32gb Microsd card

[cbrookes]

Just ordered a Sensation to replace my Desire and want a card, can anyone recommend a reliable place to get them from at the right money. Don't really trust eBay and Carphonewarehouse want £100 the robbing fookers cheers.

[supraman54]

Got mine from Mymemory.co.uk 358863365 1 x MyMemory 32GB Micro SD (SDHC) Card - Class 4 £36.. it's still going strong in my sensation

cheers

Supe

[evilsatan]

7dayshop are also good for memory, Transcend branded £37 delivered and in stock:
http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/prod...ucts_id=112054

[Sanj[UK]]

Just ordered a Sensation to replace my Desire and want a card, can anyone recommend a reliable place to get them from at the right money. Don't really trust eBay and Carphonewarehouse want £100 the robbing fookers cheers.

Yeah i went into cpw to take a look and they wanted £50 for a 16gb card..robbing bastards

[blaggard]

All the above recs are good but a handy guide I found for SANDISK from an Amazon customer. I've used Transcend a few times and they are fine.

1. Package: The genuine pack is sealed and cannot be split open. The fake is just pasted at the edges and my fake item was all loose inside. Again, as far as I am aware, Sandisk does not provide any SD adaptors (Kingston does) but nearly all eBay items have a `free adaptor' inside the same pack.

2. Check the barcode: If you have a iPhone with a barcode facility (like a Amazon/eBay app), check the barcode on the reverse of the pack. My fake eBay item barcode read 4GB instead of 32 GB.

3. Check the external details: Sandisk, currently only makes Class 2 for its 32 GB micro SD cards and I confirmed this from Sandisk helpline in the US. eBay sellers are selling fakes as `Class 6 - 10' !!!

4. Check the inner details: Once you open the pack, check the card. All genuine cards should have a serial number and a manufacturing country's identity. Fake ones neither have any such details and the external details are painted in a hazy style (see photo).

5. The Catch: When you put in a fake micro SD card for the first time, you will be surprised to find that it reads the correct GB in the properties. Apparently the goons have made a software which enables the card's storage properties to give out a false capacity. One way to check this is to copy at least 60% date of the `claimed' capacity and check the card in 2-3 days time. There will be lost data in all fake ones.

6. Finally the functionality: Download a simple programme called H2testw (ver 1.4) from the internet. It is German software and the most recommended to test all your portable media including micro SD cards. My fake one showed only 3.96 GB capacity instead of 32GB as claimed.

7. Where to buy: spend the extra bit of money and buy from genuine big dealers. Amazon is always one of my foremost places but keep away from Amazon Marketplace since the same firms also sell in eBay i.e they are mostly shady and refunds will need a lot of wrangling. Of course, you might occasionally be lucky (as yours truly had hoped!), but one would probably need to be as dumb as me to follow my steps (till I became wiser!.

[maltloaf]

Never liked mymemory or 7dayshop as shipping can take an eternity if you catch them wrong (offshore)

Always had good service and quality goods from mobymemory.com

[Brydo666]

I got a 16GB SanDisk card for my Sensation from Play.com for £13. Also ordered up an 'Anker' battery from Amazon following the good reviews about extending battery life.

[cbrookes]

Thanks for the replys guys! Are you sure that Sandisk don't make a class 4 blaggard as the CPW was labled up as that on the card? Also Brydo is the Anker battery a worthy spend?

[blaggard]

I don't know how old that guide is, since it's only Class 4 they might well do by now.

[cbrookes]

Cheers blag. Would prefer a branded one if they aren't much more, the Transcend is sounding good at the moment!

[Brydo666]

Thanks for the replys guys! Are you sure that Sandisk don't make a class 4 blaggard as the CPW was labled up as that on the card? Also Brydo is the Anker battery a worthy spend?

I hope so, not arrived yet. Good comments on Amazon, thought it was worth a punt.

[Simate]

£34.99 for a Sandisk class 4 at Amazon. I would paste the link but I am using an Advent Vega and it wont let me.

[cbrookes]

£34.99 for a Sandisk class 4 at Amazon. I would paste the link but I am using an Advent Vega and it wont let me.

Cheers si, just found that myself and ordered it http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-SDSD...5039208&sr=8-1 hope it is of use to others. Now I want my new toy!

[blaggard]

From the Sandisk forums, pay attention to the individual post dates and make allowances.
http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/Mobile-memory-professional-cards/Is-this-real-SanDisk-32GB-Micro-SDHC-Card-Class-4/td-p/220810

Also remember that though Sandisk are very good and in fact invented the format there are lots of other manufacturers which have proven themselves.