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Summary: Card conked off after a year of use.
Review: A sandisk card that I'd purchased conked after one year of use. I don't think its worth buying a cheap product that's going to last only a year. I'd rather buy a expensive brand thats going to last me at least 3-4 years.
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Summary: Great Value
Review: At first I was a bit hesitant to get Sandisk products because I've heard so many people complaining. But after doing thorough research, I found that the rest of the brands were being equally lambasted by users. So, I decided to choose based on technicals and not opinions. Well, this CompactFlash card is quite powerful and what was the bearing point for me to lean and buy this is its price. I've used it to record digital video clips, I've taken pictures of all sizes and with different visual effects, I've done high-speed shutter (~2.2 shots/sec @ 1024x768) and it works phenomenally and flawlessly. I have not had ANY of the errors people write so much about and I'm actually sure enough that I'm willing to recommend it to others.
The 256MB its sufficient for about 200 3.1-Megapixel high-quality pictures. Which can hold a weekend's vacation worth of pictures without having to erase or transfer them to your computer. However, if you can afford the extra $50, I suggest buying the 512Mb one. In short: good value, excellent performance, good price and good quality.
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Summary: She's willing to go fast, but ya gotta have a nice ride...
Review: Capabilities
Write: 9 mb/sec
Read: 10 mb/secThe card is great, the documentation is not so great. My Canon Powershot A60 was transferring at about 1 mb/sec, nowhere near the speeds the box mocked me with :( I thought maybe my camera was slow, so I tried an internal card reader which gave me the same speed. Of course, I thought the disc was the problem... Now here's where it gets tricky. The transfer rate will depend on 3 pieces of hardware, including the camera. Allow me to use a simple analogy of a corvette cruisin' down wide roads at 180 mph. If we drive that same vette down the mountain on those tiny, itty bitty roads our spedometer will not be going over 5-10 mph. Now, imagine me, Jod, cruisin' down that same wide road our vette tore up, but in a Pinto. I'm not going fast no matter how big our road is, am I? Ride + Road = Top Speed
Reader + Bus = Max Transfer Rate So if I use my laptop's fairly decent card reader that travels on a USB 2.0 highway, I can write 2 mb/sec. That's not much faster is it? Well, we have yet another major player in our game, a slow hard drive. So I send the files to my tower via ethernet which rewards me with 6 mb/sec!! This is much faster than before, but not quite the "max" speed Mr. and Mrs. SanDisk told us about. If I want to floor it, I need a faster reader or "car." 7.5 mb/sec would be my new top speed with a Lexar USB 2.0 CompactFlash reader. I will be recieving a SanDisk ImageMate USB 2.0 CompactFlash reader later in the week. That slim silver casing looks sexy fast, but will it deliver? Cheers, Jod :-)
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Summary: Never thought it would make much difference
Review: Having read review after review on whether or not the flash card actually made a difference, I was sceptical when formating my newly purchased card. Took the first image (Nikon 5000) and had to double check that my image settings weren't changed. The camera wrote the image to disk faster than other cards I've used. To give an easy comparison, in 'fine' mode it writes as fast as it did in 'normal' with an older flash card.
Then while uploading the images to my Mac, the files transfered almost twice as fast. i haven't timed it but it is definitely faster.
Needless to say, I no longer use my other flash cards. I've missed too many shots in the past while waiting for the image to write.
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Summary: How many pictures will it store?
Review: How many pictures will it store? It is the most commonly asked question from digital camera enthusiast but usually the question that is the most difficult to get a straight answer about. Well, considering I worked in the memory industry for over 7 years I can help clarify this perplexing question and do so unbiased as I have since changed industries.
The SanDisk SDCFH-256-901 256MB ULTRA II CF Card, like most 256MB cards, will store on average 284 pictures when used with a 2 megapixel camera, 213 images when used with a 3 megapixel camera, 128 pictures when used with a 4 megapixel camera, 102 images when used with a 5 megapixel camera, and 80 pictures when used with a 6 megapixel camera. These numbers are based off the assumption that you are going to shoot your images at the highest quality JPEG setting available for the camera and understand that they are estimates and may be off by as much as 10 percent due to numerous factors including the complexity of the scene being shot and the compression algorithm used by your specific camera.
I truly hope this review was helpful to you in determining whether this card is the right capacity for your specific needs.
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Summary: Not sure how good it is
Review: I agree with the other reviewer. I ordered on 4/14/04, and as of 4/24/04, it still has not shipped, even though the webpage shows "1 to 2 days" availability. I'd love to try this new card, but maybe I should have ordered it elsewhere. The 1 star is for Amazon's poor service and misleading availability info. I'll update this review whenever the card arrives.
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Summary: This is a Very Fast and Reliable Flash Card
Review: I bought the Ultra II 256mb flash card for my Canon A80. The read and write time is very fast compared to other memory cards I have used. You don't have to wait for the memory card to catch-up when you're in a hurry to take the next shot. Great for any type of photograpy. Most SanDisk memory cards have a 2 year warranty. This card has a lifetime warranty. I have been very pleased with the speed and reliability of this card.
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Summary: Quickly take pictures with Ultra II
Review: I bought this compact flash (CF) card for my Canon S50. At the highest quality setting, each picture I take can easily be 2.5 MB or more. Writing this large size to the CF card will significantly slow down the ability for anyone to quickly take pictures or even viewing them. This product if fast, reliable (I've never lost any pictures), and it's priced very competitively (Ultra II is close to the same price as Ultra I and other fast CF cards).
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Summary: Fast Card
Review: I have a Canon G5. When compared to a standard Kingston and SimpleTech CF card, the Sandisk Ultra II seems to operaate up to 60% faster when taking new pictures or browsing existing pictures on the card. As far as transfer rates to the PC, I don't see any difference in performance using a USB1.1 interface, either directly from the camera or from a USB card reader. This card operates fast between shots and is worth the premium if you have a fast camera that can take advantage of its speed. One of the newer SLR digitals would be a great pairing with this card. Great product.
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Summary: Cost me a once in a lifetime trip to Rome!
Review: I purchased my new SanDisk Ultra II 256 MB CF card in April for a trip to Italy in May. I filled the card up with pictures (Canon Elf) and all seemed well. I was able to review the pictures on the camera while in Rome fine. When I returned to the States, the CF card was unreadable by any computer. Even a Data Recovery company said it was corrupted beyond recovery. I seem to have lost about 80 pictures of a once in a lifetime trip to Rome Italy. Thanks Sandisk.
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