2 days only, buy a Sandisk MicroSDHC 16GB @ $49 + $1 Postage (normal price, $55 + $5.95 postage).
Limited to 2 per customer, while stock last.
Edited-
revised the typo of the normal postage
Lowest price on market
shopbot $56 + $9.50 shipping
staticice $61 pick up
Yeah, I was thinking the same. Should cost no more than ~4 bucks including insurance.
I wish there was the option (Send via envelope + wrapped in sticky tape)
Thats pretty much what you get from the Hong Kong ebayers…
It's also pretty much what you get from shoppingsquare when you buy memory cards.
Thats how they normally send these kind of small items. In a standard size envelope.
I won a usb drive last year from Ozbargain and it was sent from shoppingsquare that way. Postage and packing would have been no more than $1. No way I would have paid the normal $9 postage for such a small item.
Actually, it'd cost closer to $3-4, possibly more depending on whether it was registered or snail mailed.
There was typo, normal postage cost is $5.95 inc insurance
Postage is excessive that's for sure.
Just to let you guys know, these are Class 2 which means it only writes a 2MB/s which is very damn slow.
Class 4 I believe, which is 4MB/s and up I think.
http://au.sandisk.com/Products/Item%282684%29-SDSDQ-016G-P36…
The picture says class 2.
the 2 in the picture designates that it's 2.00 spec which means Class 4
was better in december with free shipping
It shouldn't cost $9 for shipping in the first place.
it's not cost $9 for shippng in the First place
I've been wanting to get one of these http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_10235_SanDisk_SDHC_16GB_S…
But the postage is $9.99 no way I'm paying that for such a small item
Not a bad deal for $52 posted. MSY is $61 and some wasted time/petrol.
You will find that brand name class 2 microSD cards like Sandisk have real world write speeds of 4-6MB/s depending on file size. 2MB/s is just a minimum requirement.
Notice how only A-DATA and Transcend have Class 6 cards but you won’t find a class 6 16GB MicroSD Kingston/Toshiba/Sandisk. Well if u do, please share.
http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/search.php?q=SD-SAN-16&x=0&…
Sandisk Standard Class 2
Sandisk Ultra II Class 4
Sandisk Extreme Class 10
hang on.. from the sandisk link http://au.sandisk.com/Products/Item%282684%29-SDSDQ-016G-P36…
it says the microSD 2.0 specification = class 4….
"Speed performance rating: Class 4 (based on SD 2.00 Specification)"
Why are you posting a link to SD cards?
I bought 2 of these the other week from SS when they were free shipping, $56 a piece. They haven't arrived yet.
I got them now, they are class 2 (as designated by the C with a 2 in it). That means a guaranteed MINIMUM write speed of 2MB/s in optimum conditions. In real life the speeds will be much higher as I can demonstrate, as I have now run "CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Beta2" on one right out of the box…
Read[MB/s] Write[MB/s]
Sequential 15.98 7.360
Random(512k) 15.82 1.101
Random(4k) 5.317 0.009
Random(4kQD32) 5.337 0.008
Test config 5 x 1000MB. microSD to SD adaptor in HP 8530w laptop
(onboard SD slot via Ricoh SD/MMC Host controller)
The top row "Sequential" R/W is what you would typically see if using it in something like a digital camera. Pretty good for class 2.
EDIT: This is better performance than some class 6 card results I have seen on 'tinternet… http://www.abxzone.com/forums/f160/speed-test-utility-test-u…
What's up with the 4k and 4kQD32 random writes?
BTW the speeds will always look better on new/empty cards. They rapidly get worse as the card is used and filled up. It's the same scenario as SSDs, except that microSDHC cards don't have the sophisticated controllers that current SSDs have, so they can't maintain performance as well.
Those 4k random writes are always really low compared to the 512k on every storage media I've seen.
I have filled a card up now completely (@ about 5MB/s by my rough calculations). Then I deleted 1000MB to allow CDM just enough room for its test file and I have re-run the test and got basically exactly the same results.
I understand what you are saying about flash memory as I have worked with it extensively in my day job for many years. And I assure you I have done everything I can to produce a worst case scenario for this test. But this result shows that CDM 3.0 seems to be very good at testing real world flash memory speeds.
So I can safely say that those of you who are holding out for a 16GB class 6 card can get one right here right now, only thing is it is called a Sandisk class 2!
@stumo: So the website is bogus claiming it's class 4. I mean, technically as tested by stumo it is getting class 6 performance, but it's stated by SanDisk as class 2, so ShoppingSquare are mis-representing the card as a class 4 SanDisk. >:(
@stumo: Thanks for your efforts.
I wonder if this is like the CPU bin effect, ie. they quote the worst case specs for the range, but individual units might fair better, and sometimes much better. Which is why we get (sometimes grossly) overclockable CPUs.
I'm still going to pass. I've got a Nokia 5800 phone and I'd love 16gb at that price, but there's already much debate about Nokia phones' ability to support class 2 memory cards, and uncertainty about what I'd be guaranteed to receive.
@NeBlackCat: I think it must be kind of like CPUs, ie to do with the technology. These cards have to use new generation flash chips because of the small size, so they get the latest speeds by default. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of far higher speed "full SD" cards out there. (lol did you like that one, "full SD" sort of like "full HD" ;-) But the bigger cards have more room inside for tweaking and more choice of flash chips.
Anyway, if you were that keen, I'd try running CDM on your current card to see what you are up against. You may be pleasantly surprised. FYI I have 3 of these sandisk 16GB class 2 cards now, and they all give the same good results.
EDIT: Actually, I've just tried a slightly older 8GB sandisk microSD class 4, and it gets 15.99MB/s read and 14.22MB/s write, sequential.
danilochan.
Like i said…..
"you won’t find a class 6 16GB MicroSD Kingston/Toshiba/Sandisk. Well if u do, please share."
Read.
MicroSD.
I cannot believe that the icon with the 2 inside a C does not represent Class 2.
If the C2 icon means SD 2.00 specification, then what does the C4, and C6 icons mean?
The main reason i've stuck with my 8gb MicroSDHC, is because i've read that my smart phone does not run very well with a class 2 card in it. I'm currently using an 8gb Ultra class 6 card. And there isn't much on the market in the 16gb class 4-6 microSD's.
Although $50 is a good price, you can get it from Apus Auction on ebay for as little as $51.84. Apus Auction is a division of ShoppingSquare.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SanDisk-16GB-microSDHC-Card-microSD-H…
yeah i dunno either mate.. i'm confused as well
C with a 2 inside means class 2. That's part of the standard.
Either Sandisk's website is wrong, or they printed the wrong thing on their cards. I wouldn't buy without clarification unless you know your phone (or whatever) will work with C2.
Another thing that confuses me, is this guy on ebay is selling the 16gb Ultra MicroSDHC, which was class 6 in the 8gb version, but his auction states class 2. I asked him to confirm, and he did say it was class 2, but i also asked him for the model number and he didn't give it to me.
What is the point of Ultra if it's still class 2 and 5yr warranty…? I almost bought it just to find out, i wish i had now because he doesn't have any more listed.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280440…
Wow. Something that small normally costs you $9 to post?