Reddit reviews SanDisk 16GB Ultra microSDHC UHS-I Memory Card with Adapter - 98MB/s, C10, U1, Full HD, A1, Micro SD Card - SDSQUAR-016G-GN6MA

You can already buy them stupid cheap. I have two SanDisk 256GB cards I got for $33 each. One is in my Switch. The other is in a drawer until I figure out what to use it for. Maybe my PSP.

Amazon had the 400GB card on sale the other day for $46

The 512GB card was on sale yesterday for $57.

Anything small, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB can be had for like $16 or less.

128GB for like $25

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400GB - $57

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074RNRM2B/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_9we3Cb75R3QBB

256GB - $38

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0758NHWS8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_nwe3CbRK04R5Q

200GB - $33

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073JY5T7T/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.ye3CbS3CT6AH

128GB - $20

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073JYC4XM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Mxe3CbAWACBJR

64GB - $12

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073JYVKNX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_9ze3CbBCX3549

32GB - $7

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073JWXGNT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_AAe3CbBV81WFY

16GB - $6

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073K14CVB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_1Ae3CbG0JXK3K

Not sure how much cheaper you expect them to get.

You asked:

1. "Pi-Hole puts itself between your device and the DNS Server and blocks out any requests to known ad and tracking servers." - technically Pi-Hole is a DNS server, but not a resolving server. So, it can accept DNS requests, but cannot resolve them. For this it needs an upstream server that can resolve DNS queries.
   
2. "Over 100,000 ad-serving domains blocked. You can expand this using server freely available user-created lists. " - this is dependent on which block lists you install with Pi-Hole. If you don't choose them all, you have fewer domains on blocklist. I would change this to "there are a number of publicly accessible blocklists that can be added to tailor your blocking...
   
3. "Blocks ads on any device, including those Smart TVs and other devices that do not allow you to make any modifications." This is not the case with devices that have hard-coded DNS in them. Unless you trap and redirect port 53 traffic from these devices, they won't use Pi=Hole.
   
4. "SD Card – I use Sandisk Ultra 16GB Micro SDHC UHS-I Card 98 MB/s." For $2 US more, you can get the 32 GB card, which will reduce SD card wear due to the larger number of write locations. Well worth the extra money.
   
5. "Install Base OS – Raspbian Stretch Lite" Pi-Hole supports a newer version of the OS, Buster.
   
6. "PiHole has DHCP capabilities, which means it can act as your DHCP server and assign IP addresses to your clients. However, most routers can do this well as well. Check the FAQs later in this guide for Pi Hole vs Router as DHCP server." I think in this section you are confusing the static IP setup with the DHCP server. The screen is noting that you can either use the IP that the existing DHCP server is providing, or manually assign one. This is completely separate from the operation of the Pi-Hole DCHP server, which is configured from the web admin GUI.
   
7. "PiHole puts itself between your DNS server and clients" See comment 1 above.
   
8. "you can leave the defaults as is in the unused protocol (IPV6) will be disabled automatically." A Pi will give itself an IPv6 address, so the IPv6 won't be disabled automatically since you have selected to enable IPv6 blocking.
   
9. "But leaving query logging on will increase writes to your SD card and reduce its life. I have already burned two SD cards in less than a year." I don't think your two failed cards in a year were due to Pi-Hole logging. Many users have the same SD card running with Pi-Hole for many years with no problems. Early SD card failure is normally due to a weak power supply to the Pi (or perhaps an infant mortality failure).
   
10. "can be accessed using a web browser with the URL http://IP-ADDRESS/admin/*. IP-ADDRESS is the Pi Hole server’s local IP address (eg. 192.168.1.26 in this guide)" Or using [http://pi.hole/admin*](http://pi.hole/admin)
    
11. "A lot more are documented here and here." You should also reference the terminal command man pihole , which will always be current for whichever version of Pi-Hole the user is running. Your first link is a 2016 FAQ (probably not current),
    
12. "then make sure to disable caching and DNSSEC validation. These are taken care of by Unbound and duplication can slow things down" Neither will slow down unbound. DNSSEC validation in Pi-Hole with unbound already doing DNSSEC is a pass-through, and simply enables the DNSSEC output in the query log. Due to some existing DNSSEC bugs in dnsmasq, the developers recommend not using Pi-Hole DNSSEC with unbound or Cloudflared. I am not aware of any rigorous testing that shows that disabling the Pi-Hole cache with unbound increases the speed of unbound, but without the Pi-Hole cache your locally blocked results are not cached. The developers have not recommended disabling the Pi-Hole cache in any scenario that I am aware of.

If you're really worried about reliability, treat yourself to the SanDisk Ultra 16GB card. It's a pretty big splurge, more pricey than cheaper cards, and way overkill for Pi-hole, but that's the price you pay for peace of mind.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B073K14CVB/ref=dp_ob_neva_mobile

Your wallet may never recover

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>So I've got this charger. It's a new charger, cable all looks good and is about 1.5m long.

That looks like the official power supply and I trust that seller not to sell fakes.

✔️ Power OK

>This SD Card

✔️ SD Card OK

>unplugged the fan ... external drive is self-powered via AC

✔️ Peripherals OK

>I haven't overclocked the Pi myself, and a arm_freq gives me 1400.

✔️ Clock probably OK

>I'm on the LibreELEC 9.0.1.

✔️ That seems to be the latest. It's still possible something could be messed up on your install. If a fresh image doesn't resolve the problem, you could try rolling back one version to LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-9.0.0.img.gz.

>I forgot to mention that when you power back up, it has updated the library with the new media!

⚠️ That's odd. Does it completely finish the library update, or just part of it?

>it doesn't crash when the external drive isn't plugged in

⚠️ That seems like a strong indication that the USB drive has something to do with it, but I can't imagine what. It has its own AC power adapter, so it probably isn't pulling voltage down when it spins up. If the drive isn't too full, would you consider reformatting it? I'd be interested to know if it behaves differently after formatting as a different file system, like ext4. You can go a step further and wipe out the whole partition table. I think LibreELEC should have the commands you need in order to format a drive from the terminal/ssh.

I bought this one for my Pi3B+:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073K14CVB/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It's both A1 and UHS-I, which guarantees both factors.

I'd go with a good quality SD card, aside from problems caused by an inadequate power supply that seems to be the biggest failure point. I recommend a pair of SansDisk 16 GB cards, one to run and one as a backup. Little is saved by going smaller, slower or cheaper.

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B073K14CVB/ref=psdc_3015433011_t1_B011Z77JYQ

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Instead of an external USB drive how about a piggyback M.2 drive? I have this one and love it.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NH2W8NL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title

Pick a M.2 card size to meet your needs.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B073SBV3XX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title

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Several folks make a fancy case to fit your Pi and this type drive or you can do as I did and just put it in a dog-bone style case with slightly longer threaded studs.

I don't think anyone has told you you need a microSD for the SuperNt. You're thinking of the SD2SNES Pro.

Here you go. Not only is that plenty large enough, it's a microSD that comes with a full-size adapter. It will work for either firmware updates for the SuperNt or for the SD2SNES Pro. If you're buying both, buy two cards.

That's all you need. Really.

Any micro SD card should work. They are super cheap now. Here is an example. $6

SanDisk 16GB Ultra microSDHC UHS-I Memory Card with Adapter - 98MB/s, C10, U1, Full HD, A1, Micro SD Card - SDSQUAR-016G-GN6MA https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073K14CVB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_NH9PDbTHPGWGR

First of all, let me thank you for such a detailed and well thought out post!

So I've got this charger. It's a new charger, cable all looks good and is about 1.5m long.

This SD Card

This cooling/case I have unplugged the fan, it's too loud. I'm looking for a quiet fan, but the heatsinks seem to have been adequate for now, I think.

My external drive is self-powered via AC, although it is not the best drive, it does work. I can access and play all of the media just fine, it's just that last stage of scanning the library where it all goes wrong. I forgot to mention that when you power back up, it has updated the library with the new media!

I'm currently moving a file over to /storage and I will try scanning library without the external drive plugged in to see if it makes a difference.

I did have a fan plugged in, but it was too noisy so it's out for now. I haven't overclocked the Pi myself, and a arm_freq gives me 1400.

I did think about overvolting. It's something to explore if all else fails.

I'm on the LibreELEC 9.0.1.



So, it doesn't crash when the external drive isn't plugged in and scanning the library, but there is only 1 media file to find.

I believe so, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073K14CVB/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

Pat,

Order Number: #20837 here. I've been trying to reach you unsuccessfully since April 19th. Please reply.

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Original e-mails:

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Me:

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Pat,

Thank you for getting back to me, these did arrive shortly after your email. I am experiencing some issues though. I wasn't able to get one of them working so I removed it and tried the other with some success. I'm able to see the expanded storage and use it some of the time, but more often than not the system will lock up not allowing anything to be done with it. Is this an issue you've run into at all? 

I'm going to try the other one on a different system but if that won't work can I send this back for a replacement? 

Thank you for your time.

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You:

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Yeah I apologize, this is something that happens with some cards. I've dumped at least 40 hours into this issue and as far as I can tell it's only an issue with larger cards, especially SDXC cards. I've determined that there's something wrong with the way Hakchi2 prepares the system for SD compatibility. I've been in close talks with the devs and have supplied them with hardware so they can test. They are able to replicate the issue, so it's really a matter of time until we find a solution.

Since you've confirmed you're having the same issue, can I ask when you purchased your system? I'm having a hard time nailing down which systems are affected, whether it's a certain release line or across the board.

Once a solution comes out I will be sending a message to anyone who has bought a Super Storage and notify them to update to the latest version of Hakchi2.

Thank you!

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Me:

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Pat,

This system was just recently purchased. As for the other board, I did install it into another SNES classic and it acts the same as the first. It will flicker a bit but eventually go dark. I did swap the SD board and both are fine, is there any way I can send this back to get a replacement/refund? While one does partially work and as you've stated, is being worked on to overcome the issues you're having, I may not be able to use the other one since it was for a friend.


FYI this is the SDHC card I purchased. It was the smallest one I could find that was a decent price:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073K14CVB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Picked this up being recommended at amazon

https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B073K14CVB/ref=ya_st_dp_summary?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Should be good right ?

My guess would be getting a new sd card. The size isn't the problem, but the speed probably is. Look for the circle with a number inside it on the card.

See this chart to see what I'm talking about On top of that, if the card is old and has been used often it may have degraded and not perform as well.

I'd look for at least class 10/UHC1. UHC 3 would probably meet any demands you'd ever need for your SNES. They also have A1 and A2 classes meant for Android phones, but they'd work just as well for your use.

SD cards are super cheap nowadays, and you'll get way more memory with more performance out of it, for a fraction of what you paid for that one I bet.

This one is 16GB A1 for $6…!

You could get a raspberry pi 3+ and a 1 - 2TB 2.5 inch hard drive with a hard drive dock that powers via USB.

If the devices in the household will direct play the files, then the raspberry pi will simply serve as a basic NAS and the 1-2TB hard drive should spin up powered from the dock.

For instance:

Raspberry Pi 3+: £32.47 / $42.46

Memory Card for RPi3: £5.84 / $7.64

USB Enclosure for HDD: £7.65 / $10.00

2TB Toshiba 2.5" Drive: £48.19 / $63.03

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You'd be looking at £94.15 / $123.11 (i know it will cost different in USA but simply using exchange rate conversion).

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It would also take up less space than a single DVD and would possibly hold 71 REMUX 1080p movies. However, you could go for lower quality "1080p" versions and get alot more on there.

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I have some spare RPi3's and the above to test this on your behalf :)

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Edit: However if you arnt too bothered about size, then buying a second hand PC would be significantly better but the above purely factors in the smallest possible form factor!

https://www.amazon.com/Sandisk-Ultra-Micro-UHS-I-Adapter/dp/B073K14CVB

Sandisk Ultra 16GB Micro SDHC

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073K14CVB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_EbzTAbMPDBWQ0

Check here

~76$ (free shipping) Amazon
Here's the links :


Raspberry Pi 4, 1GB RAM, Your Tiny, Dual-Display, Desktop Computer Launch https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07TF9CDXM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_w.tqDbC8FN1BK

Raspberry pi 4 Model B Acrylic case high quality with fan included https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07V1RFFYT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_O.tqDb3ATP0PB

Technotech Micro HDMI To Hdmi Cable 1.5M For 3D 1080P Ethernet Hdtv (1.5 Meters) https://www.amazon.in/dp/B06XPZ552H/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_3.tqDbVJGNBQA

Sandisk U1 A1 98Mbps 16GB Ultra MicroSDHC (MicroSD) Memory Card https://www.amazon.in/dp/B073K14CVB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_iauqDbXVV1QVZ

Elementz Engineers Guild Pvt Ltd STONTRONICS T5875DV Official 2.5A 5.1V Power Supply designed for use with the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, UK/EURO/USA/AUS https://www.amazon.in/dp/B01D0ID05K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_VauqDbC789H4H

I tried using etcher to flash this to a fresh 16gb sd card and was getting the error "source and destination checksums do not match" after the process completed. It created four partitions on the card and two seem unaccessible. Am I doing something wrong? I'm new to this and I haven't received my PocketGo yet, but I'm trying to get my card prepared.

Pi 4 is overkill, a 2 would work fine, but I'd recommend a Pi 3 for $34 cause it is better hardware and will probably last longer. I tried a PiHole on a Nano just for fun but the PiHole GUI preformed abysmally.

and don't cheap out on the SD card, splurge and get a $5 - 16GB SanDisk or something reputable. I have about 9 active Pi's now running 24/7 for years and the only problems I ever have run into are due to corrupted or failed sd cards, because I used old crap laying around my office, or the cheapo ones they put in those Pi bundles you see on amazon. All the other stuff in the bundles is fine (power, usb cables, hdmi adapters, heat sinks cases, etc) but the cards always blow.

For a Pihole all you should need is a 16GB micro SD card(8 would work, but good companies don't seem to make them anymore) a micro usb cable for power, and an ethernet cable to attach it to your router. If you don't have a laptop or something with a micro SD slot, you may need something like this for the setup process(setting up the sd card is done on a computer)

I assume you're playing on an older iPhone? I can't recall an Android without expandable storage. 16GB SD cards are literally under $10, but if you're on an iPhone that sucks man, looks like time for an upgrade

OG Vive with TPCast here too!

You'll need to use "Open TP Cast" to have wireless Mic functionality.

It's what I use and more importantly it also has huge performance benefits over the normal TPCast software.



Basic Guide:

1.) Buy a $5.79 16GB Class 10 Micro SD card from Amazon then download and load the latest TPCast software onto it. Also, install the latest OpenTPCast Drivers from the same site.

2.) Use a small Phillip's head screwdriver to quickly take apart the receiver from your TPCast and swap the SDCard out for your newly loaded one. (Keep your old MicroSD, in case you ever need to go back)

3.) Download VirtualHere and pay the one time $25 for your OpenTPCast key(which you will get in email afterward). Open VirtualHere and paste the key you bought into it.

4.) From now on (to start VR) you just start "VirtualHere", wait about 5 seconds until it connects to your TPCast and shows your Vive and controllers "In Use"(if they dont show "in use" you can right click each one and click "Use"). Start SteamVR and play as normal. ("VirtualHere" just takes the place of your old "TPCast" software which connects to the TPCast/OpenTPCast prior to starting SteamVR).



Benefits:

1. Noticeably better framerate and also no "gray screen" moments during gameplay (which sometimes you may get on the normal TPCast).
   
   
2. Mic works flawlessly!
   
   Note: Front facing camera still doesn't work, as normal with TPCast
   
   
   
   P.S. Do NOT "Backup and Flash" the original SD Card from your TP Cast! (Save your old one which can be swapped back into it at any time.) The software on your original Mirco SD is specific to your device and can NOT be retrieved/re-loaded to go back.
   
   The new $5 Class 10 16GB Micro SD is a cheap zero-risk choice and also performs better giving you a better experience, no slow-down of framerate and gets rid of "grayscreens" or loss-signal crashes forever.
   
   
   
   Here's the full guide I used which will walk you through it in no time at all.
   
   If you have any questions, shoot me a message and I'll help walk you through it.