16GB, class 4 Micro SD

[ArkAngel06]

I am having a hell of a time trying to find one of these....I found a few on Amazon, but from brands I have never heard...I would like a SanDisk one most likely, atleast class 4, and 16GB. but I cant find one on Amazon, Newegg, Bestbuy, etc....

What exact ones are you guys getting (with links please)?

 

[wormdood]

I'm curious about the brand Topram, which has a 16 gb class 4 sold on amazon and buy.com for about $40 with shipping.

Anyone familiar with that brand?

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

I didn't see any class 4, but there are a bunch of reasonably priced name brand class 6 cards on this list. Plus Newegg is awesome.
Newegg.com - Computer Hardware,Memory,Flash Memory,Micro SDHC,16GB

 

[anon(22913)]

Why get class 4 when you can get class 6? It's faster.

 

[anish3232]

What are the differences in class? Is it a quality scale?

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

Speed. Data transfer rate goes higher as class goes higher. But the limiting factor will probably be the device. This might be why HTC threw in a class 2 card. On the Hero, HTC said that anything over class 2 is a waste of money because the phone won't be able to handle the higher transfer rate anyway.

 

[boomhower1820]

What are the differences in class? Is it a quality scale?

Nope, it's speed. Higher the class, faster the card.

 

[ArkAngel06]

The only brand I recognize on that list is Kingston, and all I can find are class 10, and thats $100!....The other Kingston's classes are not listed.

 

[error4o4]

I know radioshack had them on sale last week for 49$

That with the 10$ coupons floating around puts them at a decent price

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

The only brand I recognize on that list is Kingston, and all I can find are class 10, and thats $100!....The other Kingston's classes are not listed.

Sorry, they are name brand to me. The only one I don't recognize is Centon. Adata is big in Computer RAM, Tanscend does a lot of cards, as well as DaneElectric. I hadn't heard of the other company listed here from Amazon.

 

[MisterEd]

Speed. Data transfer rate goes higher as class goes higher. But the limiting factor will probably be the device. This might be why HTC threw in a class 2 card. On the Hero, HTC said that anything over class 2 is a waste of money because the phone won't be able to handle the higher transfer rate anyway.

Ahh! Finally an answer from HTC. Excellent information.

 

[Cory Streater]

This question comes up frequently. There might be some information in this thread, that will answer some of the questions people have.

 

[ls3mach]

Why get class 4 when you can get class 6? It's faster.

Why get a class 6 when you can get a class 10? Mostly cost and who knows if the device can even benifit from the added speed.

What are the differences in class? Is it a quality scale?

* Class 2: 16 Mbit/s (2 MB/s)
* Class 4: 32 Mbit/s (4 MB/s)
* Class 6: 48 Mbit/s (6 MB/s)
* Class 10: 80 Mbit/s (10 MB/s)
Secure Digital - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Speed. Data transfer rate goes higher as class goes higher. But the limiting factor will probably be the device. This might be why HTC threw in a class 2 card. On the Hero, HTC said that anything over class 2 is a waste of money because the phone won't be able to handle the higher transfer rate anyway.

Not saying you are wrong, but can you post a source? I would like to read the article.

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

Its not an article and I couldn't find it when I looked for it. It was a response from Tech Support at HTC when someone asked about card speed. It was that the Hero specifically (not necessarily the Evo) wouldn't be able to read at a higher rate than class 2. Its more than doable for anything I do on the phone, even watch movies. Backing up the card to the hard drive is where I wish I had that faster speed.

 

[anon(22913)]

If you transfer a lot of music or any other files onto your device, the device read speed is irrelevant. It's a lot faster transferring stuff to the card with a class 6+ then a class 2.

 

[italiangspot]

Speed. Data transfer rate goes higher as class goes higher. But the limiting factor will probably be the device. This might be why HTC threw in a class 2 card. On the Hero, HTC said that anything over class 2 is a waste of money because the phone won't be able to handle the higher transfer rate anyway.

is this the same for the EVO

 

[Starman]

Sandisk Mobile Ultra 16gb MicroSDhc (class4)W/card reader

I bought last night on ebay from a seller named: UHAGGLE, a Sandisk Mobile Ultra 16gb MicroSDhc (Class 4) with a card reader, new in the original sealed package, for $64.99 with free shipping. I thought that was a good price.

I searched all over the Internet to find a Sandisk, as I trust them more then a brand I don't know anything about.

Good luck guys!