SanDisk SDSDH-1024-901 1 GB Ultra II Secure Digital Memory Card (Retail Package)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 1 x 5 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00065AO0K
• Item model number: SDSDH-1024-901
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (306 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
SanDisk SecureDigital (SD) Cards let you capture your world of photos, videos, music and data, quickly and easily. And, with the SD card’s built-in user-friendly write protection feature, you can be confident that your files won’t be overwritten by accident.

SanDisk Ultra II SD cards are the card of choice for serious amateurs and professional photographers. So fast, you'll never miss a shot again. Photographers will especially notice the benefits of the faster read speed of the SanDisk Ultra II SD card because it allows you to view images more quickly on your camera's LCD screens after taking a picture. And you'll also be able to upload images to your computer much faster.

Features:

• Have a minimum sustained write speed of 9 MB per second and a read speed of 10 MB per second
• Take advantage of the advanced features of high mega-pixel digital cameras
• Delivers superior speed. Now you can capture those high-resolution images even faster
• Do it all with low power consumption, which means longer battery life
• SanDisk Ultra II SD cards are ideal for your most demanding photo shoots, including photojournalism and event, sports, nature and fashion photography

The SD Card can be used in a variety of digital products, including digital music players, cellular phones, handheld PCs (HPCs), digital cameras, digital video camcorders, smart phones, car navigation systems and electronic books.

Product Description
Sandisk-Ultra-II-SD is a digital-media card that writes at up to 9MB per second and reads at up to 10MB per second. This permits fast results, especially burst mode pictures, when used with high megapixel digital-camera models.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

517 of 518 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent speed and durability, November 26, 2005

By	B. Ha - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a response to "mom2sarah..." who recommends 2 cards of 512 MB rather than this 1 GB, I have some things to point out
1. It is true that write (and read) a large number of small files to (and from) a 1 GB card is a little bit slower than a 512 MB. However, this card is mostly used in digital camera and today moderate cameras have image resolution of at least 4 megapixels which means around 1 MB per file. And 1 MB is big enough to reduce the difference of transfer speed. For those who use relatively new camera, this difference is hardly noticeable.
2. Occasionally you would want to record some video from your digital camera and of course you don't want your movie to be interupted because of memory limited. In my Canon S2 IS, a super fine video of 620x480, 30fps uses the whole 1GB card just for about 8 minutes. So, using 512MB is even worse.
3. Around the internet, this card is said to be pretty durable, there is no major corruption issue with it. Hence, there is no risk to buy.
4. I have used a lot of SD cards before and this is the fastest among those. I was impressed. The first time I bought this card, I took around 300 pictures (around 400 MB), when I transferred them to my computer, I suspected it would take at least 3 minutes like my other SD cards. But no, it took only a minute flat.
5. In my Canon S2 IS, the actually usable memory is 968MB. The fact is ALL memory storage devices always have a little bit less storage space than indicated by the manufacturer.

I tried to find some cons about this card because they will make the review to be fair. But I must say that I can't find anything to complain about this card.

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars But beware of FAKES, July 27, 2006

By	Gordon M. Verber (Texas USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have over a dozen SanDisk CF/SD cards of varying sizes. They are the most reliable SD cards I have used.

Recently I bought 2 1GB SanDisk cards from "1OnlyNewStuff" in the Amazon marketplace. When I got them I tried them out immediately and they read/wrote OK.

However, when putting one back in the camera something just did not look quite right about it. Comparing my two new "SanDisk" cards to any of my old ones showed that the new cards had no serial numbers, had slightly different physical profiles, and sort of blotchy printing.

Checking on the internet I found that SanDisk counterfeits have long been known on E-Bay. Now they have been brought to Amazon. There is a page at [...] which shows some of the characteristics of the fake cards.

I checked with SanDisk, provided them with photos of the two new disks and SanDisk confirms them as fakes.

The SanDisk pictured on this Amazon Page is real (note the notch on the bottom of the media - lacking on most fakes). Likely media ordered directly from Amazon is going to be OK.

However if you are tempted, as was I, by the lower price from some Amazon merchants when you get the cards inspect them to see if they are real or counterfeit.

SanDisk very promptly will help you with this. For example, if the media has a serial number SanDisk can confirm if it is valid. If it has NO SERIAL NUMBER, then don't bother SanDisk - because ALL actual SanDisks have serial numbers (and a lifetime guarantee)

341 of 393 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better to get Two 512 MB Sandisk Ultra Cards...Here's Why, July 13, 2005

By	mom2sarah... (Windy City) - See all my reviews

This is in response to the first reviewer's valid observation/comment, notably that "This card seems to have a good transfer rate when copying a small number of large files. However, it still crawls when compared to my panasonic 256MB SD card that is much older when copying a large number of small files." The reason for this is that the bigger the card, the longer the recycling time between shots or uploading or downloading files. The best explanation I heard is that info processing in memory cards is similar to it running around a track - the bigger the card, the longer it takes to get around the track. That's why I ALWYAS recommend people who insist on having 1 Gig memory to buy TWO separate 512 MB cards! Also, in the slim chance your card gets corrupted, you won't lose ALL of your precious photos. Btw, I have owned the ULTRA II versions of their Compact Flash Card, Secure Digital Card, and Memory Stick and have never had any problems. But it's always advisable to be "safe than sorry". Finally, unless it's an older camera, your camera will most likely benefit from the increased speed these cards allow. Therefore, I wholeheartedly believe they are worth the extra cost. I do NOT recommend the regular Sandisk cards however - they are Overpriced and SLOW.