Speed class

Is speed class important for sd cards or not? I always hear conflicting stories. This is what I'm looking at:http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=&webid=831911&affixedcode=WWIt's expensive and yet it seems to be a class 2? I don't get it, I got a 4gb class 4 from shoptemp with my acekard for like $11 or something I thought. So why is it so hard to find one at a good price in stores?

That's why you buy them online. Way cheaper than in stores. They tend to overprice them because they can.Class does matter, but I have never had a problem with my Class 2 cards.

the speed class is only important if you want a game to load fast on your flashcard,a good example is my 4 gb class 2 microsd is much slower saving than my kingston 4gb class 4

Great. My Supercard will arrive any day now, and won't be able to play it or any other card because I need to wait another few weeks for an sd online.

Replying to #4

You only have one micro sd card? The broken one?

Correct. And thus, no way to currently play my non-retail DS games :PWhat's up with the microsds on shoptemp? It says class 2/4. Well, which is it? 2 or 4? Randomly picked? The kingston I got there originally says 2/4 too and I received a 4, so I guess there's not much to worry about :S Still, how annoying.

Ah! That totally sucks. I have like...10 or so? >.>Not sure about the ShopTemp thing though. Maybe you can specify in the shipment details.

If you're gonna be using it with an SCDS2, speed class is pretty unimportant! :p
After you click on the games section for it to load them up, that's where the time kicks in, i did it with C2 2GB, 8GB, and 32GB cards.
the 2GB was instant, the 8GB took 3 sec, the 32GB took about 10 sec, loading and saving is all the same speed with it =D

Oh. Saving was my biggest concern. Pokemon saving is ridiculously long on a retail cart and I was lucky enough to have a c4 with my ak2i so it was quicker. I don't care about the initial load.

archlvt · #6Correct. And thus, no way to currently play my non-retail DS games :PWhat's up with the microsds on shoptemp? It says class 2/4. Well, which is it? 2 or 4? Randomly picked? The kingston I got there originally says 2/4 too and I received a 4, so I guess there's not much to worry about :S Still, how annoying.

Hmm, do they SELL kingstons alone anymore there? I couldn't add one to the DSTWO bundle so I bought a 16GB Sandisk MicroSD instead.SanDisk also says 2/4, BTW.If they pick it randomly, well, here's hopin mine comes in 4! If not...life goes on.

Tomoka · #8the 2GB was instant, the 8GB took 3 sec, the 32GB took about 10 sec, loading and saving is all the same speed with it =D

You have NO idea what a long load is, man :P. My M3 perfect can load GBA roms up to 32mb. It takes it TWO MINUTES to load a 32mib GBA game....still worth keeping for 100% GBA compat tho.

Speed class?So basically speed class is NOT responsible for mid game slowdowns?And the m3 has slot 1 gba loading?

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M3 Perfect is a SLOT2 card. They're one of the first DS flashcarts and sell today for their original premiere retail price (over $90!)I got mine when I bought my DS on ebay during xmas '07 with 17 first-party games for $200. I learned that I could add more to it about five months ago....come to think of it, that was good deal for me :DIt looks like this

ace1o1 · #2They tend to overprice them because they can.

retail stores have much higher overheads than online stores. Those have to be paid for somehow.