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1GB CompactFlash Roundup

Posted by Zonk on from the tiny-bits-of-memory-in-our-things dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In an article from AnandTech, Purav Sanghani focuses on the most widely used flash media, the 1GB CompactFlash cards. AnandTech has taken ten of the most well-known and unknown brands and put them through three tests: real world file system task test, HDTach 3 RW and SiSoft Sandra's File System Benchmark." From the article: "All of these cards are standard CompactFlash Type I media cards with varying speeds with exception of the Lexar Professional series media, which features its 'Write Acceleration Technology', said to improve image write speeds by up to 23% with compatible cameras. This is done with the aid of special firmware on the media as well as the cameras themselves, which allow them to work together to improve the write algorithms. However, we have also seen an improvement in write speeds in our benchmarks as well, but we'll let you see for yourself."

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  1. CF write speeds depend on more than that! by zippity8 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Don't forget Rob Galbraith's CF comparison for many dSLR cameras (you gotta use these cards somewhere!)

  2. Transcend 80x Compactflash by RandyOo · · Score: 5, Informative

    I've been using 2 gig and 4 gig 80x Transcend Compactflash cards in my Rebel XT, and have been very impressed with their speed, and they're a great value. Lexar's 4 gig cost more than twice as much, and the performance of the Transcend card is close enough for me. I would definitely recommend Transcend's cards to anyone looking for good performance on a budget.

  3. Companies sure are getting around these days.. by BugsPray · · Score: 3, Informative

    I've got a Rosewill case, SanDisk 512mb flash memory chip, Kingston system memory, PNY video card, Lexar 1GB flash stick, and some Rosewill memory on top of that. It seems as though companies are taking bits and pieces from each pie instead of one entire pie (wow, that was the worst analogy I've ever given -- must sleep...).

  4. sandisk by felix21685 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Most Canon users prefer Sandisk Ultra II or Sandisk Extreme III THere have been reports of lexar cards failing.

  5. CompactFlash most widely used? by ClearPane · · Score: 2, Informative

    Mobile phones, PDAs and cameras seem to be SD/MMC based, at least in the UK. Only higher end gear uses compact flash.

  6. Re:Endurance Factor is a total BS by Chmarr · · Score: 2, Informative

    I agree... what in the world does comparing average and best write ratios have to do with 'endurance' ??