Kingston USB microSD Reader + Card
Frazier Barretto, Oct 17, 2007 1649 hrs IST
A portable storage device in 2 capacities
Small design, Performance, Price
Just 1 format, Feels a little delicate
Performance
Single File 700 MB
Read: 37 seconds (18.9 MB/s)
Write: 138 seconds (5.07 MB/s)
Multiple Files (588 MB/766 Files/11 Folders)
Read: 48 seconds (12.25 MB/s)
Write: 392 seconds (1.5 MB/s)
As you can see from the scores above, the card + reader performance is good. The standard read/write speeds exceed what the package specifies.
Benchmarks
I put the card-reader through the hardware benchmarking software SiSoftware Sandra 2007. When I ran the File System and Removable Storage Benchmarks, the card obtained a Drive Index of 17 MBps and Removable Storage Combined Index of 4557 operations per minute.
Conclusion
The Kingston USB microSD Reader is available in 2 options: a 1GB and a 2GB option. While the 1GB option is priced at Rs.850, the 2GB is priced at Rs.1,500. Warranty on the card-reader is 2 years, while the warranty on the memory is lifetime. The prices of the packages are decent, considering that you can get just the memory for about Rs.150 less in both cases. So you just end up paying Rs.150 for the reader, which isn't bad. But given a choice I'd opt for a reader that can read more than just 1 format.
USER COMMENTS
HI, THis Memory can be used on SOny Ericsson 750I Mobile device?
by Satish, Bangalore, on Oct 18, 2007 11:09 AM, Report abuse Reply
No Micro SD is used in Nokia Motorola and the latest releasing SE phones... K750i is Mini SD Pro Duo Pro etc.. also available in 2Gb
by Michael, Chennai, on Oct 22, 2007 01:43 PM, Report abuse
I felt bad when i, bough 1GB microSD kingston and it did not work on Motorola SLVR L7. I thought a card reader for Micro SD would give me some relief, thanks it is now available. But anyway i formated the kingston microSD 1gb in fat16 format copied all the folders in the old card and now it works fine except tha it shows two entries for each song when seen in the song player prog. anybody any help to resolve this please reply
by Vedhandha Desig, Trichy, on Oct 20, 2007 08:44 PM, Report abuse Reply
by sai, chennai, on Oct 19, 2007 01:29 PM, Report abuse Reply
nice,but this is only for upto 2 GB.
by Vijendra, Mumbai, on Oct 18, 2007 10:22 PM, Report abuse Reply
well, is this product available in nehruplace, delhi. what other products of kingston available. I want a card reader and a pendrive in one.
by mayank, delhi, on Oct 18, 2007 03:47 PM, Report abuse Reply
Require Rate List of PenDrive Sendisk and Kingston
by paras, Kanpur, on Oct 18, 2007 02:59 PM, Report abuse Reply
I LIKE THIS VERY USB AND WOULD LOVE TO BUY IT........
by SUBRAT JAIN, BHOPAL, on Oct 18, 2007 02:25 PM, Report abuse Reply
by Anonymous, nd, on Oct 18, 2007 10:47 AM, Report abuse Reply
Damn, reviews after reviews of such a fine products from kingston and no body knows where to get them in Pune!!!!! : / I am looking for mobilite for months now. Still no way to get it. If any of u guys got any source, please let me know..... Thanks in advance.
by morph, Pune, on Oct 18, 2007 08:48 AM, Report abuse Reply
WELL ALL KINGSTON PODUCTS ARE AVAILBALE WITH US IN PUNE FOR DETAILS CONTACT 40077029/9371038733
by Naresh15, Pune, on Oct 18, 2007 10:10 AM, Report abuse
With microSD becoming so popular in Nokia Phones this device will come very handy for read and write at good speeds, though the design should be more robust
by Hardnet, Mumbai, on Oct 18, 2007 09:25 AM, Report abuse Reply
Instead of all these Separate Solutions you can get a Tech Com 36 in one Card Reader for just 200 bucks which has got some blazing speeds... & reads any dam Format that is available in India...
by Gadget Guy, Hyderabad, on Oct 18, 2007 01:08 AM, Report abuse Reply
Hi, i got ur point. But there is point of simplicity as well. For the products like u said, one is required to carry USB cable separately as well, where as for products listed here, is ready to use pen drive. On top of that u get reliability from reputed company 'Kingston'. I have used 2 memory card readers each of same model, may be manufactured locally. Costed me 100 buck for each of them, but there was warrenty and one of it busted in 2 months. There were issues with speed and reliability as well. MMC and SD cards are most common, so its ok get product with limited compatibily with only these two.
by morph, Pune, on Oct 18, 2007 08:53 AM, Report abuse
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