Reddit reviews SanDisk Ultra 64GB MicroSDXC Class 10 UHS Memory Card Speed Up To 30MB/s With Adapter - SDSDQUA-064G-U46A [Old Version]

Is it possible to purchase a prepaid Android phone and just use it as an MP3 player on airplane mode/Wi-Fi only?

HTC Evo V 4G - $229

SanDisk Ultra microSDXC, 64 GB - $54.51

Total cost: $283.51

• Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
  
  
• 4.3" qHD (960x540) LCD
  
  
• 1.2 ghz dual-core Snapdragon S3
  
  
• 5 MP camera, 720p HD video recording
  
  
• Up to 64 GB microSDXC (not included)
  
  And you wouldn't have to deal with mechanical disk drives like with an iPod Classic.

Yup, GS3 is microSDXC.


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007WTAJTO/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00

I can tell you it works great as a desktop replacement because that's EXACTLY what I did!

I run mine with two external monitors using this DP hub:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HK8V5KE/ref=oh_details_o02_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

...and I also have this USB hub:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IJU0K2Q/ref=oh_details_o02_s01_i03?ie=UTF8&psc=1

...which has a built-in gigE port. I also picked up a 64Gb uSD card for a little expanded storage:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007WTAJTO/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

On top of that, I picked up a 1Tb external USB3 HD from Best Buy for around $50, though I'm not actually using it now.

I of course have a proper keyboard and mouse attached. The only thing missing from the equation is the docking station, but that's pre-ordered.

Yes, the whole setup was pricey (around $1700 all-in for the 256Gb i5 model, plus $200 for the dock later) but it's allowed me to replace my desktop AND laptop that I sometimes used with one very portable and capable package. I'm VERY happy.

I use it primarily for various forms of software development, which tends to be more demanding than typical use... I can tell you it has performed flawlessly in this role for me the past few weeks. Everything I've thrown at it so far has worked as expected and with excellent performance. I've done some video editing on it too and that's been fine as well.

It's also not bad for the somewhat limited gaming I do. I still play the original Halo and Postal 2, but nothing more demanding. I've run all the 3DMark demos on it too and it perform well up until about two versions ago, so my take is if you're looking for games no newer than about 2-3 years ago you're going to be fine, anything newer might not work out as well (at best you'll likely have to crank settings down). If you want better gaming I'd suggest the i7 is what you want... better GPU in addition to the CPU bump. I originally planned to get that but I got impatient :) The i5 has been fine for me though.

Interestingly, the class 10 cards seem to be cheaper right now:
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-microSDXC-Memory-Adapter-SDSDQUA-064G-U46A/dp/B007WTAJTO/ref=pd_cp_pc_0

Android is capable of much higher than class 6 speeds. Android itself can read and write as fast as the hardware will allow (that is, the SD card itself AND the phone's SD slot). So, it depends on which SD card technology is in your phone.

For exmaple: I've got a 64GB Sandisk UHS-1 microSD in my T-Mobile G2. The phone itself only claims to support SDHC, but this is clearly a SDXC card. Works flawlessly - I can use all of the space, and I get a read* speed of 10+MB/s and a write speed of 30+MB/s according to benchmarks.

So, when buying a SD card for your phone, do a bit of research to see what other people with your same phone are able to run. The published specs aren't always completely accurate.

http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-microSDXC-Memory-Adapter-SDSDQUA-064G-U46A/dp/B007WTAJTO/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1345816392&sr=1-7&keywords=64gb+sd

http://www.storagereview.com/samsung_sdxc_pro_series_review


http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007WTAJTO?pc_redir=1412163926&robot_redir=1

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I ordered this because it was a smoking deal. It came fast and it's been working great. (Technically I ordered the 32 GB but I can't imagine a difference. It's literally ordering from SanDisk.)

I have a 64GB Sandisk Ultra that works great. I used it in my old phone (Droid Razr Maxx) and then my G3 when I got it on release last July. So it's been working great for the last year or so.

Should be able to get it for around $30-$40.

I really can't wait until the 128GBs come down to this price point in a year or two though - 64GB is enough for most things but load it up with a few movies, some music and a few nandroids and you've pretty much filed it up.

http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Ultra-MicroSDXC-Memory-Adapter/dp/B007WTAJTO

Wooohooo!

http://www.amazon.es/dp/B007WTAJTO/ref=asc_df_B007WTAJTO22587633/?tag=googshopes-21&creative=24538&creativeASIN=B007WTAJTO&linkCode=df0

An alternative would be to buy a smaller SD and get both.

You can check out this site, they have pretty good cheap/quality cases.

http://www.modnmall.com/electronics/cell-phone-accessories/samsung-accessories/galaxy-s4-accessories/caseology.html

64gb sd card for $39

http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-microSDXC-Memory-Adapter-SDSDQUA-064G-U46A/dp/B007WTAJTO/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1398113432&sr=1-3&keywords=micro+sd+card

http://www.amazon.ca/SanDisk-MicroSDXC-Memory-Adapter--SDSDQUA-064G-U46A/dp/B007WTAJTO/

I bought a Sandisk Ultra 64GB SDXC the same week I bought my S3 back in October 2012 - been using it since the beginning with no issues.

SanDisk Ultra 64GB MicroSDXC

A 128GB Note 4 would be about $40 more http://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B007WTAJTO?cache=ff66c58ab38a6aa7869fb6f6e90b8da8&pi=SX200_QL40&qid=1410782589&sr=8-3#ref=mp_s_a_1_3

Depends on your microSD card reading speed. You'll want to look at the high-range ones to read large 1080p / 3D movies. Here's an example of a class 10 straight from Amazon for reference. Otherwise some of the lower end microSD cards, while they can hold a lot, are not going to read a 1080p file fast enough to make it run clearly or well. Here's an example of a class 4 which will not run those files well.

Okay. How does that factor in?

Anyhow. I just ordered one of these for my raspberry pi:
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-microSDXC-Memory-Adapter-SDSDQUA-064G-U46A/dp/B007WTAJTO

Faster IO please.

so it looks like either will work. Amazon has the 64GB priced pretty well:


http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007WTAJTO/ref=twister_B008J0Z9TA?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Or just buy Class 10 128GB microsd card ? Sure, it isn't as fast but who is going to notice? 130 dolla. Love you long time.

http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-flash-memory-card/dp/B006ZH1WVS/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1348458804&sr=1-3&keywords=128gb+micro+sd+card

Edit: Sorry, I fucked up.

Still the 64gb class 10 cards are very cheap. As 'notmynothername' pointed out: http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-microSDXC-Memory-Adapter-SDSDQUA-064G-U46A/dp/B007WTAJTO/ref=pd_cp_pc_0

That is definitely microSDXC.