peachs Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 (edited) My Garmin GPSMAP 60CSX is on its way... but which Micro SD Card do I buy? I cant decide between the Kingston 1GB and the Sandisk 1GB. From my research on the net, the Sandisk seem to be going for about $8NZD more than the Kingston. My questions are... Is the Sandisk worth the extra? Do both operate well on the 60CSX? Are there any major differences between the 2? What SDCard do you use... and how does it work for you? Edited March 19, 2007 by peachs Quote Link to comment
+BaldEd Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 My Garmin GPSMAP 60CSX is on its way... but which Micro SD Card do I buy? What SDCard do you use... and how does it work for you? I use a Sandisk TransFlash 1GB and have had no problems. When I purchased it Sandisk was the only microSD card available. Just make sure that you don't purchase a Sandisk Ultra card as they are not Garmin compatible. I can't comment on other makes but there have been comments on various other microSD cards on the forums. Quote Link to comment
+Paulsan Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 They both make a fine product. Go with whatever is cheapest. Quote Link to comment
+nearlywild Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 They both make a fine product. Go with whatever is cheapest. I just bought a Kingston 1GB on amazon.com for $4.75 today. Shipping was $7 and some change. I can't remember the exact shipping charge. Quote Link to comment
+nearlywild Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 They both make a fine product. Go with whatever is cheapest. I just bought a Kingston 1GB on amazon.com for $4.75 today. Shipping was $7 and some change. I can't remember the exact shipping charge. Quote Link to comment
Dragonmaster13 Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 They are made in the same factory and the wording is apinted on at the end of the line, same plastic, same internals, different paint stencil Quote Link to comment
+dsvaughn Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 I tried SanDisk 1GB first and could not download more than about 400MB worth of maps before it would fail with a read error. I have tried this with two different MicroSD cards in two different 60CSx units with the same results. I got two Kingston 1GB MicroSD cards last week and I have about 900MB worth of maps on them. No problems what so ever. I have to recommend Kingston! Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 I have the Kingston and it works just fine. Quote Link to comment
+TrailGators Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 They are made in the same factory and the wording is apinted on at the end of the line, same plastic, same internals, different paint stencil True, there is no difference. Quote Link to comment
+ergomaniac Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Garmin recommends both brands: http://www.garmin.com/support/faqs/faq.jsp...age=Mainwebpage Quote Link to comment
peachs Posted March 20, 2007 Author Share Posted March 20, 2007 Thank you to all who have replied. I appreciate the feedback. I think I'll probably go for the Kingston. Mike. Quote Link to comment
+Albedo_0.39 Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 (edited) Garmin does indicate that their x-series GPSr are not compatible with Sandisk's Ultra II cards. The basic cards are fine. I have used Sandisk, Kingston, and US Modular in my GPSr units without trouble. Edited March 20, 2007 by Albedo0.39 Quote Link to comment
Wethereyet Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 I use both...price was the only factor I bought one before the other..they work fine Quote Link to comment
+DonB Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 My Garmin GPSMAP 60CSX is on its way... but which Micro SD Card do I buy? I cant decide between the Kingston 1GB and the Sandisk 1GB. From my research on the net, the Sandisk seem to be going for about $8NZD more than the Kingston. My questions are... Is the Sandisk worth the extra? Do both operate well on the 60CSX? Are there any major differences between the 2? What SDCard do you use... and how does it work for you? The only problem I have with Sandisk is, I had one of their CF cards go bad which can happen with any card, but it took me 6 weeks from the time they got the bad one back, and five or six phone calls and a bunch of run arounds to get them to replace it. Their warrenty policy is they are supposed to ship the replacement within 10 days of receiving the bad product in their plant. The last call I made to them I was told they had no record of me ever calling them. I finally told them I was going to turn the matter over to our state consumer protection agency and that seemed to get their attention because I had the new card less then a week later. On the other hand I have some Kingston cards that I have never had any problem with. Quote Link to comment
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