Sandisk Secure Digit SD 512 Ultra II 512 MB

...cheap.

This Sandisk card fits the bill. It's fairly large 512MB space means I can store hundreds of 4 megapixel shots, or about 4 minutes of video from my camera. The speed is important, such that it can keep up with both my camera, and my PC when transferring onto my hard disk.

The card came with a 'manual' (one side of printed paper), but to be honest, I didn't find it worth the read (not that it would take long). ...
...bad for a little piece of some plastic and metal.

(The Sandisk Ultra II series is designed to be the fastest SD card in the Sandisk line, but with the standard Sandisk quality and recognition. The 1GB, 2GB and 256MB models 'should' perform just like this one.)  ... more

I originally bought this card to go with my digital camera. It had to be big enough to fit lots of images and movies. But it had to be more than that. It had to be fast. And cheap.

This Sandisk card fits the bill. It's fairly large 512MB space means I can store hundreds of 4 megapixel shots, or about 4 minutes of video from my camera. The speed is important, such that it can keep up with both my camera, and my PC when transferring onto my hard disk.

The card came with a 'manual' (one side of printed paper), but to be honest, I didn't find it worth the read (not that it would take long). It's all common sense - *do* put in PC, camera, PDA, *don't* eat.

But at the end of the day, it's just a little bit of plastic, barely an inch long, that has survived rain, dirt, the washing machine, and constant shuttling between devices. It wipes clean. And, it does what it's meant to do. Not bad for a little piece of some plastic and metal.

(The Sandisk Ultra II series is designed to be the fastest SD card in the Sandisk line, but with the standard Sandisk quality and recognition. The 1GB, 2GB and 256MB models 'should' perform just like this one.) 

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