What MicroSD Speed to purchase?
 

Hi,

I am looking to pick up a 16GB MicroSD card. (32GB are just too pricey right now. I am debating between Class 2, 4, or 6. From what I have read class 6 exceeds the maximum read/write speed of many spartphones. Is there any point in getting Class 4 or 6? Will there be a noticable improvement? I intend to install NitDroid on this card so I am looking to get optimal performance.

Re: What MicroSD Speed to purchase?
 

this is a good question that i have been tryin tot get answered for a while now
another maemo user told me that a class 6 card gives a decent speed boost for nitdroid ?
dj steve uses class 6 cards himself so there must be a reason?

Re: What MicroSD Speed to purchase?
 

It would definitely be wise to buy a class 4 or 6 card as, better i/o better performance. hard disk/storage is the bottle neck most of the times.

Re: What MicroSD Speed to purchase?
 

Class 6, if using the microsd for swap.

Re: What MicroSD Speed to purchase?
 

as higher class number as you can find.
Class 10 Is good

Re: What MicroSD Speed to purchase?
 

I'm using a class 6 SanDisk with no issues. same card I put in my N97 when I swap sim. Can't wait for 32gb to get cheap and available, tho

Re: What MicroSD Speed to purchase?
 

For OS use, even class 6 cards slow down to class 0.1, so it's probably a good idea to get the fastest there is.

Re: What MicroSD Speed to purchase?
 

Is there any 'scientific' way of testing the read/write speed (you know... "there is an app for that...")? If YES, maybe people could post their results here and we could make informed decisions?

Re: What MicroSD Speed to purchase?
 

I've read articles on Class2 and 4 cards outperforming Class 6s, depending on the manufacturer/model/batch.

These 'classes' just define the bottom limit of the card's performance and just a single metric at that (sustained sequential transfer speed) which matters more for image transfers.

Unfortunately for us, we care more about random access time and random read speed, neither of which are rated.

Re: What MicroSD Speed to purchase?
 

lovely. this complicates my purchase. i'm gonna look for benchmarks