Customer Reviews

Kingston 8GB "Go Green" microSDHC, Class 4 with Full Size Adapter

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The Kingston 8 GB microSDHC Card works flawlessly with all my memory card readers: Kingston Mobilite, Kingston microSD Card Reader, and SD Card Reader. Windows (XP) has no trouble recognizing it as a removable drive.

- Device Compatibility
Using a microSDHC to MS PRO Duo Adapter, I am able to use the Kingston 8GB microSD in my Sony Cybershot DSC-W170 Camera -- it works like a charm; the camera has no trouble capturing pictures and videos (at a frame frate of 30 fps and a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels). All of my devices, such as my Garmin nüvi 360 and my HP iPAQ 111, are able to recognize the full capacity of the SD card.

- microSDHC Format
microSD cards of 4GB or larger are known more specifically as microSDHC cards. This 8GB Kingston card is therefore a microSDHC card. Beware that some older devices are NOT compatible with the microSDHC format. Such devices will only work with microSD cards with capacities of 2GB (such as this Kingston 2GB microSD card) or less.

(The technical specification for the SDHC/microSDHC format supports capacities ranging from 4GB - 32 GB. microSDHC cards of 16GB, such as this Kingston 16GB microSDHC card, is the largest capacity available as of this writing.)

- Class 4 Speed
This SD card is rated class 4 (data transfer rate: 4 MByte/sec, or 32 mbps) - sufficiently fast for the majority of electronics. A decidedly small number of electronics, most notably some camcorders and high-end cameras, require a class 6 SD card (the fastest transfer rate as of this writing). Transcend makes one that's rated class 6.

- Frustration-Free Packaging
Kudos to Amazon for their Frustration-Free Packaging efforts in using only recyclable packaging materials and in keeping the amount of packaging used to a bare minimum. As a giant in the e-tailing industry, Amazon's move will no doubt serve as an impetus for getting the rest of the e-tailers to follow suit!

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The Kingston memory card is compatible with devices that support the microSDHC format. It is a fast (class 4) memory card with plenty of storage. Definitely recommended if the specs meet your needs!

I bought the Kingston 8GB microSDHC Class 4 Flash Memory Card specifically to be used in my newly acquired Sandisk Fuze mp3 player SanDisk Sansa Fuze 4 GB Video MP3 Player (Black)

As flash memory prices continue to drift downwards in price, I could not resist the urge to triple my Sandisk Fuze memory from 4GB to 12GB by the addition of this 8GB card. The difference in price between purchasing a 4GB Fuze or an 8GB Fuze is at the time of this review about $15. This card cost just a little bit more than that so it was really a no-brainer and gave me a lot of memory for not a lot of money.

Installation was as easy as could be. I inserted the card, turned on the player to ensure that it was recognized. I now have ample storage for lots of tunes on my Fuze and I could not be happier.

I am happy with this item. Had purchase it over an year ago for my GPS[extra maps] and still working fine. This is not as fast as newer Class 6 and Class 10 sdhc cards are but I think the transfer speeds are more than enough for average usage

Bought this card because the brand is reliable and it was on sale at the time.

We use the microSDHC cards for MP3 players, digital cameras and laptop.

The adapter is a must. Whenever the price is right we try and buy the cards that have the adaptor for the same low price, since I have the tendency to misplace the adaptors. I really cannjot have enough of those adaptors.

The adaptors have worked flawlessly for all the different devices and brands. The micro card worked perfectly for music, picture and movie without showing any signs of under performance.

Very fast delivery, the card was exaclty as expected. I insrted the chip and it works like a charm.
All together a pleasant experience!

There is nothing brilliant to be said for a tiny chip of flash memory. My researched it and compared prices, and he paid for it. It arrived within 36 hours of the order, which impressed me more than the product itself. He stuck it into his MP3 player and it works just fine as a drive separate from the built-in memory. Interesting but nothing spectacular about that.

Got this 8GB card for my HTC Incredible.
Already half full with about 800 songs.
Also plays videos fine.

I have a Flip Pearl 8230. The card takes a few seconds too long to save camera shots (and start the video camera too...) than I'm comfortable with. So in frustration, I went to Costco yesterday, and bought a Sandisk 8gb card. It is sooo much faster than the Kingston.

Maybe I should have checked it more carefully... maybe the card isn't made for my application? I don't know the technical specs.. Class 4 SDC4/8GBET... it's all Greek to me. My phone does recognize the whole card. It's just... too..... darn... slow.......

I bought this because my LG Xenon (GR 500) was in dire need of more space. Great phone, love the mini card and the adapter, works perfectly.

PROS --
1. Space. Plenty of space to throw a few MP3's on there (my own ringtones, I mean), as well as carry documents back and forth from school to work to home. More than enough space for what I need it for.

2. Plug-n-Play. Was perfect for my cellphone, a LG Xenon. Just popped the little sucker in and away I go. Phone automatically formats it appropriately for use in both the cellphone and the computer, and can easily switch between the two.

3. Shipping time. Depending on where you live, Amazon has GREAT shipping time. This product is no exception. Amazon shipping is an A+!

CONS --
1. Amazon frustration-free packaging is the goofiest thing I have ever heard of. Not only did I need scissors to get into the packaging still, but the packaging was still TIGHTLY wrapped around the memory card. I thought part of frustration-free was so that one did not have to actually CUT on/near the card to get the damn thing out. Just go with the regular packaging.

2. Getting the mini card in and out of the adapter. Even though I'm a woman and I have fingernails, it is really hard to easily switch this thing in and out of the adapter. The mini is (obviously) tiny to begin with, but you put it into a slightly larger card and then insert into your computer, it makes it kinda difficult. Also, the mini slides into the MIDDLE of the 'larger' SD card, making it harder to get it back out.

I never received the initial shipment. Maybe the package was too small? Thankfully, Amazon was on it and they sent me a replacement so I was very happy about that. As for the disk, it was in perfect condition.