Kingston or SanDisk?

[RupeeClock]

There are better choices out there for microSDs, but in the case of Kingston Vs Sandisk, I would say Kingston.

What do you think the Better choices are?

Patriot, A-data, Transcend, apparently are pretty good.

 

[BoxShot]

Sandisk.

It's my personal preference. Well I'm not saying Kingston is bad.

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[Mbmax]

It's sad to say but Kingston is the most faked brand in China, so it was a great brand to my opinion.

Now i prefer A-Data, Samsung (new line) and of course Toshiba.

 

[Knolly]

Muchos thanks for the info in this topic... I've been wanting to get a faster card and google isn't really helpful since if you search something like "fastest MicroSD card" you get pages and pages of useless stores and such.

 

[UltraMagnus]

There are better choices out there for microSDs, but in the case of Kingston Vs Sandisk, I would say Kingston.

What do you think the Better choices are?

Patriot, A-data, Transcend, apparently are pretty good.

toshiba are good too

 

[hunnymonster]

toshiba are good too

Well the "good" Kingstons are in fact rebadged Toshiba - despite what many think, Kingston don't make any memory - only market it.

 

[Lily]

I would choose Kingston Japan microSD over anything badged by Sandisk. I've had nothing but poor performance, slow read/write and failures from Sandisk media, from SD to microSD to Memory Sticks. They are a manufacturer that I now universally avoid because I have never had a good card from them.

Given a choice in the REAL world, where there are more choices than just Kingston or Sandisk, I'd choose AData/Patriot/OCZ/Transcend cards without even looking in the direction of either Kingston or Sandisk.

 

[jak larnak]

Shoptemp sells fake Kingstons from Taïwan (real ones are from Japan).
I just receive mine today along with an AK2i.
No problem with the flashcart (doesn't came pre-flashed for 1.4 tough, not a big deal) but very disapointed about the micro SD.

If you have to order a micro SD, don't do it from Shoptemp.

 

[Demonbart]

I have a Sandisk which is not that bad, a friend of mine had a (prolly fake) Kingston. It took the thing half an hour to transfer a 128MB game.

 

[tk_saturn]

the Kingston 4 and 8GB they are selling right now are class 4

so might want those over the class 2 sandisks.
though be quick because they may not be able to keep those class 4's, next batch might be class 2 back again.

It's because the class 4 cards are made by Toshiba, and always have. These have a part code on them SD-C0XG on them, with X being the capacity. These SD-C0XG japan cards have always been the Kingston cards which were highly desireable. With a decent card reader, these MicroSD SD-C0XG cards will normally get read speeds of 20MB/s. These cards can be badged Kingston, Toshiba, Dane Elec, Pny, Lexar etc; It's not Kingston or SanDisk, It's Toshiba or SanDisk.

The Kingston class 2 cards aren't made by Toshiba. You've little idea what you are getting from Kinsgton unless you pay close attention as they don't manufacturer their own cards.

 

[Mbmax]

You are right tk_saturn, there is not that much microSD's manufacturers.
Sandisk, Toshiba, Samsung are the main. Other are just brand printed on already made microSD.

Concerning those strange Kingston Taïwan, i really wonder if there is a factory in Taïwan.
I remember Sandisk got one a long time ago, but they have moved to China now.
Strange Taiwan cards.

 

[hunnymonster]

You are right tk_saturn, there is not that much microSD's manufacturers.
Sandisk, Toshiba, Samsung are the main. Other are just brand printed on already made microSD.

Don't Micron (aka Crucial) still make them too?

Mbmax is right though - only a handful of actual fabricators, the rest are badgers...

 

[RchUncleSkeleton]

I have been using class 6 4GB adata micro sd cards for the past 2 years and have yet to have a single problem with any of the 4 I use....the transfer speeds aren't super fast but are around just as fast as my phone's nokia 1GB chip made in japan, plus when I bought them they were dirt cheap at only $7.50 for each card...that was 2 years ago....today I can't find any 4GB microsd for less than $12.

 

[UltraMagnus]

the Kingston 4 and 8GB they are selling right now are class 4

so might want those over the class 2 sandisks.
though be quick because they may not be able to keep those class 4's, next batch might be class 2 back again.
It's because the class 4 cards are made by Toshiba, and always have. These have a part code on them SD-C0XG on them, with X being the capacity. These SD-C0XG japan cards have always been the Kingston cards which were highly desireable. With a decent card reader, these MicroSD SD-C0XG cards will normally get read speeds of 20MB/s. These cards can be badged Kingston, Toshiba, Dane Elec, Pny, Lexar etc; It's not Kingston or SanDisk, It's Toshiba or SanDisk.

The Kingston class 2 cards aren't made by Toshiba. You've little idea what you are getting from Kinsgton unless you pay close attention as they don't manufacturer their own cards.


it is a shame that toshiba don't generally sell to the public.

QUOTE(Mbmax @ Apr 19 2010, 07:46 PM)

You are right tk_saturn, there is not that much microSD's manufacturers.
Sandisk, Toshiba, Samsung are the main. Other are just brand printed on already made microSD.

Don't Micron (aka Crucial) still make them too?

Mbmax is right though - only a handful of actual fabricators, the rest are badgers...

I believe so yes, a few other smaller manufacturers, ST, AMD, numonyx, etc are also manufacture flash memory, although I am unsure if any sell consumer products.

 

[eponie]

You are right tk_saturn, there is not that much microSD's manufacturers.
Sandisk, Toshiba, Samsung are the main. Other are just brand printed on already made microSD.

Concerning those strange Kingston Taïwan, i really wonder if there is a factory in Taïwan.
I remember Sandisk got one a long time ago, but they have moved to China now.
Strange Taiwan cards.

Yes there is a Kingston factory in Taiwan, right next to the college I went to

Worry not. Those Kingston cards from Taiwan are not fake.
http://www.kingston.com/company/manufacturing.asp

Kingston and SanDisk are both good. But for US$20, I would go for Kingston class 4 rather than SanDisk class 2.

In my personal humble opinion, SanDisk>=Kingston>>Transcend>AData

 

[Mbmax]

Yes there is a Kingston factory in Taiwan, right next to the college I went to

Worry not. Those Kingston cards from Taiwan are not fake.
http://www.kingston.com/company/manufacturing.asp

Kingston and SanDisk are both good. But for US$20, I would go for Kingston class 4 rather than SanDisk class 2.

In my personal humble opinion, SanDisk>=Kingston>>Transcend>AData

I know about this factory, but this doesn't mean they produce (build ? sorry for my english) microSD cards in this factory (or it's something very new they have not yet announced).
BTW, those Taïwan cards are very slow. if it's really a kingston made, then it's a bad product.

As far as i know, Kingston doesn't produce (build ?) microSD cards, they just print their brand on already made microSD.

So now, who is the real manufacturer of those crappy Taïwan microSD ?

That's what i'm wondering ...

 

[hunnymonster]

As far as i know, Kingston doesn't produce (build ?) microSD cards, they just print their brand on already made microSD.

Delete "microSD cards" and substitute "any memory at all" and you're on the money. They do take other peoples' memory and stick it to circuit boards though. Mostly they're badgers and repackagers.

QUOTE(Mbmax @ Apr 21 2010, 12:43 PM) So now, who is the real manufacturer of those crappy Taïwan microSD ?

It could well be a Toshiba fab plant, but using an different/older process than the Japanese one.

 

[hunnymonster]

it is a shame that toshiba don't generally sell to the public.

Based on a google search lasting almost a second: http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductID=1126439

 

[playallday]

Kingston, but it's close.

 

[Mantis41]

I quite like the new Samsung grey cards.
(I have only used the grey ones, I don't trust the older black Samsung.)

The plus are class 6 and the standard are class 4. Get them on amazon for reasonable price. The come with a bright green, slightly useless rubber keyring thingy.

Best thing about Samsung grey is you have much less chance of getting a fuken clone.