Holy Asgard, that’s a lot of SD cards!
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UHS-I Speed Grade 3… High Endurance…?!?
How could someone possibly know which of these is best for their drone, dashcam, or Android??
Not to worry, friends, I got you!
Hello everyone, and welcome to DIY in 5!
I’m Trisha Hershberger and today we are talking about all the different types of memory
- not episodic, short term, or autobiographical – no, this is a tech show, dangnabit!
We’re talking how to go about choosing the optimal memory for your Android device, dashcam, or drone.
There’s so many options, which can seem really overwhelming, but really
it’s better for you and your device to get just the right type.
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Secure Digital, or SD, cards come in two main form factors: SD and microSD.
MiniSD used to be a thing but no one’s made them since 2008 so they are pretty much dead now.
In a quest to get tinier and tinier, most devices use microSDs, but a lot of microSDs
come with a full-sized SD adapter just in case you need to go back and forth between the two formats,
like this one from Kingston!
For the purposes of this video and keeping it simple,
I’m using the term microSD to refer to the various speed and capacity specifications
that we’ve seen in recent years: microSDHC and microSDXC specifically,
and we’ll just call ‘em all microSD.
Now, microSDs can hold up to 1TB of storage.
Crazy!
But there are times when bigger is not always better.
If you lose it, break it, the dog eats it; these are just a few
examples of why it might not be the best choice.
Plus, you’ll be paying a heftier price tag to keep it all on one card.
Kingston makes cards up to 512GB capacity
which is still way more than I usually need for 99% of situations.
Now, for my fellow Android smartphone wielding friends, one of the best parts about being
team Android is that we often get to boast about expandable storage.
Just pop in a microSD and we’re good to go!
But what kind is best?
Look for a little A1 or A2 marking on the card and you’ll be set.
This stands for App Performance Class 1 & 2, meaning the card is fast enough
to be used on a mobile phone by apps in addition to media storage.
Kingston’s Canvas React microSD card makes use of this A1 classification and is available
from 32GB up to 512GB, but your phone may not support larger capacity cards, so be aware of that.
For dashcam users, you’ll want something that can record over and over again
with little to no issue, so high endurance cards are where it’s at.
As video files are overwritten, the memory card wears down, bit by bit.
Certain cards are more durable and meant to work in these specific circumstances.
Kingston has a high endurance microSD that can record 3 times that of a normal microSD.
Make sure you look for a card specifically rated for endurance
and bonus points if it comes with a warranty, just in case.
Now for my drone pilot friends, there’s no single standard just for you, unfortunately,
so we’ll have to dig a bit deeper.
Obviously, different drones will require different minimums, but as an example, DJI asks for
“up to 128GB and R/W speed up to UHS-I Speed Grade 3” on their latest models.
UHS refers to one of three Ultra High-Speed classifications in addition to the Speed Grade of 3.
Now, this sounds complicated for sure, but to make it simple,
Kingston’s Canvas Go and Canvas React cards have you covered.
Just look for the little IU with the number 3 in the U on the card.
So that’s SD cards in a nutshell for Android, dashcams, and drones.
What other use cases would you like to hear SD cards broken down for?
Let us know in the comments and maybe we’ll make a future episode just for you.
It’s like I’m your personal shopper for tech.
Is that a job? I think I’d be really good at that job...
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