Amazon has a San Disk 16GB MicroSDHC for < $30... but....

[ac0x]

Ok here's some interesting links

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=521302

http://thenokiaguide.com/2010/04/01/...ards-worth-it/

Seems
- Brand makes a difference
- Actual speed differences are no where near what the speed rating would suggest
- Speed ratings aren't really even relevant until you talk about write speeds
- The device itself may be more of a speed bottleneck than the rating of the card

The San Disk 16 GB Class 2 for $30 is looking very interesting now

[zulu]

When I first went from a class 2 to a class 6 in my Blackberry, there was a noticeable boost in read time. My evidence is only anecdotal, but when I'd open up the "media' folder in the berry and launch the "photos" app, the berry would read all the photos MUCH quicker than my class 2.

Now, based on some scientific data I read recently when researching card brands for my Kodak Zi8, that may have had more to do with the brand than the class. In some tests, cards with slower speeds would be close to as quick as those with better speeds. Transcend and Sandisk seemed to almost always come in at the top of the heap. It was a great post, I'll see if I can dig it up.

[psycho_maniac]

Originally Posted by meatgel

I have a Transcend (8GB, class 6) and have had no problems with it. I'd rather stick with class 6 if I was going to get a 16GB.

+1 i have the same card i got for under 40 bucks. i love it and i noticed a difference coming from a 4gb class 2 card.

[ac0x]

Just ordered the Class 2 SanDisk 16 FB MicroSDHC from Amazon. Just about $35 including shipping.

Now to put a price watch on the 32 GB cards... I'm figuring they'll be below $40 by mid 2011.....

[deadwrong03]

Originally Posted by ac0x

Just ordered the Class 2 SanDisk 16 FB MicroSDHC from Amazon. Just about $35 including shipping.

Now to put a price watch on the 32 GB cards... I'm figuring they'll be below $40 by mid 2011.....

i thought the 32 gb microsd cards wouldnt work on the tp2?

[kirstein]

Remember that class ratings are minimum speeds. For some reason Sandisk has always been very conservative in their ratings. I've read reviews that will show Sandisk class 2 cards outperforming other brands class 4 cards. That said, I have AData class 6 cards and am happy with them.

[briggs]

class 2 is burtal if you have a lot of mp3s and are using manila audio manager. it takes for ever to generate the artist list.

Doesn't matter for media player though as it saves your music DB

[puff601]

Originally Posted by briggs

class 2 is burtal if you have a lot of mp3s and are using manila audio manager. it takes for ever to generate the artist list.

Doesn't matter for media player though as it saves your music DB

i think this has more to do with audio manager... i had that same issue with my sandisk 8gb class 4 until i added a audio manager .lnk to the startup folder... now it loads automatically at startup.

I am really thinkin about going with the class 2 16gb

[ac0x]

Audio manager also sucks at shuffle. Pain in the a** hearing 3 versions of the same song all in a row.

But that's for a different thread (hey, I started this thread, I can hijack it if I want to )

[n8mack33]

I got a class 16GB Class 2 on Ebay a couple months ago. Says its from Japan. From looking at other sites and what not I believed it was made by Toshiba. Not sure if it is or not but it seems to work good. I was having issues with Coreplayer choppiness when I first got the card but I realized that was because of a memory leak and when I disabled Sense high res video in Coreplayer is flawless (my 8GB Class 6 crapped out before I got my TP2 so I had no way to compare). I don't think it is worth the extra money for a Class 4 or 6 but maybe for Sandisk brand (although looking through the threads there are a lot of people who complain about Sandisks going bad).