SD card Questions

[Peterwoo802]

Are High speed SD cards worth it if used for Moving around or Copy and Pasting Large files?

or are they really only for Photography related work? 

[Electronics Wizardy]

What type of files? Wht systems need to be able to access these files?

 

Normally if you don't have to use a sd card, a usb ssd will be faster and better in most ways.

[Windows7ge]

I wouldn't call it worth it just because it's not a form factor supported by most PCs. I can't walk up to a friends or relitives computer and just plug in my SD card unless I bought extra parts to convert it to USB Type A.

 

Is it the physical size you're interested in? Thumb drives can be pretty small and easier to carry around/handle/not lose after setting down.

[Peterwoo802]

15 minutes ago, Windows7ge said:

Is it the physical size you're interested in?

Yes, but I highly value speed also. I would only be using it to store anime and HI-RES audio files. 

 

15 minutes ago, Windows7ge said:

Thumb drives can be pretty small and easier to carry around/handle/not lose after setting down.

I Prefer SD's because they're more convenient for storage (physically) and are easy to organize. I could also have as many as I want without causing a carrying hassle.

[Peterwoo802]

10 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

What type of files?

Video and Audio Files

11 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Wht systems need to be able to access these files?

If you are talking operating system, I am using Linux 

[Electronics Wizardy]

3 minutes ago, Peterwoo802 said:

Prefer SD's because they're more convenient for storage (physically) and are easy to organize. I could also have as many as I want without causing a carrying hassle.

Wouldn't a single external hdd be esier to work with?

 

I think most sd cards aren't using super high quality flash, so I have seen a good amount of failures with them. And high quality ones are pretty expensive.

[Peterwoo802]

2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Wouldn't a single external hdd be esier to work with?

I tend to swap SD cards a lot in my phone and in other devices, and I also do have a HDD but I mainly use it for backup

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, Peterwoo802 said:

I tend to swap SD cards a lot in my phone and in other devices, and I also do have a HDD but I mainly use it for backup

Then if your using it in your phone sd cards make a ton of sense. There really isn't any other good option.

[Windows7ge]

16 minutes ago, Peterwoo802 said:

Yes, but I highly value speed also. I would only be using it to store anime and HI-RES audio files. 

 

I Prefer SD's because they're more convenient for storage (physically) and are easy to organize. I could also have as many as I want without causing a carrying hassle.

 

6 minutes ago, Peterwoo802 said:

I tend to swap SD cards a lot in my phone and in other devices, and I also do have a HDD but I mainly use it for backup

Ah, if you plan to use it in your phone then SD is about your only option. SD cards are fine for most media (pictures, music, audio) I would be wary as to how many write cycles they can take before failing though. I've had my fair share of problems over the years with them failing. I wouldn't plan to load 100's upon 100's of GB of anime in cycles before running into problems.

[Peterwoo802]

2 minutes ago, Windows7ge said:

I've had my fair share of problems over the years with them failing. I wouldn't plan to load 100's upon 100's of GB of anime in cycles before running into problems.

I see, Thank you for the heads up.