takeMS Secure Digital 1024 MB

Advantages: lifetime warranty
Disadvantages: none

...Very good Speed and unbelieveable performance and Kingston offers protection and reliability with Secure Digital memory cards Benefits: Small - about the size of a postage stamp (24mm X 32mm X 2.1mm) Secure - built-in write-protect switch prevents accidental data loss Fast - data transfer rate up to 2 MB/sec (average) Flexible - compliant with the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) portable device requirements Reliable - lifetime warranty Simple - as easy as plug-and-play Economical - low power consumption is easy on batteries Efficient - average write speeds of 1.5 MB/sec. Supports Windows® XP/2000/98/95/NT, Macintosh® OS and OS/2 Warp Analysis in my mind realiable performance and I always advice my friends,visiter and colike. Kingstons standard Secure Digital (SD) cards deliver the best price-to-performance value when... Read review

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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

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Advantages: cheap, hi-capacity storage for cameras and PDAs
Disadvantages: small, easily misplaced

...This is a review of the Kingston MINI-SD Secure Digital card, Kingston p/n SDM/1GB. The first picture above shows a blue "standard", not "mini" SD card and is a little misleading (thank you, Ciao)... the actual device under review is shown at the end of this review (or possibly as the second photo above if Ciao's photo selector is working). ***Geek warning: This review contains some seriously beep-bop technical guff, so if you are not of a technical bent, skip to the last 2 paragraphs, and photos, now! *** One definition of a typical SD, or "Secure Digital", card: an attempt by some storage manufacturers to oust the more common disk drive, as a storage medium, from the ever-increasing plethora of hand-held devices that can store pictures, music, video, electronic files or e-mail... A primary argument for the widespread use... Read review

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