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		novaleaf on Feb 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 1TB microSD cards a follow up thought experiment: how long to walk that distance, VS how long to read the image from the SD card...... answer: walking the perimeter (aprox 2 miles): aprox 30min reading 1tb (assuming sustained speed of 20mb/sec): 14.5hrs next: consider WRITE speed...

tandr on Feb 26, 2019 [–]

> Of the two cards, Western Digital is claiming a performance advantage by citing up to 160MB/s read speed

so, 1h 44 minutes, which is not that bad

novaleaf on Feb 26, 2019 | [–]

That is assuredly their best-case-scenario "burst" speed.

The sd cards I have always list some performance like "up to 80mb/sec" but never seem to get close in reality.

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