Kingston 32 GB Class 4 SDHC Flash Memory Card SD4/32GB

by Kingston

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 0.4 x 2.6 inches ; 0.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 0.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001C9P5TO
• Item model number: SD4/32GB
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (828 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #9 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Accessories > Digital Camera Accessories > Memory Cards > SecureDigital Cards
  • #10 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Accessories > Blank Media
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Capacity: 32 GB | Package Type: Retail

Kingston Technology¿s Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) memory cards are fully compliant with the new SD Association specification version 2.00. They are a new performance class of SD memory cards designed to meet the storage demands of high-quality digital still and video cameras and other high-resolution image recording devices. Starting at 4GB, SDHC cards offer larger-volume data storage and optimized recording performance with support for FAT 32 file formats. In addition, Kingston¿s SDHC cards use new speed ¿class¿ ratings known as Class 2, 4 and 6 that deliver a minimum data transfer rate for optimum performance with SDHC devices.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

697 of 720 people found the following review helpful:

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

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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.

39 of 42 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

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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.

78 of 91 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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