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Transcend 16 GB SDHC Class 6 Flash Memory Card TS16GSDHC6

Class 6 specification Original NAND Flash Chips Supports Error Correcting Code (ECC) to detect and correct errors Mechanical Write Protection Switch Lifetime Warranty Specification: Durability: 10,000 insertion/removal cycles Weight: 2g Transfer Speed(4GB): Approx. 19MB/sec Read; 7MB/sec Write Transfer Speed(8GB): Approx. 19MB/sec Read; 13MB/sec Write Chipset: MLC

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Good for GPS
I am using this SD card for my PDA (asus 696) with GPS. I can put all my maps on there including some video’s and music! I don’t need the Iphone lol!

5 Stars Transcend 16GB SDHC
This card worked perfectly. It is a class 6 and I use it in my Sanyo VPC-HD1010. So far I have been very pleased (1 month) with this card. Based upon this experience, I plan to purchase a Transcend 32GB class 6 card next month.

1 Star Think a little before buying this card
Once upon a time, I was looking to get a larger SD card. 16GB for $40? Why not? I might not use all of it, but better more than less. Following that train of thought, I looked for the fastest 16GB card in the range. Transcend. An established company wouldn’t put out a lemon, would it? The 100 or so one star reviews were tempered by the 500 five star ones. I was feeling lucky, so to speak. Unfortunately, I was not (mostly). A week into college, it decided to brick up on me, right after a beach party event. To its credit, I had taken more than 1000 pictures with it over about three weeks. Still, $40 down the drain. I will never trust Transcend again, thus making the warranty useless.

Now, my point. If you’re looking at the ratings, 1/6 of the reviews are one star, for one reason or another. Most likely, you will be part of the group that has no problems. This card was EXTREMELY fast. HDTune got 17-20 mb/s consistently. It had more space than I could have ever filled. For those lucky people, this card is ideal. For the minority, this card will be hell. It has more space than you could fill over a two week cruise, before destroying every one of the pictures. Personally, I count myself lucky in that respect. All that was lost was a sunset event. But think: do you want to take that gamble with your precious memories? Do you?

3 Stars Had problems
I purchased two of these 16 GB SDHC memory cards. One failed within two weeks, the other within about one month. I may have just gotten some from a bad “batch” (I have used this brand before with no problems). If you purchase one, recommend fully testing it immediately after you receive it so if there is a problem, it can be taken care of under warranty.

5 Stars Works great in E-P1
I have had very good luck with Transcend cards, never a single problem.

These 16GB SDHC are fast and cheap.

When used with the Olympus PEN E-P1 it can store:

* 650 “Maximum Quality” (RAW -and- JPEG) photos

* 1085 RAW Photos.

* 1643 Maximum Quality JPEG images (”Large Super Fine”, no RAW)

* 10,000+ “normal” quality (but who would use this setting with the E-P1?)

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