Transcend 8 GB Class 6 SDHC Flash Memory Card TS8GSDHC6E

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D. Truong “Duke of New Mexico” (New Mexico) –

  

  

In the past, I bought a Transcend 8GB SDHC card for my Canon SD1000 camera. I recently bought the Transcend 16GB SDHC for my new Canon SX20IS. Both cards work very well and I’ve had no problems with it so far. I sought after to take this opportunity to update my review since my first review was also posted (by Amazon) for the 16GB card. This is because the only difference between these two cards is the uncommon room. So, if you’re in the market for an affordable high quality SDHC card, this may be the one for you. Sorry, I kind of sounded like a used car salesman right there, didn’t I? I assure you that I don’t work for Transcend. But, here’s why I reckon this card is awesome:

Pros:

-Affordable!

-Large room

-Class 6 read/enter alacrity (which is very quick… but is no longer the fastest class available)

-Lifetime warranty (at least that’s what the package says

-Transcend is a reputable company that’s been making memory products for a very long time. ( I swear to the tech Gods that I don’t work for them!) Other reputable and reliable memory card companies include Kingston and PNY. All three of these companies have been making memory chips for many, many years.

Cons:

- I can’ really reckon of any “Cons” about this card. But here’s the 2 closest things I can come up with right now: (1) “Class 6″ is no longer the fastest alacrity available and (2) This card does NOT make coffee for you in the morning, do your dishes for you, give you compliments when you’re having a terrible day, or magically improve your photography skills.

IMPORTANT SPECIAL NOTES ABOUT SDHC MEMORY CARDS:

-SDHC cards are not compatible with most older SD cameras, SD devices, or SD card readers.

-SDHC cards are rated by alacrity using uncommon “classes”. There are currently 4 data transfer alacrity classes available for SDHC cards. These classes are “class 2, class 4, and class 6, and the new class 10. For model, “Class 2″ would have the slowest read/enter alacrity while “Class 10″ currently has the fastest read/enter alacrity. So if you have a device in which alacrity may play a crucial role, make sure you buy a higher “class” SDHC card. Please note that this SDHC card no longer has the fastest read/enter alacrity available. There is now a new class, called “Class 10″. Class 6 has a minimum read/enter alacrity of 6MB/sec… while Class 2 has minimum alacrity rating of 2MB/sec, and Class 4 is 4MB/sec. Starting to see the pattern?

-SDHC cards are not only for digital cameras. Any device that is compatible with SDHC cards should work with this card. Just make sure that it takes a full-sized SDHC card. For model, there are some devices that use smaller cards… like Micro-SDHC or Mini-SDHC. If you have a Micro-SDHC or Mini-SDHC card already and want to use it in a full sized SDHC device, you can buy an adapter that can make those cards better so that they can fit into a full sized SDHC card slot. But, you cannot make a full size SDHC card fit into a Micro-SDHC or Mini-SDHC slot.

SO WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “SD CARDS” AND “SDHC CARDS?

SDHC is basically an upgrade to the older SD cards. The wits they upgraded it was to achieve greater data transfer speeds AND room than previously possible with normal SD cards… and to do this, they had to redesign the card (which is why it’s not compatible with normal SD devices). This was necessary because digital cameras and digital video cameras these days have higher resolutions, which equate to better file sizes and quicker data transfer wants.

Now that many digital cameras also can record HD video, you may consider getting a better room card because video takes much more space than photos. The size of the video varies from camera to camera depending on what resolution and video compression the camera uses. If you plot on taking lots of video (especially HD video), I would consider getting at least a 16GB card. Check your camera specifications to see how many minutes per Gig of memory your camera can capture …to gauge how huge of a memory card you’ll want to get to meet your wants.

Special Note on regular SD Cards:
If you primarily take casual photos and don’t need a exceptionally quick read/enter capable card, you should know that newer cameras that take “SDHC” cards will also work with older normal “SD” cards. These older cards are cheaper than the new SDHC cards, so this may be something to consider. So to sum things up, newer cameras will take SDHC and regular SD cards, but older cameras that use SD cards may not be able to use SDHC cards. This is because newer technology is usually made to be compatible with older technology (the technical term used to describe this is “backwards compatibility”) … but older technology may not have the hardware…

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Mark “Technology, Music and Movies” (East Coast) –

  

  

  

UPDATE – March 2, 2010: This review was originally written for the 4 GB class 6 SDHC card, but the reviews have been grouped for all class 6 SDHC cards in the 4, 8, 16 and 32 GB sizes. All the cards should perform also since they are all class 6 and all made by Transcend. But, I will have to check which cards I have used hands on. I believe I only own the 4GB and 8GB cards. I will update the review further. If you have concerns regarding the 16GB or 32GB sizes, you should seek out the reviews tagged with the product associations from those cards.

The Transcend 4GB SDHC CARD (Class 6) is a fantastic card for the price. I was at first a small skeptical about the brand, but I buy way too many memory cards to ignore a excellent price when I see one. And I’m pleased to report that I’ve veteran decent performance and reliability issues with this card. That’s as compared to other cards I own including SanDisk, PNY and Kingston.

As long as your devices are compatible with the SDHC format, this card is a excellent buy. 4 GB is a nice size though I do prefer 8 GB room for high room storage.

The class 6 alacrity is the fastest alacrity available in mass market SDHC cards. Class 6 guarantees minimum transfer speeds of 6 MBs, but I’ve gotten speeds up to 20Mbs! That makes this card perfect for storing pictures in RAW image formats.

The Class 6 alacrity is on par with the Sandisk Extreme III cards that on average are about $15 to $20 more per card. If you don’t have an SDHC reader, you may opt to get the package with a reader included to download your pics. If not you can just transfer your pics directly from your camera with your card still inserted. An SDHC card reader can be bought separately if your PC doesn’t have a compatible slot.

General SDHC and SD Card Tips

There are a few tips that I’ve learned the hard way through buying TOO MANY uncommon memory cards.
1. Make sure your device is compatible with the card! Even in regular SD cards, some older electronics aren’t compatible with that large of a size (2 GB). In terms of SDHC cards, make sure your camera or other device is SDHC compatible. SDHC is uncommon from regular SD and only newer devices tend to have built-in compatibility
2. Once you install this in your camera or device, you will commonly want to format the card with your compatible device’s boundary. That is because the standard formats for certain devices, particularly Canon, are uncommon from the factory installed format
3. Just like your devices, most notebook SD card readers are not compatible with the SDHC format. So use a card reader or download the pictures via USB connection to the camera with the card still installed.
4. For some wits, placing the card in the locked position allows some older laptops to still read it. This is just to be used in a pinch but, and it won’t apply to all systems
5. If you did not properly format your card, you may be able to save things to it and then have them “disappear.” If this happens to you, make sure you use the software recovery tools BEFORE you try to save anything else to your card. That way, you can retrieve your metaphors without over-writing them.
6. Make sure you know what you are going to use this card for. Once you have set up all and ensured it’s all compatible, you still have to choose on alacrity. If you are using this for storing RAW metaphors instead of JPEGs or HD video, step up to the quicker class 6 alacrity format if you can afford it.
7. If you are going to pay more for a quicker alacrity, make sure your device can benefit from it. I’ve read, for model, that Kodak cameras are set to a fixed voltage and cannot go quicker than standard alacrity. So the extra cash spent on Class 4, 5, or 6 is basically wasted.

Conclusion

It’s fantastic to have several extra cards on hand just in case. This 4 GB card is a nice performer. If you have a high room camera (10 Megapixels or more) and are storing videos or RAW metaphors, the extra cash for the 8GB card is value it. Or you may want to step up to the better 16 GB size that is now available.

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Hassan B. Bn Hadhram –

  

Before you drop 120~$ for a SD card question yourself, Do you really need 32GB card? because the card itself with same specs costs only 35$ for the 16GB version, anyway here is info that might help you

Pros :
1- Class 6 Card the(guaranteed minimum Read/enter alacrity of 6MB/s)
2- My Test Results 18.2-18.5MB/S Read – 11.6-11.8 Enter (very stable)
3- Quicker than average cards and nearly close to top alacrity SDHC cards
4- 32GB in a single small chip is awesome(You can use it as a portable HD once in a while, i share some stuff with my friends with it sometimes

Cons :
1- Expensive
2- You can get two 16GB cards for around only 70$ and save yourself 50$~
3- Slow enter speeds for a 32GB card (Takes forever to fill it with DATA from PC, its not the card flaw though , its just the SDHC technology is getting ancient and slow for 2009 standards , time for newer Tech)

* Vital Info

Dodge the Sandisk Ultra Series they by no means reach the right marketed alacrity “15MB-20MB/S” its just in theory alacrity like how everybody knows that USB2 is much slower than its specs, and they are only Class 2 for the 32GB version which will drop frames from your HD video (Plus Class 4 is minimum requirement for shooting in HD ) if you plot to get San disk Card then get the Extreme III Series (but again from my own Tests there read alacrity is about 20MB not 30MB and the enter alacrity is 14MB/s~ instead of the transcend 11MB/s enter alacrity (Unless you spam shooting pictures with your DSLR you don’t “need” quicker alacrity)

I bought This card because i plot to take videos with my HD camcorder that last more 2 Hours, if you do not plot to shoot for longtime then you are better with getting the 16GB card HOWEVER, if you are bone idle like my mom and do not plot to transfer DATA from the card to Your notebook HD with every trip, then get the 32GB card.or you gonna end up on a trip and a message pops “No memory”

If you plot to shoot for longer time, check your camcorder battery too does it even last that long? so be sure about that before you drop over 100$ for this card

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