Customer Reviews

SanDisk SDSDH-256-901 Secure Ultra 256MB (Retail Package)

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I originally wrote a positive review about the card, but perhaps a little too soon. I've had this less than a week and hardly used it....and now it's dead. Camera says "unable to use," and my PC doesn't recognize it anymore. I just read several negative reviews for the Ultra II Compact Flash version, so I'm not surprised the SD cards are duds too. Returning mine for refund.

There have been many stories on the Internet about avoiding Sandisk Secure Digital cards because after using them for a short period of time, they became corrupted causing people to loose their pictures. I have a two month old 256MB Ultra II SD card that just bit the dust as well as causing me to loose everything on the card. I tried everything I could think of to revive the card, but it's stone cold dead. I've been shooting digital for nine years now and have several cameras, so I'm not a newbie. To Sandisk's credit, they are providing a prepaid FedEx label (though I still have to drive to the FedEx station), but I was told it would take 3-4 weeks before I received a new card. This is far too long to wait so I'll be looking at other brands before considering another Sandisk product.

I used this card with a SanDisk ImageMate USB 2.0 reader/writer and a Palm Tungsten T3 (with the SD patch applied). After a day of use, the card was no longer recognized by the Palm or PC. I've returned the card. I'm going to try the equivalent Panasonic SD card.

I also have problems with this card. I used it in ZIO USB reader/writer and it didn't work. Then my camera started acting up, and finally card is not recognized in a Minolta camera. I will return it ASAP. BEWARE!

This card might be fast, but it DOES NOT WORK IN KODAK CAMERAS,
and probably others. I called KODAK, and they said it is not within spec. for digital cameras. Maybe other gear?
BEWARE ! ! If you have one, return it as defective to AMAZON.
They stand behind their products (but need to stop selling this one). Try the LEXAR 32X SD CARD from AMAZON. I hear it works.(mine will be here Monday)

I bought one of this card from this page. My consideration is the speed. SanDisk SD Ultra II 256MB is up to 10MB/s as advertised. My minolta xg camera can use this speed to take continuous movie. I took some pictures when I got the card. It seemed OK. At the end of my 3-week vacation, the card was dead at 194th picture. I tried several ways to recover the pictures. Although I could see the file list, I can only copy 5 pictures. If I try to access others, the reader will look up. SanDisk should stop sell such trash. I will learn from others to get refound from SanDisk.

I bought this SanDisk 256 MB card for my new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ3 camera. Using this 3 MP camera at highest resolution, I get approx 155 pictures on the card. Even though I take pictures in bunches, I was able to get all my shots from a recent long weekend in the mountains on one card. So for me, the card is plenty big enouggh for day-to-day use. If I go on an extended vacation, I'll need to by additional cards, or a bigger one. But if I have access to my computer to off-load the images every few days, this works just fine.

One great feature of my new camera is the ability to take rapid-fire pictures in "burst" mode. When shooting the kids playing sports, or sledding down a mountain, the camera can shoot as fast as four frames per second. Even at highest resolution, I have had no problems shooting in bursts using this card - there is just no noticeable delay in writing the multiple images to this card.

I am surprised by some of the negative reviews on this card. All I can say is that for me (so far), it has been the perfect blend of performance and price.

Good write speed with this new card. I've found it holds ~ 200 pictures with a 5 mega pixel camera, so more than enough for a long weekend of shooting.

How many pictures will it store? It is the most commonly asked question from digital camera enthusiast but usually the question that is the most difficult to get a straight answer about. Well, considering I worked in the memory industry for over 7 years I can help clarify this perplexing question and do so unbiased as I have since changed industries.

The SanDisk SDSDH-256-901 Secure Ultra 256MB, like most 256MB cards, will store on average 284 pictures when used with a 2 megapixel camera, 213 images when used with a 3 megapixel camera, 128 pictures when used with a 4 megapixel camera, 102 images when used with a 5 megapixel camera, and 80 pictures when used with a 6 megapixel camera. These numbers are based off the assumption that you are going to shoot your images at the highest quality JPEG setting available for the camera and understand that they are estimates and may be off by as much as 10 percent due to numerous factors including the complexity of the scene being shot and the compression algorithm used by your specific camera.

I truly hope this review was helpful to you in determining whether this card is the right capacity for your specific needs.

I use the Sandisk 256mb sd secure digital memory cards in my Kodak cx7430, and have noticed that some pictures disappear from time to time. The real problem (mystery) is that some pictures OCCASIONALLY make what was white or yellow or the blue sky to be PINK, or the picture comes out as very dark even thou the flash did flash. Is it the memory or the camera? I don't know, but suspect the memory. I have heard of other reports of cameras malfunctioning with the card.