The upper surface of the card is metal, unlike other sd cards I’ve used which have a plastic upper. This does make the card appear to be more robust, but the lower surface which contains the contacts is plastic so care still needs to be taken with it.
The card comes with an excellent rubberised holder which is easier to use one-handed if you’ve a camera in your other hand.
I tested this in a Nikon digital SLR, shooting in RAW mode (the largest file size for those who don’t know) and could shoot a sequence of 5 or 6 shots at 3 frames per sec. before getting any lag writing the info to the card.
Excellent card and I’ll be getting more of these.
Rating: 5 / 5
It works. I mena, that’s really all you want from something like this, right? To steal the catchphrase, it does exactly what it says on the tin.
It’s got far more memory than my previous card – I think I can store about 3,000 images on this, which is fantastic, because I never have to worry about running out of memory when I’m out and about with my camera. And it does seem to be slightly faster in storing and retrieving the images too.
Rating: 4 / 5
I liked the look of this SD Plus memory card when I opened the packet. Metallic and well made, it feels robust and doesn’t flex. It comes in a little neoprene rubber sleave for extra protection.
8GB is ok for data backup and for Digital cameras that support this SD Format. capacity blurb form packaging states (1890mp3 songs, 3950 photos or MPEG 31hours)
Data transfer no problem, pc found the card and wrote to it and retreived data from it without any hassle.
I am using it to hold DivX movies for my Asus eepc as it slots into the reader on this without a problem.
The lock is handy so you don’t delete the movies by accident.
I liked its small size and it fits into the storage slots on my asus leather booklet case so I might just stump up some more cash for one with larger capacity and keep this one for mp3 tunes.
Well happy and would gladly recommend to anyone on the lookout for a slick looking SDGC compliant sd card.
Rating: 5 / 5
Operating temerature -25C to +85C (Well that should cover even this winter)
It must be difficult selling a new SD(HC) card. I mean, they all do pretty much the same thing. Samsung have clearly thought about this and the big difference this card has from its current rivals is that it has a brushed metal finish, which I find very stylish. Mind you, the two things I look for most in a memory card are reliability and speed. Samsung make a great play of the ruggedness of the card; they claim it will survive 24 hours in sea water, resist 13 times the magnetic force of home theatre speakers, and will, after all that, that still work after being crushed by a 1.6 ton automobile. I have been unable to test any of these claims; the nearest was dangling the thing in front of my Tannoy hifi speakers for a bit, which the card survived. But with all these claims, and Samsung’s name, and a 10 year warranty, I think we can expect it to be as reliable as its competitors. The speed of transfer to card was fine; transferring pictures and video from the card to my PC was in truth no quicker than the Sandisk 4GB SDHC card which I have been using up to now.
The card comes with a dinky rubber carrying case, which is another stylish touch.
I’d been after a good HC card for a while now, and was fortunate enough to get one of these little numbers on the Amazon Vine program last week and have been very pleased with it so far.
My primary usage for it admittedly has been mainly putting movies and TV shows on it to watch via the SD card slot on my 60gig PS3, where it works like a dream, playing back DivX format video with no problems and fast, easy transferability between card/PC and PS3/card.
Transfer speeds when using my PC have been very good, if not the fastest I have ever seen on an SD card, and there have been some compatibility issues with the ever headache inducing Windows Vista while using my laptop with it, but overall, for the price, this is well worth a go.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a well made and fast sd memory card.
The upper surface of the card is metal, unlike other sd cards I’ve used which have a plastic upper. This does make the card appear to be more robust, but the lower surface which contains the contacts is plastic so care still needs to be taken with it.
The card comes with an excellent rubberised holder which is easier to use one-handed if you’ve a camera in your other hand.
I tested this in a Nikon digital SLR, shooting in RAW mode (the largest file size for those who don’t know) and could shoot a sequence of 5 or 6 shots at 3 frames per sec. before getting any lag writing the info to the card.
Excellent card and I’ll be getting more of these.
Rating: 5 / 5
It works. I mena, that’s really all you want from something like this, right? To steal the catchphrase, it does exactly what it says on the tin.
It’s got far more memory than my previous card – I think I can store about 3,000 images on this, which is fantastic, because I never have to worry about running out of memory when I’m out and about with my camera. And it does seem to be slightly faster in storing and retrieving the images too.
Rating: 4 / 5
I liked the look of this SD Plus memory card when I opened the packet. Metallic and well made, it feels robust and doesn’t flex. It comes in a little neoprene rubber sleave for extra protection.
8GB is ok for data backup and for Digital cameras that support this SD Format. capacity blurb form packaging states (1890mp3 songs, 3950 photos or MPEG 31hours)
Data transfer no problem, pc found the card and wrote to it and retreived data from it without any hassle.
I am using it to hold DivX movies for my Asus eepc as it slots into the reader on this without a problem.
The lock is handy so you don’t delete the movies by accident.
I liked its small size and it fits into the storage slots on my asus leather booklet case so I might just stump up some more cash for one with larger capacity and keep this one for mp3 tunes.
Well happy and would gladly recommend to anyone on the lookout for a slick looking SDGC compliant sd card.
Rating: 5 / 5
First the basic specs:
8 GB SDHC Card
Transfer Speeds:
Read 17MB/sec
Write 12-13MB/sec
Operating temerature -25C to +85C (Well that should cover even this winter)
It must be difficult selling a new SD(HC) card. I mean, they all do pretty much the same thing. Samsung have clearly thought about this and the big difference this card has from its current rivals is that it has a brushed metal finish, which I find very stylish. Mind you, the two things I look for most in a memory card are reliability and speed. Samsung make a great play of the ruggedness of the card; they claim it will survive 24 hours in sea water, resist 13 times the magnetic force of home theatre speakers, and will, after all that, that still work after being crushed by a 1.6 ton automobile. I have been unable to test any of these claims; the nearest was dangling the thing in front of my Tannoy hifi speakers for a bit, which the card survived. But with all these claims, and Samsung’s name, and a 10 year warranty, I think we can expect it to be as reliable as its competitors. The speed of transfer to card was fine; transferring pictures and video from the card to my PC was in truth no quicker than the Sandisk 4GB SDHC card which I have been using up to now.
The card comes with a dinky rubber carrying case, which is another stylish touch.
Definitely a card to consider.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’d been after a good HC card for a while now, and was fortunate enough to get one of these little numbers on the Amazon Vine program last week and have been very pleased with it so far.
My primary usage for it admittedly has been mainly putting movies and TV shows on it to watch via the SD card slot on my 60gig PS3, where it works like a dream, playing back DivX format video with no problems and fast, easy transferability between card/PC and PS3/card.
Transfer speeds when using my PC have been very good, if not the fastest I have ever seen on an SD card, and there have been some compatibility issues with the ever headache inducing Windows Vista while using my laptop with it, but overall, for the price, this is well worth a go.
Rating: 5 / 5