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Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
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Review on ๐Ÿ’พ Amazon Basics 512GB microSDXC Memory Card with Full Size Adapter - A2, U3, 100 MB/s Read Speed by Nick Shirodkar

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Slightly cheaper than Samsung and SanDisk

As far as read and write speeds go, it's about on par with SanDisk, maybe a little slower than Samsung, but only minimally - nothing you realize you are actually used. Longevity is really the only other differentiating factor here, but until something goes wrong all you have is a reputation for moving on. There is a serious risk of premature failure with cheap non-branded ones and the difference in price is usually not enough to justify the risk. As such, I always recommend sticking with SanDisk, Samsung, and Kingston and avoiding anything else. With the basics of Revain, it's hard to tell who actually made them, but I suspect it's SanDisk based solely on the fact that it's the most popular brand and the price is pretty close. I haven't done any serious forensic analysis, but if this SanDisk IS is perfect for 99.9% of use cases. 0.1%, although I wouldn't recommend SanDisk if the device has analog circuitry that is susceptible to electrical noise (e.g. Everdrive, optical drive emulators, older digital music players). SanDisk is electrically very noisy, but most all-digital devices (like digital cameras and cell phones) are unaffected.

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