Customer Reviews

SanDisk 512 MB CompactFlash Card, SDCFB-512-A10 (Retail Package)

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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.

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.

I have had sandisk's card for about 4 years now and my 512 card is a workhorse for me. I have shot with it in Chicago cold and Dallas heat and it's been great, true you can get Sandisk's Ultra 512 for about 8 bucks more. But for my Canon G5 5MP camera, it's fast enough. I can shoot roughly 30-40 in burst mode on my best Jpeg mode.

The card holds 188 at my highest jpeg mode (2592w x1944h) the average computer screen (about 17") is roughly 1200 pixels wide so this is a large image.

If I had a DSLR camera I imagine I would get the Ultra cards but if you are worried you are not getting a fast enough card, match your camera. If you have a DSLR and are a pro, you want speed. But I have a mid-upper range consumer camera so this card is fine for general shooting.

A professional photographer I work with often once told me, It's like getting the most expensive racing tires and putting them on a Honda.

Cheers-

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!

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!

I bought one of these when I bought my Canon s70 less than two months ago. The card has rolled over and died on me. I went to the retailer and they said that the defect is a manufacturer issue. We went to the packaging for warranty details and there is NO warranty listed on the packaging other that it is warranted to work (fit) in compactflash cameras. The brand of card next to it on the shelf (Kodak) had a 5 year warranty for functionality.

Nextime is Kodak for me

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.

I don't know what anyone is talking about the speed of this card because I have noticed no difference at all. I use it in my Canon PowerShot S1 IS and I am having perfect results. With the low price - it's a "NO BRAINER!"

I had ordered a Cannon s500 a week before I went on vacation and after receiving the camera I decided I needed more than a 32 meg card for my trip. I read several reviews of cards on amazon and for the most part had the impression that Sandisk, though an off brand, made decent and reliable cards. Due to time constraints I purchased this model at a local Best Buy and left for a weekend of relaxation and enjoyment. My first night on vacation after taking a few pictures my camera gave me a weird Memory Error message. I couldn't change from capture mode to view mode to delete/format the memory card, in fact I couldn't even power the camera down. I had to remove the battery to get it to turn off. After messing with it for several minutes, removing the memory card and seeing how the camera functioned minus the card I realized the card was jacked and causing my camera to malfunction. Thus, I was unable to take pictures during my entire vacation. Needless to say, I WAS LIVID because I was on an island and there weren't any Best Buys around to return the card and get a new one. As a result, I felt I had to post here on this review section and say DO NOT BUY THIS COMPANY'S PRODUCTS! I'm now ordering a Kingston version of this card in hopes that a brand name will provided a better quality product.

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.