I can confirm what Neal says on this card. The write speed is excellent,
and I wouldn't go to an ultra unless it is for my digital camera. That is
where milliseconds could be crucial.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neal Ewers" <ewers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 12:06 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: High-Performance CF Cards
Actually, I have a regular Sanddisk card, not the ultra, and it works fine on my professional audio recorder at 96 HZ. That is far above CD quality which is only 44.1 HZ. So, there is definitely no reason for anyone using the book port to have to purchase an ultra 2 card. Neal
-----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John McCann Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 4:47 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] High-Performance CF Cards
Hello:
I've purchased three of the sandisk 2GB Ultra II CompactFlash memory cards in the past six months, and I swear by them. Now, two things: (1), they're not cheap, ($179.95 from buy.com), and (2) yes, despite the "ultra II"
marketing designation, they *are type 1 cards; I know, as I said, I own and use three of them.
My initial reason for choosing cards with such fast write-rewrite speeds was because I also wanted / envisioned these cards being used in my plextalk PTR1 recorder as well as my book port.
Mindful of Rob Meridith's comments, if you can get a *reliable 2GB CF card for $99, I'm not sure the increased navigation speed in the book port is worth the additional $80 you'll pay for a sandisk card, but also, keep in mind that the sandisk cards come with a lifetime warranty; won't help you much as far as data loss if you haven't backed up your card data to your hard drive or other storage medium, but at least you won't be out almost two C notes.
Below is the information about the sandisk ultra II 2GB CompactFlash memory card as taken from the buy.com website...for informational purposes only.
John
[Clipped from www.buy.com] Product Description
In the fast-paced world of Digital Photography, you rely on your camera and its capabilities. You also rely on your CompactFlash card to be fast, reliable and compatible with your camera. To meet the needs of professional and
advanced photographers, SanDisk has developed new, optimized CompactFlash cards that have a minimum sustained write speed of 9MB per second and a read speed of 10MB per second, take advantage of the advanced features of high mega-pixel digital cameras, deliver superior speed. Now you can capture those high-resolution images even faster! Do it all with low power consumption, which means longer battery life. SanDisk Ultra II CompactFlash cards are ideal for your most demanding photo shoots, including photojournalism and event, sports, nature and fashion photography. All CF cards from SanDisk are Type I format, including SanDisk Ultra II CompactFlash cards.
Item#: CVXM7N Buy.com Sku: 10362776 Buy.com Sales Rank: 632 Manufacturer: SanDisk Corporation Mfg Part#: SDCFH-2048-901
Features
Product Description - SanDisk Ultra II - flash memory card - 2 GB - CompactFlash Card
Product Type - Flash memory card
Type - Flash
Storage Capacity - 2 GB
Form Factor - CompactFlash Card
Modules Qty - 1
Manufacturer Warranty - Lifetime warranty
