Kingston 2 GB SD Flash Memory Card SD 2GB
April 5, 2009 by DigiBliss · Leave a Comment
Kingston’s standard Secure Digital (SD) memory cards combine massive storage capacity, blazing data transfer rates and ironclad security in a memory card no bigger than a postage stamp. Kingston’s SD cards are ideal expansion option for the smallest of devices including MP3 players, digital cameras, PDAs, smartphones and more. For added reliability and durability, the solid-state SD memory cards are built of non-volatile memory components and have no moving parts. Quickly and easily download and transfer digital files between various digital devices, a computer and the Internet. An optional SD memory card reader makes it easy to upload files from an SD memory card to a computer.
User Ratings and Reviews
1 Star Misleading 60 cent add
All the way through to the final click this item is being shown as being purchased for 60 cents. When you get to the final window, after entering all your credit card info., it is full price, the same as if you bought it on the Kingston site. Very disappointed in this ad and the time I took to go that far.
5 Stars Nice!
It arrived in a good condition. Works well
One more thing I like about Amazon:
When I bought a memory card on ebay for Sony Cybershot W150, they sent me a Chinese product. I have bought 2 SD Cards on Amazon so far, 4gb and 8gb, and both of them are Japanese products. If I need one more, I’ll definitely go to Amazon.com! 
5 Stars Awesome
Got it at a GREAT price, fast shipping, put it in my camera and works fine.
4 Stars Perfect for its job
I know bigger cards are available, but I have several older devices (Wii, digital camera) which don’t play well with higher capacity SDHC cards, and for those devices these inexpensive cards are great. The only reason for not giving the fifth star is that these do not include a case - but then again you get what you pay for, and for $6 I can’t complain too much.
4 Stars Lots of capacity, great price
I use it with my Canon A590 camera. It’s reliable, too. One caveat, however, I recently bought a used San Disk universal card reader, which will not recognize this card at all. (It has no problem with my 1 and 2 GB cards. I think the problem is that this is a SD card and the reader isn’t equipped for that.
Kingston FCR HS219 1 USB 2 0 Hi Speed 19 in 1 Media Reader
April 4, 2009 by DigiBliss · Leave a Comment
Designed to support 19 popular types of Flash memory cards without the use of adapters or a power cable, Kingston’s high-speed Media Reader is incredibly versatile, whether used for personal or business use. While on the go, its unique sliding chassis hosts a compact USB cable for use with a notebook or other portable devices USB port. In the office or at home, just plug and play the reader into the USB port using the ample three-foot USB cable to conveniently connect to your desktop or tower computer.Kingston’s Media Reader is the ideal companion for the cards you already own or combine it with a purchase from Kingston’s range of Flash card solutions.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Kingston Media Reader
I’ve used it so far for CF and SD cards. Works just fine. It’s sort of physically ungainly, which is why it hides in a drawer when not in use, but since it accepts 19 different cards it’s hard to imagine it would be otherwise.
1 Star Only works with limited operating systems
I had to return this card reader because, according to the packaging, it only works with Mac OS 10.3x +; my old Mac has 10.8.2. The Kingston website says that it works with ANY OS 10 Mac, but their technical support told me that:
“The reader may work in Mac OS 10.2 but we cannot guarantee it. We can only guarantee it will work with Mac OS 10.3 and above. We did support it with Mac OS 10.x but early versions of the OS were inconsistent is supporting this reader”.
Too bad–I’d not have ordered the reader if this had been disclosed by Amazon, or Kingston, in advance. In all other respects the product appears to be well made–it’s just unsatisfactory for my needs.
3 Stars Media Reader, not including XD
Product is great if you’re looking for a media reader that does not support XD card types. You would think that in a 19-in-1 reader you would have high chances of getting it with XD card compatibility, but apparently not so with this Kingston. Although it would help if the product description gave a brief list, (oh maybe 19 words long?) of the 19 media types that it supports.
4 Stars kingston 19-1 reader
works fine for hc SD card, did have an issue with software and windows xp but the reader works fine.
5 Stars great product
this is a great product. and well worth the money which wasn’t that much. I use it all the time to put older pictures on my flash card for my digital picture frame.
Transcend 16 GB SDHC Class 6 Flash Memory Card with Card Reader TS16GSDHC6 S5W
April 4, 2009 by DigiBliss · Leave a Comment
Approximately the size of a postage stamp, SDHC cards offer greater capacity than standard SD cards while maintaining the same form factor. |
SDHC Class 6 cards offer more capacity and faster transfer rates. |
Display thousands of high quality photos on SDHC enabled digital photo frames. |
Ideal for expanding storage capabilities of netbooks and mini laptops with SDHC slots. |
Store More Photos
With most point and shoot digital cameras quickly climbing the megapixel ladder, 6,8, and even 10 megapixel ratings are beginning to be commonplace. With Transcend SDHC cards, you can keep up with the larger files these high resolution cameras produce. With 4 GB, 8 GB, and 16 GB capacities, you can store more photos without having to delete old photos on the card before you have the chance to save them to a PC or print them out.
Store More of Everything
The larger capacities of SDHC cards make them more versatile than ever. Use them in all your mobile devices that support the SDHC standard. All that is required is an SDHC compatible slot or reader. SDHC is an extension of the original SD standard that enables capacities greater than 2 GB. It uses the same physical form factor as SD, but SDHC cards only work in SDHC compatible devices. Standard SD cards work in both SD and SDHC devices (backward compatible).
Enjoy Faster Transfer Speeds
Basic SD cards transfer data up to six times (6x) the data rate of the standard CD-ROM speed (900 kB/s). Transcend SDHC class 6 cards offer a minimum of 6 MB/s write speeds under the most demanding storage conditions. Some cameras require a high speed card to be able to record video smoothly or capture multiple still photographs in rapid succession. Check your device for maximum compatibility for your intended usage patterns.
Features
- Fully compatible with SD 2.0 Standards
- SDHC Class 6 compliant
- Compatible with all SDHC-labeled host devices (not compatible with standard SD)
- Easy to use, plug-and-play operation
- Built-in Error Correcting Code (ECC) to detect and correct transfer errors
- Complies with Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) portable device requirements
- Supports Content Protection for Recordable Media (CPRM)
- Allows In System Programming (ISP) for updating firmware
- Supports auto-standby, power-off and sleep modes
- Mechanical write-protection switch
- RoHS compliant
- Lifetime Warranty
Ensure Your Device is SDHC Compatible
SDHC devices can use both older SD cards and SDHC (high capacity) cards. However older cameras and other devices that were released before the SDHC standard may not support the new SDHC cards. Please check your device documentation to verify compatibility before purchase. If your device is fairly new or states support for 4 GB or greater SD cards, then you already have SDHC support.
Digital Camera Storage Capacity Table
Memory cards should be purchased according to how high the resolution or DPI (dots per inch) of your digital camera is (i.e. how many megapixels it has), and how many pictures you plan on taking at a time. Transcend has provided the following graph to assist you in buying an appropriate capacity card for your camera:
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*The “File size” represented here assumes that the highest resolution (DPI) your camera supports is used and that pictures are stored in standard JPEG format. The actual number of pictures you can take will vary depending on your digital camera’s resolution and compression settings, composition (complexity) of the images taken, as well as lighting and exposure factors.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Works Fine in My Cowon D2 MP3 Player…
…so it does exactly what I bought it for so far. Formatted it, popped it into my D2 and started loading my music, lectures and audio books onto it.
Load time was very reasonable, certainly not too slow. Flawless function thus far. It’s been in my D2 for about 6 weeks now. Time will tell if the card holds up over the long haul. If it does, it was an exceptional value for the cost at the time I bought it (these things keep dropping in price almost by the hour it seems here lately).
5 Stars Excellent value, works great with my Canon Vixia HF10!
I’ve used this for weeks with my Canon Vixia HF10 camcorder to record high definition video files (AVCHD format). It works great - and I’m very happy with the price. I bought one card by itself and one with the reader - combined with my onboard memory I should be set for most projects. I really like to use the reader since it leaves my camcorder free - and it’s so much handier (for some reason by design the camcorder won’t run off batteries when it is downloading files, so you have to plug it in to the wall outlet and also plug it into the computer with a USB 2.0 cable; with the little card reader all I do is pop out the card and plug it into the reader and plug that into the USB outlet).
4 Stars Great value
As I was traveling in China for 2 months, I needed something to store a massive amount of pictures on my Nikon D90. I ended up almost filling it all. I was also constantly outputting images through to the net using the adapter. It’s light, compact and a much better alternative to a cable. No glitches, no quirks, no problems whatsoever. Best solution and great value.
Note: cameras tend to get slower as the amount of pictures on the card increases. You won’t notice it on small 1 or 2 gig cards, but at 16 gb, carrying easily over 6000 pics, you’ll probably notice that your camera might get a sly sluggish on previews.
5 Stars Great Card and Card Reader
Bought this product from Amazon and received within 3 days. Great service. Memory card is also quite good, it’s a 16GB Class 6 SDHC card and I got it for my new Canon Rebel XSi DSLR Camera to save the images in RAW format. RAW file size is huge, around 16MB for 1 photo. So with this card I can comfortably take 1000 pics without formatting. As it is a class 6 SDHC card, camera read/write speed is also fast. Another great stuff is the card reader. I am using MacBook Aluminum and it doesn’t have in built card reader. So this external card reader is great help for me. I don’t have to connect the camera with USB cable with MacBook. Just pull the SDHC card, put it in card reader and plug the card reader into the USB port of MacBook. Then iPhoto or Adobe Lightroom instantly detect the storage and transfer it fast.
5 Stars Inexpensive and Fast!
I was upgrading my SD Card from a Class 4 to a Class 6 and I must say this Transcend Class 6 is awesome!!
I can only assume that some people’s reviews saying the card is no faster is predicated by the type of system or device they are using.
I tested both in my digital camera, camcorder, as well as, directly in OSX and I noticed significant performance increase.
Ordered on Monday at 4pm and received the following day at 10am. You have to love Amazon!!!
10 in 1 USB 2 0 High Speed Black Memory Card Reader Writer for SD SDHC MiniSD MiniSDHC MMC rsMMC
April 2, 2009 by DigiBliss · Leave a Comment
This USB memory card reader is the ideal companion for your digital media. Avoid the hassle of carrying a bulky card reader in order to transfer photos, music, data and more between PCs. Compatibility with : Secure Digital: SD, SD Ultra, MiniSD with adapter, MicroSD / TransFlash with adapter. Multimedia Card: MMC, RS-MMC with adapter, MMC Plus, MMC Mobile with adapter, MMC Micro with adapter
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Why buy anything else?
If you need to use a memory card for your camera greater than 4GB (i.e. 8GB or 16GB), then you will be using the newer “SD-HC (high capacity)” cards that cannot be read by a computer with a standard SD card slot.
I don’t know if you might have trouble in Windows Vista (I use only XP and it works just fine) - so you may want to check on that if you’re a Vista user.
This gadget will allow you to read your high capacity SD cards just fine. Works great - just plug the reader into your USB slot, slide your 8GB memory card into the reader, and it’s instantly ready for transfer of your pictures. VERY FAST at transfer, I might add. Much faster than the standard SD card reader on my Dell laptop.
So it works flawlessly, and costs $1.50 - why would you want to buy anything else?
5 Stars Best Money I Have Spent This Year
Pulling photos off of 4G and 8G cards has been a pain. And videos were pretty much impossible. The reader on my printer does not like SDHC, and pulling them through a cable is hit and miss, and requires a program. I went a store near me, and they had one reader for SDHC and they wanted $30.
I run Linux Ubuntu and this cheap little reader rocks. Saturday night, hours after getting the reader, I pulled photos off a 8G, 4G and 2G card in less than 1/2 an hour. Generally that is hours of work. Fast and Functional and Super Cheap!
5 Stars Perfect
Cost next to nothing and worked as it should have right out of the box. What else could you want?
5 Stars at only $4 a pop, this is awesome
I love taking pics wherever I go. So I fill up my memory card quick. I have 3 devices with 3 different types of memory cards. And this handy device is good for them all.
This baby is crazy easy to use and enables me to transfer my camera’s pics quickly to my laptop so that I can take more pics.
and really, it’s only $4 including shipping, how much cheaper can you really go?! it’s tiny, it’s light, I just toss it into my backpack and I’m set.
1 Star Will not read Kingston SDHC
Very dissatisfied…false advertising. Product does not work to read Kingston SDHC 4 GB card and I don’t even have Vista…we have Windows XP. The case is too wide to even plug into the drive on my computer…hits the frame of my tower. Do not waste your money.
Magellan Maestro 3225 3 5 Inch Portable GPS Navigator Factory Refurbished
April 2, 2009 by DigiBliss · Leave a Comment
Ultra-thin and stylish, Magellan Maestro 3225 offers amazingly easy-to-use GPS auto navigation at an affordable price. Travel throughout all 50 of the United States, plus Puerto Rico, and Canada. 1.3 million pre-programmed Points of Interest (POI) make it easy to find restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, the nearest coffee and more. Touch the simple menu on the large 3.5″ color display to get an instant route to virtually anywhere in seconds. The intuitive interactive screen shows your route and position on the map, plus distance to destination, arrival time, street names and more. Turn-by-turn voice guidance offers worry-free directions without even looking at the screen. SayWhere text-to-speech technology enables you to hear street names with each turn. Magellan’s QuickSpell feature intelligently searches and checks spelling while entering addresses and POIs, making it easy to find what you’re looking for with just few touches of the screen. Search POIs by name or category, near your position or near any city. Interactive onscreen icons show nearby services. Touch an icon to see the address and phone number (when available) and get an instant route. Store locations in the Address Book for easy navigation on recurring trips. Set the Home button to your house or any location to find your way back from virtually anywhere. And backup your personal data using your own SD cards. The SiRFstarIII GPS receiver and built-in high-sensitivity antenna pro
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Very good unit
Arrived in excellent shape, looked brand new. If you are looking for a very inexpensive gps navigation device this should work fine. Small inconveniences of the UI but it is cheap and they are not that big a deal. (slower refresh rate, low contrast colors for the day etc.)
Overall good, not great. If you are going to spend more though, go with a Garmin which will be great.
4 Stars Magellan Maestro 3225 (Factory Refurbished)
No need to be concerned about buying a factory refurbished Magellan GPS. The only way that I could tell that it was refurbished, was the sticker that Magellan put on the box. Everything was factory packaged in the box and looked and worked like brand new. The only negative thing that I can say about my purchase is that the speaker sounds like it is being overpowered at maximum volume…one step under max. it sounds perfect and probably too loud unless you have the windows open. If I had it to do all over again, I would absolutely purchase the same Magellan 3225 GPS again.
3 Stars Slow inputing addresses
The Magellan Maestro 3225 looked brand new. The maps were out of date and Magellan does not have any new free updates for this product. When I would enter an address most of the time I would get to my destination before it would map my route. I have returned the unit to Magellan and they are fixing it now. They will fix refurbished units within the first 90 days if you provide them with a receipt and wait a couple of days for them to send you a RA number. Then you have to pay for shipping via FEDEX or UPS to return it to them.
5 Stars Great Product, Great Price
I was a little skeptical with the particular product I bought being refurbished, but it looks brand new, and works just as well. I would have had to have paid $200 or more for all of the features that come on this one, but I got it for only $90. Great Deal!
5 Stars Great buy. Nice little GPS for the money
I bought this as a present for someone and they just love it. Even though it was a refurbished product, It came in excellent condition and has been working perfectly. No trouble with the unit. I would recommend getting these refurbed units if you want to save some money. There is always a chance you may get a unit that was not properly refurbed but, Amazon is always great about returns. Mike
