Lexar Secure Digital 512 MB

Advantages: Fast
Disadvantages: Only 512MB (?)

...I bought this (in Staples in the US) to work with my JVC GZ-MC200 camcorder - check my other reviews to see if I've got round to reviewing that too - and although there's not much to say about a memory card, I thought I'd have a go... Of course, there's no real "installation" to worry about, just take it out of the packet (opening the packaging was probably the hardest part !) and slot it in ! With the camcorder (it also takes stills) set on 1600 x 1200 pixel images and "Fine" qualitty, it tells me that I can take 572 pictures (966 on "Standard" setting") with an empty card, so I'm pretty confident that I'll never run out of space for photos ! This "Ultra" version has a claimed minimum of 10MB/second sequential read speed for ultra-fast image viewing and data transfer, and a minimum 9MB/second sequential write speed. Of course... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Great ease of installation
Disadvantages: Doesnt quite do the job needed.

...Lexar is a good company however to recieve the best a MicroSD card has to offer you are better off getting the Kingston MicroSD brand as they are faster and cheaper!!! For ranking purposes I would rank lexar not as good as its competitors but the company is always improving. I personally would recommend a kingston branded card instead of the lexar you are currently viewing on your screens. Durability wise Lexar is more than worth but for write speeds and other such needs I would recommend a kingston. The error rate of this card is fairly low however I would lastly recommend only using the card for 15-30 mins at a time. This is because the performance of the lexar cards have been known to drop drastically.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Size, Realability,Write Speed,
Disadvantages: Costly,

...You can use SD cards in all sorts of products now, such as Digital Cameras,PDA's,MP3 players and much much more. They can range from £20-£60 in the 512mb range. This one costing £40 for me, and your paying mostly for the name. I bought this brand new from a internet website, and i have not had one problem with it since. No random file loss, no techinal problems so it comes pretty hassle free. Owning a cheaper SD card, i have neither had problems with that and it was half the price...so again, its mainly Lexars name that costs the most on this, but with a respected company, customer services is so much greater. One difference to other cheaper SD makes is the 4.8 MBps / 32x writing speed, so when taking a photo/videothrough a digital camera, the data really can transfer safely onto the flash storage with no problems what... Read review

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