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BillPretty
 
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32GB Class 10 U3 microSD card

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I have the opportunity to buy a 32GB Class 10 U3 microSD card for about the same price as a "standard" class 10 card.
I was wondering if I will notice any speed increase with this card in my Raspberry Pi 3B+ ?
I currently have a 2GB cache set up for compiling purposes.

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Re: 32GB Class 10 U3 microSD card

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The speed difference should be 10MB/s for a normal class 10 and 30MB/s for the U3.

I upgraded all my Raspberry Pi's to boot from USB3 SSD drives and I get 300MB/s.

If you can use the write speed it is really nice to have. I find the Pi's intolerable using anything below 10MB/s.
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Re: 32GB Class 10 U3 microSD card

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Thanks for the info.
FYI you can order the U3 cards from Walmart online for about $21 CDN

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