Transcend Micro SDHC Comparison

[rogcj]

I was looking at buying a class 10 32GB Transcend micro SDHC but there are 2 types - Ultimate 600X and Premium 300X.

If I am reading the bumph correctly the 600X reads at 90mbs and the 300X at 45mbs (more or less )

Would the video recording be better if I used the 600X in a Dashcam or will the 300X give me a similar result?

 

[jokiin]

Seems the read speed is generally more of a difference on faster cards which may be more convenient for when you want to get files off the card, can't say I've ever seen a card that performs anywhere near their advertised speeds though


What camera do you want it for?

 

[rogcj]

DOD LS330W. As is the way, they say it depends on the camera.

Essentially I was trying to find the best card for best results.

I am using a Transcend 16GB 300X at the moment as I am playing around with my new gadget to see how things work, so I know that this make is compatible with the LS330W. Thought I would stick with that manufacturer.

 

[jokiin]

Yeah stick with what you know, avoid Sandisk for this model

 

[rogcj]

That is one of many good things about the forum. Having trawled through it before deciding which Dashcam to buy I discovered many snippets of helpful info. Transcend or Samsung SD cards for DOD cameras was one. Think I will just go for the 300X. Writes at 20mbs so seems a good compromise between quality and price.

Thanks for the pointers.

 

[mel]

There's actually two types of Transcend Premium, the plain black Premium (133 x), and the red stripe Premium 300x (UHS-1).

Mymemory still has the 300x version for £10.99. £1 more than the 133x version :-http://www.mymemory.co.uk/Micro-SDHC/Transcend/Transcend-32GB-Premium-Micro-SDHC-with-Adapter-Class-10-_-UHS-1-45-MB_s?utm_campaign=Transcend+32GB+Micro+SD+Card+-+Free+UK+Delivery+&utm_medium=mymemory&utm_source=spotlight

You'll probably only see a benefit from the extra speed when copying files to your PC, and only then if your card reader is fast enough.

 

[rogcj]

I had the 16GB Transcend Class 10 red stripe Premium 300X. As I was happy with it I ordered a Class 10 32GB Premium 300X. What I had delivered was a Class 10 Samsung Plus 32GB micro SDHC UHS-1 Card.

Bit of a conundrum. Is the Samsung card as good as the Transcend? Should I complain? I got the Samsung at the same price as the Transcend, and I am not one to look a gift horse in the mouth - so to speak. Only problem that I can think of is, will the Samsung work equally as well as did the Transcend in my DOD LS330W.

 

[reverend]

If it's genuine it should be more than fine for dashcam use - the only way you'd tell a difference usually is running something like CrystalDiskMark which benchmarks the performance of the controller on the memory card.

 

[rogcj]

@reverend:
Thank you.

 

[reverend]

Those super quick cards are best for things like DSLR cameras where they want to do burst mode - these little dashcams are only really generating 2MB/sec tops usually for a channel. It's memory cards that have slow memory controllers that normally cause the problem looping as it needs to delete a file quickly so it can be recording the new stuff and some cards are just really slow.

I've got a Samsung 70MB/sec (for reads) card and it's totally overkill but works great in every cam I've tried yet

 

[rogcj]

The Samsung writes at 20MB/s so I am assuming it will be fast enough for a dashcam.