Test: Four 8 and 16 GB SDHC Cards

SanDisk SDHC Extreme 16 GB Class 10

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The storage capacity of memory cards keeps on going up and up, and as the sensors on digital cameras get bigger and bigger, so do the cards that you store your photos on.  Today, we're testing four new 8 and 16 GB flash memory cards.

Samsung has only recently begun producing its own memory cards, and the first we've tested is the SD Plus 8 GB Class 6.  According to the manufacturer, its main advantage is that it can protect your data (and precious memories) from everything everyday life can throw at it.  The new range of cards are resistant to water, shocks and magnetic fields.

We have three other cards on test too: the Transcend SDHC 16 Class 6, and then two SanDisks.  The first is from the well-known Extreme III family, while the second is the new Extreme 16 GB Class 10.

> Test: Samsung SD Plus 8 GB Class 6
> Test: SanDisk SDHC Extreme 16 GB Class 10
> Test: SanDisk SDHC Extreme III 16 GB Class 6
> Test: Transcend SDHC 16 GB Class 6

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