Questions about microSD cards

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So I know that many of these questions could be answered through some googling, but in general I trust the people here more than on other sites. I recently bought a G1 and rooted it and put on the latest stable cyanogen mod, etc. just to make sure I could do it, but now I want to invest in a bigger/better sd card than the 1GB it ships with so...

What are the advantages to getting a class 6 card? Are there any roms that won't run right without it?

Is there any reason to get a 16GB card as opposed to an 8GB? (or a 4GB for that matter)

(I know this one is very much a matter of opinion) What's your preferred brand?

Thanks for any answers to any of the questions!

Originally Posted by drjones18

So I know that many of these questions could be answered through some googling, but in general I trust the people here more than on other sites. I recently bought a G1 and rooted it and put on the latest stable cyanogen mod, etc. just to make sure I could do it, but now I want to invest in a bigger/better sd card than the 1GB it ships with so...

What are the advantages to getting a class 6 card? Are there any roms that won't run right without it?

Is there any reason to get a 16GB card as opposed to an 8GB? (or a 4GB for that matter)

(I know this one is very much a matter of opinion) What's your preferred brand?

Thanks for any answers to any of the questions!

the advantages of gettig a class 6 is SPEED

roms will run without a class 6, but to enjoy full speed, youd need a class 6.

welll i think 16gb is too much. 8gb is jsut fine. they are about 20 bucks or less on amazon. 4bg are like 10.

and a prefered brand is sandisk ofcoarse, or transcend.

thanks! i'll look around on amazon

I was just using the stock class 2 2gb that came with the phone, but I figured i'd try a class 6, managed to get a 4gb transcend from amazon for like, £6 including shipping, and the difference it makes is HUGE especially if you are thinking of taking any of the hero roms for a spin

Well worth getting imo. As for what size to get, it really depends on what you want on there, I found 4gb to be perfect for what I needed.

Originally Posted by ironnius

I was just using the stock class 2 2gb that came with the phone, but I figured i'd try a class 6, managed to get a 4gb transcend from amazon for like, £6 including shipping, and the difference it makes is HUGE especially if you are thinking of taking any of the hero roms for a spin

Well worth getting imo. As for what size to get, it really depends on what you want on there, I found 4gb to be perfect for what I needed.

I think class 6 is a must. Many of the latest ROMs are maximizing the G1's potential and I wouldn't want to do anything that hold that back.

As for size, it's purely personal. I shelled out the big bucks for a 16GB because I have a ton of music on my phone. If not for that I'd go with an 8GB since a class 6 Transcend is only ~$20 which isn't a great deal more than the 4GB. With the 8GB you can ensure that you will not run out of space when you need it.