[Q] Minimum micro SD class for the galaxy note

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Hi guys, I am about to purchase my galaxy note next week and I was wondering if anyone could shed some light into the matter..

Which class of micro sd card should I buy? (minimum) I was hoping to get a 64gb but if that would underperform, there would not be much of a sense to it.

The maximum reading/writing I will be doing in the note is probably playing 1080p playback + mirroring it to the tv. maybe some hi definition video recording as well straight to the memory card.. but most often than not, I would play a 720p mkv movie.

Would a class 4 suffice? Any suggestions on which brands I should look at / stay away from?

Class 4 of any decent brand should suffice.

Class 2 cards from Sandisk will also suffice (their read/write speeds are enough for 1080p encoding and decoding). May be a hassle if you regularly transfer a lot of data to and from the card since thats the time when the slower R/W speeds will come into play.

Why get anything less than class 10? If you can afford a Note, you should be able to spare another $20 for a fast sdcard...

class 10 cards can cost upwards of $80 for an 8gig card.

Originally Posted by keithleyson

class 10 cards can cost upwards of $80 for an 8gig card.

i picked up my class 10 a-ram 32gb microsd for $49.95AU + shipping.

it really depends on what you plan to use your note for. if youre filming 1080p video at the default 17mbps, thats about 2mb/s that you'd want minimum for just filming. so any speed should be fine as long as its above class 2. i just prefer faster cards since theyre getting cheaper.

Originally Posted by Souai

i picked up my class 10 a-ram 32gb microsd for $49.95AU + shipping.

it really depends on what you plan to use your note for. if youre filming 1080p video at the default 17mbps, thats about 2mb/s that you'd want minimum for just filming. so any speed should be fine as long as its above class 2. i just prefer faster cards since theyre getting cheaper.

Where did you get it from? Does it even have a brand?

Originally Posted by RashaMatt

Why get anything less than class 10? If you can afford a Note, you should be able to spare another $20 for a fast sdcard...

I've read class 10 doesn't always mean fastest read speed or something to that effect. Not always beneficial to get a class 10 since it writes faster but doesn't always means it reads faster. Someone else can probably elaborate for me.

Originally Posted by DMax99

Where did you get it from? Does it even have a brand?

A-RAM is the brand. i bench'd it. write speeds are 11mb/s, read speeds are 14mb/s.

it was one of the random daily specials they had at www.shoppingsquare.com.au a week or so ago.

right now, the next best deal they have is http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_2...HC_Memory_Card

Originally Posted by phungn

I've read class 10 doesn't always mean fastest read speed or something to that effect. Not always beneficial to get a class 10 since it writes faster but doesn't always means it reads faster. Someone else can probably elaborate for me.

normally read speeds of class 10 are still higher than write speeds. but the read speeds dont really vary much between classes. my kingston class 10 reads at 12mb/s, my a-ram class 10 reads at 14mb/s, my sandisk class 2 reads at 10mb/s. so if all you need is read speed, then any card will do.

even class 2 or 4 on Sandisk it will work fine. i believe just buy a good make one ( not a fake from China ) , but i bought mine Lexar class 10 and work great , i couldnt be happier.

Originally Posted by phungn

I've read class 10 doesn't always mean fastest read speed or something to that effect. Not always beneficial to get a class 10 since it writes faster but doesn't always means it reads faster. Someone else can probably elaborate for me.

It doesn't necessarily write faster either!

All the class indicates is the minimum sustained write speed under optimal (i.e. unfragmented) conditions. It says nothing about the read speed, which is what is generally important in mobile devices since they are usually used for content consumption rather than creation.

As NZtechfreak has already mentioned, Sandisk Class 2 cards almost always well exceed the class minimums - I've been using 16gb Sandisk Class 2 cards in my phones for a long time now, and I've yet to get one that had a write speed less than the Class 6 minimum of 6MB/s, and the read speed has always been 20MB/s or above.

Regards,

Dave