CF Card conclusions?

Tim Dashwood · May 7th, 2008, 08:46 AM

So the consensus is that 32GB Transcend 133x cards are reliable enough for production use?

The price seems almost too good to be true, but if they are considered reliable then I'll go and buy one.

Matthias Krause · May 7th, 2008, 08:52 AM

Just to add my two cents... While I haven`t used the 32 GB Transcend I have used various Transcend cards with my still camera and my Marantz 660 for years and never had a single one fail (opposed to my Lexar cards, for example). I bought one fauilty one off of ebay and Transcend replaced it a no costs, no questions asked. Guess what`s the dominant CF card brand in my wallet now...

Tim Dashwood · May 7th, 2008, 09:03 AM

That's a pretty good endorsement Matthias. I think I'll place my order.

Tim Dashwood · May 7th, 2008, 03:31 PM

I couldn't get a Transcend card shipped to me quick enough but then realized that FutureShop here in Canada had the Sony 133x 4GB CF cards on sale until tomorrow for $59.99 each. That's a 50% discount. I bought two. That will do for now (18 minutes each 4GB card)

Jamie Kehoe · September 18th, 2008, 09:51 AM

300X 32GB UDMA Compact Flash CF Card SLC for EOS 400D - eBay Other Capacities, CompactFlash, Memory Cards, Cameras. (end time 23-Sep-08 15:00:29 AEST)

Check out these cards, anyone used one of these branded cards before?
Cheers,
Jamie

Marshall Levy · September 18th, 2008, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamie Kehoe

300X 32GB UDMA Compact Flash CF Card SLC for EOS 400D - eBay Other Capacities, CompactFlash, Memory Cards, Cameras. (end time 23-Sep-08 15:00:29 AEST)

Check out these cards, anyone used one of these branded cards before?
Cheers,
Jamie

They might work and all, but I would never trust anything other than those that are substantially placed within the market - to me it's just not worth the risk. Even despite the fact that most memory is made by just a few companies and then redistributed, I would never gamble on it, let alone buy anything like this on Ebay, either. Just my opinion!

Mike Paterson · September 18th, 2008, 04:25 PM

I bought a 16GB OEM CF card on ebay for £30 a couple of months ago. It claimed to be 280X and I thought it was worth a punt for £30, just out of interest. Result: It works great - I did some speed tests with it when it arrived, and while it's not the claimed 280X, it's easily fast enough (I forget what the exact speed was, but it was over 200X), and I haven't had a single problem with it.

May 7th, 2008, 08:46 AM	#16
Tim Dashwood Wrangler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 3,637	So the consensus is that 32GB Transcend 133x cards are reliable enough for production use? The price seems almost too good to be true, but if they are considered reliable then I'll go and buy one. __________________ Tim Dashwood

May 7th, 2008, 09:03 AM	#18
Tim Dashwood Wrangler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 3,637	That's a pretty good endorsement Matthias. I think I'll place my order. __________________ Tim Dashwood

May 7th, 2008, 03:31 PM	#19
Tim Dashwood Wrangler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 3,637	I couldn't get a Transcend card shipped to me quick enough but then realized that FutureShop here in Canada had the Sony 133x 4GB CF cards on sale until tomorrow for $59.99 each. That's a 50% discount. I bought two. That will do for now (18 minutes each 4GB card) __________________ Tim Dashwood

September 18th, 2008, 09:51 AM	#20
Jamie Kehoe Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 28	CF Cards on Ebay 300X 32GB UDMA Compact Flash CF Card SLC for EOS 400D - eBay Other Capacities, CompactFlash, Memory Cards, Cameras. (end time 23-Sep-08 15:00:29 AEST) Check out these cards, anyone used one of these branded cards before? Cheers, Jamie

May 7th, 2008, 08:52 AM	#17
Matthias Krause Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 203	Just to add my two cents... While I haven`t used the 32 GB Transcend I have used various Transcend cards with my still camera and my Marantz 660 for years and never had a single one fail (opposed to my Lexar cards, for example). I bought one fauilty one off of ebay and Transcend replaced it a no costs, no questions asked. Guess what`s the dominant CF card brand in my wallet now...

September 18th, 2008, 04:25 PM	#22
Mike Paterson Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 99	I bought a 16GB OEM CF card on ebay for £30 a couple of months ago. It claimed to be 280X and I thought it was worth a punt for £30, just out of interest. Result: It works great - I did some speed tests with it when it arrived, and while it's not the claimed 280X, it's easily fast enough (I forget what the exact speed was, but it was over 200X), and I haven't had a single problem with it.