16 GB Micro SD review thread.

[1454]

Nice, will do. Thanks.

[1454]

I'll keep that in mind. Reading some of the reviews on newegg, and others it doesn't seem as if you are the only one in that boat.

[gTen]

None actually have 16 GB..its a tricky concept used by ALL space holding media.

its not saying that you have 16gb space its saying you got 16 gigas of bytes space

aka 16gb = 16,384 mb = 16,777,216 kb = 17,179,869,184 bytes

what they give you is

16 gigas of bytes = 16,000 megas of bytes = 16,000,000 kilos of bytes = 16,000,000,000 bytes

thats 1,179,869,184 bytes that you don't get. (not exactly but around since flash chips are in 128/256/512/1024/2048 blocks)

For magnetic and cd-rom media it is similar except they can never have EXACTLY that amount of space. That is why overburning is possible on some cds and not others. This is also why hd space varies for same drives.

Flash media is exact though

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The brand for SD cards don't matter much, its a generic process..BUT when buying you may end up buying a fake thats being resold or etc.

That said, the low I have seen for 16gb card is 35$ for class 4 and class 6 just gotta keep an eye for it.

[1454]

Originally Posted by gTen

None actually have 16 GB..its a tricky concept used by ALL space holding media.

its not saying that you have 16gb space its saying you got 16 gigas of bytes space

aka 16gb = 16,384 mb = 16,777,216 kb = 17,179,869,184 bytes

what they give you is

16 gigas of bytes = 16,000 megas of bytes = 16,000,000 kilos of bytes = 16,000,000,000 bytes

thats 1,179,869,184 bytes that you don't get. (not exactly but around since flash chips are in 128/256/512/1024/2048 blocks)

For magnetic and cd-rom media it is similar except they can never have EXACTLY that amount of space. That is why overburning is possible on some cds and not others. This is also why hd space varies for same drives.

Flash media is exact though

-----------------------------------------------------------

The brand for SD cards don't matter much, its a generic process..BUT when buying you may end up buying a fake thats being resold or etc.

That said, the low I have seen for 16gb card is 35$ for class 4 and class 6 just gotta keep an eye for it.

Wow, where did you see it for 35? And thanks for the info. I had always noticed that nothing was ever exact as to what they give you. But I never knew why. And basically your saying that they are all made by the same place, and just rebranded later? Kinda like how a geo metro was the same as a toyota corolla, only with different badges.

[jmorton10]

Originally Posted by 1454

I'll keep that in mind. Reading some of the reviews on newegg, and others it doesn't seem as if you are the only one in that boat.

I bought the 16 gig sandisk POS from newegg.

I have seen tons of bad reviews of the sandisk junk since then.

I also have two 8 gig sandisk cards. The 8 gig cards have always worked fine but their QC has gone right down the tubes with the 16 gig.....

~John

[IM0001]

http://www.frys.com/product/5885833

16G Poleroid (PNY Memory) MicroSDHC card. $36.99 after rebate. Got 2. ones in the bottom of a lake with my TP and the other is in my TP2 working great. 8GB used, no lag, no issues. 900Meg movies take a sec to load in album when you are switching movies or trying to seek but other than that music and file transfers are quite speedy. Being PNY you are also getting a pretty reliable memory company. Sandisk has had a few duds that have gotten me away from them at any size.

Also if amazon is correct (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002HMC78M/...SIN=B002HMC78M) This is a Class 4 card which also works as Class 2 (see the product details down on the page a bit)

Either way it always transfers on my PC to phone around 2.5-3.5MBps so its not too bad.

[p-slim]

i have a san disk 16gb class 2 and it sucks once i start putting over 4gb's of music. windows media player starts lagging when changing songs. you need class 6.

[Dr.8820]

Originally Posted by p-slim

i have a san disk 16gb class 2 and it sucks once i start putting over 4gb's of music. windows media player starts lagging when changing songs. you need class 6.

just curious but where did you get your sandisk?

[p-slim]

Originally Posted by Dr.8820

just curious but where did you get your sandisk?

online somewhere but not ebay. i've had it since the tp1 i don't remember. I think i'm finally fed up, i have to purchase a class 6, I wish i wouldve in the first place.

[Dr.8820]

Originally Posted by p-slim

online somewhere but not ebay. i've had it since the tp1 i don't remember.

i bought one in may and i'm not having any problems and i've got 6.2 gb left. but i got mine from best buy.