32 gb micro sd card

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anybody has experience with one of these?
does it slow down the htc hero??

i have a lot of music on my hero and i notice everytime the hero needs to access the sd card it lags a bit, i notice it when i open albums and when i open my music library it lags for a little like if it scans the whole sd card first,

so im thinking the more space the sd card has the more it will lag for these things, anybody got one and can share their experience?

More space != more lag
If you have a faster card it MIGHT have a better chance at faster access. So a class 2 card might seem slow compared with a class 6 card. I haven't seen a definitive test performed on the Hero and the different card classes throughput though.

A card with equal throughput (class speed) will require approximately equal lag time whether the card is a 2gb, 32gb, or anything in between.

Since this is on the topic of sd card, where's the cheapest place to get these?

I've found 8gb class 6 cards on Amazon, but as for 16gb and 32 gb class 6, it seems a little ridiculous in price difference.

HTC Hero? (Sprint) - What type and size MicroSD storage cards can I use?

Q. What type and size MicroSD storage cards can I use?

Currently the MicroSD card supports 2.0 SDHC compatibility up to 32gb.

Check this thread out:
http://androidforums.com/sprint-htc-...cards-you.html

Excerpt:

This is what HTC told me [when I asked what class card to purchase]:

"Good Morning Frank,

Thank you for taking the time to contact HTC America Technical Support via E-Mail with your inquiry about what class of SD card to use in your Sprint HTC Hero. My name is A.J. and I will be happy to assist you today.

If you are looking to purchase an SD card that the device will read at its full native speed you will need to purchase a class 2. The device will read a class 4 but not at its native speeds.

Frank, if you have any future questions about your device please feel free to visit HTC - Touch Phone, PDA Phone, Smartphone, Mobile Computer and send us another e-mail. You may also enjoy HTC Smartphone Wiki - HTC, which has a plethora of information on HTC devices, including the Sprint HTC Hero! I would also like to invite you to participate in a customer satisfaction survey located at HTC Online Survey I hope you have a great day!

HTC America Technical Support
A.J."

So it looks like the HTC Hero will read class 2, 4 and 6, but not at the native speeds for 4 and 6. So it seems like a moot point of "what class to buy" if the data bus isn't going to take advantage of a faster card.

Originally Posted by simplyphp

HTC Hero? (Sprint) - What type and size MicroSD storage cards can I use?


Check this thread out:
http://androidforums.com/sprint-htc-...cards-you.html

Excerpt:


So it looks like the HTC Hero will read class 2, 4 and 6, but not at the native speeds for 4 and 6. So it seems like a moot point of "what class to buy" if the data bus isn't going to take advantage of a faster card.

I am becoming more and more disappointed with HTC and sprint. Too many factors being left on the table for my taste.

well is that a hardware or software aspect of the hero?

Originally Posted by ch_ee_ko

well is that a hardware or software aspect of the hero?

It's a hardware aspect, like our cpu and ram.

has this been verified by any benchmarks or can it be? i'm thinking about jumping off on a bigger card, just haven't seen anything definitive about it

i've heard severa people report speed increases by using class 4 or 6 cards. Might not be native speeds but faster than class 2... just a thought.

Currently I'm using a kingston class 4 and the speed difference in loading music or pics off the card is not noticable. I got it for APPS2SD and Linux Swap whenever someone decides to utilize it in a rom.