Guest Arival Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 When i got my Hero one of the first things I found that sped it up (before custom roms) was swapping out the standard SD card for a class 6 one - will this have a similar effect for the Optimus 2x? I'm looking at prices for 32gb cards and the price difference between class 4/class6 is pretty much double, will i actually notice the difference with this phone? IIRC it was mainly due to the HTC using the external card for caching that caused slowdowns due to lack of ram, which shouldn't be the case with new phones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thedicemaster Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 the only thing for which class might matter is reliability of recording fullHD. the internal storage is used where the hero would use an sdcard. but, double the price? are you sure? i ordered a class 10 32GB which was about 15% more expensive than a class 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Arival Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 the only thing for which class might matter is reliability of recording fullHD. the internal storage is used where the hero would use an sdcard. but, double the price? are you sure? i ordered a class 10 32GB which was about 15% more expensive than a class 4 Where was that from? The cheapest place i can find for a class 4 is £50 or class 6 for £85, so not quite double, but near enough! I don't really plan on shooting any HD video to be honest, as i don't see the point in all those extra pixels for such a small sensor, so i may just settle for class 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thedicemaster Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 PSF32GMCSDHC10 Patriot Signature Flash, 32GB microSDHC Class 10 seems to be available for under $99 (€70/£62) in several webstores. avoid amazon though(£100+) i ordered it through my boss so i don't know exactly where he gets it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Arival Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 PSF32GMCSDHC10 Patriot Signature Flash, 32GB microSDHC Class 10 seems to be available for under $99 (€70/£62) in several webstores. avoid amazon though(£100+) i ordered it through my boss so i don't know exactly where he gets it Can't seem to find a decent price on that one :D I'll keep looking I guess, might be a case of waiting for one to appear in the sale - I guess i can continue using the 8 gig one in my Hero until there's a good deal or prices drop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hageni Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 the only thing for which class might matter is reliability of recording fullHD. Could you expand on that, please? I ordered my LG Optimus 2X in the MoDaCo package with Sandisk 32GB Micro SD (SDHC) Card - Class 2 because it is the only 32GB card they have and I didn't think that it would matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aMpeX Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Just because it is class 2 doesn't rule out that it is capable of recording FullHD The classes only give you a guarantee, that the designated speed is ALWAYS reached. If you read some of the amazon reviews of class 2 cards you will find out that some of them actually have higher transfer rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pjuskn Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 So, could anyone tell me the big difference between the "classes" is it rly that big of an difference ?. will i notice it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aMpeX Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 ATTENTION THIS IS MY PERSONAL OPINION I'd say class 10 is overkill, but if you wan't to be safe I'd go with a class 4 or 6. I ordered a cheap class 4 myself. Once I actually hold my O2X in my hands I can give some feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thedicemaster Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 the class is a guaranteed write speed. a class 2 will be able to write 2MB/s or more, class 4 4MB/s, class 6 6MB/s and class 10 10MB/s again, this is the guaranteed speed. that means a class 2 made by a good company, and made under ideal situations, may actually have a write speed of 8-10MB/s however the batch it came from is only tested up to 2MB/s so it gets a class 2 rating. for full HD recording you usually need at least class 4 performance, but a class 2 card from a reliable manufacturer like kingston often performs like a class 4 or 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Arival Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 the class is a guaranteed write speed. a class 2 will be able to write 2MB/s or more, class 4 4MB/s, class 6 6MB/s and class 10 10MB/s again, this is the guaranteed speed. that means a class 2 made by a good company, and made under ideal situations, may actually have a write speed of 8-10MB/s however the batch it came from is only tested up to 2MB/s so it gets a class 2 rating. for full HD recording you usually need at least class 4 performance, but a class 2 card from a reliable manufacturer like kingston often performs like a class 4 or 6. I've ordered Class 4 - as long as everything to do with the system is dealt with on the internal card then I figured speed isn't so important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pjuskn Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 so, i should buy a class 10 32gb sd card then ? or would u recommend a lower unit ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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