Transcend 8 GB Class 6 SDHC Flash Memory Card with USB 2.0 Card Reader TS8GSDHC6-S5W
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Transcend 8 GB Class 6 SDHC Flash Memory Card with USB 2.0 Card Reader TS8GSDHC6-S5W
Customer Review: Reliable, plenty of storage, good value!
Summary: 5 Stars
Over the past 50 days (7/11-8/30), I've taken 935 shots (which includes a few videos) so far and have not been disappointed yet. Transcend's 8 GB card has plenty of space for my Canon SD1200IS at full resolution, 12 MB. Even though I've copied photos from the SD card to my laptop several times, there is no need to delete anything yet due to the remaining space for another 1,969 shots (more than I needed for my Hawaii trip this month, needless to say). I've also used it to transfer some photos to my Nintendo Wii console, which is quite convenient.
As a spare for my upcoming Aruba trip, I am purchasing my second Transcend card today (with the card reader, it's only 2 bucks more, which is nice and slim to fit in any pocket). The spare is good especially if I accidentally leave the SD card in the laptop during downloading, and won't get stuck with a camera without a memory card away from home (yes, it has happened more than once, to my own dismay). As for size, I deliberated between 8 and 16 GB, because the price difference is not significant. However, I am shying away from the bigger card which can lead to laziness in downloading in a timely manner, thus increasing the probability of losing valuable Kodak Moments in the rare case that a card does become defective. Unless you are a professional photographer or take a significant amount of video within a short time period, such as a 1 week or a month, the 8 GB should be more than plenty.
I will admit that I was weary of the brand because I had not heard of it before. I've had Sandisk and Kingston in the past, but Transcend seems to perform just as quick. The camera itself is more of a factor in limiting the speed in my experience. As for the price comparison, Transcend seems to offer the best value ($ to GB), especially on Amazon.
Customer Review: Everything I hoped for
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm the kind of electronics customer that does my homework first before making a purchase. This combination card and USB adapter are the PERFECT compliment to my digital camera and soft-case combination. The card spends most of its life inside the camera, and the adapter spends most of its life alongside the camera in a neatly tucked mini-pocket, ensuring I have easy access to my and others' computers anytime I need to upload/download photos or other files. With this I've been able to stow away all awkward/bulky/knotty cables that have been such a pain in the past.
The card itself is very fast - I didn't go all out and benchmark this as many others have already done, but rest assured this thing does NOT bottleneck my camera when shooting rapidfire RAW's (it's the other way around).
The size is about right for me, as I am the type to take hundreds of photos before getting around to offloading them to my computer. If I had to start over I would target 8Gb again for myself.
I would only recommend something larger if you take a TON of photos at a time (like it's your job), or if you have the foresight to get a fast and hi-capacity card for shared/future use with a digital HD camcorder that uses the SD format.
The USB adapter is the envy of my office mates, where our multi-format flash card readers are dying out on our home and office computers. It has an orange light that glows when the card is being accessed (hidden behind the white plastic), and has a relatively slim profile allowing it to fit around tight nooks in computer cases that many flash drives cannot.
Customer Review: Great little memory chips, good for cameras, better than hard drives in computers
Summary: 5 Stars
I Bought a little Asus laptop I thought the original 20 gig solid state hard drive would not be enough, & because I needed a way to transfer information from my old windows computer. I Have one full of music, & one for pictures,they work in my camera too.Now because the memory chips are so big, it may be good to divide picture files into 300 meg folders,Since many computers can not handle larger files without upgrades.But as far as data loss, this has never been a problem.
I once bought a little camera from Amazon.com about 7 years ago, Since then, even if I dont buy the product, it is a good source to discover the product quality, before I buy it. The memory chips are very fast, actually faster than the hard drive, so small files of my favorite programs are kept on the memory chips,where they dont get lost, even if the computer crashes. It has been said that there may be a 10 year memory limit on its memory, because it is a magnetic based memory, but if you review your information periodically, windows replaces the file with a new copy, every time you read it. Under normal conditions you would have to totally delete the memory 10,000 times before it ever wears out, I may not ever live long enough to see that day. So I guess Im hooked on these memory chips, My cameras, my computers & me are very happy, I think Transend may be the best for speed & price.
Customer Review: Faster than a speeding USB card...
Summary: 4 Stars
In a way, this is a review of the card reader, and the card, as aside from the Asus I bought this card for, the card reader is the only unit that I have that accepts SDHD.
First and foremost, 4 gb transfers in about 12 minutes. No idea how that is on the scale of things, but 4 gb of transfers on the old CF-hard drive I've got takes close to an hour to happen. So for me, it's speedy.
The design of the USB reader works, abet simply. I'd have rather they made things slightly thinner on the opposite side of where the SDHD cards go, as it does cramp the nearby USB ports, but I can have my micro bluetooth and the card reader side by side, so I've adapted to it. The cards fit in snugly and it'll hold the card in even when it is bumped around. The small and thin design allows me to keep it stored in a very tight fitting EeePC case, so I'm very pleased.
Card works, card reader works - all for a pretty reasonable price. I can't think of anything reasonable to complain about - unreasonable complaints would be a lack of a loop for me to attach it to a bag or something, or other useless nitpicks. The blocking of nearby USB ports is the only reasonable complaint, and it will work when paired with a very small connector like a micro USB bluetooth dongle.
Customer Review: Great for a prosumer
Summary: 5 Stars
This card and reader combo has been fine for me. I've been using the card in my 12.3mp Nikon D90, which filled the card in about 700 pictures in NEF (Or Raw...also, format the card when you put it in the camera, if that's what you're using it for...). Also, it's useful to note that the camera says 529 pictures as an estimate when I pop it in empty, but as you get towards the end of the memory space, I've found it's more than that, so don't be concerned if you put it in and it doesn't immediately seem to be as advertised. My DSLR has been a blast though, so if you're like me, you may want to have a back up or two on hand. The upload speed is pretty quick, I'm getting about 20-26mb/s, but 8 gigs still takes a while. I don't take many pictures to push the transfer/save speed on the card, so I can't tell you about that, but I think most class 6 cards handle that pretty well. The reader is decent, works fine, although I do worry about accidentally knocking it while it sticks out or something. Also, I'm hiking/traveling with the camera a lot, so it'd be great to have a reader with a case, but for the cost, this is a perfectly good combo. Haven't had any compatibility issues with my Macbook running OS X 10.5 or the windows parallel either... solid little card.