Memory-Card Reviews

I already had 512M of Crucial memory when I saw the price on this 1GB SODIMM (which is at this writing $200 cheaper than the same from Crucial and within a few dollars of the price of generic memory). Given the price and the guarantee I decided to go for it. It arrived very quickly via FedEx. I installed it next to my Crucial memory and booted it up using a CD containing a freeware memory test program that I had downloaded. After running a complete pass (which ran for 2 hours), there were no problems so I re-booted into Windows XP where it has run with no problems after a week of usage. I have disabled virtual memory usage in XP and with all that memory one of my extremely large programs that I use frequently starts up much more quickly now. Good memory at a good price.

Memory is just what I wanted.

this surely is good stuff and greatly boosts ur computer's performance. problems are not common at all. go for it !

Sometimes, a product comes along that is so simple, so elegant, and so useful, we're blown away. The Hexa media drive is one of them. It reads six types of memory cards and does it so beautifully, we couldn't find a single bad thing to say.

Installation couldn't be easier: If you're running Windows Me, Windows XP, pr Mac OS X, just plug the drive into any available USB port. In less than a minute, the appropriate drivers are installed and the drive is ready for use. If you want to see pretty icons for the drive, you'll need to install the driver on the accompanying CD-ROM. The CD is required if you're running Windows 98, Max OS 8.6, or Mac OS 9.x. Older operating systems, including Windows 95 are not supported.

The business end of the media reader contains two slots. The upper slot has a narrow slit that accepts SmarMedia cards; the lower portion accepts Memory Stick and SecureDigital cards, along with a MultimediaCard. The bottom slot can receive a Compact Flash card or a Microdrive (Type I or Type II). Simply insert the media and the operating system instantly recognizes it. You can read from or write to the memory device just as any other disk drive.

So, if you have a digital camera, are you better off using the Hexa drive? Maybe not. The application software that came with your camera allows you to change camera settings, and maybe to place your pictures in folders sorted by date on which the pictures were made But if simply getting files into your PC is all you need, the Hexa drive does it quickly and easily. You won't spend a more useful [$] on any computer peripheral

I have the fuji 40i digital camera with mp3 player built in and movie camera with sound feature also. What a super camera, so small. But I found after loading my mp3's and taking my movies, I had no memory left for pics. (fuji comes with a 16meg card) So I read the reviews on Amazon and noticed people said the Viking cards worked on the fuji cameras. (fuji needs a special ID memory smartcard for audio) So I purchased my Viking 64 meg smartcard from Amazon and I'm thrilled. According to what I have read , this is the maximum card you can use with this camera. Everything works. I can now take 51 pics in the 2400x1800 mode while holding my favorite mp3's and movie in the camera. Life is beautiful! Super price (can you believe the drop in smart card pricing?) Thank you ,Amazon and Viking!

I bought the Viking 64 MB Smart Media card to add more data storage to my Olympus C-3020 digital camera. The Viking card worked perfectly without any format or setup. The price is much lower than other cards of similar size without any trade-off in performance.The extra memory this card provides allows for 82 pictures at the default setting in the Olympus Camera.If you have been trying to budget you shots with the small card that comes with the Olympus camera, I highly recomend this upgrade.It allows for more picture-taking fun without having to worry about running out of memory. ...

I needed a bigger card for my FujiFilm 2600z camera, which I also got off amazon.com almost two years ago. It came with a 16mb card but I needed something bigger, especially with my wedding coming up.

I was looking at the 128mb Memorex SmartMedia Card, but I discovered my camera was not on Memorex's compatibility list. My next choice was the 64mb card from Viking. I was a little skeptical at first because I had never heard of them before. However, after reading some great reviews from other amazon.com shoppers I decided to give it a shot (especially because it was priced lower then most of the others).

I could not be happier! First off I went from only being able to hold 20 photos (at max quality), to around 82! I have been using the card for months, taking photos, deleting them, transferring them to my PC, and so far it has been working great. The card also came with a plastic protective case, which is now where my 16mb card resides.

If I ever decide to go with the larger 128mb card, or if I get a new camera, I will definitely consider another Viking memory card, and would recommend their product to any of my friends.

I am very glad that I bought this memory stick because the 8mb memory stick that came with my camera was a big laugh. Fortunately I had a 32mb memory stick from the camera I was upgrading from...but still that could only hold 20 shots at maximum resolution. Now with the 128mb memory stick, I can get a bit over 80 shots at max resolution (3.3 megapixel).

HOWEVER; be advised that if you are upgrading from a 32 to 128 which is 4 times the storage amount, it will take longer to format, and you will notice more delay insofar as image writing and image previewing (ie. after taking a shot and going to the preview mode to see the last picture you took, it was almost instantaneous with the 32mb memory stick, but now with the 128mb stick, you click on the preview mode and nothing happens until after about 1-2 seconds, then you get the preview...). If you are upgrading from a 64mb stick, the delay probably won't be as noticeable. This is the only reason why I gave it 4 stars, I was hoping for the same quick performance as my 32mb stick...so it was a little bit of a let-down. Will I return it? No way, this is still the best buy for a memory stick!

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It doesnt get any better than this! You cant' get this Memory anywhere else cheaper! I have 3 128mb Memory Sticks that all are Lexar. I have a 4.1 Sony Cyber Shot P9 Digital Camera and pics are GRRRREAT!!! WHAT ever MP you have on your camera. you will NEVER run out of space!!! stock up on these now while you can. I just emailed a friend of mine about this offer...
I just might buy another! hey, you can never have a enough memory! =)

Went through the washer and dryer. Still works perfectly. Very impressive.

I have a Nikon 775, and purchased a 64MB Sandisk CF to go with it a while ago. When the price dropped for 256MB CF, I decided to purchase this Lexar 12x CF, to have more room for pictures. It was a surprise to notice that lag time between shots and viewing time have improved. Now I switch between shooting mode and viewing mode more often because of speed improvement; it was a real pain before, it used to take around 10 seconds, now it's around 2-3 seconds.
I am not sure if this will happen with other cameras, but I'm happy with this card in my 775. I wish all memory cards come with the speed rating to make purchase decision easier.

I have a canon digital camera and was always running out of space on the compact flash cards until I purchased my first Lexar 256 MB card. This card allows me to take hundreds of good quality photos on one card when I'm on a trip or at an event. Yes the speed slows a bit when the card is full, but if you're skiing or out on a hike and don't want to be changing cards this is a great accessory. 256 MB can be an extravagance if you are someplace where downloading or changing cards is not a problem but if you want to just keep on clicking try this card. It is also essential if you want to take videos with your digital camera. Videos use up a ton of memory so the larger capacity is a must. Overall I've been really satisfied with my Lexar card. I've used it agasin and again with no diminished capacity, and I've stored photos on it for a long time with no problems. Downloading has been a pleasure and photo quality is excellent. When you consider how much service it gives you this card is a bargain.

I've been using this card with a Canon S400 camera for about four months now, taken 500+ pictures and transferred them to my computer. I've had absolutely no problems with the card, and it seems to write and erase as quickly as I could want. For me this was an excellent intersection of size and price; a capacity of roughly 125 photos at full four-megapixel resolution is plenty even for my most intensive day of photography, and this won't break the bank. I'm certainly disposed to buy Lexar stuff again in the future.

Have owned 4 months. Bought 2 128MB cards. no problems for 3 months. camera stopped recognizing 1 of the cards, but Viking promptly replaced. Best customer service I,ve seen for a long time. rebate was extra slow to arrive, took about 3 months.

I am using this in my Olympus 3000 and it works great. I read lots of hype about Smartmedia being very corruptable. So, to be on the safe side, I decided that I would just buy a 128MB card and leave it in the camera all the time. The corruption we read about probably comes from mishandling the smartmedia cards and sliding them in/out and/or getting fingerprints on them. They are very thin and look flimsy, handle with care!

The 128MB card holds 169 images at the HQ (High Quaility 3 MegaPixel setting) in the Olympus 3000/3030 and so far so good, but I am still waiting on that rebate check from Viking. :(

Also, there is a "hack" to enable the panaorama feature of the Olympus camera's... It has to do with formatting with "Olympus PAN" in the header :) ....

From research, I found that there are only two companies that produce smartmedia cards and that the only difference between the two is the country in which they are produced. The Viking media comes from Japan, which is supposedly better.

You'll get a lot of bang for your buck with card. I previously had an Olympus 32MB card. Going up to this Viking 128MB card was astonishing. I can now snap about 100 HUGE, very high quality images more than big enough for 8x10 photos, or over 500 photos big enough for your standard 4x6 photos. And now I snap away at vacations, special ocassions without worrying if the card is running out of room. I probably won't ever need to take the card out of the camera for anything. Although it's from a different manufacturer from my Olympus 32MB card and costs significantly less than their cards, there have been absolutely no problems whatsoever with this Viking card. I highly recommend this card and the inexpensive price makes the purchase even sweeter.

I bought this 4 weeks back. When I try to shoot quick events (like fire works, baby smile etc,) by the time I get the picture the actual event what ever I intend to shoot goes off! It has very bad write speed. It's good for taking slow pictures of still objects only.

I've not seen a cheaper price, and I've been looking in stores. This is a good value.

Keep in mind, though, unlike the cheaper versions of this card, this card does NOT come with a flash reader. I was disappointed to find this out, but it was my own fault for just assuming it did. I still give it 5 stars.

[A note to HP Jornada 548 customers. This card works fine with the Jornada Pocket PC. I say this because it is not mentioned in the advertisement that the 128MB version is compatible, but it is.]

One nice thing about this card is that there is 24/7 tech support available if something should go wrong with it (or with installation or whatever), but I don't know what could really go wrong with it --I guess that's why they offer the tech support!

Anyone using MP3s should REALLY go for this card and skip the 64 MB card. The 64 MB card would be rather skimpy, and with 128 MB you'll ALWAYS find things to store on it. (I've had my card three days now and I've filled up 50 MB already, downloading songs, books, and maps).

One nice thing about having a flash card for a PocketPC (or other handheld) is that you can back up your entire regular memory onto your flashcard easily, without having to worry about memory failure. That is pretty neat, kind of like a second hard drive for your computer...

I love this card. I keep my Canon Digital Elph S110 set on the highest resolution/highest quality and have never filled this card up on a weekend trip. One day I took 120+ pictures, it is so easy to delete the ones you don't want afterwards. With the holidays and longer trips coming up I am purchasing a second 128mb card to double my capacity, you can't beat this price.... I also have the Viking card reader to speed up downloading and save wear and tear on the camera. I am very pleased with it. It works just like an external hard drive... It was a good deal then andit is an even better value now. Go with it! The best thing is thatyou will have comfort in knowing that you have the capacity to takethe pictures when you need to (you'll not miss out on those preciousmoments that will never repeat themselves). END

This reader does not work with my PNY 128mb card on Windows 2000.

I have owned three USB CompactFlash readers before, and this one has served me well. Its slim form factor and detachable USB cable make it easy to fit most anywhere; In my case, my camera bag.

I have used it flawlessly with Windows 2000, XP, and Macintosh OS X. I have but only two gripes with it:

First and foremost, its only USB1.1 compliant, rather than 2.0. The transfer speed is much higher with 2.0, and although your CompactFlash card cannot transfer at this maximum speed, there is a definite speed increase using a USB2.0 CompactFlash reader (for instance, the SanDisk SDDR-91 ImageMate, which is also nearly as small a form factor).

My second issue, is that the connection cable is a USB Type A Male to USB Type A Female (commonly known as a USB extension cable). While this makes it easy to plug the device directly to a laptop with USB ports open, spare cables are nearly all USB Type A to USB Type B (Male/Male). I find myself almost never using its "cableless" feature at any rate.

Overall, its a solid product that I've never had a (technical) problem with, and has always performed like a star. With the addition of USB2.0 and a slightly less wide shape, it would take this product in a class unto its own.

Oh, wow. In terms of devices that make me happy, this ranks way up there.

I bought this CF reader to use with my Canon Elph S200 digital camera. Although the Elph comes with software and cables to download via the USB port of my computer, and this CF reader also connects to the USB port, for some reason downloading via the CF reader is far, far faster. You plug the CF reader in, it shows up in Windows as a new drive letter, and you can access the files on your CF card (open them, copy them, delete them, etc) the same way you'd access files anywhere else on your computer, and just about as quickly.

You can also use the reader to transfer data between computers, any kind of data. I have one networked computer (with no CD-R or zip drive) and one non-networked computer. With this tool I was suddenly able to transfer up to 256M of data (the size of my CF memory card) from the networked computer to the non-networked one, easy as pie. Hallelujah!

The reader is very simple to install. On some operating systems you just plug it in and it goes. On others (like Windows 98) you have to go to the SimpleTech website, download a driver (6.5M for Win98), install it and then plug it in. Either way it was very quick.

Overall a very satisfying little tool.