Hacking Difference between Kingston

[Regiiko]

I have recently bought a R4 + Kingston 1G package from Trademe (the New Zealand equivalent to eBay)

And have been reading about the differences in the Kingston microSD that are produced in both Taiwan & Japan.

I am just wondering if the difference is really that noticeable to think about purchasing a different microSD card for games and keeping the one I have got for homebrew crap.

If so, what are the other 'good' microSD cards out there? (In terms of read/write speed & quality)

 

[Sick Wario]

there is a difference. i can't explain the specifics, but J cards are higher quality and perform better in my experience

 

[AeroScap]

It is apparently the card which can run castlevania POR intro at normal speed. (this is used as an benchmark) Maybe they just use higher quality (lower resistance? parts with japan makes?)

 

[xalphax]

you can test your card with hdtach


the japan cards perform better than the taiwan cards, and therefore can play tony hawks and castlevania with no slowdowns/crashs

 

[fli_guy84]

The Japanese microSD's generally have lower access time and higher sustainable reading speed than Taiwan microSD's.

I guess that translates to more stable gaming experience.