Best SD card
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Kwacker

Original Poster:

641 posts

313 months

Sunday 15th July 2012
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What is the best SD card out there?

There seems to be so many available and so cheap but I don't want to end up with a crap one.

I don't really need a massive one (ohh err), but would like one that is fast. Or maybe a couple of smaller but faster ones.

Advice please.

Kwacker

LordHaveMurci

12,336 posts

198 months

Sunday 15th July 2012
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Always use Sandisk ones personally, 30mbps ones.

GetCarter

31,239 posts

308 months

Monday 16th July 2012
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Extreme-SDHC-Memor...

90mbps read/write. (May well be faster than your camera)

16gb is £27

mrmr96

13,736 posts

233 months

Monday 16th July 2012
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Sandisk.

I've always bought Sandisk and have over 100GB in Sandisk flash storage now. I strayed away and bought a cheaper "own brand" one last year... but after about 10 uses it corrupted and contents irretrievable. I replaced it with Sandisk and promised myself not to stray again!

LuS1fer

43,503 posts

274 months

Monday 16th July 2012
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Sandisk, Lexar and Kingston have always been good for me - all of the faster variety.

SlidingSideways

1,345 posts

261 months

Monday 16th July 2012
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Just had an email from 7dayshop saying they have their own brand class 10 64Gb SD card on offer for £27.99.
I've got the 32Gb version currently and it seems plenty fast enough.

Simpo Two

92,708 posts

294 months

Monday 16th July 2012
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Careful of buying SanDisk from cheapo places as many fakes exist.

I've always used Lexar Pro, probably because everybody else uses SanDisk and I like to be contrary smile

Rude-boy

22,227 posts

262 months

Monday 16th July 2012
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Hmm,

We have always used whatever was about until recently when we got a 1D MkII (thank you PH seller, Mrs loves it to bits) and thought we should make the effort.

Bought a 16Gb class 10 and to be honest it seems no different to all the others we have had before in terms of speed and sometimes takes a few goes to get the SD port on our laptops and those of friends to read that it is even there.

Bought from a reputable retailer so doubt that it's a hookey one.

mrmr96

13,736 posts

233 months

Monday 16th July 2012
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SlidingSideways said:
Just had an email from 7dayshop saying they have their own brand class 10 64Gb SD card on offer for £27.99.
I've got the 32Gb version currently and it seems plenty fast enough.
That 32GB is the one that died on me. frown

mrmr96

13,736 posts

233 months

Monday 16th July 2012
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Rude-boy said:
Hmm,

We have always used whatever was about until recently when we got a 1D MkII (thank you PH seller, Mrs loves it to bits) and thought we should make the effort.

Bought a 16Gb class 10 and to be honest it seems no different to all the others we have had before in terms of speed and sometimes takes a few goes to get the SD port on our laptops and those of friends to read that it is even there.

Bought from a reputable retailer so doubt that it's a hookey one.
What make?

Gad-Westy

16,560 posts

242 months

Monday 16th July 2012
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GetCarter said:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Extreme-SDHC-Memor...

90mbps read/write. (May well be faster than your camera)

16gb is £27
Just bought one of these for my X100. I couldn't find anything faster.

Rude-boy

22,227 posts

262 months

Monday 16th July 2012
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mrmr96 said:
What make?
Sorry, morron moment whilst posting. SanDisk

Simpo Two

92,708 posts

294 months

Monday 16th July 2012
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My totally uninformed hunch is that the faster a card is, and the bigger it is, the more fickle it might be. Boundaries of technology and all that. So as long as you choose a speed/capacity that is suitable for what you want to do, I don't see the point in going faster or bigger.

GetCarter

31,239 posts

308 months

Monday 16th July 2012
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... so I bought an R500 and an R8.

Go figure wink

Seriously... Get a fast card and NOT a cheap one. You'll end up in the armco.

Simpo Two

92,708 posts

294 months

Monday 16th July 2012
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Cars are exempt of course!

Rude-boy

22,227 posts

262 months

Monday 16th July 2012
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Simpo Two said:
My totally uninformed hunch is that the faster a card is, and the bigger it is, the more fickle it might be. Boundaries of technology and all that. So as long as you choose a speed/capacity that is suitable for what you want to do, I don't see the point in going faster or bigger.
On this note I also think that having a whole holiday on one SD card is asking for the loss of all your photos. I tend to take a load in the first few days then put that card safely away knowing that if the worst happens we'll have some photos to look back on.

IanMorewood

4,309 posts

277 months

Monday 16th July 2012
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LordHaveMurci said:
Always use Sandisk ones personally, 30mbps ones.
Yep I have nothing but praise for Sandisk, the small premium you pay is well worth it for the peace of mind that your photos will be there when you come to download them. (the recovery software works well too).

Simpo Two

92,708 posts

294 months

Monday 16th July 2012
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IanMorewood said:
peace of mind that your photos will be there when you come to download them. (the recovery software works well too).
Those two sentences may be mutually exclusive!! (unless you are helping other people of course)

IanMorewood

4,309 posts

277 months

Monday 16th July 2012
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Simpo Two said:
IanMorewood said:
peace of mind that your photos will be there when you come to download them. (the recovery software works well too).
Those two sentences may be mutually exclusive!! (unless you are helping other people of course)
Recovered stuff off other cards (fuji and kingston) using the sandisk software.

Crafty_

14,084 posts

229 months

Monday 16th July 2012
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Transcend. Cheaper by miles and I've yet to hear of one going wrong..