Kingston 8 GB microSDHC Class 4 Flash Memory Card SDC4/8GBET

by Kingston

• Compliant ż with the SD Specification Version 2.00
• Versatile ż when combined with the adapter, can be used as a full-size SDHC card
• Compatible ż with microSDHC host devices; not compatible with standard microSD-enabled device/readers
• File Format ż FAT 32
• Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00200K1TS
• Item model number: SDC4/8GBET
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2,247 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)
  • #6 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Accessories > Digital Camera Accessories > Memory Cards > MicroSD Cards
  • #26 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Computer Accessories
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 13, 2009

Product Description

Capacity: 8GB | Style: Amazon Frustration-Free

Amazon.com

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.

Product Description

Kingston SDC4/8GB Flash memory card ( microSDHC to SD adapter included ) - 8 GB - Class 4 - microSDHC

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

139 of 144 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The Fast and the Spacious June 9, 2009

By Avid Reviewer TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Style Name:Amazon Frustration-Free| Size Name:8GB|Amazon Verified Purchase

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! Read more ›

86 of 88 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Works for BlackBerry 8310 September 29, 2008

By M. Krasilinec

Style Name:Retail| Size Name:8GB|Amazon Verified Purchase

I didn't see any reviews for this product, so I wanted to let you know that the 8GB (7.4GB usable) works on my BlackBerry 8310.

Interestingly, although the BB showed 8GB with the new card, I only saw 4GB (3.2 or 3.4GB usable) when I first connected to my laptop and the computer asked to format the card when I enabled Mass Storage Mode (I used this mode to drag and drop into the BB). I could only see 4GB on my work computer as well.

However, after standalone reformatting the card (to FAT32) on my friends Compaq both of my computers (and phone) now properly see it as an 8GB card. My computer and phone information is below.

laptop: Win XP Pro w/ 4.2.2.12 BB Desktop Manager
work computer: BB desktop manager 4.6.0.12 with win2k pro
phone: curve 8310 with firmware: v4.2.2.170 and AT&T as provider

I'm looking forward to using the expanded storage!

59 of 64 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Works Like a Charm! January 30, 2008

By KT

Style Name:Retail| Size Name:4GB|Amazon Verified Purchase

I bought the Kingston 4gb micro SDHC card for my Blackberry 8830. At the current time, my particular Blackberry cannot accommodate a card larger than 4 gb, due to OS software that is not yet up to speed. The Kingston card is every bit as good as the more popular brands, with the exception of having a lower price. Be aware that using the included SD adapter is great...HOWEVER, if your laptop or desktop SD reader is not rated to read HC (high capacity) cards, then you may not be able to view the contents of the card or make changes using your computer(s). This happened to me, so I purchased a $10 USB SDHC card reader, and now I can use these higher-capacity cards in both my older laptop and desktop SD drives. Of course you can transfer data via a direct connection with your cell phone, for example, but it usually takes longer to do it that way.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Great performance with HTC EVO 4G. But didn't last very long. March 9, 2011

By Daniel Bailey

Style Name:Retail| Size Name:32GB|Amazon Verified Purchase

I read the reviews carefully and checked the compatibility before purchasing this product, and have been very pleased. The class 4 SDHC works great with my HTC EVO, and 32 GB of flash memory is a breath of fresh air.

If you decide to upgrade your SD card, you'll have better luck than I did if you:

1. Backup entire contents of SD card to a folder on your PC.
2. "Unmount SD card" before removing the old SD card from the phone. (This applies to Android)
3. Plug new SD card into your PC using the provided adapter and a flash card reader - not using the phone.
4. Copy the backed up contents to the new card.
5. Put the new SD card into your phone.

The gallery app "likes" that better, but managed to rediscover the pictures once again after a bit.

Update on 12/11/2011: I purchased this card Feb 4, 2011. Now ten months later, I find that the card only has 10 GB capacity. There are several files that I cannot read, apparently sitting on sectors that are now also going bad. Although the card performed well at the beginning, it has not stood up for even a year. Am probably going to find a different brand, and stick with a 16GB instead, selling for around $18 today.

215 of 253 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Unforunately, many flash memory cards are fakes January 1, 2011

By John

Style Name:Retail|Size Name:8GB

Yes folks, unless you are absolutely sure about the vendor's reputation, I would say that most of the flash memory cards sold on line are fakes. This really is a huge problem since most of the buyers are unaware of this. So, what exactly is a fake? These are usually inferior graded flash memory that has been used to "upgrade" to an apparent higher capacity card with a name brand manufacturer's sticker on it. This type of counterfeiting is no different than selling bogus Rolex watches at greatly discounted prices. But the bigger and more insidious problem with bogus flash cards is that the customer is not aware of it, unlike the phony Rolex's where the buyer usually knows that they are knockoffs. The card may fail right away, or as more typically happens, they will work for a while and then fail...leaving the owner not a clue as to what went wrong. I purchased a Kingston flash card before our trip to Asia. Everything was going fine until we had snapped just over 100 photos. We were in Shanghai, right after our run through of Japan. The camera would not snap any more pictures indicating that there was a problem (I don't remember the actual message). In addition, we couldn't view any of the photos we had already taken. We thought at that moment that disaster had struck and we had lost all of our precious photos. A savvier member of our traveling group suggested that I might bring the card to photo/electronics shop, as they might still be able to retrieve the photos from the defective card. So here I am running around Shanghai trying to find the proper place to have surgery done on our flash memory card. We finally found a place, but it wasn't cheap. We paid $145 to retrieve the photos, and except for a few, we were able to salvage most.... Considering what we spent for the trip overall, it was worth it. But it was also an expensive lesson. Before entrusting your photos to a flash memory card, make sure that you have purchased it from a reputable dealer. And regardless of where you might have purchased it, test the card before using it. There a number of software applications you can run from your pc to do this. I now use "h2testw" to test my flash cards after purchase and before using. It's a free download, just google to find it. You can also get more info on this problem by googleing "fake flash memory cards". I'm posting this on Amazon, because of a previous poster reviewing and reporting his discovery of the fake card he received from this vendor. This vendor is still here, and apparently still selling this memory card even after the buyer reported it to Amazon. So, let the buyer beware, and do his due diligence when buying these items. Read more ›