Kingston 32gb speed compare from Newegg

[Agfadoc]

Picked up the Kingston class 4 32gb microSD card from Newegg and tried it in the EVO, initially it would not recognize the card until I formatted it. It was already FAT32 but I formatted FAT32, 32k, and it then recognized the card.

I then copied everything over from my Sandisk 16gb card and did some speed tests with Crystaldiskmark, here are the results:

16GB Class 2 Sandisk Micro SD Card


Amazon.com: SanDisk 16 GB Class 2 microSDHC Flash Memory Card SDSDQ-016G (Bulk Packaging): Electronics


SanDisk 16 GB Class 2 microSDHC Flash Memory Card SDSDQ-016G (Bulk Packaging)
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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 x64 (C) 2007-2010 hiyohiyo
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Sequential Read : 20.840 MB/s
Sequential Write : 7.098 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 20.467 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 0.994 MB/s
Test : 100 MB [H: 74.0% (11.0/14.8 GB)] (x5)
Date : 2010/11/04 12:49:06
OS : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition [6.1 Build 7600] (x64)




32 gb Class 4 Kingston Micro SD card
Newegg.com - Kingston 32GB Micro SDHC Flash Card with MicroSD Reader Gen 2 Model MRG2+SDC4/32GB
Kingston 32GB Micro SDHC Flash Card with MicroSD Reader Gen 2 Model MRG2+SDC4/32GB

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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 x64 (C) 2007-2010 hiyohiyo
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Sequential Read : 18.437 MB/s
Sequential Write : 4.636 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 17.340 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 0.656 MB/s
Test : 100 MB [H: 36.6% (10.9/29.9 GB)] (x5)
Date : 2010/11/04 12:55:43
OS : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition [6.1 Build 7600] (x64)


So you can see the speed difference between a Sandisk Class 2 and a Kingston class 4, the Sandisk did much better than the Kingston, but since I got the Kingston for $86, I don't really care, it is working fine, and the USB adapter is pretty nice too.

 

[dpg]

good info thanks

 

[bkrodgers]

I jumped on this too. I ran tests on mine as well. By mistake, I didn't save the results, but if memory serves they were in the same general range. Class 4 is supposed to give 4MB/sec seq write, and this one does, so I can't complain. 32GB for $86 seemed like a great deal. In fact, newegg must have decided it was too good a deal, because it's up to $110 now.

 

[Tobii1]

Alright guys I'm interested in the same Kingston 32GB Micro SDHC from newegg too ... The current price is $99. I was wondering if you guys can tell me the made of your card ... In the pictures at newegg they blurred the made but if you look closely in packaging picture it shows JAPAN. What does your card says ....?