Need a microSD card. Samsung PRO Endurance?

[PasswordIsTaco123]

Samsung Pro Endurance write speed is only
30 MB/s Maximum (Burst)
Write Speed: 10 MB/s Minimum
I think is too low a for a dashcam especially with high resolution recording.

I'm currently using SanDisk 128gb High Endurance with
40 MB/s Maximum (Burst)
Write Speed: 30 MB/s Minimum
Works fine on my A129 DUO IR.

check here for spec comparison

Compare Samsung 128GB PRO Endurance UHS-I microSDXC Memory Card vs SanDisk 128GB High Endurance UHS-I microSDXC Memory Card with SD Adapter vs Transcend 128GB High Endurance 350V UHS-I microSDXC Memory Card vs Transcend 128GB High Endurance microSDXC

Compare Samsung 128GB PRO Endurance UHS-I microSDXC Memory Card vs SanDisk 128GB High Endurance UHS-I microSDXC Memory Card with SD Adapter vs Transcend 128GB High Endurance 350V UHS-I microSDXC Memory Card vs Transcend 128GB High Endurance microSDXC Memory Card

www.bhphotovideo.com

I use the SanDisk, no issues yet! Fingers Crossed

 

[Photolunatic]

+1 for a VIOFO MLC
I've got two: 64GB and 128GB
They are fast cards.

VIOFO 64GB MLC

Write: 69 MB/s
Read: 80 MB/s

VIOFO 128GB MLC

Write: 66 MB/s
Read: 80 MB/s

I need another 128GB and was considering Samsung PRO Endurance as per their 5years warranty compared to VIOFO 12 months!
But Samsung seem to be a very slow U1 card (10MB/s)

I think I will go with VIOFO again!

 

[DT MI]

Been using 2 of these (256 and 512) with no issues in 2 different cameras.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/B07MKSGZM6

Wanted to update this post with some additional information.

I had the 512GB Samsung in a SGX2Pro+ and was experiencing some erratic recording (mostly 'short' files, as in shorter than the 5 minute segments I had the camera set for, and an occasional unreadable file). After considerable trial and error, and experimentation I found the card sequential write speed was only 1.8 MB/s and that was the cause of the video problems. It would appear that there was 'something' amiss from the factory because after doing a low-level format with SDFormatter a couple of times the speed is now what it should be.

I have no idea what the initial problem was that caused the write speed to be so slow but since my last format and test it's been rock solid. Also want to say that every other Samsung card I have has been fine right out of the box so this definitely appears to be a 'one off' situation.

Also learned it's a good idea to check the write speed of a new card in addition to verifying it's capacity and integrity.

See the following summarized test results.

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Samsung 512GB Test 1

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CrystalDiskMark 3.0.3 x64 (C) 2007-2013 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
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* MB/s = 1,000,000 byte/s [SATA/300 = 300,000,000 byte/s]

Sequential Read : 85.084 MB/s
Sequential Write : 1.862 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 76.900 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 1.864 MB/s

Test : 100 MB [G: 0.0% (0.0/476.8 GB)] (x5)
Date : 2019/09/10 11:21:50
OS : Windows 7 Professional SP1 [6.1 Build 7601] (x64)

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Samsung 512GB Test 3 (After format with SDFormatter and use in 'DC')

Sequential Read : 86.104 MB/s
Sequential Write : 8.729 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 85.491 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 8.153 MB/s

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Samsung 512GB Test 4 (After quick format with SDFormatter)

Sequential Read : 87.894 MB/s
Sequential Write : 8.649 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 78.931 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 8.172 MB/s

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Samsung 512GB after 2nd low level format with SDFormatter

Sequential Read : 85.907 MB/s
Sequential Write : 76.343 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 77.405 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 44.613 MB/s

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h2tstw after 2nd low level format with SDFormatter

Warning: Only 488287 of 488288 MByte tested.
Test finished without errors.
You can now delete the test files *.h2w or verify them again.
Writing speed: 66.2 MByte/s
Reading speed: 73.0 MByte/s
H2testw v1.4

 

[joe384]

+1 for a VIOFO MLC
I've got two: 64GB and 128GB
They are fast cards.
View attachment 49371 View attachment 49372
I need another 128GB and was considering Samsung PRO Endurance as per their 5years warranty compared to VIOFO 12 months!
But Samsung seem to be a very slow U1 card (10MB/s)

I think I will go with VIOFO again!

Yeah I got around 70MB/s out of my viofo 64GB card.
I just bought a couple of Sandisk Cards for my phone and another dashcam.
Sandisk Extreme U3 gets about 60MB/s seq write and a Sandisk Ultra gets about 40MB/s seq write

 

[DesertBike]

Have had a successful several months using the Samsung Pro Endurance cards in my two dashcams (Viofo A129 Duo & Innovv K2).

I think I'll get a couple of the Samsung Evos as backups/spares. You can't beat the bang for the buck, although there's no benefit to the U3 write speed (as neither system records more than perhaps 40 Mbit/s).

 

[Photolunatic]

Yeah I got around 70MB/s out of my viofo 64GB card.
I just bought a couple of Sandisk Cards for my phone and another dashcam.
Sandisk Extreme U3 gets about 60MB/s seq write and a Sandisk Ultra gets about 40MB/s seq write

Just ordered another 128GB VIOFO MLC
I know that the warranty is weak, but I trust that MLC will last much longer than that.

I am not sure if Samsung PRO Endurance is an MLC card but 10MB/s write is not enough for my liking.
VIOFO card was 3 bucks cheaper with a week faster delivery ;-)

Will post h2testw as soon as I will get it.
Edited:
Great speed, fake free card!

2nd VIOFO 128GB MLC

Write: 66MB/s
Read: 80MB/s

Surprisingly it looks different than 64GB

No microSD logo (allowed)?

 

[DesertBike]

I wasn't able to find anything definitive on the architecture of Samsung Evo or Pro cards. So, probably not MLC. I would think Samsung would advertise it, if they were MLC.

That said, at this point I'm not sure it matters. Cards are getting so big that we average dashcam users aren't going to overwrite them that often, at least not with 1080 video. Unless you drive for a living maybe.

If I had a 256 GB card, I'd overwrite it half as often. The next set of cards I buy could well be 512 GB or larger, given how the technology keeps improving.

 

[Brunor]

What about Lexar 633x and Kodak Hing Speed?
It seems to fit on the meters, but much cheaper

 

[CaptureYourAction]

What about Lexar 633x and Kodak Hing Speed?
It seems to fit on the meters, but much cheaper

Avoid Lexar in dash cameras. They are very troublesome. Never heard anyone using Kodak cards, but it's best to go with what users are having success with.

 

[Brunor]

And Kingston Canvas React? Also good reviews on them...

 

[CaptureYourAction]

And Kingston Canvas React? Also good reviews on them...

I have seen users use them in other cameras and I think they were fine, but I don't recall seeing anyone use them in the Viofo. Might be fine though.

 

[BUFFBOY]

SanDisk MAX ENDURANCE

 

[Quickeze]

I recently purchased a Samsung 128gb PRO Edurance and finding my dashcam isn't going into parking mode compared to my Samsung 64gb PRO Endurance. Not a huge deal as the driving functions are far more important to me however I may go back to the original card as it works almost flawlessly with V1.5