Lexar Professional Series 16 GB 300x UDMA CompactFlash Memory Card CF16GB-300-381

by Lexar

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.5 x 1 inches ; 1.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001EZ0K82
• Item model number: CF16GB300381
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Lexar Media Professional 16GB CompactFlash (CF) Card - 300x CF16GB-300-381 Flash Memory

Customer Reviews

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53 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this bad boy!, February 20, 2009

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Craig Hartley "hotdog" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lexar Professional Series 16 GB 300x UDMA CompactFlash Memory Card CF16GB-300-381 (Personal Computers)

I'm a photojournalist who bought the Lexar 16 gig UDMA card for my new Canon 5D Mark II. I've had occasion to use the card on a variety of assignments and for spot news during the Stanford Financial meltdown.

The card is perfect, never a hint of bogging down or image corruption no matter how fast I shoot. This is partly due to the camera, of course, but the fast write speed of the Lexar keeps up when shooting those massive 21 megapixel images or high def video. I also appreciate that Lexar lets you download "Image Rescue 3" for free when you buy the card.

Don't waste your money if you are using an older or "prosumer" camera; they probably will perform the same with a card costing half the price. Lexar designed this pricey bad boy for high-end pro cameras.

UPDATE: I notice Lexar has introduced a 600x that will empty the camera buffer twice as fast. (A completely full 5DII buffer will empty in eight seconds with the 300x card; it will empty in four seconds with the 600x card.) If you are shooting action/sports with RAW files, that might be the way to go. Otherwise, this 300x card will handle anything you throw at it.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Speed with Capacity, May 4, 2009

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David L. Staples "Aero Engr." (Wichita, KS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lexar Professional Series 16 GB 300x UDMA CompactFlash Memory Card CF16GB-300-381 (Personal Computers)

As in my review of the generally similar Kingston Ultimate 266x card in the 16GB capacity, I use these high-speed cards, as opposed to the 133x class, in order to maintain as much shooting speed as possible without getting halted by buffer fills. This Lexar card serves well, as all Lexars have for me, with never a problem of data corruption or formatting quirks. I gave it four stars instead of five only because it costs so much more than the Kingston Ultimate, though I cannot perceive a performance difference, despite the fact that 300x implies more speed than 266x. No doubt the Lexar product is carrying a "name-recognition fee" due to the loyalty of professional shooters. I *can* say that either one is definitely better than the 133x-class cards in accepting a long burst of shots from my Canon 5D.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid performer, January 29, 2009

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C. Price (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lexar Professional Series 16 GB 300x UDMA CompactFlash Memory Card CF16GB-300-381 (Personal Computers)

I bought this card to use in my Canon 5D Mark II, which requires not only a lot of space to save large images, but also consistently fast write speeds for video.

If like me, you're weighing a name brand card like this Lexar vs. a cheap alternative. After all, other brands are available for less than half the price of this card. However, this price isn't just a brand premium -- this card really performs. With UDMA support (any device that can read/write a CF card will work with this card, but devices that support UDMA will do so faster) in my camera, I see a very big difference between this card and even my older "pro" level CF cards.

Compared to the older pro cards I have with 100x - 133x write speed, this card (rated 300x) really is about 3 times faster. Compared to a few cheap cards that claim to be 100-133x, this card is 6 times faster.

It's too soon for me to give a reliability rating for this card -- but given the card lives up to its claims for speed, I'm willing to bet my images and video on its reliability. And that's exactly what you'll likely be doing too!