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 Speed grade may not be correct August 2, 2008
J. Skeoch (San Diego, CA USA)
79 out of 85 found this review helpful
Watch out! May be inferior product. I got a speed grade class 2 (slow) even though package says class 6 (fast).
I bought two of these A-DATA 16GB Turbo SDHC "Class 6" memory cards for my Canon Vixia HF-100 camcorder. I put them in (one at a time -duh) and the HF-100 reports one card as CLASS 6 -Yeah!, but the other as CLASS 2 -Boo!
A real disappointment for me as the HF-100 needs class 4 or better to record in FXP mode. I get a nasty popup on the view finder "Class 2 memory. Cannot record in FXP mode". Bummer!
I can't help but throw in the specutation on how they are able to get such a great cost and beat the competition: buy reducing quality, accepting more marginal parts in their test programs, and use tier II foundaries. There are lots of ways to cut cost in production, but in the end it comes to quality. I am certain that every part that leaves the factory is tested, that is normally how semiconductors are fabricated, so why then did the part I receive not meet spec? Surely it must be because the parts are marginal and they are not testing all corner cases. Certainly companies like SanDisk who have a much broader business at risk would not risk lowering quality standards to achieve short profit gains.
In conclusion, if you want a 16GB part and are willing to take some risk on performance (speed/integrity) this might be the part for you.
If you absolutely need Class 6, and cannot be bothered to ship things back when they don't work - like me, or are very concerned about data integrity, you may want to go with a more well known supplier who has an established qualty record and name to uphold.
I should rate this product a 1 because of the performance issues, but in the end I was able to use the slower speed part in my Casio Exilim EX-Z1050 camera and it works ok there (no speed grade requirement on that camera). So I manage to salvage a bad situation.
Now I am going to order another 16GB card. This time I will try Transcend. Ha! No they are not SanDisk! But the HF-100 recognized a Transcend 8GB card I had laying around as a class 6, so maybe the 16GB will be ok too. I know I am taking some risk with Transcend too, but I just can't bring myself to fork out the dough for SanDisk. After I loose all my vacation videos and pics I may reconsider my penny pinching tactics though -we'll see.
Update: the two Transcend 16GB parts were recognized my the HF-100 just fine
 Very Disappointed August 26, 2009
T. V. Piccirillo
59 out of 64 found this review helpful
While this in no way reflects on Amazon.com, which has always provided superior service, I do want to point out that this item should not be sold by Amazon.
I purchased this item to be used in my Canon sd780is. I tested it by recording a 20min HD video and taking several pictures. I transfered them to computer and then back to the card. Appeared to work perfectly.
On the day my son was born I was ready with my new camera and new 32gb Adata memory card(tested). I took several pictures and video which appeared to be stored fine. When I went to access the pics and video the camera message read "memory card error". When I got home and put the card in the computer, the computer no longer reconized the card at all.
I trusted this card and tested it myself. It let me down and lost moments that now are only preserved in my mind. I would have liked to share those moments with others; maybe my son years from now. I would not trust this product nor this company with anything that might be important to you.
I've been sticking with San Disk since and havent had a problem. Now I know why they get a premium.
 Big Things Come IN Small Packages February 22, 2008
R. Burns (Point Texas)
29 out of 33 found this review helpful
It really takes a lot to impress me but this little card really does the job. I bought it to use with my new Creative Zen player and it is great. Fast access and readily accepted by both my player and card reader. Not a problem to be had and yes it is value for the money.
Most likely will buy a couple more in the near future
Does the job in flash memory digital camcorder May 7, 2008
ReadsALot (Cincinnati, OH USA)
26 out of 30 found this review helpful
I was a little nervous buying an unfamiliar brand of SD card (this one is manufactured in Taiwan). But the results were good! My new camcorder (Canon VIXIA HF100 Flash Memory High Definition Camcorder with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom) requires a class 4 SDHC card or higher (this card is rated as class 6) and it works great. No need to spend more...
Died in 2 weeks December 31, 2007
J. Chen (Harbor City, USA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I used this card in my Panasonic HDC-SD5 camcorder for a week for testing before the Christmas party. It worked fine for that week, but saddly it started to give error during recording at the party on tripod mount. I turned off the camcorder and turned it back on, the camcorder says "Reparing Data", and after a minute it starts to record for few seconds and then "Card Error" appears again. After that, the card complete died on me. The card now doesn't read by usb card reader anymore. I tested the camcorder with Sandisk card and worked fine but as soon as I popped this one in, "Card Error" appears and wouldn't record. Its life span was only a little more than a week. I wish A-Data has better quality control before releasing this to the public. Should've spend more money to get a better card. The money saved wasn't worth the video lost. Lesson learned.
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