CompactFlash Card, which weighs a half ounce and is the size of a matchbook, is an ultra-small, removable data storage system. Introduced in October, 1994, CF provides complete PC Card-ATA functionality and compatibility. CF has built-in, industry-standard compatibility because the 50-pin CF card can be easily slipped into a passive 68 pin Type II adapter card that fully meets PC Card electrical and mechanical interface specifications.
The size of a matchbook and weighing only half an ounce, the 512 MB CompactFlash card from SanDisk is an ultrasmall, removable data storage system. CompactFlash memory has built-in, industry-standard compatibility because its 50-pin card can easily be slipped into a passive, 68-pin Type II adapter card that fully meets PC Card electrical and mechanical specifications.
Expanding functionality and allowing products to be smaller and lighter, CompactFlash has been designed into more than 200 mobile products including digital cameras, handheld PCs, personal communicators, medical monitors, and audio recorders.
The SanDisk 512 MB CompactFlash card comes with a 5-year warranty.
1 Fine for consumer digicams
This is a good card for virtually all Point and Shoot consumer digital cameras. If you are using a Digital SLR, then you need a faster card, say the Sandisk Ultra II. The write speed is a little slow, but that shouldn't be a problem for all but a few select digital cameras. For most people, 512M should be more than enough. Depending on your camera, you could get 300-400 pictures.
This is my first CF card, as I've used SD cards for a couple of years on another camera. I'm not wild about CF, but that's the format of my equipment. I think Sandisk cards are as good a brand as you can buy, but just know their limitations.
2 Excellent price for the storage, but a little slow
I upgraded to this card from a 128MB SanDisk card to use with my Canon Powershot G6. The card is definitely worth it for the money, but if you plan to use it long-term, I would suggest shelling out the extra dollars and going with the Ultra II model. When uploading images, there will be a noticeable difference in speed. If you're an amateur photographer just looking for extra storage, or a person who doesn't mind waiting a little longer in exchange for saving a bit of money, this card can definitely get you by.
3 Recommended
I own a Canon S400, and between this card and my lexar high speed card, there is no noticable difference in speed. I would recommend this card for any general user with devices that use CF. A great price from a great media maker.
4 Only need one memory card for the entire vacation!
I bought this for my Canon S410, set to take pictures at the highest setting. It can take hundreds of pictures even at that setting and I don't ever have to worry about running out of memory and needing another card. I tend to take maybe 50 pictures a day on vacation and it's good for an entire week!
5 This card will not work in your Imagemate SDDR_75 reader
I bought a new sandisk 512mb CF and installed it in my Sandisk imagemate-SDDR-75 card reader and my card reader wipe put all my pictures and my card would not work after the imagemate SDDR-75 card reader installation. I ended puting it back in the camera and used the camera software to reformat it. I call Sandisk and they told me that;
Thanks for contacting SanDisk Technical Support.There is a compatibility issue with the SDDR-75 and the newer CF cards. We would normally offer an exchange for a reader that is compatible; however, your reader is no longer under warranty. We certainly apologize for any inconvenience. OUCH!
The following readers are compatible:SDDR-86- 6 in 1 reader SDDR-88- 8 in 1 reader SDDR-91- USB 2.0 CompactFlash reader
6 The one to Buy! Great Price/Performance
Hi Folks,
I own several of these and am a professional photographer.
Don't let technical discussions of how fast or slow the card is steer you away from this deal. Speeds are influenced by many factors and I have never encountered any problems. The Sandisk's price was lowered again recently, and I'll be buying another.
7 Another Muvo2 user
As other reviewers have said, this card works great in a Creative Muvo2 shell (which you can buy on eBay for around $40). Popped it in, formatted it, upgraded the firmware, and voila! A 512mb flash memory mp3 player for well under $100, given the rebate on this item.
8 works in Muvo shell
My husband bought this, and it works great in a Creative Nomad Muvo2 shell (4gb MD removed) that we bought for $40 on eBay. For $100, it's a great deal for a 512 mb MP3 player!
9 Great quality, lots of space!
Great quality card with lots of space to hold hundreds of high-res pictures!
10 Works with Muvo2
Received this product today and put it into my Muvo2. Worked immediately. Great for those who want to have a 512mb mp3 player.
11 Works Great
I am using this card for my new camera, Olympus C505Z. Holding around 460 pictures. Read and write speed are ok. No Complaints so far and I am happy with the card.
12 works great
I use the sandisk 512 as memory for a Fostex digital multitrack recorder. Even though the Fostex web site says it is not compatible with sandisk cards, it has worked perfectly.
13 It work pretty good
The upload speed is fast but not extremely fast. As you editing pictures at home, it is a kind of enjoying your hobby, you don't need to hurry up your photos editing.
14 Great for an iPAQ
Got this 512MB card to complement my iPAQ 3835 with CF+ Expansion sleeve. I'm also using a Sandisk 128MB Secure Digital card. Write speeds are faster than the SD (especially during system backups!), and media (Mp3, video clips) plays faster off the CF card than the SD. A great, relable addition...
15 Works great!
I use this with my new Canon PowerShot G3 and it seems to work great! No complaints and I can hold 500 pics at a time!
16 Recommend other card
I bought this card for my IPAQ 3955. Besides having slow read and write speeds, the realiability of the card is bad. Half of the time I am only able to use 3/4 of the available memory and than get writing errors. Save yourself the time and agony and buy a better brand like Viking.
17 SanDisk 512 CF Card
This is a great card. With the 50.00 USD mail in rebate, this card comes to less than a 100.00 USD. And it works great in the Kodak DC4800Z digital camera. This is not a fast card but it sure is realiable.
18 Good memory
Simply put, this offers lots of reliable memory at a low cost. If you need memory like i did, get it now.
19 Sandisk CF cards are mediocre
Although a good steal at this price, I would recommend against this card if you were in dire need of speed. This card scored very poorly in the ratings of other cards. I initially thought it would be good to get in on a cheap deal, since this card is cheaper than the other ones. However, since I got the item, I've noticed that it's slower than my other cards, much slower. According to dpreview.com, this card only shows a 14x read (2,085 KB/s) and a measly 6x write (855 KB/s)! If you have one of the newer cameras, like the canon powershot s230, I'd recommend against it! Also, if you had a dell axim or ipaq, you'll notice the speed difference immediately when you try to upload programs on to the card!
Ok for people with like to wait, and people who just want storage not speed, but I'd pay the extra money just for the faster speeds offered by kingston, simpletech or viking.
If you like sandisk, their ultra series are much better.
