I know there was a rating chart floating around somewhere for MicroSD cards, rating how good they were. Anyone happen to know where that is?
From...
http://wiki.scorpei.com/index.php/R4_compa...h_Compatibility
...and,
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=43323
I have taken both those lists and compiled them into one (in alphabetical order)
microSD/TransFlash Compatibility:
Transflash Card / Notes / Rating (out of 10)
A-DATA Super 512MB No freezing in Castlevania PoR.
A-DATA 1GB (Taiwan) Freezes in Castlevania: PoR.
A-DATA 2GB (Standard Version) Same as Super version, freezes in Castlevania PoR but fine in dozens of other games tested.
A-DATA Super 1GB TAIWAN P/N 75ICTF0009; Froze in 0223 - AC:WW
A-DATA Super 2GB 80X Experiences freezing issue in Castlevania: PoR; no other problems experienced in a multitude of games tested. Media made in Taiwan.
ByteStor 1GB Cards from amazon.co.uk marked with "SD-C01G JAPAN".
Dane-Elec 1GB No problems until now, Castlevania not tested yet.
Dane-Electric 1GB (DCD-MSD1024) All games I tested on this card ran fine. Didn't notice any erroneous behavior. 8.5
EVERGREEN 512MB 60x(DNF-TSD512) unknown
Extrememory 1GB (Taiwan) Castlevania PoR runs perfectly. Little slowdowns in Tony Hawk Downhill Jam when opponents are on screen.
Fujifilm 512MB unknown
Garmin 128MB (010-10683-01) The card didn't do very well, was somewhat slow with backup I tested. Was not thoroughly tested. 6.5
Kingmax 256MB 60x unknown
Kingmax 512MB 60x unknown
Kingmax 512MB Red unknown
Kingmax 1GB unknown
Kingmax 1GB Black 66x unknown
Kingmax 2GB Black Freezes in Castlevania PoR.
Kingston 256MB Standard (Taiwan) Freezes in Castlevania PoR and Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Kingston 512MB Black 48x (Taiwan) unknown
Kingston 512MB Standard(Japan) X2 All TOSHIBA/KINGSTON memory with SD-C01G JAPAN as a serial will work 100% with all games including Castlevania PoR.
Kingston 512MB* (Japan) Eite Beat Agents runs perfect as well as Castlevania POR. This card caused me no problem at all: A pick. 9
Kingston 1GB (Japan) Elite Beat Agents runs perfectly as well as Castlevania POR. Yet to find a broken game with this card. A pick. 9
Kingston 1GB TF (OEM Toshiba) All TOSHIBA/KINGSTON memory with SD-C01G JAPAN as a serial will work 100% with all games including Castlevania PoR.
Kingston 1GB* (Taiwan) Many games won't boot (double white screens). Didn't undergo thorough testing. It is too slow!! SC DS will not support it! 7
Motorola 128MB 7x unknown
My Flash 1GB TF 60x unknown
PNY 1GB Castlevania POR Intro runs perfect, froze in game randomly a few times . Aside from it, other games run normally. 7.5
PQI 128MB Untested
PQI 1GB Freezes in Castlevania PoR. Slowdown in American Sk8land and Downhill Jam when opponents are on screen or when the game is changing music tracks.
PQI 1GB micro sd card Unknown; Works with M3 DS Simply
Ridata 1GB Freezes in Castlevania PoR.
Ridata 1GB Untested
Ridata 512MB unknown
Ridata Pro 1GB unknown
Sandisk 256MB Freezes in Castlevania PoR.
Sandisk 512MB Freezes in Castlevania PoR.
Sandisk 512MB (Normal). Laggy, Castlevania POR Intro, game suffers from serious issues, stuttering & crashes . Longer load times compared to other mediums & slow gaming experience. 4.5
SanDisk 1GB Rare freezes playing Castlevania PoR with FAT16/FAT32 formatted card (MIGHT be rom issue). Constantly freezes at teleport point at Tower of Death. Cycling amongst teleport points there freezes game.
Sandisk 1GB (Normal) Castlevania POR Intro runs perfect game suffers from hiccups, crashes. Other games run fine though laggy. 4.5
SanDisk 2GB Freezes in Castlevania PoR.
Sandisk 2GB (Normal) Castlevania POR Intro runs perfect game suffers from hiccups at teleporters, opening menus. Other games run fine. 4.5
Sandisk Ultra II 1GB Freezes in Castlevania PoR.
Sandisk Ultra II 1GB Castlevania POR Intro runs perfect game suffers from hiccups. 5.5
Sandisk Ultra II 2GB Working great so far, including Castlevania: PoR.
Toshiba 1GB (Taiwan) Castlevania POR runs with problems : crashes when opening menus, all other games work fine. 7
Toshiba 1GB TF 60x
Toshiba 1GB* (Japan) - (SD-C01G) All games I tested on this card ran admirably well. Sustains the comparison to G6 Lite in term of speed: A pick. 9
Toshiba SD-C01G-T 1GB Works fine except for slowdown in Tony Hawk Downhill Jam (as reported with all other cards too). Made in Japan.
Transcend 512MB unknown
Transcend 80x 512MB (133268-1340) Castlevania POR runs but freezes randomly in-game. Other games mostly work fine.Overall, it's not fast enough but does its job quite well.Decent. 6.5
Transcend 1GB Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin freezes at portals sometimes. Otherwise, great.
