(04-29-2016, 02:51 AM)xrez Wrote: I Just tested a class 4 8gb card from transcend vs a kingston class 10 uhs1 16gb and for some odd reason the 8gb slower card runs things a LOT faster... is there any reason if the card is bigger it will be slower?
It's quite the opposite if you choose quality cards (see the link I posted in this very same thread). And also the so called 'speed class' is close to irrelevant since we're talking about computers and not digital cameras (sequential I/O is important for cameras, random I/O is important for computers).
And then you shouldn't compare quality vendors (Transcend) with nonames (Kingston).
Only 4 vendors produce their own NAND dies, their own controllers and combine both to retail products: Samsung, SanDisk, Toshiba and Transcend. Buying anything else is simply a waste of money since you NEVER know what you get: The cards might show the irrelevant sequential transfer speeds they're rated for but fail providing high random I/O speeds.