32 GB Micro-SD card recommendations

**p.dath** · 29th October 2015, 18:38

I've been using Samsung class 10 micro-SD cards with Raspberry Pi's for a while. I used the Samsung cards because I find them rock solid reliable, I have never had one fail, and they perform as claimed. I nearly exclusively use 32GB cards, as the extra space provides plenty of room for the wear levelling algorithm.

I've tried some other brands in the past. I've had some fail within 24 hours. I have had some corrupt data. I have had quite a few that perform no where near the speed advertised.

Much to my horror, the main distributor, Ingram Micro, has decided to cease distributing them. Now I need to find a new brand. Anyone got a brand of class 10 micro-SD they would care to recommend?

**onearmedbandit** · 29th October 2015, 18:53

Not sure if what you say affects this but oneday.co.nz quite regularly has good deals on the Samsung cards, I got a 32gb from them for around $50 give or take.

**bogan** · 29th October 2015, 18:54

Don't use SD cards if I can avoid em myself, as I prefer eMMC, have you looked into that?

Perhaps off topic, but I'm finding Odroids to be a much more attractive options than the pis. Build in gigabit and four quick cores...

**Gremlin** · 29th October 2015, 20:26

Ingram will do that... perhaps another disti has picked them up?

Otherwise I'd probably suggest Sandisk or Transcend (some ram will use Samsung chips). I don't like Transcend 2.5" drives, but their ram was very solid.

**HenryDorsetCase** · 29th October 2015, 22:31

Whats wrong with Adata? I have a 64GB one in my phone and you know, so far so good.

**Akzle** · 30th October 2015, 06:18

msata .

**p.dath** · 30th October 2015, 06:40

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

Not sure if what you say affects this but oneday.co.nz quite regularly has good deals on the Samsung cards, I got a 32gb from them for around $50 give or take.

Because of the high number of counterfeits in the market, I'm too scared to buy one when the price looks "too good to be true". Samsung have a 10 year guarantee on their cards. The counterfeits look almost exactly the same, but often fail within 12 months or corrupt data when you read it back.

**p.dath** · 30th October 2015, 06:42

Originally Posted by bogan

Don't use SD cards if I can avoid em myself, as I prefer eMMC, have you looked into that?

Perhaps off topic, but I'm finding Odroids to be a much more attractive options than the pis. Build in gigabit and four quick cores...

I've looked into eMMC, but it's not possible. I've looked at the Odroid's before, and they do look good. I like to use Ubuntu, as everything is the same across all my platforms then (server, desktop and raspberry pi), and the raspberry pi is an officially support platform.

Odroid's seem more popular with people who like to run Android (aka software developers).

**p.dath** · 30th October 2015, 06:45

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

Whats wrong with Adata? I have a 64GB one in my phone and you know, so far so good.

I don't believe AData sell 32GB class 10 UHS-1 micro-sd cards. They do sell lower spec slow micro-sd's - but I want class 10.

**Moise** · 30th October 2015, 06:47

Why not order from overseas? Torpedo7 had a special on Samsung 32GB recently, so they should have some.

I use mainly Apacer cards in my cameras and have never had a problem, but writing JPGs in a camera is pretty light duty use.

**p.dath** · 30th October 2015, 06:48

Originally Posted by Gremlin

Ingram will do that... perhaps another disti has picked them up?

Otherwise I'd probably suggest Sandisk or Transcend (some ram will use Samsung chips). I don't like Transcend 2.5" drives, but their ram was very solid.

I've tried searching across our quoting system across all NZ distributors, and nothing else comes up. I've also tried emailing our account managers at several, but nada.

I've read very mixed reviews of both Sandisk and Transcend, so I am luke warm on them. The fact that Samsung give you a 10 year guarantee on their cards speaks volumes to me - that is a very long warranty for anything in the IT storage field.

Originally Posted by Akzle

msata .

I wish I had that option. Alas no.

**bogan** · 30th October 2015, 06:59

Originally Posted by p.dath

I've looked into eMMC, but it's not possible. I've looked at the Odroid's before, and they do look good. I like to use Ubuntu, as everything is the same across all my platforms then (server, desktop and raspberry pi), and the raspberry pi is an officially support platform.

Odroid's seem more popular with people who like to run Android (aka software developers).

Ah, stink. That's it in a nutshell though, what hold's Odroid back is their biggest strength; to keep up with producing mint hardware, official support and line continuity becomes scarce.

**onearmedbandit** · 30th October 2015, 07:06

Originally Posted by p.dath

Because of the high number of counterfeits in the market, I'm too scared to buy one when the price looks "too good to be true". Samsung have a 10 year guarantee on their cards. The counterfeits look almost exactly the same, but often fail within 12 months or corrupt data when you read it back.

Fair point that I hadn't considered.