If so, can you throw out some names for me? Thank you!
I can only assume you're in the US, cause otherwise I dont know of any international chain stores except walmart, and they suck. I know for a fact that Target carries Class 6 4gb and 8gb micro SD cards. I bought three 8gb C6 cards at the target near my home. However, you need to check with the individual store first. As I said, the one closest to my home (it's a SuperTarget if that helps) carries them, the Target (regular store) 4 miles further away doesnt.
One last thing though: if you can order online, do so. The cards at the stores are vastly more expensive than the same cards after shipping on places like newegg.
compusa does
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If you can find one that is still open, all the ones around me are gone.
Microcenter. Their bulk packaging cards are class 6. 8gb under $15.
Fry's (Bay Area chain) often has Class 6 SDs.
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If you can find one that is still open, all the ones around me are gone.
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They were a good store. Now it is either order online or go to bestbuy in my area. I will not go to best buy.
I would NEVER purchase an sdcard from a retail store.
If you look hard enough you can get a good sdcard and have it shipped priority next day air and it would still cost a lot less then the price you would pay at a store.
Take this for an example.
Here you see a chain store sdcard.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9054337&type=product&id=1218012520281
Simply put, at Bestbuy a class 2 sdcard is $100.
On Amazon the exact same card is only $42.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846
Hell... and if you don't mind the name brand you can find a class 6 on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/DATA-MicroSDH...TF8&s=electronics&qid=1256595835&sr=1-2-spell
] for $60.
No further argument.
CompUSA
CompUSA name was purchased by Systemax (TigerDirect) They bought 16 of the old CompUSA stores and setup a brick and morter version of TigerDirect. Same great pricing and selection of TigerDirect. We have two here in TampaBay area. They seem to be doing well. I just bought an 8GB class 6 on sale there for $14.99.
Yeah I found mine a Target as well. I was to impatient to wait for shipping lol. I think it was $25 bucks for a 4gb class 6.
Breakthecycle2 said:
If so, can you throw out some names for me? Thank you!
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I actually grabbed mine from Walmart. $14 for a 4gb PNY class 6 with case and adapter.
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For those that might want to buy at a retail store
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/PNY+-+1...8320077090&skuId=2300848&st=MicroSD&cp=1&lp=6
Pretty good deal for a retail store. Anything better and you would have to get it online and wait for shipping.
Wish I saw this sooner. Does it really make a difference?
Class speeds make a huge difference when apps are accessing the SD or writing to it when taking pictures or recording videos.
I can personally say I saw a performance increase.
I picked one up as well. Pretty good deal for a brick and mortar store.
These are $30 on newegg, every day. So if you miss the sale, not a big deal.
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Wish I saw this sooner. Does it really make a difference?
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Def makes a difference. I went from class 4 to class 10 and I will not go back, lol.
I got this one today. $27.98 free shipping.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004H8FTCK
Thanks. Having my g/f pick one up for me on her way home.
Bought one at best buy... Works great
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So my girlfriend went there. Called me. They said they had them available for pick up online... I said give the kid there the SKU and have him find it. I used to work there... But this was shady...
She said they didn't have a tag / label out for it... When the kid found it and handed it to her it was on the same hanger as the Class 2 ones marked at $44.99.
Tricksters...
Make sure to ask for them and check online.
Did you guys download your free movie? Which one did you download?
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Did you guys download your free movie? Which one did you download?
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Free movie?
It depends on what you are transferring moving opening etc as well. Class 2 cards will do better with small files class 10 will sustain a higher speed for larger files. I've only tested with class 2 4 and 6 though
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I think it would make a big difference with video recording.
Not sure about this particular card just yet but I remember shopping around for standard SD cards and don't let card classes fool you. There's supposed to be a standard, but I don't think it's strict enough. If I'm not mistaken, I found PNY sd cards at class 10 were the same as Sandisk's class 6 for write speed. Not that we need a whole lot for our phones. Just word of warning. Other brands will label it as class _ but the write/read speed isn't equal to another brand of the same, or even higher class.
I currently have a Class 4 32GB and it's slow...
I think I'll pick one of these up until they come out with the Class 10 32GB ones
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Come with a redemption code and you can go to the site and download one. They are pretty old and lame.
It seems you have to order these online and pick-up at the store. I went to BB last night and got one off the hanger, and it comes up at 44.99 at the checkout. Said 'No thanks..." Ordered online, picked up today, and it was the same as the one on the hanger at 44.99. I don't know why they're doing this though.
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It seems you have to order these online and pick-up at the store. I went to BB last night and got one off the hanger, and it comes up at 44.99 at the checkout. Said 'No thanks..." Ordered online, picked up today, and it was the same as the one on the hanger at 44.99. I don't know why they're doing this though.
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Are you sure about that? Usually, you can take it up to CS and they can price match their own online price. You must have grabbed the Class 2. Since the Class 2 is $44.99...
I sent my g/f in to grab one for me. She said that they were "hidden".
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Are you sure about that? Usually, you can take it up to CS and they can price match their own online price. You must have grabbed the Class 2. Since the Class 2 is $44.99...
I sent my g/f in to grab one for me. She said that they were "hidden".
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It was definitely a class 10, I even showed the cashier this when she brought up the website on the terminal. If it happens again, I'll go to CS.
The bad reviews are supposedly from an old batch of cards that had bad firmware. They are said to have resolved the issues. It's a very good price if you don't mind dealing with the rebate. And from what I've read, if you do get a bad one, they are very good about replacing it. Here's the link.
Link written wrong
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No more rebate. :'(
As an FYI I bought a Lexar 16Gb class 10 micro SD card from future shop for $20. It was a part of their boxing day sales. should still be on like that till the end of the week if you can find them in stock.
I do however live in canada so i dont know if that makes a difference.
The 32GB lexar card was on for $30.
EDIT: the 32gb card was class 10 as well...
Still has a $10 mail in rebate
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-32GB-...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1325106498&sr=1-1
better brand and cheeper ....
edit didnt notice the rebate but still only 1.28 more for a better brand and u dont have to deal with rebate to get that 1.28 saveings
That's a class 2/4 instead of 10.
Costco has 5 dollars off coupon in their book that starts on Jan 5. 16 gig class 6 micro sd card. I got one for 10 off on Black Friday there, good card
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Bulk Package means fake card
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Bulk Package means fake card
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That's one of my concerns. When I buy stuff like that off Amazon, I make sure that Amazon is the actual seller. Not being sold from a third party, through Amazons services.
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crap, i got all excited for a second
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Not necessarily.
I got mine yesterday and tested it with h2testw. It is in fact a 32gb class 10 card. Whether it breaks down the line is another story, but it is what it claims to be.
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http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-32GB-...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1325106498&sr=1-1
better brand and cheeper ....
edit didnt notice the rebate but still only 1.28 more for a better brand and u dont have to deal with rebate to get that 1.28 saveings
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According to what I am seeing, that is a Class 2. Not quite the same as a Class 10.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-32G...628?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20c2559ef4
U.S. sell, too. Not even the ones from China are this cheap. Scares me that he's a new user with no feedback but I figured it's worth the $12 gamble. I'll let you guys know what happens.
Sounds fishy - same seller has THIS listed.
EDIT: Wow - those were removed quickly!
Man you're not lying! LOL . .. guess I'd better hit up paypal now.
What else did he have listed?
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Sounds fishy - same seller has THIS listed.
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So much for my $12 gamble
We're writing to let you know that this listing for an item you won or bid on is no longer available:
140699344628 - @Samsung 32GB 32G micro SD microSDHC SDHC TF Card Class10#@
We understand this may be disappointing, but occasionally we need to remove listings. In some cases, the item itself is fine, but was listed in a way that didn't follow eBay's guidelines.
Here's what you can do next:
-- If you already paid, received your item, and you're satisfied, please disregard this notice.
-- If you won the item but haven't paid, don't pay. Since eBay removed the listing, you're no longer obligated to go through with the transaction.
-- If you already paid for this item through eBay, and it's past the estimated delivery time, you can open a case in our Resolution Center. Click the link below, and select the "I haven't received it yet" option. This will guide you through the process of opening a case.
http://resolutioncenter.ebay.com
If the seller offers you the item outside of eBay, we strongly discourage you from accepting the offer. These types of transactions are extremely risky and aren't covered by eBay buyer protection programs.
If you didn't pay through eBay or PayPal, and:
-- You paid by Western Union or MoneyGram, contact the company directly (Western Union 800-325-6000 or MoneyGram 800-926-9400).
-- You paid by check, contact your bank to stop payment.
Thanks,
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Man you're not lying! LOL . .. guess I'd better hit up paypal now.
What else did he have listed?
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64GB for <$11.
That's comedy!
Boy do I feel like a n00b . . . usually check that stuff before doing something dumb like this. Oh well . . . already got my claim filed. Fun while it lasted
Do NOT buy flash on Ebay. You will get ripped off.
I'm not sure if there's another device in existence that is faked this much.
Is this a good one to buy?
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Is this a good one to buy?
Sent from the SuperStreak! ;-)
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If its from an actual store, like bestbuy, Walmart, Ncix, target, Costco, ect., it will be fine. If it is from sites like eBay, and the price is too good to be true (like $11) don't buy it!
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i posted this on the General forum here earlier today, but thought i'd repeat it here:
this one from Amazon is the best value that i could find on the net: http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-S.../dp/B0058GH2DY
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anyone see anything wrong with that 1?
tx --- art.
It's SD not micro SD which means it's too big to fit in the Note.
Should work great for most digital cameras though
got mines from buy.com for 54.99
ARTAQaf said:
i posted this on the General forum here earlier today, but thought i'd repeat it here:
anyone see anything wrong with that 1?
tx --- art.
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Yes the problem with that one is that its not a micro SD card.
Sent from the SuperStreak! ;-)
That was an obvious case of "Too good to be true..."
More often than not, scammers will sell stuff way below market value, since it usually gives them a better chance to run off with the cash.
As for the actual 32GB microSD, nowadays they gotten cheaper to within the $30-40 range (depending on their class of course).
From what I found on Amazon, I think I may settle for a Transcend one instead of Sandisk. Only because I have a few of those USB thumbdrives that have been reliable overall.
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Yes the problem with that one is that its not a micro SD card.
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WHOA, tx for the heads up bori i almost wasted my $.
i'm trying to find the best quality, 32gb micro sd with the fastest speeds.
Sandisk Mobile Ultra 32gb microsdhc for $58.95!!
Best deal I could find anywhere for these cards! B&H Photo Video..$58.95 for the Sandisk 32gb ultra microsdhc, free shipping (snail mail). These cards are rated class 6 but outperform most class 10 cards on the market. Great purchase from a reputable seller.
Do you guys understand that getting a class 10 MicroSDHC card for cell phones is about as pointless as putting 94 Octane gas in a Prius? You will not experience any performance gains going from a Class 4 to a Class 10.
I would suggest that you guys go to Newegg and get a class 4 for around $30. You'll save $ and you'll be getting it from a reputable vendor.
Also to the OP remember the old adage, if it looks to good to be true it probably is.
even for 1080p video recording?
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even for 1080p video recording?
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I've scoured the internet looking for performance benchmarks and I have not read one review that claimed class 10 cards out perform class 4 cards in any benchmark. Whether it be 720p, 1080p recordings, read & write speeds, etc.
i am new to this microsd thing. but i been doing Search'es on the forums here about the different classes. from that i'll now be getting a Class 6 instead of a 10.
Went shopping yesterday.. A few places had 16gb cards for 16$ here in Canada, picked up 32gb card for 28$ from Staples.
Figured that I'd share....
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I think SD cards are considered an Accessory. Just saying.
Yup.. I spaced on this.. hopefully a mod will come along and move this over.
Sorry to all.
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I think SD cards are considered an Accessory. Just saying.
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Dude so what who cares it's just a thread
Thats a decent deal. For microSD cards, if you pay $1 or less PER GB, thats considered a deal.
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
what class are the MSD cards? any possible links?
Not sure the rules on links.. but the card in question is here.
It's a Class 4 SDHC ... read 15 MB/second.. write is slower. Doesn't identify how much. Shown as "$50 off" and on sale til May 15.
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Went shopping yesterday.. A few places had 16gb cards for 16$ here in Canada, picked up 32gb card for 28$ from Staples.
Figured that I'd share....
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Not bad. Can pick up SanDisk 32gb all day long on Amazon for 22-23 bucks shipped.
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Skip the 32
erick161 said:
Not bad. Can pick up SanDisk 32gb all day long on Amazon for 22-23 bucks shipped.
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I picked up a 64gb micro on ebay. Consistent 7+ writes, 20+ reads. 59.46gb useable. It is a class 6. Sandisk Mobile Ultra brand. Ships from Hong Kong so takes about a month to arrive, but no customs charge and best price anywhere.
A month??? Wow!
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Sheist! said:
I picked up a 64gb micro on ebay. Consistent 7+ writes, 20+ reads. 59.46gb useable. It is a class 6. Sandisk Mobile Ultra brand. Ships from Hong Kong so takes about a month to arrive, but no customs charge and best price anywhere.
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A 64gb microsdhc card on eBay for ~$60 shipped from Hong Kong...... not sure if you are aware of this but the majority of these "too good to be true" deals on eBay for microsdhc cards from Asia are fake.
Don't be surprised if it is a counterfeit when you get it. I do not recommend anyone buy microsdhc cards from eBay. There are a lot of fakes out there and most importantly manufacturers will not honor your warranty if something were to go wrong with the card.
Be smart people, spend the extra money and buy from a reputable vendor like newegg, Amazon, bestbuy, staples, etc. You will thank yourself later.
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A 64gb microsdhc card on eBay for ~$60 shipped from Hong Kong...... not sure if you are aware of this but the majority of these "too good to be true" deals on eBay for microsdhc cards from Asia are fake.
Don't be surprised if it is a counterfeit when you get it. I do not recommend anyone buy microsdhc cards from eBay. There are a lot of fakes out there and most importantly manufacturers will not honor your warranty if something were to go wrong with the card.
Be smart people, spend the extra money and buy from a reputable vendor like newegg, Amazon, bestbuy, staples, etc. You will thank yourself later.
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All that.. plus there is no way I could sit back and wait for a full month for this card. I was plugging along with just a 4 GB card and really needed the 32 at LEAST. I figured this was a good trade off .. cash vs. patience.. LOL
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All that.. plus there is no way I could sit back and wait for a full month for this card. I was plugging along with just a 4 GB card and really needed the 32 at LEAST. I figured this was a good trade off .. cash vs. patience.. LOL
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The worst part is all that waiting for a counterfeit card. I just wish people used a little more common sense.
Sheist! said:
I picked up a 64gb micro on ebay. Consistent 7+ writes, 20+ reads. 59.46gb useable. It is a class 6. Sandisk Mobile Ultra brand. Ships from Hong Kong so takes about a month to arrive, but no customs charge and best price anywhere.
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I bought mine from buy.com with a coupon for $90 got it in 3days, atleast I'm sure its not a fake, been working great for over 2.5months now.
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The worst part is all that waiting for a counterfeit card. I just wish people used a little more common sense.
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I would advise caution, and use a reputable ebay seller. Mine deserved his 5 stars review from me. I watched 50+gigs of video files get copied and show up and play, so I know I wasn't scammed. It is a genuine red-and-gray Sandisk.
But I won't speak for anyone else's lack of pre-research.
$65 bucks for a 64gb card is outstanding... and lucky for me, I am patient; years of cool and cheap goodies from dealextreme.com under my belt in preparation.
Example: picked up an outstanding leather case for my Note with the drawstrap built in, cost all of $2.60 and shipped for free. Those guys don't seem to care about losing money shipping small items from Hong Kong free.
(no, I did not buy the card from dx.com)
I agree, know what kind of seller they are before making the purchase. eBay isnt all that bad, ive bought hundreds of stuff on there and never got scammed. *knocks on wood*. Also, if you use paypal, you can always dispute an item.
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
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Not bad. Can pick up SanDisk 32gb all day long on Amazon for 22-23 bucks shipped.
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+infinity. i freakin love amazon.
32gb class 4 micro sd
+ amazon prime
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$23.49 and free 2 day shipping- cant go wrong.
I didnt realize our phone could handle a 64gb, thats awesome!
I got a 32gb lexar class 10 from walmart last week for 40 bucks on sale.
Pretty happy so far.
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Guys be very careful of the Micro SD cards you buy off of eBay and Craigslist. I can confidently say that more than half of them are probably fake. I recently bought one off of eBay for a 40 bucks and it was a 64 gb Micro Sd Card. I put it in my phone and noticed that it kept unmounting on me and had atrociously slow data transfer/read rates. Also pictures would not save onto it and the ones that did save would not open after. Upon further inspection and thanks to this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXuxOnHgs0c , I found that the one I bought on eBay was fake and demanded a return right away. So just watch out. You can also use this program to detect counterfeit or real by testing the specs of the storage unit you bought: http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/H2testw.shtml
You're better off buying them locally or from reputable online shops.
If you have a MicroCenter close to you, they usually have good prices on flash memory. Only downside is they only go up to 32GB class 10 micro SD cards as of my last visit a couple weeks ago.
craigslist???
i would never
I think that goes without saying. Some things you should just buy from a shop ...... real shop
These things aren't expensive, I don't know why you'd buy them second hand after spending the money on a new flagship phone. I've always bought Sandisk cards from actual camera shops like B&H and Adorama and have never had a problem.
When I'm shopping online I only trust one site for my electronic needs and that's Amazon. And when I'm shopping on Amazon I don't buy from any seller in China. I stick with Amazon fulfillment(aka Prime, ships directly from amazon warehouse) or a trusted seller
If your going to spend $40 just go to Amazon or Best Buy. Actually Amazon has a sale on SD cards. Save yourself like $20
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When I'm shopping online I only trust one site for my electronic needs and that's Amazon. And when I'm shopping on Amazon I don't buy from any seller in China. I stick with Amazon fulfillment(aka Prime, ships directly from amazon warehouse) or a trusted seller
If your going to spend $40 just go to Amazon or Best Buy. Actually Amazon has a sale on SD cards. Save yourself like $20
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+1
If you're going to buy anything online electronics based stick with reputable retailers. Amazon is great, newegg and microcenter are good as well. Ebay, craigslist, etc can be such a gamble when it comes to electronics it's really not worth it, if it looks too good to be true it usually is.
Best Buy will pricematch Amazon prices if you don't mind paying tax. But stick to reputable stores.
Newegg or Micro Center if there's one near you
We have Best Buy and Frys here in Houston, for accessories I'll go try them at Best Buy and then buy it off Amazon or newegg. Frys, while it's great for electronics and computer parts, has a horrible selection of phone accessories. There's one micro center here but it's way too far from my side of town.
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I got burned once before
I bought a 32Gb from ebay auction for $11. It had similar problems. Would save files to it, but kept umounting and would dump all the files on it to lost.dir. They all had broken file extensions and the filenames were garbled. I since just play it safe and stick to sandisk sd cards from amazon.
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yes same thing to me, a lot of problems and it died after a month or so. Dont go for cheap sd cards on ebay
The Extreme cards are mega expensive, but from time to time my local BB has incredible sales on them. Watch the site. I actually check every couple of days for the sales as I tend to buy things I might not need now, but will appreciate someday, lol.