{"id":8110,"date":"2022-01-31T08:38:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T08:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notsealed.com\/?p=8110"},"modified":"2024-02-29T11:07:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T11:07:46","slug":"best-micro-sd-card-for-helium-miners-with-flashing-instructions-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notsealed.com\/best-micro-sd-card-for-helium-miners-with-flashing-instructions-guide.html","title":{"rendered":"Best Micro SD card for Helium Miners with Flashing Instructions Guide."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Being part of the people’s network is an exciting project to be involved with. But over time these Helium miners will require some tender loving care to keep them in tip-top condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A user-replaceable part of helium miners is the micro SD card. They may require an upgrade if you start to have connection issues with your hotspot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many older helium miners only have a 32 GB micro SD card. As the blockchain gets close to this capacity you will start to run out of space. Currently, the blockchain and firmware are close to 27GB in size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Micro SD card for Helium Miners Upgrade<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are two high-endurance micro SD cards I recommend to my clients. They are the SanDisk High Endurance microSD\u2122 Card, and the Samsung Pro Endurance micro SD card.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My pick is the Sandisk High endurance 64GB<\/a> due to its slightly higher write performance and cheaper price. But at the end of the day, there are only a few dollars between the two so get whichever one is in stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people are upgrading their Helium Miner micro SD to a faster-performance card. While this will be good in the short term it is endurance we are looking for not speed. A faster micro SD card does not mean you will mine more IOT. I want my SD card in the Helium Miner to last the next 5 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But with the introduction to HIP 83<\/a> maybe fast micro SD cards will help be a faster witness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So why buy an endurance micro SD card? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Well, it comes down to how many reads and writes each card can do over its lifetime. Many cheaper cards that are supplied with helium miners tend to fail early in their life due to the huge numbers of reading and write cycles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of my helium miners are downloading and transferring over 50GB per month. This puts a huge strain on the micro SD card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandisk High
Endurance vs
Samsung Pro
Endurance<\/strong><\/td>		\"sandisk<\/td>\"Samsung<\/td><\/tr>
Brand<\/td>SanDisk High endurance <\/td>Samsung Pro endurance <\/td><\/tr>
Capacity<\/td>64GB<\/td>64GB<\/td><\/tr>
High Endurance<\/td>Yes C10, U3, V30<\/td>Yes UHS-I \/ U1 \/
Class 10<\/td><\/tr>
Sequential Read
Performance<\/td>		Up to 100MB\/s<\/td>up to 100 MB\/s<\/td><\/tr>
Sequential Write
Performance<\/td>		Up to 40MB\/s<\/td> up to 30MB\/s <\/td><\/tr>
Environment
Features<\/td>		Temperature-proof,
waterproof,
shockproof,
and x-ray-proof.<\/td>		Withstands -25\u00b0C to 85\u00b0C (-13\u00b0F to 185\u00b0F)
Water: IEC60529,
IPX7 \/ up to
72 hours in saltwater
X-ray: Airport X-ray machines (up to 50 Roentgen)
Magnet: The equivalent of a
high-field MRI
scanner
(up to 15,000 gauss)<\/td><\/tr>
Meantime
between failures
(MTBF)<\/td>		20,000 hours Full HD recording<\/td>26,280 hours
(or 3 years) of Full HD recording<\/td><\/tr>
Where to Buy<\/td>\"\"<\/a><\/td>\"check<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Two of the best micro SD cards for helium miners.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When should you upgrade your Helium Miner micro SD card?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Upgrade<\/figure>\n\n\n\n