Samsung 32GB Class 10 for $33

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Samsung Class 10 32GB microSD card for $33 at Fry's starting later today. That's a great deal. Cheaper than the same-spec Patriot card I bought on sale recently.

http://slickdeals.net/f/4277364-SAMS...arts-4-27-frys

Good deal

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I saw a similar deal on ebay, but i thought it was sketchy and went with a class 4 32gb SD for $21 from a trusted seller instead. Is the class 10 card speed incredible?

Originally Posted by Wickidmasshole

I saw a similar deal on ebay, but i thought it was sketchy and went with a class 4 32gb SD for $21 from a trusted seller instead. Is the class 10 card speed incredible?

Class 2 = 2 MB/s
Class 4 = 4 MB/s
Class 6 = 6 MB/s
Class 10 = 10 MB/s

So just think of transfer speeds, the bigger the files the longer it'll take. For example say I had a 4MB picture or file and I transfer it to the Class 4 SD card, it will take 1 second. If I had a 100MB file on a Class 10 it will take 10 seconds to transfer while on a Class 4 it will take 25 seconds. If waiting time doesnt bother you then Class speeds wont matter as much but if you do transfer a lot of files or media all the time then they're really important (HD videos etc...). It also helps if you like to update your phone with ROMs and data files frequently. Some of the files range up 200-300+MB in sizes so having a Class 10 will help in transfer speeds. So thats the only difference between the classes, they're guaranteed write speeds under ideal conditions.

Originally Posted by CZ Eddie

Samsung Class 10 32GB microSD card for $33 at Fry's starting later today. That's a great deal. Cheaper than the same-spec Patriot card I bought on sale recently.

http://slickdeals.net/f/4277364-SAMS...arts-4-27-frys

That is a great deal! I payed $38 for the same thing

Originally Posted by UZ7

Class 2 = 2 MB/s
Class 4 = 4 MB/s
Class 6 = 6 MB/s
Class 10 = 10 MB/s

So just think of transfer speeds, the bigger the files the longer it'll take. For example say I had a 4MB picture or file and I transfer it to the Class 4 SD card, it will take 1 second. If I had a 100MB file on a Class 10 it will take 10 seconds to transfer while on a Class 4 it will take 25 seconds. If waiting time doesnt bother you then Class speeds wont matter as much but if you do transfer a lot of files or media all the time then they're really important (HD videos etc...). It also helps if you like to update your phone with ROMs and data files frequently. Some of the files range up 200-300+MB in sizes so having a Class 10 will help in transfer speeds. So thats the only difference between the classes, they're guaranteed write speeds under ideal conditions.

I bet you also think the 6GB/s transfer speeds SATA6G claims means you actually get 6GB/s rates as well!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1150369

Let's all stop spreading wrong information, please? I was minutes away from getting a Class 10 MicroSD card last week when I read that post.... saved some money since I bought three Class 4's for $60 instead of two Class 10's for the same price!

Originally Posted by KryptosXLayer2

I bet you also think the 6GB/s transfer speeds SATA6G claims means you actually get 6GB/s rates as well!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1150369

Let's all stop spreading wrong information, please? I was minutes away from getting a Class 10 MicroSD card last week when I read that post.... saved some money since I bought three Class 4's for $60 instead of two Class 10's for the same price!

Congrats, you got a slower card.

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Originally Posted by xcrazydx

Congrats, you got a slower card.

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You know, if you click links, you learn stuff!

Class 2 and 4 cards have better random access speed and random read/write than class 6 or 10 cards in general. To get higher sequential write speeds, manufacturers sacrifice the random access speeds. That's just how it is.
The best all around card I've ever found is Sandisk class 4.
My 32gb Sandisk class 4 outperforms any other class 10 or 2 32gb card I've tested in the random access and random read/write speeds. That's what's most important when using with WP7 or Android when using it for apps or OS files that need to be accessed quickly. Class 6 and 10 cards are setup to initialize the area of the card that is about to be used to make the sequential write/read quicker, but it takes extra time in the beginning to do the initialization. If your using the card where you need to access small bits of info from various parts of card quickly, you will do best with class 2 or 4.
Most people seem to assume that the higher the class, the better the card is for everything, but that's not how it is. Different purposes need different kinds of speed... cards with higher sequential speeds have lower random speeds.

Originally Posted by KryptosXLayer2

You know, if you click links, you learn stuff!

Samsung class 10 all day

Originally Posted by KryptosXLayer2

You know, if you click links, you learn stuff!

If you try doing things on your own, you also learn stuff. Better stuff.



I use my SD card for storing files.
I back up my ROM to it.
I pull ROM's off it.
99% of the time I access my external SD card, it's to write a large file or read a large file.
So I guess my Class 10 SD card is faster than the best Class 4, 99% of the time for me. \

I've tested the times and measured the write times at least.

Originally Posted by KryptosXLayer2

I bet you also think the 6GB/s transfer speeds SATA6G claims means you actually get 6GB/s rates as well!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1150369

Let's all stop spreading wrong information, please? I was minutes away from getting a Class 10 MicroSD card last week when I read that post.... saved some money since I bought three Class 4's for $60 instead of two Class 10's for the same price!

lol those are theoretical write speeds "sustained" (minimum meaning "at least")I posted, if I could paste links before I wouldve done it but I couldnt. Its not my fault that other companies rebrands their stuff so they don't have to make multiple models to save money. Yes companies do that too. And no when I think SATA6G i think Gigabits not gigabytes, if thats what you're thinking gigabytes then sorry bro.

I'm not giving wrong information you're just misinterpreting it because you don't understand it. I'm going based on the definition that they listed, not by benchmarks. If the benchmark shows that Class 6 outperforms Class 10 then thats awesome everyone should buy Class 6 then. But I'm not going to list that Class 6 performs 20MB/s and Class 10 performs 19MB/s... Like I said they're not all going to be the same because companies do that they will slap on whatever class to save money. The link you showed me click on it and read it, people will have various results how come the guy that bought 8 of the same memory got 22, 19 and 11MB/s on his results?

Speed Classes 2, 4, and 6 assert that the card supports the respective number of MB/s as a minimum sustained write speed for a card in a fragmented state. Class 10 asserts that the card supports 10 MB/s as a minimum non-fragmented sequential write speed.
http://www.sdcard.org/downloads/pls/...nal_100518.pdf

If you want to buy a lower class rating memory then thats up to you congrats you bought one! Just know that benchmarks are benchmarks just because they give you a big number doesn't mean its always better in real life scenarios. (Meaning most likely the card is empty when they do the benchmarks, not full).





http://www.memorycardzoo.com/blog/5/...-Speed-Rating/

You know what that means? "minimum" it doesnt say "maximum". Two different words. Anyways have fun with your purchase