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mpwilson99 Lifetime Member
Joined: Jun 30, 2007 Posts: 462 Location: Hickstead, Sussex
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:10 pm Post subject: MicroSD card gone bang |
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Think my MicroSD 16gb card has gone bang today, cant seem to get my XDA phone to read it now. ( i do need to double check it works or does not work in the SDHC reader adaptor when i find it ).
I have also reinstalled the shdc program on my phone again in case it lost it settings.
If has turned to toast, any ideas where is the cheapest & best offer for another 16gb MicroSD card asap.
Is there a 32gb card due out soon?
Thanks
MPW _________________ TomTom 700 GO user since Dec 2005.
TomTom PDA XDA user since Dec 2007.
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s2-wolf Occasional Visitor
Joined: Jun 06, 2007 Posts: 35 Location: Hampshire
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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I use
www.7dayshop.com
for memory cards and memory sticks. They are based in the Channel Islands, so no VAT. Delivery is usually quick and they are very helpful.
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richard345 Frequent Visitor
Joined: Mar 09, 2008 Posts: 463 Location: Rainhill, Lancashire Not Merseyside!
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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Another vote for 7Day Shop. Good range, quick delivery, keen prices and very good customer service. _________________ Ric - TomTom 520 DEAD - Passed to the great traffic jam in the sky. Now using Maps & Waze on Samsung Galaxy S4 + CamerAlert of course! |
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mpwilson99 Lifetime Member
Joined: Jun 30, 2007 Posts: 462 Location: Hickstead, Sussex
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks, I got a 16gb one on order from the CPW in the end for £30 inc P&P.
Ive got my 8gb card out of retirement for a couple of days now.
Cheers
MPW _________________ TomTom 700 GO user since Dec 2005.
TomTom PDA XDA user since Dec 2007.
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mpwilson99 Lifetime Member
Joined: Jun 30, 2007 Posts: 462 Location: Hickstead, Sussex
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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Well, looks like not even a year has passed and my 2nd 16GB SanDisk SDHC card has just gone capot.
I see the CPW have their own make 16GB for around £28 and there is an integral one on MM for around £32, seem reasonable.
I have also been looking at these 32GB cards on Fleabay, very unbranded and not much written up about them. Good value for around the £20 mark.
Anyone have any ideas if they are any good ( perhaps might last more then a year be nice ) and how they can sell them so cheap!
Cheers,
MPW _________________ TomTom 700 GO user since Dec 2005.
TomTom PDA XDA user since Dec 2007.
TomTom HTC HD2 user since Jul 2012. |
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Border_Collie Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Feb 01, 2006 Posts: 2543 Location: Rainham, Kent. England.
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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Surely they come with a lifetime guarantee. _________________ Formerly known as Lost_Property
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AllyCat Frequent Visitor
Joined: Feb 23, 2005 Posts: 376 Location: Catford, London, UK
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Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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mpwilson99 wrote: | how they can sell them so cheap!
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Hi,
Well, they might just have cut their margins to the bone, but more likely they're semi-rejects. I believe all modern large memory devices have some defective cells and the internal electronics is arranged to replace these by spare cells which are included in the design. However, where all (or nearly all) of the spares are used up then a reputable manufacturer may choose to sell off the chips rather than put their own brand name on it.
But, cheap memory devices might actually be be "fakes" which have been "hacked" to appear to have a larger size than they really have. You only discover this when the device is typically more than 50% full and find that some of the earlier data has become corrupt or vanished (by being overlayed by later data).
Personally, I've bought a fair number of small electronics items from Hong Kong at excellent prices, and received a few (legitimate) refunds because the sellers are so keen to keep their "five star" rating. But I don't think I would risk memory cards and similar from HK or China, but prefer to use Play.com or 7dayshop, etc.
Cheers, Alan. _________________ Garmin GPS72H/76/60/45, Etrex H, Mapsource v6.5.
Acer N50,HP114,Loox N560,Dell x50,CF/SD cards to 4/32GB.
RoyalTek,Holux236,Navman B10 & Copilot(Globalsat) BT GPS,TomTom5/6.
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mpwilson99 Lifetime Member
Joined: Jun 30, 2007 Posts: 462 Location: Hickstead, Sussex
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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There goes another one!
How come these MicroSD cards dont seem to last long!?
Im now on a 16gb Integral card from MyMemory class 4, seems to be a bit more faster then the last one. _________________ TomTom 700 GO user since Dec 2005.
TomTom PDA XDA user since Dec 2007.
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richard345 Frequent Visitor
Joined: Mar 09, 2008 Posts: 463 Location: Rainhill, Lancashire Not Merseyside!
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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Well, I'm still using the MicroSD cards I bought fro 7DayShop.com with no issues at all.
Mind you, they are SanDisk and Kingston genuine ones. _________________ Ric - TomTom 520 DEAD - Passed to the great traffic jam in the sky. Now using Maps & Waze on Samsung Galaxy S4 + CamerAlert of course! |
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