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Sandisk Micro Class Memory Reader

First, let me clarify... I did not purchase my card here through Amazon, therefore I cannot comment as to this seller and/or the legitimacy of the cards they are selling. I simply wanted to comment on this particular Sandisk product in general, and my experience with it.

I purchased my Sandisk 16 GB Micro SDHC Class 4 card from Costco, and spent an afternoon testing the card to verify the correct size and speed class. I bought from Costco because they have a wonderful return policy in case I wasn't completely happy with it.

Since I purchased the card to run in my HTC Evo, I did the testing on the phone with the card installed. The card tested genuine as a 16 GB card, and my write/read speeds were consistent for a class 4 card. Over several tests, I averaged a consistent write speed of around 4.5 MB/s and a consistent read speed of around 16 MB/s.

As is the case with my Evo, most smart phones on the market today (Evo, Incredible, Droid, etc) aren't designed by default to take advantage of higher speeds that higher class cards offer. You will probably not notice the benefits of anything over a class 4 card. However, if your phone is rooted then you do have some control over changing settings that might let you benefit from higher class cards. But even so, a good quality class 4 card should be more than enough to meet all your music, photo, and video needs. (I will take a class 4 Sansisk over a higher class card of any other brand for use in my phone any time)

But... Since we all have diffent phones, and since there are all sorts of different opinions on the subject when you read all the Micro SD card reviews, let me offer this simple advice...

Buy an original Sandisk card, in original packaging, so you can feel pretty safe you're getting the real deal. Counterfeit cards are rampant, and many unsuspecting people get screwed because of that.

I like Sandisk because they are always reliable, with sustained read/write speeds. Many other brands offer cheaper cards that only burst at the rated speeds, instead of cards that sustain rated speeds. You wouldn't know this just from looking at the packaging. So stick with Sandisk. They might cost a bit more, but the quality you get is worth a couple bucks.

Buy one directly from Amazon, or other big name store, where you know you will have a hassle free return policy. I avoid most smaller resellers with SD cards. I bought mine from Costco, and would only buy one here if it was sold directly from Amazon, and not through a reseller.

When you get your card, test it right away with benchmarking software that will measure it's correct size, and it's proper write/read speeds, to be sure you have a genuine, quality product of the rated speed. Otherwise, you might not realize you're using a counterfeit until it's too late and you've lost data.

Anyway, these are just some thoughts after reading so many reviews about negative experiences people have had in buying Micro SD cards.

Thanks.

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