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New SanDisk CF cards hit huge transfer speeds

Contributor — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:00:00 +0000

If you thought that anything with EXTREME in the title meant that it was the absolute best of its kind, think again! SanDisk’s Extreme CompactFlash cards have just been karate-chopped by its own newly-announced line of Extreme Pro cards. Extreme… PRO!

The cards come in capacities between 16GB and 64GB and feature maximum read/write speeds of 90MB/s, “doubling the performance from previous SanDisk high-end camera memory cards,” according to the company’s press release.

That 90MB/s transfer speed is on par with many solid state drives, so maybe we’ll start seeing some super slim systems featuring these new cards from enterprising modders in the coming months.

They’re not cheap, though. Not… at… all. The 16GB version has an MSRP of $300 while the 64GB model tops out at a wallet-exploding $800. The cards are shipping out now and should hit retailers in the near future. If you’re looking for a cheaper alternative, SanDisk also announced availability of spec-bumped Extreme cards. They’ll do up to 60MB/s and will be available in capacities between 8GB and 32GB, priced from $130 to $375.

CF-to-SD adapter allows Eye-Fi in your CF-based camera

Devin Coldewey — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:40:53 +0000

Eye-Fi cards are great, but if you’re rocking a CompactFlash setup like me, you’re kind of out of luck. And then a simple thing like this adapter comes to your attention and whole realms of possibility are opened to you. $28? Hell yes, I’m getting one of these things.

The new 32GB SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash card goes great with DSLR HD video

Matt Burns — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:25:43 +0000

You are going to need a big, fast CompactFlash card now that high-def video is the norm for higher-end DSLR cameras and SanDisk has your back. The flash memory firm just announced its 32GB drive that can hold an hour and a half of 1080p HD video or a whole bunch of RAW photos. Plus, the card boosts 30 MB/s read write speeds which, the company says will transfer the whole 32GB card in under 15 minutes. Pricing wasn’t included in the press release but since the 16GB carries a $399 MSRP, the 32GB isn’t going to be cheap.

SanDisk Extreme III Compactflash card sports 32GB capacity and twice as fast speeds

Matt Burns — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:15:25 +0000

Capacity junkies and pro photographers, pay attention; everyone else can causally move on. The latest flavor in SanDisk’s long line of Extreme media cards has been boosted up to a whopping 32GB and 30MB/s read/write speed. The admission price is kind of high at $299, but if you are the type that needs a super fast 32GB CF card, that’s what you’re going to pay – at least until the price drops.

Kingston Named Official CompactFlash for Miss America

Matt Hickey — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:30:46 +0000

We don’t watch the Miss America pageant. We think it’s ultimately demeaning to women and sets an impossibly absurd ideal of what a woman should look and act like, fixing hopeless standards of beauty for young women the nation over. Also, the swimsuit competition just isn’t as hot as it used to be. But that doesn’t mean we can’t find some way to geek out about it.

Kingston has secured the coveted position of Official Memory Card of the 86th Miss America pageant after what we can only assume was a bitter and heated bidding war.

In the end, Kingston’s CompactFlash Ultimate was the line of cards used by official pageant photographer Bruce Vartan Boyajian when Miss Oklahoma was crowned, tears running down her face as she thought of the impact that her new responsibilities the role would have on her life. Needless to say, Kingston will be with Miss America as she tours this great nation of ours, taking thousands of photographs at mall openings and minor league baseball games in all 50 states, except Alaska and Hawaii.

Kingston Press Release [Kingston]