Transcend 8 GB Class 6 SDHC Flash Memory Card with USB 2.0 Card Reader TS8GSDHC6-S5W

by Transcend

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 3.2 x 1 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: B0010Z294O
• Item model number: TS8GSDHC6-S5W
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (195 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Features
In order to meet growing consumer demand for storing lots of pictures, movies, and music, a dependable high-speed and greater capacity memory card is indispensable. Transcend's SDHC cards use brand name NAND Flash chips and premium quality components to ensure robust, long-life durability and excellent performance. For added convenience, Transcend currently offers a combo package that includes a SDHC card together with a Compact Card Reader S5 to make transferring data easier than ever. Just slide the SDHC card into S5 and plug it directly into any USB 2.0 (or 1.1) port and is capable of data transfer rates up to 480Mb/s. The reader works just like a standard USB flash drive, and supports the latest SDHC standard for hi-end large capacity memory cards. The Card Reader S5 also has a sleek design with industry-leading thinnest size that makes it compact and portable, with rounded edges for easy handling. Transcend's SDHC + SD/MMC Card Reader S5 is the perfect combination for your mobile lifestyle.

 

Features:

SDHC card: SDHC Class 6 compliant Card Reader: Fully compatible with the Hi Speed USB 2.0 specification Card Reader: Up to 480Mb/s and supports SDHC memory cards The SDHC card is compatible with all SDHC-labeled host devices The reader supports most popular memory cards as following: Directly: SD, SDHC, MMC, RS-MMC, MMCplus, MMCmobile With adapter: miniSD, miniSDHC, microSD/T-Flash, microSDHC, MMCmicro

Specification:

Size : 57.9mm X 23.2mm X 7mm Op. Voltage : 5V DC from USB Port Op. Temperature : 0?C(32?F) to 70?C(158?F) Durability : 10,000 insertion/removal cycles Weight : 10g Certificate : CE, FCC, BSMI

Accessories:

Quick Instruction Guide Warranty Card Included USB Card Reader

 

Storage Capacity Table

Memory cards should be purchased according to how high the resolution or DPI (dots per inch) of your digital camera is (i.e. how many megapixels it has), and how many pictures you plan on taking at a time. Transcend have provided the following graph to assist you in buying an appropriate capacity card for your camera: Storage Capacity Camera Type 2MP 3MP 4MP 5MP 6MP 8MP 10MP 4GB 4550 3412 2048 1638 1280 1048 816 8GB 9100 6824 4096 3276 2560 2096 1632 *The "File size" represented in the graph below assumes that the highest resolution (DPI) your camera supports is used and that pictures are stored in standard JPEG format.  The actual number of pictures you can take will vary depending on your digital camera's resolution and compression settings, composition (complexity) of the images taken, as well as lighting and exposure factors.

Product Description

Transcend currently offers a combo package that includes a SDHC card together with a Compact Card Reader S5 to make transferring data easier than ever. Just slide the SDHC card into S5 and plug it directly into any USB 2.0 (or 1.1) port and is capable of data transfer rates up to 480Mb/s. The reader works just like a standard USB flash drive, and supports the latest SDHC standard for hi-end large capacity memory cards. Transcend¿s SDHC + the world¿s thinnest SD/MMC Card Reader S5 is the perfect combination for your mobile lifestyle.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

234 of 234 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Value - but be careful where you order it from..., October 13, 2008

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NLee the Engineer (Nashua, NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Transcend 8 GB Class 6 SDHC Flash Memory Card with USB 2.0 Card Reader TS8GSDHC6-S5W (Personal Computers)

I purchased the 16GB version (Transcend 16GB SDHC CARD with Compact Card Reader) of this package a few months ago. The card was meant to be used in my Canon S5 camera. But I soon discovered that it works extremely well with the included card reader as an USB flash drive (much larger and faster than my SanDisk 4GB Cruzer Micro). So I ended up using it mainly for data backup and transfer between my laptop and desktop computers. The card has proven to be fast and reliable in the past 2-3 months of daily usage.

As first I was skeptical about Transcend's speed rating of 'class 6', which means minimum 6MB/S when writing. But my own benchmark results (see Customer Images) showed that this card is capable of writing typical photo files at 10.5MB/S - nearly twice its specified minimum data transfer rate. Just for reference, the Sandisk 8GB EXTREME III claims a faster speed of 20MB/S, but it costs about twice as much.

Considering its low cost and respectable speed, this Transcend card is an excellent buy. But please make sure that you order it from a reputable vendor only. Several reviewers who ordered the 16GB version from TheMemStore complained that they received some no-name card reader (instead of the Transcend DRS5). This may explain why some people have encountered problems when using this card.

[update on June 8, 2009]
I have purchased a total of three Transcend SDHC cards (two 16GB + one 8GB) in the past 10 months. They all worked perfectly so far. The second 16GB card is for use in my new Canon Rebel T1i/500D. I have heard that some other brands of 'class-6' cards cannot keep up with the camera in video mode, and will cause buffer overflow within a few minutes. But the Transcend card has no problems at all. I'm going to purchase my 3rd 16GB card next.

[Update on Sep 14, 2009]
I have highly recommended Transcend SDHC cards in the past, becuase they were much cheaper than Sandisk Extreme III (class-6) cards, and worked just fine in my applications. But in light of many complaints about Transcend card failures, and my recent finding that SanDisk Ultra II (class-2/4) cards are just as fast as Transcend 'class-6' cards, I must now recommend Sandisk Ultra II as a better and safer choice.

80 of 86 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Reader not recognized, September 4, 2008

By 

R. Fritz (Marietta, GA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Transcend 8 GB Class 6 SDHC Flash Memory Card with USB 2.0 Card Reader TS8GSDHC6-S5W (Personal Computers)

Although the card is fine, which I the main reason I purchased, the reader doesn't appear to be properly recognized on any USB port on either my desktop or laptop, both running XP. Both computers 'see' the drive and I can navigate to the files on the card, however, if I try to copy any files to the card, I get a message indicating the card is locked...which it isn't...I've set the lock on the card to both positions several times to make sure. The card reads fine in the built in SD reader on my laptop and through a SanDisk reader plugged into my desktop.

I tried downloading the driver and app from the Transcend website but it aborts because it doesn't 'see' that the reader is attached...tried it with the card in and with the card out...same result.

If the main reason you're buying this combo is the nice little reader, you might think twice.

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great memory card and reader combination., September 30, 2008

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John Kuykendall (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Transcend 8 GB Class 6 SDHC Flash Memory Card with USB 2.0 Card Reader TS8GSDHC6-S5W (Personal Computers)

Needed a larger capacity SD-HC memory card for my digital camera. Saw this card/reader combo on Amazon for a great price, easily half of what I could have bought locally. Very happy with the card so far -- NOTE: The only problem with these high-capacity cards is that they apparently can't be read with a normal SD reader.