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Product Information
Technical Details
| Brand | SanDisk |
| Item Weight | 82 g |
| Product Dimensions | 1.1 x 4.7 x 8.1 cm |
| Item model number | SDARC1-008G-U46 |
| Color | Silver |
| RAM Size | 8 GB |
Additional Information
| ASIN | B005LN51JG |
| Best Sellers Rank | 56,921 in Computers & Accessories (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 222 g |
| Date First Available | 28 Sep 2011 |
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Product Description
Product Description
As the global leader in flash memory cards, SanDisk has been helping consumers capture and store their memories for over 20 years. Protect your photos and videos for up to 100 years with the SanDisk Memory Vault. This easy-to-use storage device preserves your treasured memories for future generations - all you need is a PC with a USB port. Backed by extensive data retention test results, the SanDisk Memory Vault is a convenient way to keep your photos and videos organised, protected, and accessible.
Connects to your computer via the included USB cable for easy file transfer. View larger.
Protects your memories for generations and fits in the palm of your hand. View larger.
Digitally Preserve Videos and Photos
Many of today's storage solutions do not assure the long-term integrity of your photos and videos. Hard drives have moving parts, CDs and DVDs may be scratched and photos fade over time. That's why SanDisk created the SanDisk Memory Vault, the first product from SanDisk engineered to preserve your most important photos, videos, documents, and scanned files for generations* to come.
This device makes it easy to create, organize, and preserve your own memory log with photos and videos. It features no moving parts and is compact for easy storage in a drawer, closet, or laptop bag. The Memory Vault also comes in a 16GB capacity for users who want to store more files.
USB Connection for Easy Operation
It's simple to turn your disorganised photo and video files into an archive of your treasured memories for generations to come. The Memory Vault connects directly to your PC via the included USB cable for quick and easy data transfer and saving. Once digitally stored inside the vault, your photos and videos are essentially locked in and protected, yet still easily accessible.
Product and Warranty Information
Memory Vault is compatible with most systems, including Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Mac OS X 10.4 or above. Memory Vault is backed by a limited lifetime warranty.**
SanDisk: Capture, Store, and Preserve
All SanDisk products are constructed to the highest possible standards, & rigorously tested at every stage of production, so you can be confident in the outstanding quality, performance & reliability of every SanDisk product.
At SanDisk, we understand that everyone has different needs. So we've ensured that there’s a flash memory product that’s right for you – whether you’re an occasional photographer or a seasoned professional.
What's in the Box?
Memory Vault (8GB), USB cable, instruction manual, and labels.
*For more information, see www.sandisk.com/preserve
**30 years in Germany and regions not recognizing limited lifetime warranty.
Product Description
SanDisk Memory Vault 8GB SDARC1008GU46 Flash Memory Other
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Size Name:8GB
First off I love this idea. A storage device that you can put your precious memories on and store away safe in the knowledge that its robust construction should keep them safe. It also has limiters built in to stop you writing/rewriting to often that could degrade the memory. And it does feel good quality with a funky red light.
However, lets think about this logically.
Firstly, 8gb? Are we still in 1991? My families digital photo's alone far exceed this. But then maybe I have to select just weddings etc, the most precious memories as it were. As for any HD video's, well we can forget that.
In 100 years time, how will we access it? USB legacy support. I don't think so. So long before that ever happens we will most likely have to transfer the contents to a newer storgae medium.
There is no inbuilt encryption or data protection software. The included pouch is at best flimsy.
In summary, it is too little capacity for too high a price in a form factor that isnt designed to survive physical extremes. I would suggest a Corsair survivor drive would be equally as good. Write your stuff to it once and stick it safe and you have just as much chance as seeing it in 100 years! In fact you can get 32gb for the same price. A nice try from Sandisk but misses the mark by some.
However, lets think about this logically.
Firstly, 8gb? Are we still in 1991? My families digital photo's alone far exceed this. But then maybe I have to select just weddings etc, the most precious memories as it were. As for any HD video's, well we can forget that.
In 100 years time, how will we access it? USB legacy support. I don't think so. So long before that ever happens we will most likely have to transfer the contents to a newer storgae medium.
There is no inbuilt encryption or data protection software. The included pouch is at best flimsy.
In summary, it is too little capacity for too high a price in a form factor that isnt designed to survive physical extremes. I would suggest a Corsair survivor drive would be equally as good. Write your stuff to it once and stick it safe and you have just as much chance as seeing it in 100 years! In fact you can get 32gb for the same price. A nice try from Sandisk but misses the mark by some.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Size Name:8GB
Many years ago I was lucky enough to go to Comdex in Las Vegas. One of the sessions I attended was entitled something along the lines of "Preserving Our Memories in the Digital Age".
This session stood out to me as it was the first time I had heard anyone speak about long term storage and access to personal rather than corporate digital data. They spoke about things like how long would various file types be accessible for, what medium of storage would become the standard for long term storage (this was in the days before USB Memory Stick type devices) They spoke about changing standards and proprietary storage devices (such as the short lived Zip Drive). And they spoke about the fact that whatever we do, in a hundred years time it will still look like something out of the Ark.
It was also at about this time that I bought my first digital camera. One thing the Comdex session really drummed into me was the importance of always keeping a backup copy of your pictures. Despite trying very hard to do this, I know that over the last fifteen years I have still lost some pictures forever because of hardware failures.
Anyway - On to this particular product.
This product is marketed specifically as a long term solution to storing your memories for future generations. The idea behind this is really important. I am sure that everyone has a box of old family photos. I know I do, and some of them go back over 100 years. As almost all of our photography now never ends up in printed form (and if it does it is probably printed with inks that will fade over time), what will we leave behind for our future generations to find?
SanDisk hope that what we will leave behind will be this device.... Read more ›
This session stood out to me as it was the first time I had heard anyone speak about long term storage and access to personal rather than corporate digital data. They spoke about things like how long would various file types be accessible for, what medium of storage would become the standard for long term storage (this was in the days before USB Memory Stick type devices) They spoke about changing standards and proprietary storage devices (such as the short lived Zip Drive). And they spoke about the fact that whatever we do, in a hundred years time it will still look like something out of the Ark.
It was also at about this time that I bought my first digital camera. One thing the Comdex session really drummed into me was the importance of always keeping a backup copy of your pictures. Despite trying very hard to do this, I know that over the last fifteen years I have still lost some pictures forever because of hardware failures.
Anyway - On to this particular product.
This product is marketed specifically as a long term solution to storing your memories for future generations. The idea behind this is really important. I am sure that everyone has a box of old family photos. I know I do, and some of them go back over 100 years. As almost all of our photography now never ends up in printed form (and if it does it is probably printed with inks that will fade over time), what will we leave behind for our future generations to find?
SanDisk hope that what we will leave behind will be this device.... Read more ›
Size Name:8GB|Amazon Verified Purchase
Brilliant service and very good value. I'm going to find this product very useful. I highly recommended this clever device. JEA
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Size Name:8GB
Boy, SanDisk have got a lot to answer for. What we have here is a USB powered SSD drive that, for the sake of propaganda, has been branded as an all-singing, all dancing 'vault' that is perfect for storing 'treasured' files, such as your photographs and other kinds of media.
Give me a break. For the sake of paying almost four times what you would for other 8GB USB drives, this is the biggest load of nonsense I could wish to see in the field of flash memory. Sure enough, the product is robust and constructed with a nice two-piece metal enclosure, but this does not warrant the ridiculous price tag. To make matters worse, the drive uses a proprietary USB cable, which for the purposes of archiving is downright stupid. If you lose the cable that came with this product, the drive is useless.
Even the read/write speeds are nothing special and, from my tests, arrive just below average USB 2.0 speeds.
If you're going to archive your media then you'd be better off spending a similar amount of money for an external hard drive. Sure, the moving parts won't warrant it the same ruggedness as this particular product, but if kept in safe conditions and not treated like a childs toy, you have a drive with a far larger capacity and compatibility with an USB cable.
Sorry SanDisk - I'll stick to your SD cards for now.
Give me a break. For the sake of paying almost four times what you would for other 8GB USB drives, this is the biggest load of nonsense I could wish to see in the field of flash memory. Sure enough, the product is robust and constructed with a nice two-piece metal enclosure, but this does not warrant the ridiculous price tag. To make matters worse, the drive uses a proprietary USB cable, which for the purposes of archiving is downright stupid. If you lose the cable that came with this product, the drive is useless.
Even the read/write speeds are nothing special and, from my tests, arrive just below average USB 2.0 speeds.
If you're going to archive your media then you'd be better off spending a similar amount of money for an external hard drive. Sure, the moving parts won't warrant it the same ruggedness as this particular product, but if kept in safe conditions and not treated like a childs toy, you have a drive with a far larger capacity and compatibility with an USB cable.
Sorry SanDisk - I'll stick to your SD cards for now.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By markytom
Size Name:16GB|Amazon Verified Purchase
Having seen some promotions of this item, I needed to receive it very quickly. I got it speedily and it has helped enormously in storing my many photo's.
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