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Sandisk 8 GB Class 4 microSDHC w/ MobileMate Micro Reader
by aka3212
Earlier in the year i had LG Secret mobile phone, and when i purchased is, there was an offer of a free 8gb Sandisk micro card, with the MobileMate micro reader included.
I must admit personally i would never have bought this product straight off the shelf as at first glance appearences, it looks small and fiddley which when ... put hand-in-hand with my incredible ability to lose things, it would not have been ideal for me.
Still when i opened up the packaging for my new phone, and had set it up ready for use it was only after a couple of months that i then had a use for the MobileMate micro reader, to transfer some of my images of my phone onto my computer.
Process:
Starting with the process, it couldnt really be more simple. you take the memory card out of your phone, or device which requires external storage and slot it into the MobileMate micro reader and plug it into your computer through a standard 2.0 USB port. The external storage will the open up as an external drive, allowing you to the transfer data to and from your computer at your own demand.
Memory Card - Sandisk 8 GB Class 4 microSDHC:
The memory card i had attained was an 8gb class 4 microSDHC, which in simple terms gave me 8gb of data storage, and a writing speed of atleast 4mb per second. I have never really bothered with the writing speed of small devices such as a card reader or flash drive as there is generally not a noticable difference in my opinion. (A external hard drive however, it is incredibly useful to have a greater writing speed). With regards to the 8gb data storage space though it was more than adequate for my needs, which was for the most part storing pictures.
MobileMate card reader:
The card reader it self would be best defined as petit and is quite fiddley when inserting or removing the memory card, however this is not such an inconvience that it becomes a nusiance. It is however incredibly durable and hardy and can be well 'man-handled' on the assumption you can find it. it does nake for a perfect key ring accesory with a purpose ideally due to its size.
Price:
Not a particularly long section but however very useful. The MobileMate card reader itself without a memory card can be currently picked up for £3.90 at Play.com or for £12 as a combo with the 8gb microSDHC.
Final note / recommendation:
So in short it is effective, definatly compensates for its size, and is recommended as a perfect device for a frequent user of MicroSDHC card users, and very much the value for money.
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Sandisk 32 MB CompactFlash Card
by davidbuttery
Memory cards are not, in all fairness, the most exciting products the world has to offer. However, I've always had a bit of a soft spot for CompactFlash cards. This may be seen by some as further evidence of my deteriorating state of sanity, but actually I think there's method in my madness when it comes to these things. Unlike the SD ... (SDHC. SDXC, etc) cards that most camera users are more familiar with these days, CF cards have a really nice chunky feel to them that I think gives them a friendlier, more robust feel. This 32 MB card from SanDisk is getting on a bit now, but it still does a job in certain conditions.
This is a small-capacity card even for older digital cameras, and I probably wouldn't have bought one myself even at a knock-down price. Mine came inside an old Canon camera that I picked up second-hand, and of course any unexpected freebie is welcome when that happens. It looks just like every other SanDisk CF card of its vintage, with bold red and blue areas of colour on the front and a plain back face. As with most old SanDisks, in the gap between them there's a rather attractive rainbow swirl; even so many years on, I don't think the company has come up with a colour-scheme as pleasant on the eyes as this one.
For the purposes of this review, the card was tested in my "old faithful" Canon PowerShot A75, one of the last cameras in that series to use CF memory before they switched over to SD. As it's a three-megapixel digicam, a 32 MB card is really a bit tight for practical use: at the highest resolution settings a file takes up about 1.6 MB, meaning that you can store a mere 18 on this card. Even if you switch down from "superfine" to "fine" mode, the storage capacity doesn't rise much above the 30 mark. Still, the camera recognised the card without problems and except for the small amount of space you wouldn't know you weren't using a more recent 1 GB card.
This isn't a blisteringly rapid card, and with a camera like the Canon, which has one or two tricks up its sleeve, it can occasionally become slightly limiting. If you're using a more basic model, then this isn't likely to be a problem, and let's face it: a 32 MB card is not a desperately good choice for continuous-shooting or movie modes in the first place! You can buy one of these for the usual pittance of a couple of pounds on eBay, though they're becoming quite scarce now and prices are just beginning to rise. Personally I'd strongly recommend getting a 256 MB card instead, which in pence per byte terms is much better value. This 32 MB card is a historical curio, really.
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Sandisk 2 GB microSD
by rufusdog
I was looking for a cheap memory card for my phone. I wanted one that was a well known make so I had a look on the Amazon website to see how much they were going to cost. I was thinking that it would set me back about £10 to buy one but I found this Sandisk 2GB Microsd Card for just £3.58.
The card came in a pack which ... had a cardboard backing and plastic coating which you had to cut to get it off. This meant that the tiny card was well protected during its postal journey.
The card is very tiny, just about 1 cm by about 1.5 cm so you really need to look after it so it doesn't get lost as it would be quite difficult to find if you dropped it.
The card was easy enough to fit into my phone, I just had to push it into place and it clicked in. When I went to my phone menu I could see it had the extra external memory available. This was really nice as it meant I could upload some of my albums on the phone instead of just having one or two songs on the internal memory. It meant I could save photos to it as well.
I have about 41 albums on my phone saved to my memory card and it still seems to have plenty of space on it to save photos as and when I take them. On looking it up online, you should be able to have about 34 hours of music on a 2GB card at 128kbs each song, or 770 photos of the best quality. Seeing as I don't use the camera on my phone for normal photo taking (its not the best quality in the world) it will be enough for me, I only use it if I am out without my camera and need to take a quick photo of something.
The memory card is quite a sturdy little thing, it can take quite a bit of removing and putting back in again as I have found out over the last few months since my youngest daughter changed her phone and doesn't like the music player on hers so she borrows my phone quite often when indoors and takes my card out and puts her own in to listen to her songs, then when she gives it back she has to swap the cards again.
I am very pleased with this memory card, it was well worth the money and I would highly recommend it.
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