SanDisk SDSDH-1024-901 1 GB Ultra II Secure Digital Memory Card (Retail Package) by SanDisk
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Digital camera reviews of SanDisk SDSDH-1024-901 1 GB Ultra II Secure Digital Memory Card (Retail Package)
Digital camera Review: Card Reader
Summary: 5 Stars
It's great to know I'm not going to run out of space. Works great. Thank you.Digital camera Review: Carl P
Summary: 4 Stars
Purchased to used with new Kodak digital Z612. SD card will provide space needed to use video section of Z612 and allow digital pictures to be taken at a faster rate.Digital camera Review: Caution - Be Careful of the Hype and High Expectations
Summary: 1 Stars
I received a Canon PowerShot SD30 Digital ELPH for Christmas (having waited eagerly for it for months after reading the reviews). The camera was shipped with a small 16MB memory card just to whet my appetite. It was no surprise because Canon (and reviews on Amazon.com) indicated what I should expect in the package. Obviously I wanted and need more memory for my voracious appetite for taking pictures.
I looked through the offerings of memory cards on Amazon.com and noted the large capacity available in the SanDisk SDSDH-1024-901 1 GB Ultra II Secure Memory Card (they could have shortened the name to little piece of expensive junk, but I digress).
Based on the review that I read and the hype a saw in other magazines and nothing else really to compare it to, I made a purchase of this card. I noted that the price was high but I felt that I could not go wrong spending good money on a quality item that was going into a quality camera. Besides - why would a person drop $400 - $600 on a digital camera and have only a limited small memory capacity. I thought SanDisk had the right idea, yet I could not figure out why they did not have a real "corner" on the market of people like myself.
I found out over a period of weeks, when the camera kept locking up and showing "Memory Card Error", that there was a reason why everyone was not buying this memeory card. When I checked the camera instructions (I automatically assumed the camera was at fault), the manual stated it meant a "Memory Card Anomoly".
OK, I'm sure that does not happen often. But, in fact, I got the error message every other time I used the camera with this memory card. The original card did not lock up or cause a problem, although it had much less capacity. The only way to free the camera and get it back in operation was to format the memory card (and in the process lose all the images and data). This worked ok as a last resort, provided that the images lost were of no real importance, and often it would "lock up" after only a few shots (savning me from losing a large number of images).
However, still convinced that it was more the camera than the memory card, I made the mistake of relying on the use of the SanDisk as a memory card when taking pictures of my daughters graduation ceremony, subsequent party and other related festivities.
The camera just suddenly gave me an error message of "Memory Card Error" locked up and would not allow me to do anything, including format it. I had taken perhaps 70 shots, not quite half the stated capacity, yet the card indicated that it was locked and that there were "No Images". A physical and visual check of the card showed that the tab WAS NOT in the "locked" position. I even took the time to check the disc in the camera after moving the tab up and down several times to "free" it from the "locked" position. It continued to indicate it was "locked".
I then took the time, through my major disappointment and anger, to read the accompanying literature (or what SanDisk calls a warranty). The long and short of it is: SanDisk does not warranty anything on the disk and are not responsible if it does not work. In other words, if it DOES NOT work as advertised they assume NO responsibility. They actually state: "SanDisk products are not warranted to operate without failure. SanDisk products should not be used in life support systems or other applications where failure could threaten injury or life."
I admit that losing my daugthers graduation and celebration pictures do not rise to the level of physical injury or life, but it just shows another example of how companies fleece the public with substandard products and refuse to back them up with workmanship, integrity or at least a decent warranty.
I would NEVER buy a product from SanDisk again . . . ever!
You may think that this type of thing could not happen to you. Just don't bet on it!
Digital camera Review: Could not of made a better choice
Summary: 5 Stars
This was the best thing that I bought for my camera,I no longer have to watch or even think about how many pictures I have taken,I have enough room + great bright pictures also. ThanksDigital camera Review: Decent while it lasted....
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this SanDisk 1GB Ultra II from Costco a few weeks ago for $39.99 (using a $10 instant off coupon) for my Nikon D50 camera. Prior to this SanDisk card, I was using a cheap standard Kingston 512 MB card. Comparing the two SD cards, there was no difference in shooting burst mode (expected, since D50 only shoots at 2.5 FPS); however, there was also no difference in read speed on my Dell Dimension E510 integrated SD card reader. Google Picasa reported upload speed was almost exactly the same at about 5-7 MB/s. Similarly, using a USB 2.0 SD-card reader on my Apple PowerBook 1.5 GHz reported similar speed using Apple iPhoto (both cards are slightly slower at around 4-5 MB/s). So, either my Kingston standard memory was really good or this SanDisk Ultra II was not living up to its speed claims.
Worst of all, the SanDisk Ultra II broke down during my recent trip to Boston (it had only been through 2 weeks of light use!). I lost half of my photos using this SanDisk Ultra II SD memory card, and I can't write to memory (no write protect) and refused to be formated (using my Nikon D50 and my PowerBook at the time, and Dell Windows box after I got back from Boston). I am so glad that I still have my trusty el cheapo 512 MB Kingston (that you can get for $18 in Amazon now) with me during the trip. When I got back from Boston, I promptly returned this SD card (thanks to Costco's nice return policy, I was able to return this card without a receipt!).
My next memory card will probably be a Kingston memory card; no more SanDisk if it continues to charge a premium for its "brand". Lifetime warranty on these SD cards are useless; the contents are irreplaceable once they are lost and they are priceless to me.