Which memory card should I get?Updated 10 months ago
We strongly recommend ROVE Ultimate MicroSD Cards. At ROVE, we have higher standards, a 1-Year Hassle-Free Warranty, and we have specifically designed our memory cards to work with our dash cams. To save time, money, and hassle in the long run, we simply recommend our ROVE Ultimate microSDXC Cards. See a few details below to understand why.
> The Memory card is an important part of your dash cam setup. The most important piece of evidence, video evidence, is collected in your memory card.
> Over the years of experience, we have recommended various memory cards to our customers because we thought a memory card was a memory card and how bad it can be, especially from big brand names. However, based on our experience since 2015, we have learned that there are too many types of memory cards in the market. Some are cheap, some are expensive, some are fast, some are slow, some are good, and some are bad; some will last for a long, and some will last a short duration. There are too many factors to consider regarding memory cards, sizes, types, and their quality and reliability.
> Every now and then, a customer will reach out to us stating their dashcam didn’t record the video of an event that they were involved in. This happens when the memory card fails too soon, and you don’t check it. What’s the point of having a good dash cam, but a cheap memory card will fail you? Then the whole point of investing in a peace of mind dash cam is simply to fail. That is why, to save time, money, and hassle in the long run, we strongly recommend you invest in a ROVE Ultimate Micro SD Card.
NO. You can get any brand memory card as long as it is class 10, U3 speed. Based on our experience over the years in helping our customers with troubleshooting issues, we refrain from using some Samsung or SanDisk memory cards as some of them work, and some do not.
If you don’t prefer a ROVE microSD card, we recommend Amazon Basics microSD cards as an alternative.
However, one thing to note is that if you get another brand card, we can't say anything about its quality and how long it will last. Generally, your return window closes within 30 days of purchase. So, for example, if your other branded memory card becomes bad after three months, etc., then you have to take the warranty with them, and we can't promise how they will help with the replacement process. Therefore, with that said, to save time, money, and hassle on going back and forth fighting with which card to get, We simply now recommend our ROVE Ultimate or ROVE PRO Micro SD Card. At ROVE, we have higher standards. In the long run, we all want the camera and memory card to just work without any issues because we need peace of mind, and we have better things to do in life than fight to find a simple memory card.
It will most likely work just fine. However, here are the lessons we have learned over the years from helping our customers.
> You might get missing videos after months of using other brand memory cards. Why?
> Because after a certain write cycle, depending on the type of flash memory being used inside, the data cell may become bad sectors. When that happens, the dash cam might freeze up or may have missing videos. Which is something we don’t want. Your dash cam may also give you an error related to your memory card stating the memory card speed is too slow or defective memory card, etc.
We hope this was helpful and informative in choosing the right memory card. Please feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions or concerns.
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