Is there any difference in makes of SD memory cards?

ASLK

I've found some that appear to be good deals but they're not makes I've ever heard of. Does it make any difference?
Thankyou for any help!

JasX

In short Yes....


Advice: have a google for 'Transcend' 16 GB / 8GB Class 10 cards and you'll not go far wrong (expect to pay £16-18 for the larger sized one, I and others on here have used them and they are fast enough and reliable )

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JasX wrote: »

In short Yes....


Advice: have a google for 'Transcend' 16 GB / 8GB Class 10 cards and you'll not go far wrong (expect to pay £16-18 for the larger sized one, I and others on here have used them and they are fast enough and reliable )

Agreed. Worth the extra few pounds given their inevitable importance.

Hammyman

Plus you'll find read and write speeds vary immensely.

pedrothefish

on a similar note I,m needing two 8gb memory sticks/flash drives is there a make that stands out? i quite like the look of the Jetflash 330 what do others think they are just for music and films

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pedrothefish wrote: »

I,m needing two 8gb memory sticks/flash drives is there a make that stands out?

Yes, Sandisk

thescouselander

Be very careful when buying SD cards. If your data is valuable make sure you go with a good brand as cheapo cards can cause problems which can destroy the data.

Mista_C

When it comes to flash memory storage I've always stuck with Kingston, Transcend and Sandisk in that order. I've never known a Kingston or Transcend fail when used properly. I've seen one Sandisk fail but there is a very good chance it was through misuse although the customer swore otherwise.

Kingston usually use Samsung chips but I'm not sure as to what Transcend and Sandisk use these days.

Coveredinbees!!!!

Be careful my dad needed an SD card to go in his sat nav but he bought an sdhc card instead, his card reader in the PC wouldn't recognize the card at all. Luckily for my my PC does and so does my digital card so I got a free 4 G card.

adwat

Yes there is a difference in read & write speeds with the more expensie cards generally being the fastest.

However, contrary to what other posters have said in terms of reliability, the cheapest SD cards I have found to be perfectly reliable albeit a little slow. Although the speed issue is only noticeable when saving large files e.g. 700Mb videos etc. - but even so still perfectly usable.

I would buy the cheapest memory stick, unless I had a need for a faster one maybe for use in a digital camera where sometimes fast write burst speeds can be useful.

ASLK

Thankyou everyone for your responses. I'd been looking at 16Gb class 10 cards for my digital camera. Transcend was one of the makes I was talking about that I'd never heard of! I'll go with them then seen as they're so much cheaper than a lot of other makes. Thanks again!