Micro SD cards, where?

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Hey all, didn't know where to ask. Thought this may be the best place.
I'm moving over to the darkside today . Moving from an iPhone 3gs to a HTC Desire. I need 32gb micro SD card though. Was looking on ebay and they seem stupidly expensive.
Where is the best place to get them? What sort of price should I pay for one?

Cheers!

Fnz

Quick reply, try:

http://www.dealextreme.com/

http://www.mymemory.co.uk/

Ruu_Old

shop4memory.com also.

Lex Luthor

I ordered a 16GB one today from ndscardsale.com for $33
The 32GB was $105 :eek:

Skerries

buy 2 and crossfire them

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Skerries wrote: »

buy 2 and crossfire them

Crossfire them?!

talking_walnut

32's are still really expensive. If you find a cheap one it'd probably be suspect (i.e. not actually 32GB). I'll be sticking to 16 till they come down.

Fisher Calhoun

Skerries wrote: »

buy 2 and crossfire them

Pfft! SLI ftw! (I actually have an ATI card, but wanted to say that )

The 16GB seem to be the best value for money. The €/GB cost goes up quite a bit when you look at the 32GB ones...

god's toy

Lex Luthor wrote: »

I ordered a 16GB one today from ndscardsale.com for $33
The 32GB was $105 :eek:

What class are those cards? I don't think you will get anything fast for that price and people may get pissed off by the slow access/read/write performance when using it.

I remember a thread about it not too long ago and class 4 and above is good for android.


EDIT here is a 16GB class 6 for $41... wonder can it really be that good?

http://www.ndscardsale.com/sd16g

TouchingVirus

Be careful with all dealers mentioned here - every one of them is liable for Customs/Excise and VAT including MyMemory which is based in The Channel Islands.

If necessary, break up the order into two parts to keep each one under the €22 cutoff point at which they start nailing you for this stuff.

I thought I was getting a bargain earlier in the year but after the €6 An Post handling charge and VAT/Import Duty it wasn't so I sent it back to MyMemory

fransdev

Found this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161405 the only thing is they don't ship internationally, any of you guys got an address in the states, we can buy more than 1 and ship them over here

huangyu

This is another one , http://www.digitopz.com/memory-card-c-11.html they can send it to any place in the world, many different brands for you to choose , hope can help you !

Lex Luthor

god's toy wrote: »

What class are those cards? I don't think you will get anything fast for that price and people may get pissed off by the slow access/read/write performance when using it.

I remember a thread about it not too long ago and class 4 and above is good for android.


EDIT here is a 16GB class 6 for $41... wonder can it really be that good?

http://www.ndscardsale.com/sd16g

I got the Sandisk one beside it...I guess the 2 means Class 2?

Khannie

fransdev wrote: »

Found this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161405 the only thing is they don't ship internationally, any of you guys got an address in the states, we can buy more than 1 and ship them over here

Very interested in that. I didn't know there were class 10 cards. There are companies that will purchase stuff on your behalf and forward on to you. If there were a few of us buying together we could make use of that.

Cork Skate

MyMemory.co.uk .... are the fast to deliver does anyone know?

god's toy

Lex Luthor wrote: »

I got the Sandisk one beside it...I guess the 2 means Class 2?

Yep but that can be misleading too as a 'good' class 2 can be better than a 'bad' class 4

Brian

SanDisk are the best.

TouchingVirus

Cork Skate wrote: »

MyMemory.co.uk .... are the fast to deliver does anyone know?

Yes, definitely

RedXIV

I'd be interested in the group buy from america if thats going ahead?

Skidmcmarx

I'd be interested in the America bulk buy too

Lord Derpington

Skidmcmarx wrote: »

I'd be interested in the America bulk buy too

+1

Khannie

That's a total of 5 interested in a bulk buy from newegg. I'm open on suggestions for how to go about it?

fransdev

sign me up too for the bulk buy in the states

Cork Skate

How much would we have to put up?

Khannie

Well....there are a few ways of doing this kind of thing.

We could:

1) get someone with a friend in the US to buy them for us and ship them over here. This would be (by a stretch) the cheapest way to do this. We could either pay up front, or on delivery. Obviously up front payment is going to make this easier for the friend in the US to do this. I have a friend who has just moved to the US, but he may not have a US credit card yet (necessary for newegg).

Shipping would also be very cheap because all the unnecessary packaging could just be ditched. The chips themselves are very small and lightweight.

2) Go through one of those intermediate shipping companies. They buy on your behalf and you pay them a fee. From initial investigations this is a lot more expensive.

Le King

fransdev wrote: »

Found this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161405 the only thing is they don't ship internationally, any of you guys got an address in the states, we can buy more than 1 and ship them over here

I have an address in the States. It's in New York and it's being leased by a company on my behalf, but I'm sure there would be no problem.

So if we get a few more in or whatever I'll get it sorted.

Khannie

Very decent of you. I think you'll need a credit card with a US registered address too though.

RedXIV

If that fails, I've an aunt there who may be able to sort us out....

She should be over in a few weeks for xmas too

Khannie

That would be ideal Red. I'm happy to give you (or whoever else is organising this) the money for mine up front.

I checked on newegg. It's 330 USD including tax and delivery for 10 cards, so 33 dollars (or around 25 euro) a pop. Hard to argue with that for a class 10 card.

Now mymemory are selling class 4 16g cards for 20 sterling including delivery, which is a little bit cheaper, but obviously a much slower card.

RedXIV

I'll get back on this thread soon so. I'll just go confirm that we're good to go with this.

If we are, I'll see what I can do about getting money off people. Boards beers may be the easiest way to catch ye all

Timmaay

I'd get one on the bulk buy also defo!

Idleater

subscribes to thread ...

Tea_Bag

count me in on the bulk buy too. i wont be at the beer (cause im in limerick) but ill pay upfront if needed.

this is what i love about boards. its such a nice community here .

Brian

That card looks good, I'm in!

Le King

Yeah I can just use my parents address in the US along with their credit card, saves me the hassle of doing it myself.

I'm pretty much good to go here, gentlemen.

Skittle

Can you let us know how we could pay you and get the cards off of you when they arrive?

RedXIV

Le King wrote: »

Yeah I can just use my parents address in the US along with their credit card, saves me the hassle of doing it myself.

I'm pretty much good to go here, gentlemen.

If you're good to go, then we may be better off going with you?

Sent an email to my aunt yesterday but I forgot she can be lax in reply times

Suebee

I would definitely be interested in one of these cards if you are still looking for more numbers... nice one guys, thanks.

Khannie

Le King wrote: »

Yeah I can just use my parents address in the US along with their credit card, saves me the hassle of doing it myself.

I'm pretty much good to go here, gentlemen.

Legend. Let's do this then. How would you like payment?

fransdev

Maybe just PM everybody and let us know how you want to receive the money. I can send it through PP if you want. And in regards to the CC I can help out with this as well and If we find a cheaper/better one on eBay US there is another way to buy in bulk

http://groupgifts.ebay.com/

Just le me know, I am still up for it.:D

Le King

First of all. I'll order how many everybody wants. I'll buy them then when I get them sent over here I'll start taking payments then.

I'd much rather that then taking payments now and then having the hassle of something going wrong and owing loads of people money.

I'm going to get 5 myself.

Lord Derpington

Le King wrote: »

First of all. I'll order how many everybody wants. I'll buy them then when I get them sent over here I'll start taking payments then.

I'd much rather that then taking payments now and then having the hassle of something going wrong and owing loads of people money.

I'm going to get 5 myself.

That is going to be a lot of money you are putting up for us boardsies... thank you!

I would like 2, if you are sure thats the way you want to do it thats great, if not let me know and ill pay you what ever way you want for my share

Khannie

3 for me please.

Thanks very much. Appreciate it.

You can discard my packaging if it makes shipping easier.

gollywog

one for me please! thank you!

Tea_Bag

just 1 for me please

kenyard

Khannie wrote: »

Very interested in that. I didn't know there were class 10 cards. There are companies that will purchase stuff on your behalf and forward on to you. If there were a few of us buying together we could make use of that.

from what i knew they left most at class 6 because it was what they could guarantee.
i have a sandisc extreme III sd card which has write of 30Mb/s which is technically a class 30, but its only got a 6 on it for some reason :S

either way i got a class 2 before an 8Gb normal sd card and it was terrible. couldnt use it for anything as the load speeds even were taking forever

Tea_Bag

kenyard wrote: »

from what i knew they left most at class 6 because it was what they could guarantee.
i have a sandisc extreme III sd card which has write of 30Mb/s which is technically a class 30, but its only got a 6 on it for some reason :S

either way i got a class 2 before an 8Gb normal sd card and it was terrible. couldnt use it for anything as the load speeds even were taking forever

cards can be a bit hit and miss. the "class" thing has some shortcommings/loopholes too apparently. microsoft along with the SD organisation are going to make a more clear scale in the future products. the class also doesnt have any concideration for random access times and writes.

either way though, class 10 should be fast.

fransdev

I would like two 16gb and two 32gb if you can order those as well in one go, thank you, if you want I help you upfront the money

johnny_adidas

Put me down for one please. Can pay by Paypal or meet up if needs be

RedXIV

One please

Baz_

2 x 32gig for me would be awesome for me please...

cheers

(Oh, and if there is any problem with you paying for the cards up front, do not hesitate to pm me and I'll arrange some manner of paying you in advance, pp or bank transfer or some such)