Anyone Using "Delkin Devices" Memory Cards, CF or SD ???

BuckSkin wrote in post #18988015
My $5.95 Delkin Devices "Select" 32-GB SD cards are now in hand.
Across the bottom of the package says "Read 100MB/s - Write 30MB/s"
The information on the back says 660X ; I still haven't figured out the significance of this X business, but I do believe the larger the number the better.

The “x” designation is a result of the marketing geniuses. The quantity 1x represents 150 kb/s, so 600x is the same as a 90 MB/s rating (600 x 150 = 90,000). This number typically represents the “read” speed, which is generally higher than the “write” speed.

I vaguely recall that the “base” of 150 kb/s was somehow related to the specification of CD-ROM.

John from PA wrote in post #19020390
The “x” designation is a result of the marketing geniuses. The quantity 1x represents 150 kb/s, so 600x is the same as a 90 MB/s rating (600 x 150 = 90,000). This number typically represents the “read” speed, which is generally higher than the “write” speed.

I vaguely recall that the “base” of 150 kb/s was somehow related to the specification of CD-ROM.

Thanks for shedding light on that; I had no idea that the x value was in relation to the speed of CD-ROM.
I just Googled it and this sentence is from Wikipedia -- "Original CD-ROM drives could read data at 150 kibibytes (150 × 210 bytes) per second."
I always thought it was kilobytes and they are spelling it kibibytes; either I have just been wrong for several years, or now I need to Google up the difference between the two. (but now I see spell-check let my "kilobytes" pass and red-lined "kibibytes"; maybe spell-check needs to do a bit of Googling of their own)

When I look at it that way, things are sure happening fast compared to just a few years ago.
I thought the CD was still cutting edge technology; I just recently replaced the cassette stereo in my truck with a Pioneer unit that has about fifteen different ways to play music, including a CD player; it can send and receive phone calls quicker than the phone itself, but NO cassette capability.

BuckSkin wrote in post #19020855
Thanks for shedding light on that; I had no idea that the x value was in relation to the speed of CD-ROM.
I just Googled it and this sentence is from Wikipedia -- "Original CD-ROM drives could read data at 150 kibibytes (150 × 210 bytes) per second."
I always thought it was kilobytes and they are spelling it kibibytes; either I have just been wrong for several years, or now I need to Google up the difference between the two. (but now I see spell-check let my "kilobytes" pass and red-lined "kibibytes"; maybe spell-check needs to do a bit of Googling of their own)

When I look at it that way, things are sure happening fast compared to just a few years ago.
I thought the CD was still cutting edge technology; I just recently replaced the cassette stereo in my truck with a Pioneer unit that has about fifteen different ways to play music, including a CD player; it can send and receive phone calls quicker than the phone itself, but NO cassette capability.

Short answer, not too much difference between “kibi” and “kilo”. “kibi-” as a prefix means 1024; “kilo-” as a prefix 1000.

I realize this is an old thread, but wanted to post this for what it's worth.
I had a Delkin flash card from which that I couldn't download the pictures.
I called Delkin, and Mark Fulkerson said that it was a probably a defective memory card. He recommended an app that might be able to recover the photos. Then, he emailed me detailed instructions on how to use the app, and even called me back later that evening to see if I was successful.
Without my asking, he said they would replace the memory card.
Given that kind of customer service, Delkin has earned my future business.

I bought 400 of the 16gb cards for work, and we have had at least 12 of them come apart. The plastic just separated. Also, I don't know that the card caused the problem, but I only use the Delkin cards in the new cameras, and one of the Canon T7 cameras sparked inside the card slot and melted the plastic around the contacts.

ShotByTom wrote in post #19082930
one of the Canon T7 cameras sparked inside the card slot and melted the plastic around the contacts.

Melted the plastic of the card or inside the camera ?

Did the camera survive the experience and continue to work with other cards ?

It melted the plastic in the card slot inside the camera, and the camera no longer recognizes when a card is inserted. Everything seems to work, it just says no card inserted.

Were those cards were used in a camera or another device? Was it a heat related situation?

ShotByTom wrote in post #19082930
I bought 400 of the 16gb cards

Where from did you buy them and at what price per card ?

Which version of Delkin were they ?

The reason I ask is that, some time ago, I searched SD cards on EBay, sorted by lowest price; and, the first twenty or so pages that came up were all Delkin cards from Asian vendors for ridiculously low prices; although those cards may have been legitimate, I suspected them to be forgeries.

What did the people at Delkin have to say about your problems ?

They were purchased through a local camera store, and I think they were the "Select" version. The camera and cards are still at the shop, and I haven't heard back yet.