SanDisk SecureDigital Ultra II 512 MB > Reviews > SanDisk SecureDigital Ultra II 512 MB

Author's product rating:   

Reliability	Excellent
Ease of use	Very easy
Value For Money	Good

Advantages:	Fast
Disadvantages:	Only 512MB (?)

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

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, the memory card cannot outperform the camera (a slow camera will still be a slow camera), but I do believe that this "Ultra" version will respond faster, allowing you to take more pictures, faster. Also, when you want to download (upload ?) all the 500+ photo's to your PC for printing/storage/editing or whatever, this fast card will make quick work of that too !

Of course, this will work in any device that takes an SD card, from PDA's to MP3 players.

Dimensions: Height: 2.1 mm, Length: 32 mm, Width: 24 mm, Weight: 1.5 Grams. The SD card also has a little write-protection switch on the side to stop accidental overwriting/deletion of files if required.

REVISION FOLLOWING COMMENT:

Environmental Characteristics:
- Temperature Operating: 0 to 70° C (Standard and Ultra II cards)
- Temperature Non-Operating: -25 to 85° C (Standard and Ultra II cards)
- Operating Humidity: 8% to 85% non-condensing
- Non-operating Humidity: 8% to 85% non-condensing
- Shock: 1,000 G max.
- Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) @ interface pads: ± 10Kvolts.
- Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) @ Card Body: ± 15Kvolts.

A quick check on Pricerunner shows availability at many stores with prices from around £25 to £30, or just click the "Compare Prices" tab...

I hope this helps...