Largest MicroSD Card

TallGuyTech · #1 (**permalink**) 05-02-2011, 02:20 PM

I keep running out of space on the 16GB microsd card that came with the phone. I have about 8GB of music and the rest is filling up with photos and apps. I travel weekly ... my phone is my life ;^)

What is the largest microsd card being used on the Epic 4G?

**gTen** · #2 (**permalink**) 05-02-2011, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by TallGuyTech

I keep running out of space on the 16GB microsd card that came with the phone. I have about 8GB of music and the rest is filling up with photos and apps. I travel weekly ... my phone is my life ;^)

What is the largest microsd card being used on the Epic 4G?

The largest you can get your hands on due to sdhc limitation is 32gb...they go for around $60-$100 per card...options being class 2 and 4

**AZTECHKA** · #3 (**permalink**) 05-02-2011, 02:27 PM

32Gb.
I need one too.
p.

TallGuyTech · #4 (**permalink**) 05-03-2011, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by gTen

The largest you can get your hands on due to sdhc limitation is 32gb...they go for around $60-$100 per card...options being class 2 and 4

Thanks for the info! My 32gb class 4 card is on order.

Is there anything I should know before swapping the cards? I figure I can copy all the data from my old card to the new ... but then I started thinking ... maybe there's a better way.

**gTen** · #5 (**permalink**) 05-03-2011, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by TallGuyTech

Thanks for the info! My 32gb class 4 card is on order.

Is there anything I should know before swapping the cards? I figure I can copy all the data from my old card to the new ... but then I started thinking ... maybe there's a better way.

There is nothing faster then a direct copy.

Also I hope you didnt order from ebay...

TallGuyTech · #6 (**permalink**) 05-03-2011, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by gTen

There is nothing faster then a direct copy.

Also I hope you didnt order from ebay...

Direct copy it is!

And no ... I didn't order from eBay. I bought it from Buy.com ... already on it's way

Thanks for your help!

**gTen** · #7 (**permalink**) 05-03-2011, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TallGuyTech

Direct copy it is!

And no ... I didn't order from eBay. I bought it from Buy.com ... already on it's way

Thanks for your help!

you sourced it directly from buy.com and not a 3rd party right?

I am asking because you gotta be careful with those cards as there are fakes all over..so first thing you do with it is make sure its not fake..

**masetas** · #8 (**permalink**) 05-03-2011, 10:17 PM

whats wrong with the cards from ebay and how can you tell if the card is fake
i havent bought one and dont plan on buying one since 16gb is enough for me
but i have before it was a 4gb for my tp2 and it worked perfectly but never thought about checking to see if it was real or not

**gTen** · #9 (**permalink**) 05-03-2011, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by masetas

whats wrong with the cards from ebay and how can you tell if the card is fake
i havent bought one and dont plan on buying one since 16gb is enough for me
but i have before it was a 4gb for my tp2 and it worked perfectly but never thought about checking to see if it was real or not

There are often2 types of after market cards:

1) They make lesser gb cards and rebrand them for more gb.so 32gb may be 2gb..when you plug it in the system tells you 32gb but if you start loading data on the card it will either limit it to 2gb..or it will load it up by automatically erasing previous data...

2) A real card that was made after factories were shut off/was discarded because it didnt pass QC

**masetas** · #10 (**permalink**) 05-04-2011, 05:41 PM

ok then how do i check to make sure it is actually a real card before i buy what could i look for or ask about it