• Ultra fast up to 9 Mb/sec data transfer rate

• Small size

• Holds up to 200 high resolution images

• Works with any compact flash enabled device

• High-density flash memory and optimized controller technology lets you save large image files faster

I looked at the Lexar 40x first. Lexar has a good reputation and "40x" sounds like a snappy number. For some reason, though, I liked the feedback about this [Sandisk Ultra] card more. So I bought this one and am very glad I did.

Little publicized is the fact that the Sandisk Ultra II blazes along at 60x (9 Mb/s) write speed. That translates to being able to record one more whole image per second than the Lexar, and two or three images more than SimpleTech or Viking Components. (Each card reads at the same speed, I believe -- 10 Mb/s.)

Worried about a trade-off in reliability? It's backed with a 5-year warranty. You can't go wrong with that, folks.

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Great for the Nikon D70  Nov 28, 2004 By Alex Krooglik
I got one of these for my new Nikon D70 and it works like a dream. I previously had a Canon G2 point-and-shoot with a slow 256 Mb card and it would take 3-4 seconds to grab and save the picture. With the fast 1Gb SanDisk and my Nikon D70 there is a barely noticeable lag between pressing the shutter and seeing the image on the viewfinder. You will be able to store about 96 high-res, uncompressed NEF images on the D70 with this card.

I highly recommend this card and the price is right at under $100.

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Extremely fast card!  Nov 23, 2004 By rjpryan "Ryan"
I'm using this card with a Canon 20D, and it is extremely fast! Way faster scrolling between pictures I've already taken than with the Lexar 12x 512MB card I used to have. Speed doesn't matter *too* much for taking pictures with this camera since it has such a large internal buffer, but the speed is nice for reviewing pictures and transferring them to the computer.

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Good but also look at Sandisk Extreme III  Mar 24, 2005 By Mir Islam "mislam"
This is undoubtely one of the best cards out there in compact flash category. However for about the same price you can buy Extreme III CF from SanDisk which has 20mb/s write speed.

However, before you buy this or any other high speed CF card take into account what it will be used for. Unless you are a professional photographer shooting 3-4 shots/sec with image size as large as 3meg, you will be fine with lesser speed cards. It is important not to get carried away with all the X (40x vs 80x etc..) and Y from different manufacturers. In most cases if you are shooting with a dSLR (D70 is what I use) your camera may have enough buffer memory to compensate a slower card. Which translates into more money saved for other stuff.

I personally like the SanDisk brand because they are one of the first one in the market with CF and most reliable and I own a 1Gig SanDisk Extreme III card that I am very happy with.

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Comparison with Kingston 1GB Elite Pro Compact Flash Card  Nov 27, 2005 By Y. Ho "Yifong"
I recently purchased a digital Rebel XT camera and ordered this SanDisk 1 GB Ultra II CompactFlash Card and a Kingston 1GB Elite Pro Compact Flash Card. I ran a side by side comparison of taking 10 continuous shots with both memory cards, each jpeg file is about 2.7 ~ 3 MB. I found out the SanDisk almost have no delay and all pictures are recorded onto the memory card as soon as I took my eyes off the viewfinder. When I used the Kingston Elite Pro, it does have a delay of recording all 10 pictures onto the memory card, typically about a delay of 4~5 frames.

Frankly speaking, both memory cards are fast enough to accommodate our daily photo activity, however, the SanDisk 1 GB Ultra II card stands out to be a very fast compact flash card, which is about $69 after rebate as of 11/27/2005. The Kingston card is about $49 after rebate. Both are very cheap these days. Hope this review will help you justify which memory card to buy.



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