Kingston 1 GB Secure Digital Flash Card ( SD/1GB ) (Retail Package) Reviews

• Amazing!

  
  By A1VV1CFWRGSC9O on 2005-07-21
  This item came in a package with my Pentax *ist DS - my first digital camera - and I wondered how others rated it and what the replacement cost would be. Too bad I am the first to review it.
  
  While Kingston has a mediocre reputation, I have had absolutely no problems with my 1GB card, it has worked flawlessly for four months and many hundreds of pictures.
  
  The working volume (after formatting, device files etc.) is 980M and this is enough to allow me to take 94 shots of EXTREMELY high quality - ~2000x3000 pixels and ~10.2M per shot - or - over 2000 shots at the lowest quality! I would not hesitate to go on a two week vacation with only two of these cards.
  
  The card physically is not much larger than a postage stamp and has a tiny slide that allows you to "lock" it, so that no pictures will be erased.
  
  I use an inexpensive card reader (USB 2.0) and can load 500MB into my computer in under ten minutes, so the speed is good.
  
  I am very pleased.
  
  Steve
  
  

• Works great

  
  By A2R1QFDW2D8FOA on 2006-01-12
  I bought this card and a 150x 1GB secure digital card for video on my Canon SD-450. I noticed no difference when taking pictures or video when using this 'slower' card. For the price I paid for the higher speed card I could have bough two more of these.
  
  I want to emphasize this is just with my SD-450. Results may differ for different people (or newer cameras?).
  
  

• 1GB at good $$$

  
  By AXU7L14ZFDKNP on 2005-10-25
  The Kingston 1GB chip was good for my Digital Camara and at the good $$$
  George
  
  

• Excellent price/performance for basic storage.

  
  By A3T5NSG7LMRY0A on 2006-07-05
  While it's not one of the newer-better-faster models of SD, if you're looking to store data, use it in an MP3 player, etc. You simply can't beat the price-to-performance ratio on this little guy.
  
  It works perfectly on my new SD-based MP3 player for skip-free performance. Transfer time was negligible (don't get me wrong it took a few minutes to transfer 1 GB of data, but not more than I'd expect for a 1GB {!} transfer; maybe 8-12 minutes? Probably less...)
  
  Took me a while to figure out that if you format it as FAT the player only sees 512MB of space. Whereas if you format it FAT32 it sees 1GB, and uses a few MB for formatting purposes, giving somewhere around 982 MB free. More than enough for hours and hours of MP3 play time.
  
  I'd assume this card would work well in basic cameras up to 2-3 megapixels. For higher megapixels you'll probably want to step up to a slightly faster card. But keep it Kingston. They make good products at excellent price points.
  
  I've used their desktop valueram for a while without issue, and their SD cards are certainly no disappointment. I rate this a must-buy. Aside from which it's the only card I've seen no really negative reviews for from any source I've checked online (unlike some other "name brands" like SanDisk, Lexar, etc.), hence purchasing this one. Seriously shop it around and go to a few comparison sites that use ratings and reviews. The Kingston cards consistently get good reviews (or at least lack bad reviews), whereas the other brands are about 50/50, 60/40, etc.
  
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  Addendum:
  with a couple months' perspective: again, the card holds up well. I purchased the basic low-speed model due to price (appx $27/ea at the time). Works perfectly in my MP3 player, with the above formatting/space caveats. However, they've since dropped the price on the basic model to about $21/ea. At this price, for basic uses, I can see no reason why anyone would NOT buy this indispensable piece of peripheral equipment for cameras/MP3 players. I'm actually tempted to buy a few more for other purposes... The price for a 50x 1GB Kingston is now about $24, well worth it for newer faster digital cameras able to utilize the faster speed memory (though you may not see any increase on older cameras). Not sure what the 133x 1GB cards run, I'd guess not much more than about $35-40/ea, which would be reasonable. I'm just going to wager a guess you'll even get better $$/performace ratio out of two of the 50x 1GB Kingston cards than you'd get uot of one of the 50x 2GB cards, if you don't mind carrying 2 cards. And it might also increase compatibility slightly, since I don't know how many cameras support the larger cards yet?
  
  Again I reiterate the basic model is good for uses where speed doesn't matter like memory cards for MP3 players that are just reading the data off a little bit at a time. But, if you need faster speeds for newer cameras using rapid shutter speeds or real-time video, you'll probably want to step up to the 50x or 133x version for a couple extra dollars, if the camera supports it. Or even step up to the 2GB cards if you're using 4-6+ megapixel resolution photo settings on a regular basis.
  
  

• Good value

  
  By A2NN7PUVZ9NJX2 on 2006-02-16
  I have been using this card in a Palm T/X to store photos, program files, and mpeg4 video files. It's worked well with no problems.
  
  
• Kingston 1 GB SD Card - Great Value
  By A17BUUBOU0598B on 2008-05-09
  This Kingston 1 GB Secure Digital Flash Card ( SD/1GB ) (Retail Package) is on the low end of capacity being sold right now. However, it's such a great value. No need to worry about SDHC compatibility here. Works with all SD devices and computers with appropriate memory card readers.
  
  The only knock on this card is that it is somewhat slow. However, at this price it's still great as a spare.
  
  This card is pretty widely compatible and will work in your Kindle and your Wii alike. Like I said, pretty much any camera that accepts SD memory will accept this one, though there are better and higher capacity cards available for newer cameras with wider support.
  
  So if you have a really high end camera you will want to spend more for a bigger one. But if you need an extra memory card for your Wii, digital camera (Canon, Nikon) or PDA, this is a good one to get.
  
  Enjoy!
  
  
• Good card, good value
  By A239J0K766X438 on 2006-03-15
  The cards does everything it's supposed to. 1 GB seemed like a lot when I purchased it, but now I'm back, looking for more memory...anyone who has just upgraded their camera and is going to be shooting in higher resolutions (especially if they're considering shooting in RAW format) might want to consider a larger card.
  
  
• Muy Bueno
  By A3A0ML9WQ4NWIU on 2006-08-02
  Yo vivo en México, visito constantemente la página de Amazon, en particular esta tarjeta tiene las tres B's: bueno, bonito y barato. Recién me llegó la puse en mi cámara Canon y empecé a tomar fotos. Bastante espacio y rapidez, no tengo ningún problema con ella. Mi cámara es de 6MP y me caben aprox 500 fotos con la resolución más fina. La recomiendo mucho.
  
  
• 1 GB card
  By AO9UQ7A4PTCD0 on 2006-11-09
  I'm afraid I don't know a lot about this technology. I went for economy and I am getting very good quality photos. I think I would have liked more speed in taking successive shots and I really don't know if a different flash card would have made a difference or if the camera is slow. Its still faster than my old one so I'm generally happy. Hope this is some help
  
  
• Works great in my Axim X51V
  By A1OMXVXXP07F05 on 2007-01-22
  This little gem works fantastic in my Axim. My previous card started acting weird and was losing data. This replacement is great. I can rely on it to hold my sensitive data and then can swap it into my camera and take over 300 high res pictures at 8 megapixels.
  
  No worries here.
  
  
• I RECOMEND
  By A1UD4ZFNU73BI1 on 2006-03-22
  this Kingston Flash Card memory is very versatil since you take it where you want, You have a fast access to your data mp3 and photos.I use it with my camara, my pocket pc and i can carrie evrywhere in my pocket.
  
  
• Works Just Fine With My Canon SD450
  By A3L8DN7M54C9UF on 2006-07-11
  This is a name-brand, reasonably priced and perfectly adequate SD card. I wondered if it would keep up with my camera, especially for movies...and it does. No discernable time-lag. It is a good option for any SD camera. I am quite satisfied.
  
  
• Kingston 1GB SD flash card
  By A1JEC57F1JQQGG on 2006-07-31
  Have only had it a month, and it hasn't failed or caused any problems. Not much else to say. Wish Amazon would ask for reviews of things like this after a year, when more history was known.
  
  
• No Problems
  By A1NB4AFV3LOQYP on 2007-04-15
  Not much to get excited about with an SD card. Either does the job or not. Price is such one might wonder about quality, so thought I would note: This one was worked flawlessly in continual use (digital photo display).
  
  
• It works but with issues
  By A1R7C7ECOM1O7X on 2007-12-17
  Bought seven of these cards (SD/1GB) as they were on Special Offer. Wanted to use them to store my (quite vast) record collection which I had digitised into 128kbs MP3's.
  
  Wrote a total of 250 songs to each card, no problems. I can plug the cards into my laptop and play the songs, no problems. However, when i play the songs on my Car Radio (which has an SD slot) I'm finding that many songs randomly stop playing and the next song starts. I also have a couple of 256MB Tosh cards, a 4GB unbranded and 2 SanDisk 1GB; none of these cards have a problem but all 7 Kingston cards have the issue.
  
  I beleive it is probably a timing issue. The Car Radio is a poor quality one (Tedelex - not renown for their quality products) and therfore the communication with the SD Card is probably very close to the limit of a timing-related specification; if the SD card is close as well then there will be a problem.
  
  In 99.99% of applications the SD/1GB card will be fine (it works great on the laptop), but if being used on a lower-quality system then there could be problems. Not going to throw toys out of the pram and pledge never to use Kingston again, but probably wont quite put so much trust in them and bulk buy without trying first.
  
  
• Todo bien
  By A17JM2T0KBLGS0 on 2006-07-05
  La tarjeta llego de acuerdo a lo esperado y en perfectas condiciones -dado el buen embalaje- , con sus instrucciones y hasta el momento trabajando muy bien.
  
  
• Works flawlessly
  By A2Y08KFEHZO280 on 2006-07-10
  This is 1 of 3 SD cards that I have for my Nikon D50 6.1MP camera. On average I get about 320 pictures on this card. Have not had 1 issue with it thus far and it can be had for a very inexpensive price. I'm tempted to get more.
  
  
• Great product, Great price
  By A54WXKOAXLMRW on 2006-08-19
  I've used two of these cards for a few months in a camcorder and a camera with no complaints.
  
  
• Great price and it just works!
  By AK2Z13178D97M on 2006-09-16
  This price for 1GB SD was unbelievable. I gave it try and it just works! There is no reason to pay more. I popped it in my digital camera and it works flawlessly. I sure buy.
  
  
• Does the job
  By A23X2A60PPS3Y0 on 2006-11-04
  Kingston has always made quality memory modules which I have used for years mostly RAM for PCs and this 1GB SecureDigital Flash Card ( SD/1GB ) is no exception. You can't beat lifetime warranty. I can not speak of its speed versus other flash cards since a milisecond here or there is not important to me, but reliability is.
  
  
• Kingston 1GB SD Card Review
  By A35623Y581B81F on 2006-11-10
  Great value for your money. Kingston has always been a reliable memory chip company and the same goes for this product.
  
  
• Great Product
  By A17Q93H0B1ZPT5 on 2006-12-10
  I recently bought the 1GB card for my PDA. I use it frequenty to move files between my laptop (through card reader) and PDA. It is quick, easy and flawless. No issues, no loss of files and never any errors. So far I am extremely satisfied and would recommend others to buy it.
  
  
• Kingston 1GB SD Card For mp3 Player
  By A2K2UJ3ULKO344 on 2007-01-28
  This SD Card worked flawlessly in my Memorex mp3 player. I also tested it in my digital camera, and it works great!
  
  
• Great little card
  By A2D1DBQFKXHLY6 on 2007-03-09
  This card works great in my Nintendo Wii and my laptop. I have no complaints. I can't comment on the transfer speed as it is my only SD card, but for what I use it for (transferring game saves and pictures) it does the job.
  
  
• Very reliable product for great price
  By A3TZQOBH40OEJ6 on 2007-12-23
  I've purchased several Kingston SD memory cards over the past 9 months for my Canon SD600. When I switched over to the SD format from the smartcard I was pleased at how reasonably priced they were. Ar first I was leary about straying from the popular Sandisk brand card but the cheaper price of the Kingston cards made me give them a try. Now I feel great about the Kingston name. Their cards have worked flawlessly, in fact the only cards I've had trouble downloading from were some Sandisk ones I still have. I also love my TravelLite card reader (Kingston)...it's great. Highly recommend their cards, only ones I shop for right now.
  
  
• Good Peformance, Good Price , Good Deal
  By A2Y8QYR1IOIA06 on 2006-06-25
  My Kingston SD/1GB Card worked well right out of the box on my Treo Palm TX. I also use tried it on my Treo 650 and it worked withour a hassle, whatsoever. I am thouroughly enjoyint all the space I now have available. I would rate it a 5 star, but I only have it for one month, so I still have to see how it performs down the road. Otherwise, it works fine and for the price I got it on Amazon, it's a steal.I am happy I did not pay a heap more for the same extra space.As far as I am concerned, you can't go wrong.
  
  
• fast shipping
  By AKSLRDNE2V88Z on 2006-07-04
  I did not even expidite shipping on this item and recieved it in 3 business days. WOW !
  
  thanks for being on the ball
  
  
  
  
• Works Great...
  By A2I68IVQD28K44 on 2006-07-05
  I loaded this into my new GPS and will works stunningly. I highly recommend it.
  
  
• Works fine
  By A2ZBUMPQUUTUAY on 2006-07-13
  Works fine with my Nikon Coolpix camera as well as my Garmin Street pilot C550 nagivation device. No problems so far.
  
  
• Good product at a good price
  By AC5AOTPGEIF85 on 2006-08-19
  Works great. Good Speed. Reliable at any moment.
  
  I use it for my Palm TX and its working fine. No complaints.
  
  
  
  

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