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Other Hondas & General Topics => Off Topic (Non-Honda) => Topic started by: Lord Voltermore on March 24, 2024, 11:45:24 AM
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After 2 years of use my Garmin Mini2 dash cam showed there is a problem with the micro sd card. The instructions advise reformatting the card every 6 months to prolong its life, which I didnt do :-[
A fast reformatting didnt help but after a full reformatting on my computer (which took hours) it seems to be working again for now. But I want to replace it.
The camera came with a 15 gb Transcend class 10 but I replaced it with a 64GB PNY class 10 which is the one that failed.. While it was working it seemed to cope with the necessary write speeds etc.
The cost of a new cd card every 2 years wont break the bank but any advise on a particular brand, or type of card that might have a longer life ,but without paying a premium for speed performance etc that the camera doesnt actually need , would be appreciated.
I know the advice is to use a reputable well known brand ,from a reputable supplier to minimise the chance of it being a fake,. As far as I was aware at the time PNY is considered a reputable brand and I dont think it was a fake. .
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I just replaced mine with a SanDisk
So far, seems OK
I also use a similar in my Panasonic video camera
Sent from my SM-A546E using Tapatalk
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I've had a Samsung Evo Plus 128Gb one running for almost 5 years now without error
Never formatted it, just cut and paste to the PC to empty it
You do need to be very careful where you buy them as there are lots of fakes around. Got mine from Scan who are Samsung authorised sellers
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Agree about the fakes.
I hope the place I've used a few times is "totally boney fido" (Victoria Wood??).
I've been using Sandisk High Endurance from https://www.picstop.co.uk/dash-cam-memory.html?scroll=2303 , they send offer emails every now and then, prices are competitive I think, delivery has always been pretty prompt.
I have a couple of Viofo Mini 2 units, been faultless so far, I bought direct from https://www.picstop.co.uk/dash-cam-memory.html?scroll=2303 , they send from China in about a week, significant savings over buying from the .uk online store.
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The main issue with modern high quality dashcams is the SD card write speed
If your dashcam is HD or 2k then you ideally need a write speed of at least 50Mbps. A lot of these endurance cards aren't and they can cause a bottleneck which in turn can cause the dashcam to freeze
https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Benchmarks/SpeedOut.shtml
There is a free program called Speedout0.5 that tests SD card speeds, but you do need a PC USB3 port as USB2 isn't fast enough
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I had a Samsung SD card in my previous (Blackvue) and now in my current (Garmin) dashcams
Bought directly from the Samsung site so that I know its not a fake. Never had a problem (but its time to reformat so I'll do that later today)
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This was what I got, no longer available I think :