo forums back when 4gb was big and 8gb was arriving.
got an adata myself and never had a problem with it (test sample = 1 = win)

as for question in op... in the uk ive never actually seen a maxell branded card and the products that are maxell are pretty poorly regarded.
if they are class 6 i wonder why the small (6) isn't etched on the card pictures?

 

[bluebagel]

I'm about to buy the Sandisk 16 gb card. Will it work without problems?

 

[kingofgamesgx]

http://filetrip.net/f1238-Speed-Tester-for...DI-Support.html

Choose "run all tests", then tell us what your random 4KB and 16KB (last two) numbers are.

will do when i get it

ok got the MSD now waiting on SCDS2 to come in so i can set everything up and then test

 

[Rydian]

Er, this is in the Acekard section and is testing latency for it's AAP option.

Not the DSTwo.