MicroSDHC card speeds

[hunta]

Can anyone confirm what real-world difference a fast card would make in the Nexus One? I wouldn't necessarily have thought you need a 6 speed card for playing music and viewing pictures. If it's just quicker write speeds when transferring data I'm happy to wait.

Anyone know how I can tell what speed the shipped 4GB card is (other than assuming Google wouldn't be blowing cash unnecessarily...)?

 

[Rusty]

The card it comes with is a SanDisk (from memory, I know I put a SanDisk 8Gb one back in as well) one, apparently they're 15Mb/s.

 

[smitty24]

Can anyone confirm what real-world difference a fast card would make in the Nexus One? I wouldn't necessarily have thought you need a 6 speed card for playing music and viewing pictures. If it's just quicker write speeds when transferring data I'm happy to wait.

Anyone know how I can tell what speed the shipped 4GB card is (other than assuming Google wouldn't be blowing cash unnecessarily...)?

IIRC the shipped microSD card is a class 4. Picture viewing and music arent necessarily affected as much as transfer (loading/removing files, taking pics with the camera...) Whatever the case i swapped the 4GB for an 8GB class 6 i had in my MT3G

 

[Nexoid]

I don't think you could go wrong with getting a faster card. If the price difference isn't substantial.

I'll be getting this over the weekend

http://www.newegg.com/Product/NewPr...0183245&cm_re=micro_sd-_-20-183-245-_-Product

Agreed the stock card is class 4. At-least in mine

 

[hunta]

How can you tell the speed of the card? Is it the number inside the large C (for class...?)? If so, the one that shipped with my N1 is a class 2.

 

[MartinS]

Yes, the class should be written like that. Quite small in most cases I think.

I don't see much difference between the Class 2 and 6 in practice.

Maybe if we get apps to SD and other such extra uses it may come into its own.

 

[hunta]

Thanks all. I've ordered a 16GB 6 speed. Cheapest I could find here in the UK was from the 3 Accessories website for

 

[jthreads]

Thanks all. I've ordered a 16GB 6 speed. Cheapest I could find here in the UK was from the 3 Accessories website for

 

[hunta]

That's the one, though I now notice it's showing as out of stock... Either I got the last one (lucky) or stock changed while I was ordering (unlucky). I'm not a lucky type so I think I know the answer!

If and when it shows up I'll let you know how I get on.

 

[jthreads]

That's the one, though I now notice it's showing as out of stock... Either I got the last one (lucky) or stock changed while I was ordering (unlucky). I'm not a lucky type so I think I know the answer!

If and when it shows up I'll let you know how I get on.

Thanks

 

[afine1]

my phone also came with a 4gb class 2. i bought a 16gb class 2 for $35 at compusa and it works great. (they actually sell the card for $48 but i called and they told me $35. when i drove there they told me the right price but the manager was nice enough to give it to me for what i was originally told.)