Customer Reviews

RITEK RiDATA Pro - Flash memory card - 4 GB - 150x - CompactFlash

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I've used both the 2GB and 4GB versions of this card in my Nikon D200 for nearly a year and it has performed flawlessly. I did not purchase these cards from Amazon, but from a local camera shop. Having never heard of this brand before, I was a bit skeptical. They offered it at a very good price and used the card themselves with no problems. I have pushed these cards to near their limit and never lost an image. While other cards appear to have a more prominent reputation (e.g., Lexar and SanDisk), they do not match the performance of the RiDATA CF card for a similar price or are far more expensive. I feel like all I am paying for is the advertising. I'll be buying more of these cards so I am able to take up to 1,000 images in a day--that would be 3 more 4GB cards. Highly recommended.

I began digital photography ten years ago . Dependable, high speed memory became an imperative so I sought advice from experts in the field. I was told, by more than one source, that Ritek/Ridata and Verbatim were the industry standards for high speed and long term data storage.
That advice was priceless. I have consistently used Ritek CF pro cards in six Nikon digital cameras up to the D200 with NEVER a problem. In fact I still use some of my older cards. I have never experienced data loss and the transfer rates have been exceptional.
Highly recommended.

I've shot about 20,000-30,000 frames on the 2GB version of this card in a Canon D60, and I've shot over 15,000 frames on the 4GB version of this card in a Canon 40D. I've never had a single problem with either of them. According to many performance reviews that I've read on the internet, these cards are about the best value for high-speed and low cost.

If you are using a Max 7D, DON'T BUY THIS CARD! It will fail after about 130-140 frames if shooting raw + small jpg with no hope of recovery. Not sure of life expectancy if shooting in other than raw and sm. jpg. The card will be destroyed. 2 cards tried with same result in both cards. Other RiData products are of similar service quality. Write/Read errors start to occur after just a couple of uses. That's my experience with RiData CF cards in a Max 7D.