"High-Speed" CF. Worth the $$?

[Xanadu]

:?:

I know Jason is working up a comprehensive CF review, but I thought I'd ask this anyways, as I'll be purchasing one in a few days. :)

Kingston advertises an Elite Pro (http://www.kingston.com/products/cf.asp) line of CF cards that tout "higher write speeds and lower power consumption". Does anyone have experience with these? These cards seem to be targeted at digital cameras, but their benefits would seem to be important to your average PPC junkie.

So what's the scoop?

-Xan

[Andy Whiteford]

Check out this link of the Sandisk Ultra card:

http://www.ultimatepocket.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=796&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

[davidspalding]

Dunno that your average ppc junkie needs to have blazin write speeds to a CF or SD card. You're right, they're for cameras. ,)

[Andy Whiteford]

Only real benefit is in large installations or copying over large or numerous files to the card. No real world improvements for day to day PDA use.

[Paul Martin]

I've been considering getting a larger storage card lately...upgrading from my 128 MB CF. In my search, I ran across this review (http://www.dpreview.com/articles/mediacompare/) on Digital Photography Review (http://www.dpreview.com). It's really for digital cameras, but might have a few tips.

From their conclusion page:

"Overall it's clear that there are real differences between different brands. The unfortunate thing for the consumer is that the cards which are promoted as high performance tend not to perform any differently than many 'standard' cards. This really does bring into question the whole concept of charging a premium for such cards.

The other noticeable difference is in the device's ability to make use of the cards performance, your camera and its CF interface has a large influence on how a card performs. Many cards will perform better in D-SLR's and especially professional digital SLR's (most professional D-SLR's can push the results shown by the D30 by 50-70%)."

They might have tested the card you're looking at.

[Enderet]

PMradio thanks for the post, I too was interested in these "faster" mem cards.

[Paul Martin]

Glad it helped. I settled on the 256 Kingston card. I just ordered it from Dell last night. With a 15% discount and free shipping + the rebate, it comes out to about $28 for me, since I have to pay state tax. Check out the TechBargains (http://www.techbargains.com/) website for more info. {Look down the page for the Dell Factory Outlet mention with Kingston cards...be sure to use the link the provide for Dell to take you to the right one. Might be easier to just use CTRL-F and search for Kingston} The rebate is only good on cards from Dell purchased from 6/1 to 6/30 so hurry if you want the deal.