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Peejay

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#116391 27-Apr-2013 19:27

Looking at buying a 32GB Class 10 micro sim and notice the ones advertised on Amazon are a lot cheaper than here - could well be fakes? anyone brought cards through Amazon that were good quality and mind passing on the dealer brought from? Thanks

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#806469 27-Apr-2013 19:47

What will it be used for? Just remember class 10 generally has pretty poor random access speeds compared to 2 or 4, so for some applications (like a phone) you're generally better off with a 2 or 4.

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#806474 27-Apr-2013 19:59

If you purchase something which is shipped and sold by Amazon it won't be fake, although if you are purchasing just one item after shipping it probably won't be cost efficient.

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#806479 27-Apr-2013 20:13

I bought a SanDisk 64GB card from Amazon for my Galaxy Note II in last year's Black Friday sales, definitely not a fake and much cheaper than buying here, even taking into account the shipping cost.

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#806498 27-Apr-2013 20:49

Xeon: If you purchase something which is shipped and sold by Amazon it won't be fake, although if you are purchasing just one item after shipping it probably won't be cost efficient.

Not necessarily correct. Amazon was selling some products last year that I queried with them & which turned out to be "copies". One such "copy" had been fulfilled and shipped by Amazon for three years. They will act as fulfillment agents but take no responsibility for the items being genuine. As with any sale, it pays to research. If in doubt, ask them whether an item is genuine or not.

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#806613 28-Apr-2013 09:12

sidefx: What will it be used for? Just remember class 10 generally has pretty poor random access speeds compared to 2 or 4, so for some applications (like a phone) you're generally better off with a 2 or 4.

Thanks for that - I guess I thought that the higher the class the better card I was getting - it is for my phone so your advice is appreciated.

And now that I've Googeled it I see your advice is 100% correct for what I intend using it for -thanks

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#806616 28-Apr-2013 09:29

Unless you're getting it shipped by USPS economy I wouldn't have imaged their were any gains price wise.

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#806663 28-Apr-2013 11:11

sbiddle: Unless you're getting it shipped by USPS economy I wouldn't have imaged their were any gains price wise.

Checked on that and you're right - ridiculous charging $17.50 postage for a small card!

Elive seem a good option

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#806670 28-Apr-2013 11:36

Peejay:
sbiddle: Unless you're getting it shipped by USPS economy I wouldn't have imaged their were any gains price wise.

Checked on that and you're right - ridiculous charging $17.50 postage for a small card!

Elive seem a good option

US$20 or so sounds about right. Sellers aren't going to go out of their way to give you cheaper postage, they just want to stick the goods in a stock standard USPS Express Mail padded envelope and be done with.

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#806698 28-Apr-2013 12:47

You wouldn't be saving much by buying overseas. Also no coverage of something goes wrong with it.