Kingston 16 GB Class 4 SDHC Flash Memory Card SD4/16GBET

by Kingston

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 4 inches ; 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 0.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0021L9BKQ
• Item model number: SD4/16GBET
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (847 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #3 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Accessories > Digital Camera Accessories > Memory Cards > CompactFlash Cards
  • #15 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Accessories > Blank Media
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 13, 2009

Product Description

Capacity: 16 GB | Package Type: Amazon Frustration-Free

Amazon.com Product Description

Kingston and Amazon.com have teamed up to offer this item in Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging, a recyclable, easy-to-open alternative to traditional packaging. A Frustration-Free Package comes without excess packaging materials such as wire ties, hard plastic "clamshell" casings, and plastic bindings. It’s designed to be opened without the use of a box cutter or knife and will protect your product just as well as traditional packaging. This item ships in its own box, without the need for an additional shipping box, and Amazon.com is continuing to work with manufacturers to make the packaging even more streamlined.

From the Manufacturer

Easily move photos, music and data between digital devices.

This all-in-one media kit combines a single card with dual adapters and a USB card reader to give mobile users the compatible storage they need for all SD and USB-compatible devices, including mobile phones, digital cameras, notebooks, media players and more.

The kit includes three adapters with the microSD or microSDHC card as the centerpiece, giving users the most versatile mobile gear. The card seamlessly converts to a Secure Digital (SD), miniSD or USB format that can be used across devices to easily move photos, music, videos or data to your camera, mobile phone or computer.

Ultra-portable and multifunctional

— Use the microSD or microSDHC card alone for plenty of removable storage for music, games, ring tones, photos, movies and other applications on mobile phones.
— Slip the microSD or microSDHC card into the miniSD adapter and transform it into a miniSD storage card to expand storage on personal media players, smartphones or MP3 players.
— Capture photos from your digital camera by making the microSD or microSDHC a full-size SD card with the adapter and then view images with SD-enabled readers or USB drives, digital photo frames or on your TV’s SD slot.
— Quickly and easily save files on a notebook computer with a full-size SD slot when the SD adapter is used with the microSD or microSDHC card.

The kits are available with a stylish USB microSD card reader and either a 2GB microSD or 4GB, 8GB or 16GB microSDHC card. The included keychain lets you hang the reader from your phone so you'll always have it handy when you're on the go. The kits are backed by a two-year warranty on the reader, a lifetime warranty on the microSD or microSDHC card, and legendary Kingston® reliability, service and support.

Store your entire mobile life — photos, songs, text messages, video clips and personal information on your microSD or microSDHC card, then work with it across device platforms seamlessly with the versatile Kingston Multi-Kit/Mobility Kit at your fingertips.

Features/Benefits

• Complete — single card solution for multiple devices
• Multifunctional — when microSD card is combined with the included adapter, can be used as a full-size SD card with write protection switch, a miniSD card or a USB reader to transfer data
• Compliant — Card: with SD Card Association specification standards. USB Reader: supports microSD/microSDHC
• Guaranteed — two-year warranty on reader, lifetime warranty on card

Specifications

• Capacity* — 2GB, 4GB***, 8GB***, 16GB***
• microSD Card Dimensions —0.43" x 0.59" x 0.039" (11mm x 15mm x 1mm)
• USB Reader Dimensions — .984" x 0.478" x 0.104" (24.99mm x 12.14mm x 2.64mm)
• Operating Temperature — -13° F to 185° F (-25° C to 85° C)
• Storage Temperature — -40° F to 185° F (-40° C to 85° C)
• USB Reader System Requirements:
  

  System with USB support

  Windows Vista (ReadyBoost not supported)

  Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP (SP1, SP2)

  Mac OS (10.3.x and above)

  Linux (2.6 and above)

See how much you can store on Kingston Memory Cards for Mobile Devices

Storage Capacity*	Photos **			Music***	AudioBook+	Video++	E-Mail+++
	(1.3MP)	(3MP)	(5MP)	MP3 & WMA Songs	Books	(Mins)	Files
2GB*	3144	1808	1190	380	204	136	43532
4GB*	6288	3616	2380	760	408	272	87064
8GB*	12576	7232	4760	1520	816	544	174128
16GB*	25,152	14,464	9,520	3,040	1,632	1,088	348,256

Source: Based upon Kingston estimates, actual results may vary.
(MP=Megapixels: MB=Megabytes, GB = Gigabytes)
1 Megabyte (MB) = 1,000,000 bytes; 1 Gigabyte (GB) = 1,000,000,000 bytes

* Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and is not available for data storage.
** Approximate number of standard JPEG pictures. JPEG file sizes vary based upon camera model and default settings, as well as user-selected resolution and compression mode settings. Some host devices may not support all of the Flash storage capacities listed.
*** SDHC memory cards are not compatible with all standard SD-enabled devices. Consult device user guide to ensure compatibility. Kingston's microSDHC memory cards are compliant with SD Specification Version 2.00 and use Class 2 & 4 speed ratings that guarantee a minimum data transfer rate of 2MB/sec. & 4MB/sec.
⁺ Approximate number of audiobooks. Assumes 2 hours of MP3 Format 2 content or 3.7MB/hr. file size. Results may vary based upon format quality of download.
⁺⁺ Approximate minutes of video clips. Assumes MPEG1 format, 1.5Mbps file size. Results may vary based upon video compression rate.
⁺⁺⁺ Approximate number of file attachments. Assumes 35K file size attachment per email. Results may vary based upon file size.

Chart subject to change without notice.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

713 of 737 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kingston quality, massive storage, what's not to love?, December 2, 2008

By 

Nathan Beauchamp "ConsumerAdvocate" (Oak Park, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kingston 32 GB Class 4 SDHC Flash Memory Card SD4/32GB (Personal Computers)

There are some things to consider before buying this particular card or any other 32gb SDHC card on the market:

1. This is NOT an ideal card for a digital SLR like a D80, D90, Rebel XT, etc... That is because it is a class 4 device. The class of a SDHC cards has to do with how fast they read and write files, not how much storage they have. For a digital SLR, you should purchase a class 6 SDHC card most of the time. Class 6 cards will allow you to take 'bursts' of photos and not be limited by the card's capacity to write them. Also class 4 cards are slower reading data, meaning they will take longer to upload files to your computer. Upload speed is convenient, especially when loading large batches of files.

2. This card has far more storage than most people will need for their digital camera. Unless you like to keep all your photos on a SDHC card and never move them to your computer, or are a high volume photographer, there is very little need for more than about 8gb of storage space for most caeras. The possible exception to this is if you have a professional SLR that shoots files in the 16-20mb range--but if you do, you'll likely want a class 6 card anyway. If all you intend to use this card for is a digital camera, save yourself a lot of money and buy a PNY 8GB SDHC Card. If you're worried about running out of space on a vacation, buy a few of them. Otherwise you run the risk of having 'all your eggs in one basket.' If one card fails, you lose all your pictures instead of only a portion of them.

This card is fantastic for use in a video camcorder capable of writing to an SDHC card. (Check with the manual first to insure that a class 4 card will be fast enough first). It is also perfect as extra storage for an ultra portable computer or net book like the Asus EEE pc. Another great application would be as added storage to a personal media player or MP3 player equipped with a SDHC slot such as the Cowon D2.

There are other good 32gb SDHC cards on the market, some at cheaper price points than the Kingston card. IMHO, brand matters very little with something like a SDHC card, since they all are made pretty much the same way. None of the brands currently offering them (Transcend, PNY, Kingston) have high fail rates with their other products, so I believe they are all pretty similar. What you decide to buy will depend on whether you trust a particular brand, or who has the lowest price. All of them will work equally well.

40 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for the money, but don't expect fast speeds., December 8, 2007

By 

M. Florido (Irvine, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kingston 4 GB Class 4 SDHC Flash Memory Card SD4/4GB (Personal Computers)

Excellent for the price. I give it a 4/5 because it performs slower than expected from a C4 SDHC card. I also have a Sandisk EIII 2GB. Although it doesn't have the class ratings because it's not SDHC, the Sandisk outperforms the Kingston in both read/write.

My test scenario: Using a Nikon D80 taking 6 shots continuously. The Kingston took considerably longer to write contents from the Nikon D80 buffer.

If you're looking for a high speed card in a similar scenario, then look elsewhere. However, if you want a good card and no particular need for speed, then I recommend getting.

79 of 92 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Big, September 8, 2008

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Robert S. Ambrose "Rob" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kingston 32 GB Class 4 SDHC Flash Memory Card SD4/32GB (Personal Computers)

PREFACE:

I bought this card for extra disk space on my Asus EeePC netbook. I needed as much space as possible to supplement the very small SSD hard drive. I needed something with large capacity and relatively fast file transfer time.

PROS:

It shares the largest SD capacity on the market today with few others (Panasonic, Sandisk, and PNY) and is a quality name that I have had a good history with in the past. Its file transfer time is similar to the SSD drive in my machine so it basically acts as a second SSD for me at less than a quarter of the price!

CONS:

Its not the cheapest 32gb SD card(PNY) nor the fastest(Panasonic) but its good quality with a decent transfer rate.

CONCLUSION:

I'm very happy with its performance and capacity. I would like to see the price come down a bit, but that's the price of getting electronics of this caliber.

That's my input, take it or leave it :)

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