Correct. As far as I'm aware, those are the only two that do not like the SanDisk High Endurance cards. Those are the 2 newest models. I don't think they are an issue with the A139, not sure on the T130 yet. Hopefully this is just a firmware/SDK issue that can get corrected at some point, because the SanDisk High Endurance cards have been solid with the older models and can be purchased for a decent price.
There is only 1 bad report I know of concerning the A139 and that card, but it is from a very experienced user and an official Viofo tester here so I also cannot discount his problem or attribute it to "user" error given how experienced he is.
I have an Sandisk A2 Extreme 256GB in my A129 Duo that has never had issue. I also had a Sandisk High Endurance 256GB in the Zenfox I used and it failed (Developed Bad Sectors) after a very short time in use..I was mailed out a replacement Sandisk High Endurance. I go out to my car today and...
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It seemed to work fine for some other people here though in the A139...
I can also vouch that it works fine in my Street Guardian SG9667DC2K without any issues, and I'm sure that they have tested it with all their products since that is the specific card that they bundle with all their products.
Lothar's musings:
For the longest time, Samsung never had a 256GB PRO Endurance card..only 128GB maximum, so SanDisk was the only option for many of us that had a 2K 2Ch dashcam and record at the maximum bit-rate setting possible.
Samsung finally now has a 256GB Pro endurance card which they released in April earlier this year, and it is also selling at a decent price from Amazon. This changes the dynamics (in the US at least, can't speak about other parts of the world as price/availability issues may persist).
| 256GB SanDisk High Endurance | 256GB Samsung PRO Endurance | 256GB SanDisk MAX Endurance |
Read speed | 100MB/s | 100MB/s | 100MB/s |
Write speed | 40MB/s | 40MB/s | 40MB/s |
Rated hours of video | Up to 20,000 hours | Up to 140,150 hours | Up to 120,000 hours |
Warranty | 2 years | 5 years | 15 years |
"True" Warranty | 20,000 hours or 2 years...Whichever happens 1st. | 140,150 hours or 5 years...Whichever happens 1st. | 120,000 hours or 15 years..Whichever happens 1st. |
Price on Amazon (shipped & sold by Amazon.com) | $34.99 | $37.99 | $56.49 |
Based on this table, I would not even consider the SanDisk "High" Endurance model today as long as the Samsung PRO Endurance is readily within the same price range since that is clearly a better rated card for only $3 more which is nothing.
Looking at the specs alone, I would put the Samsung PRO Endurance either equal to the SanDisk MAX Endurance, or maybe just slightly below in quality. It seems better than the SanDisk High Endurance model for sure.
Given how little the difference is between the Samsung PRO Endurance and SanDisk MAX Endurance, I question the utility of paying an extra $20 (which is almost a
50% price increase) for the latter given the diminishing returns...
When it was just SanDisk High Endurance vs MAX Endurance at the 256GB level, paying $20 for a much better card was easy to justify as you are getting at least 6x the performance (whether you decide to use the "rated hours of video recording" metric or "years of warranty" actuary tables as calculated by their engineers/financial/insurance analysts). Now the difference between the Samsung PRO Endurance and SanDisk MAX Endurance is not as clear...