Memory-Card Reviews

If you own a Macintosh PowerPC G3, before Mac went color crazy, this is the memory chip for you. It was extremely easy to install. It took about 15 minutes and then WHAM! BAM! I got more RAM!

I have done price comparisons with other computer sites, and for what Amazon is asking for is practically half of what their competition is demanding.

Do yourself a favor and get this today!

I had just bought my first iMac (or my first Mac I should say) after using PCs for all these years, and was pretty impressed, but decided to add the extra memory for the graphic programs I was using. I was really surprised at how much better the machine functioned after the upgrade and would recommend buying this product through Amazon due to the fact that it quick and simple to order!

I recieved my card yesterday and am very happy with the preformance. The card was very cheap compaired to others. It came in very good packaging along with an unexpected freebee. A hard plastic case to keep your extra card in. The case is a locking type that craddles your card too keep dust out and soften blows from drops or bangs. I would recommend this card to anyone who is looking for a low-priced digital camera compact flash card.

The RCA 16MB CompactFlash Memory Card is a useful tool for capturing those multimedia moments. It is affordable and compact making it a great deal. It's small size allows for handy storage. The CompactFlash products are used in many products making it the best choice.

I can't help but think that SanDisk had Uniden's PC100 series (UniPro) PDA's in mind when they made this card. This type-II CF card automatically appeared as a "Storage Card" in the UniPro (a Windows CE palm-sized PC) when I first plugged it in and stores programs and data alike. It's power drain seems virtually insignificant on the two "AA" batteries that run the unit. Of course it's noticeably slower storing to the Storage Card than RAM, but the permanent (static RAM) nature of the data more than makes up for it. Ranks right up there with an Ethernet CF card as most useful add-on device!

The SanDisk 160MB Compact Flash Card is one of the best things I ever bougth for my digital camera. I am the editor of my school newspaper and we can use this Flash Card up to 4 weeks ans still have place for more pictures. It's very handy espesaly when you don't have your computer next to you. Best for travelers.

This small little disk is wonderful! It can hold more than 200 pictures on normal settings, allowing you to pretty much take as many pictures as you want. I used it on my week long vacation and still had room left when I can home. the pictures were wonderful, and when using an adaptor it is easy to upload them to your computer, and edit them.

I think this card is a great value and it has worked flawlessly for me since purchased.

With a 48 MB card I can take the equivalent of two rolls of standard film photos on my Epson PhotoPC 850Z digicam. Over the life of the card (which is supposed to be good for something like 10 million photos!) I think this card will pay for itself in very short order.

As I post most of my digital photos on Internet albums or print them out on my inkjet (also an Epson) I rarely go to my local photo developer anymore.

I will probably add a larger SanDisk card at some point after I upgrade to my next digicam.

I have no idea why this product was discontinued (or at least it isn't carried any longer by many larger electonics stores). It's great! So tiny, and it comes with a little carrying case. The SD card can easily be upgraded to a 256MB (I have one for my camera), and can also be used on some Pocket PCs, so you have one little card to carry around all the info you need. I love that you don't have to carry around a cord to connect this to your computer.

I was out shopping for one of the new tiny USB flash drives but I ended up buying this one instead. It was on sale at Staples for $17.50, which was less than the cost of the included 32MB SD card. It uses USB 1.1 but will also work (at 1.1 speed) in a USB 2.0 port.

It comes with a carrying case and a short (about 3 inches) USB extension cord, which comes in handy if you need to plug it into a port where there isn't room for the body of the drive. The carrying case also has a mesh external pocket, I assume for spare SD cards since it's too small for anything else. The kit also includes an installation CD but I've never had to use it. I just plugged it into my laptop or desktop USB port (1.1 or 2.0) and the Win XP Pro recognized it immediately by name. I plan to try it on my Mom's Mac (OS 9.x) next.

It is a very handy way to carry around files. It's not as small as the newer drives, but the upgradeability is a nice feature. The SD card will also fit in my PDA, although I don't know yet if it will need to be reformatted for use in the PDA. I'm hoping it doesn't, in which case I might be able to use it to transfer files from my PDA to other computers without needing the HotSync cradle.

The black thumb button on the case slides both ways. If you slide it toward the end with the SD slot it ejects the SD card. If you slide it toward the other end instead, it pushes out the USB jack. When the button is in the middle, both the SD card and the USB jack are inside the case making a very smooth package.
The whole thing is very light, yet feels sturdy. I'm pretty happy with it - I have what I need for the moment, and saved enough money that I can buy another SD card to add memory later if I like.

The only drawbacks are the width of the body (about 3x the width of the USB jack) and the slower 1.1 USB transfer rate. But for the price I paid, I'm very happy with it as it is.

With this item I can save my Nikon Coolpix 950 Batteries. Its very easy to install just plug in on your PC Card Bus & the driver will automatically install on your system. Not more then a minutes you will see the new extension drive on you "MY Computer". You Just click you Removable Drive & you will see your photos. The speed it's very fast almost same with you hard Drive event faster then The Camera that used USB Connector. There is no conflict since I bought it, even I has been changing to my new IBM ThinkPad T21 (used to be I was using Toshiba 220 CDX). This item it's very helpful for the consumers using which compact Flash Card & using Laptop for their business.

This PC Card adaptor is great! Saves battery from my Kodak DC215 camera, no additional software required. Just pop it into my laptop and it reads it as a removeable media. Life can't get any better.

I bought two, the both worked well with no problems. Which is what you expect, but it is worth noting.

I already have a 256MB compactflash card from Simpletech, but needed a little more extra just in case... for back-up. This 32MB card does the trick and it works just as well as the other Simpletech cards I have, which is just what I expected!! I also got the Simpletech Flashlink CF card reader, really cuts down the transfer time in getting my digital images on to my computer.

Spent time looking at http://www.DPReview.com and this card was rated at the top of consumer flash cards along with Viking's "high speed" cards. As shown in the technical details, it is guaranteed to 26x write speed, but it actually benchmarks higher on the DPReview in a variety of read/write tests. There are professional compactflash cards on the market that offer 40 and 50x write speeds but they are generally cost prohibitive. For my Canon S230, I get excellent speed and much longer battery life than the PNY card i originally used. The only slow-down I experienced was with movie mode, it took about 10 seconds to write a 640x480 movie to the card. And with sequential shoooting (~2 pictures/sec) the camera would have to recover after 10 pictures (another 10 second delay).

I have a Canon Powershot G3 & this card works MUCH faster than the included 32MB card. I would recommend this card, especially since it helps extend battery life.

Executive summary: 1.44 floppies are just not cutting it. I work with clients and don't want to lug around a CD burner to move files from my laptop to/from their network. I also don't always want to lug my laptop home. Enter Simpletech's Bonzai USB mini drive. It is awesome. If you are looking for high capacity and expandable computer storage in a small, portable, USB-based, no install hassle package, buy the Bonzai USB mini-drive now.

A few details . . .

Insert it into a USB port, wait about 2 seconds and WIN2K and WinXP (home and professional) pop up an acknowledgement of a new removable disk that it found. You use the USB drive just like a hard drive (drag and drop, etc.).

Here are some factoids I wish the product description (or picture) would have told me:
1) A 4 foot USB extension cable is included, which in my book eliminates any negative dealing with the fact that the USB ports on some computers are close together or very tight. (BTW I have a Compaq Presario with 2 USB's on the front and although it is tight the Bonzai works fine there without the extension, even with my mouse plugged in right beside it). Having to carrying a small cable is just not that big of deal folks.
2) It is very small. 2 1/2" long including the USB plug. 1 1/4" wide. 1/2" deep.
3) It is very light. About the weight of one Oreo Double Stuff cookie :)
4) The USB plug has a cap.
5) The case is heavy plastic.
6) A lanyard (i.e big shoestring looking thing that goes around your neck like a Referee's whistle) is included.
7) I have a 60MB zip file on my Bonzai right now which unzips faster than those on my hard drive. Did I mention the Bonzai is fast?
8) The whole thing seems solid and well made.

BTW, a guy I work with and I did some research. We both concluded that Bonzai is the answer to our goal of a slick way to quickly move files between computers, with zero install requirements (at least on Win2K and WinXP). He is very envious of me right now since he opted for the Sandisk Cruzer instead of the Bonzai (because Best Buy didn't have the Bonzai). I picked Bonzai and was delighted to find that amazon.com has it. The Cruzer is about 4-5 times bigger, and doesn't feel nearly as solid in my view.

I opted for the 128MB model instead of the 256MB or 512MB models for two simple reasons: 1) 128MB is enough for me for now (equal to 88 diskettes), 2) the price of Secure Disk (SD) is bound to keep tumbling so I'll pick up a 256 and/or 512 once the 1GB (and beyond) SD's come out and drive down their cost of their little brother and sister :)

Enjoy your Bonzai!

Executive summary: 1.44 floppies are just not cutting it. I work with clients and don't want to lug around a CD burner to move files from my laptop to/from their network. I also don't always want to lug my laptop home. Enter Simpletech's Bonzai USB mini drive. It is awesome. If you are looking for high capacity and expandable computer storage in a small, portable, USB-based, no install hassle package, buy the Bonzai USB mini-drive now.

A few details . . .

Insert it into a USB port, wait about 2 seconds and WIN2K and WinXP (home and professional) pop up an acknowledgement of a new removable disk that it found. You use the USB drive just like a hard drive (drag and drop, etc.).

Here are some factoids I wish the product description (or picture) would have told me:
1) A 4 foot USB extension cable is included, which in my book eliminates any negative dealing with the fact that the USB ports on some computers are close together or very tight. (BTW I have a Compaq Presario with 2 USB's on the front and although it is tight the Bonzai works fine there without the extension, even with my mouse plugged in right beside it). Having to carrying a small cable is just not that big of deal folks.
2) It is very small. 2 1/2" long including the USB plug. 1 1/4" wide. 1/2" deep.
3) It is very light. About the weight of one Oreo Double Stuff cookie :)
4) The USB plug has a cap.
5) The case is heavy plastic.
6) A lanyard (i.e big shoestring looking thing that goes around your neck like a Referee's whistle) is included.
7) I have a 60MB zip file on my Bonzai right now which unzips faster than those on my hard drive. Did I mention the Bonzai is fast?
8) The whole thing seems solid and well made.

BTW, a guy I work with and I did some research. We both concluded that Bonzai is the answer to our goal of a slick way to quickly move files between computers, with zero install requirements (at least on Win2K and WinXP). He is very envious of me right now since he opted for the Sandisk Cruzer instead of the Bonzai (because Best Buy didn't have the Bonzai). I picked Bonzai and was delighted to find that amazon.com has it. The Cruzer is about 4-5 times bigger, and doesn't feel nearly as solid in my view.

I opted for the 128MB model instead of the 256MB or 512MB models for two simple reasons: 1) 128MB is enough for me for now (equal to 88 diskettes), 2) the price of Secure Disk (SD) is bound to keep tumbling so I'll pick up a 256 and/or 512 once the 1GB (and beyond) SD's come out and drive down their cost of their little brother and sister :)

Enjoy your Bonzai!

I'm just a novice at this whole digital camera thing, but I definately knew that the CF card it came with was too small. By getting this value pack, I not only got a higher capacity card, but a whole bunch of stuff that I cannot live without now!! Perfect, and an awesome value!

Simpletech provides everything you need as a primer for digital camera beginners like me. Has everything I need and it was a great value on Amazon.com. If you just got a digital camera, get this kit!