SanDisk 16 GB Class 2 microSDHC Flash Memory Card

by SanDisk

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 0.4 x 4.5 inches ; 0.6 ounces
• 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: B001F6YRNO
• Item model number: SDSDQ-016G-A14f- FFP
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (173 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #12 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Accessories > Digital Camera Accessories > Memory Cards > Micro SD Cards
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

Another great invention from SanDisk, the microSD is about a quarter of the size of an SD card and is the newest standard of SD flash memory specifically designed for use with ultra-small mobile phones and other devices. Like the miniSD, the microSD is ideal for use in storing media-rich files such as music, videos, and photographs in compatible mobile phones. Collection and pictures of your grandchildren during their visit to see you, the 2GB or 4GB card is the perfect size.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

106 of 109 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NOT COUNTERFEIT, August 6, 2010

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karups "karups" (Berkeley, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: SanDisk 16 GB Class 2 microSDHC Flash Memory Card (Personal Computers)

SD-card counterfeiting is truly rampant online (e.g. eBay). A 2GB card is modified to look like a 16GB card (both the packaging and the actual interface circuit, so it even tricks your computer). The card works fine until you use more than 2GB; then data corruption occurs.

This 16GB card is a good 40% cheaper than anywhere else I've seen, so I was initially very suspicious. Amazon is certainly reputable; however, in this case the seller is some third party (BoBoTECHNIC), and Amazon is shipping it on their behalf.

"H2testw" is a standard program used to verify SD card legitimacy. It writes a bunch of data to the card and then makes sure that it reads back exactly what it wrote. I am happy to report that the card passes the test.

Incidentally, the card holds 14.8GB (differs from 16GB due to marketing tricks that SD card makers play). H2testw averaged about 3.4MByte/s on both reads and writes. It takes about an hour to transfer 15GB to the card.

35 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Slow writes but worth it., October 23, 2008

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pcx99 "pcx99" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: SanDisk 16 GB Class 2 microSDHC Flash Memory Card (Personal Computers)

The chip I got had a very slow write speed (<500kbps) And syncronizing 10 gigs of music files took many hours. However the read speed is fast enough for the music player and I've had no trouble with video files so the read speed is fine.

The long sync was so worth it. Having my entire music collection at my fingertips anywhere I go definitely made this a must-have upgrade for my phone.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Spacious and quick, but not fast, April 22, 2009

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Jonathon Suggs "Jonathon" (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SanDisk 16 GB Class 2 microSDHC Flash Memory Card (Personal Computers)

So far I haven't had any major issues with the card other than some write errors using an internal card reader on a laptop (I believe it was the laptop's fault).

Moving from 1GB to 16GB of storage has really allowed to me put a lot more data (pics and music) on my phone (n95). It is definitely quick enough for playing music and snapping pictures, even 5MP ones. However, when I went to sync my 8GB of music it definitely took a while.

Bottom line is that it is a great value for the money, just don't expect blazing transfer speeds.