+ollynholly Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 My vista HCx is on its way. I am looking to get a 2GB microSD card to put some topos on. My question is are all the cards the same?? I mean is one brand better than the other? Thanks in advance Quote
+gcfishguy Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 My vista HCx is on its way. I am looking to get a 2GB microSD card to put some topos on. My question is are all the cards the same?? I mean is one brand better than the other? Thanks in advance Personally, I would buy one at a well known store, and buy a good name (Sandisk, etc). Counterfeiting memory cards is getting to be big business now, so I would stay away from any source you can't be sure of. They'll collect smaller capacity cards, re-badge them, and alter the file allocation tables so the cards report a higher capacity than they are. They work okay until you hit the original capacity of the card....then things go downhill. So far I've had 2 counterfeit cards. They were 1GB cards, re-badged as 2GB. I used them in my DSLR, and when they got half full, the camera threw an error. (The card is full, but to the device reading it, it's only half full. Hmm..."Not full, but I can't write to it....error!") Because the file tables were messed up, I also lost all the photos that I had taken the entire day. I contacted the site where I bought the cards, and after emailing them a total of 11 times, then waiting in line at the post office, then another month and half of emailing, I got my money back. Learned my lesson....deal with a well know electronics store, pay a couple more dollars, and have peace of mind. Just wanted to let you know about that....if you know where to look online, you can find great deals on cards, but they're not always such a bargain. Quote
+TheRedArmy Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 i use both KINGSTON and SANDISK. but i prefer KINGSTON as i believe they have a better warrant. some cards are faster then others too, check the read/write speeds etc. Quote
+ollynholly Posted July 24, 2009 Author Posted July 24, 2009 I was planning on buying from Walmart or Best Buy and not on the net. Thanks for the advice. Quote
NordicMan Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 You want to be sure to use SD cards not SDHC ones. SDHC is fine as long as your machine is configured to use them Quote
+ollynholly Posted July 24, 2009 Author Posted July 24, 2009 I'm sorry when you say "machine" do you mean the GPS or the computer?? Quote
NordicMan Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 (edited) Yes I mean "whatever device" is reading the card, be it a GPS or computer or camera or,, you name it! SDHC stands for "Secure Digital High Capacity" and mostly only newer machines are designed to use them properly, despite the fact they have the same form factor as SD cards Most 2GB micro SD cards are of the standard SD format, however there are SDHC versions that might not work with an older reader. Edited July 24, 2009 by NordicMan Quote
+Matthew 7:7 Too Posted July 26, 2009 Posted July 26, 2009 I was wondering about getting a 4GB or 8GB SDHC card to use with an Oregon or Dakota (still debating which to buy) so that I could download 2 Garmin GB Discoverer maps onto the card instead of having to swap between 2GB cards. Garmin don't seem to say anywhere whether I can do this. Any ideas? Chris Quote
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