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Micro sd card:Which Brand to choose?

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gary4gar
gary4gar Original post #1
Jun 6, 2008 at 2:53 PM
I am Buying 1GB Micro Sd card. for Nokia 6085.
have option between Transcend & sandisk. Buying it online from futurebazaar to avoid fakes.

Both items come at same price of 299/- + shipping

  • Transcend 1GB Micro SD Card
  • Sandisk 1GB Micro SD Card


which one to choose?
yogi7272
Jun 6, 2008 at 5:24 PM
sandisk .. comes with 5yrs warranty ..
Pathik
Pathik #3
Jun 6, 2008 at 5:26 PM
Sandisk, Kingston, NCP
Cool G5
Cool G5 #4
Jun 6, 2008 at 5:29 PM
Sandisk or Kingston.

sandisk .. comes with 5yrs warranty ..
Even kingston offers 5 years warranty.
infra_red_dude
Jun 6, 2008 at 7:17 PM
Sandisk, Kingston, Kingmax.. most of them come with lifetime warranty (5 years). Stay away from NCP. Had bad experience.
gary4gar
Jun 6, 2008 at 9:39 PM
Thanks, will buy one right away:D
O
Jun 7, 2008 at 1:09 PM
All these warranty applies to Singapore,HongKong & other countries..NOT to India as ALL of them are 'stolen' stuff.

ONLY microSD comes with warranty in India is 'MoserBaer' & that too 1yr only.
quan chi
Jun 7, 2008 at 1:19 PM
one off topic question.

well does this phone comes under series 60.
S
Jun 7, 2008 at 3:37 PM
man buy bigger SD card if your cell supports..
gary4gar
gary4gar #10
Jun 7, 2008 at 5:50 PM
one off topic question.

well does this phone comes under series 60.

Nah, its a s40 Phone.
Does not matter to me much, as i only use it for Text & Voice.
Sometimes i also use BT via A2DP

man buy bigger SD card if your cell supports..

Cell supports upto 2GB. but 1gb would be enough for me.
As, i don't listen to Music on Phone, for that purpose i have a PmP.
So basically need this card to share content with my peers
krazzy
krazzy #11
Jun 7, 2008 at 6:06 PM
[Thread Hijack] Anybody know the price of 4gb and 8gb microSD cards and does 5700 support 8gb cards?[/Thread Hijack]
Pathik
Pathik #12
Jun 7, 2008 at 6:27 PM
Only upto 4GB i suppose^^
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hellgate #13
Jun 7, 2008 at 6:46 PM
a shop here is selling 8GB micro SDHC for 2.4k.is this price ok?does the N82 support 8GB micro SDHC.

its a Sandisk 8GB microSD.
Pathik
Pathik #14
Jun 7, 2008 at 6:58 PM
The N82 does. But do test it before buying
infra_red_dude
Jun 7, 2008 at 6:59 PM
All these warranty applies to Singapore,HongKong & other countries..NOT to India as ALL of them are 'stolen' stuff.

ONLY microSD comes with warranty in India is 'MoserBaer' & that too 1yr only.
Not sure about other but this surely is NOT the case with Kingston products. They honour a 5 year Indian warranty.
H
hellgate #16
Jun 7, 2008 at 7:03 PM
i'll buy the 8GB microSD after 30 mins.just tell me whether 2.4k price is ok for Sandisk 8GB microSD.
Pathik
Pathik #17
Jun 7, 2008 at 7:14 PM
For an original Sandisk, YES!
Tiger
Tiger #18
Jun 7, 2008 at 8:26 PM
kingston KINGston KINGSTON
gary4gar
gary4gar #19
Jun 7, 2008 at 8:50 PM
Here the appox prices of Sandisk Microsd cards, which i asked when i buyed 1GB model;)
Maybe usefull for someone

  • # Micro SD "1GB" @ Rs :265/-
    # Micro SD "2 GB " @ Rs :526/-
    # Micro SD "4GB " @ Rs :1092/-
    # Micro SD "8GB wow" @ Rs :2537/-
Cool G5
Cool G5 #20
Jun 7, 2008 at 9:45 PM
I am now finding my 2 GB Micro SD small, anyways will get a big one later with my next phone.

@Krazzy - According to some reviewers, Nokia 5700 supports 8 GB cards. But check it before you buy.
krazzy
krazzy #21
Jun 7, 2008 at 11:57 PM
I am now finding my 2 GB Micro SD small, anyways will get a big one later with my next phone.

@Krazzy - According to some reviewers, Nokia 5700 supports 8 GB cards. But check it before you buy.

Yeah I know. That's why I'm planning to get as big a card as the device supports so that later on I won't feel the lack of space.

I've read about people using 4gb cards in their 5700 without any problems. But the thing is 4gb falls under HC or High Capacity. And when a device supports High Capacity it should theoreticaly support upto 32gb. So in my opinion if 5700 supports 4gb it should support 8gb as well.

Btw how am I supposed to check out a 8gb card in my 5700? The shopkeepers won't allow me to do that. And I don't know anyone who has a 8gb microSD card.
Pathik
Pathik #22
Jun 8, 2008 at 12:02 AM
I think they would allow you if you promise to buy it if it works. Not alfa though.
quan chi
quan chi #23
Jun 8, 2008 at 1:30 AM
well i searched for series 40.and here it says it comes under series 40v2.
now what does that means.*twilightwap.com/mobilium/themes/default.asp
Pathik
Pathik #24
Jun 8, 2008 at 1:37 AM
^what? The 5700? Its s60v3
quan chi
quan chi #25
Jun 8, 2008 at 1:39 AM
well please can anyone reply to post no.23.
x3060
x3060 #26
Jun 8, 2008 at 4:52 AM
i got kingston 2g for 500 for my htc ...
sorry no idea about nokia , never used one...
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hellgate #27
Jun 8, 2008 at 10:26 AM
got the Sandisk 8GB microSD for 2.2k.
krazzy
krazzy #28
Jun 8, 2008 at 10:35 AM
well i searched for series 40.and here it says it comes under series 40v2.
now what does that means.*twilightwap.com/mobilium/themes/default.asp

It means that Nokia 6085 runs on Nokia's Series 40 v2 platform.
x3060
x3060 #29
Jun 8, 2008 at 12:24 PM
i guess he might have understood that...he might have had a doubt as what's that v2 thing....
quan chi
quan chi #30
Jun 8, 2008 at 2:20 PM
i guess he might have understood that...he might have had a doubt as what's that v2 thing....

yes you got it.:D.well whats the v2 and v1 thing.
and what is the major differences between the series 60 and series 40 phones excluding the price.
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hellgate #31
Jun 8, 2008 at 2:27 PM
s60 fones run the Symbian s60 os and the v1,v2 and v3 signify the versions like s60 v1 is s60 OS6,v2 is s60 OS7,OS8,OS8.1, and v3 is OS9.1,OS9.2 & OS9.3.

s40 fones on the other hand do not run any dedicated os.they run a custom os.they also hav versions like s40v1,s40v2 & s40v3.
gary4gar
gary4gar #32
Jun 8, 2008 at 2:28 PM
yes you got it.:D.well whats the v2 and v1 thing.
and what is the major differences between the series 60 and series 40 phones excluding the price.
*www.allaboutsymbian.com/features/item/Series_40_vs_S60.php
krazzy
krazzy #33
Jun 8, 2008 at 2:40 PM
yes you got it.:D.well whats the v2 and v1 thing.
and what is the major differences between the series 60 and series 40 phones excluding the price.

The different versions just add some minor features to the OS.

S40 is a single task operating system. You can just run one app at a time and moreover the OS does not support additional applications. This OS is obviously developed by Nokia and is used in Nokia's feature phones.

S60 is based on the Symbian OS which is a multi task operating system, which means it supports multitasking, i.e. the user can run multiple applications at a time, like in Windows or Mac. The currently running app is at the fore front while the minimized apps can be brought up by pressing and holding the menu key. Also just like Windows one can download and run native Symbian apps. In addition, just like S40, S60 also supports Java apps. Due to this, phones running S60 are called smartphones. S60 is a version of Symbian OS which was bought and developed by Nokia. Other version of Symbian is UIQ which is jointly owned by Sony Ericsson and Motorola.

Hope all that info is sufficient. :)
Pathik
Pathik #34
Jun 8, 2008 at 5:46 PM
See he is not that krazy after all. Iska khali id krazzy hai. :D
quan chi
quan chi #35
Jun 8, 2008 at 6:00 PM
moreover the OS does not support additional applications.

clear. except this thing.but it says you can download various other applications.well i am not sure but i think i read it somewhere.
Pathik
Pathik #36
Jun 8, 2008 at 6:38 PM
They support just Java apps which are not as fast/efficient as their symbian counterparts. And no multitaskin is a big no no. You would rather take an SE than a s40 in some cases.
krazzy
krazzy #37
Jun 8, 2008 at 8:09 PM
See he is not that krazy after all. Iska khali id krazzy hai. :D

You need to tell that?! :shock: I thought that it was obvious. :( :D
Pathik
Pathik #40
Jun 8, 2008 at 8:56 PM
Nah. Seems more psychotic than awesome. :s
girish.g
girish.g #41
Jun 8, 2008 at 9:51 PM
any idea of mspd and m2 prices??
quan chi
quan chi #42
Jun 9, 2008 at 5:39 PM
well can s60 games be downloaded and played with s40 ones.
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hellgate #43
Jun 9, 2008 at 5:43 PM
^^^ if that s60 game is a java app then maybe (depending on that s40 fone hardware).if its a symbian game then no.
quan chi
quan chi #44
Jun 9, 2008 at 6:28 PM
thanks for the reply.well is pc suit really necessary to connect phone to pc via bluetooth.
krazzy
krazzy #45
Jun 9, 2008 at 9:30 PM
^^ Dude you have completely hijacked this thread. :D If you had so many doubts why didn't you create a new thread? :confused: Your queries aren't even remotely related to the original topic.

As for your last query, PC Suite isn't really needed. Most of the things can be done without it. Depends on what exactly one wants to do after connecting the phone.