Customer Reviews

SanDisk SDCFB-1024-A10 1GB CF Type 1 Card (Retail Package)

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My main problem with this Compact Flash is that the "real-time" performance is very slow. I bought it a year ago for my 5-Megapixel camera, and it makes me wait a long time before I can take my next photo. This gets frustrating when you miss good photo opportunities.

Then, I read this article which reviews Compact Flash cards, and I realized that this particular SanDisk product line is inferior.

The review at DP Review says this Sandisk writes at 6x (where 'x' = 150 KB/sec). I since then, have purchased a 512MB Transcend compact flash which claims to Write at 25x. My camera works much faster now. I have borrowed my friend's IBM Microdrive and that is really fast too.

The fact of the matter is, at the time of writing this review, there is no better value than this 1 GB disk. It is not as fast as many that you can purchase, but even for me taking wedding photos, my on-camera cache is enough to compensate for that speed. For the average or even semi-professional photographer (unless your goal is to be taking many rapid-fire shots) even this slow speed should be more than enough.

SanDisk quality and their 5 year manufacturer's warranty make this card that much better of a value over the no-name cheap competition.

The card is not perfect. It may fail and you will be stuck with 1 Gig of corrupted imgaes. That could happen with any card that you purchase. The card is slower than some, but most of the cameras being sold today have at least a 4 picture cache which means you will rarely even notice the effects under normal shooting conditions. The card is not the cure-all for the digital storage world, but at the time of writing this review it was only about fifty-nine bucks making it the best value out there that I have seen, all this with no-cost shipping and no sales tax.

So take the plusses and the minusses into account and make your choice...unless you have very special needs that would necessitate a faster card, this will probably be what you should choose.
-Jacob Hantla

How many pictures will it store? It is the most commonly asked question from digital camera enthusiast but usually the question that is the most difficult to get a straight answer about. Well, considering I worked in the memory industry for over 7 years I can help clarify this perplexing question and do so unbiased as I have since changed industries.

The SanDisk SDCFB-1000-A10 1GB CF Type 1 Card, like most 1000MB cards, will store on average 1137 pictures when used with a 2 megapixel camera, 853 images when used with a 3 megapixel camera, 512 pictures when used with a 4 megapixel camera, 409 images when used with a 5 megapixel camera, and 320 pictures when used with a 6 megapixel camera. These numbers are based off the assumption that you are going to shoot your images at the highest quality JPEG setting available for the camera and understand that they are estimates and may be off by as much as 10 percent due to numerous factors including the complexity of the scene being shot and the compression algorithm used by your specific camera.

One last thing to consider when buying a 1000MB card. Do not necessarily choose the least expensive card available. A 1000MB card should be an investment. You need to consider quality, reliability, and speed with a card of this capacity. Worse case scenario would be you taking this card (and only this card) on vacation with you overseas and for some reason it gets corrupted. Then what do you do? Purchasing a high capacity card changes the game a little, just be mindful of that before you hit the buy button.

I truly hope this review was helpful to you in determining whether this card is the right capacity for your specific needs.

I have used CompactFlash cards before, having great success with usage and loading to computer. BUT, I recently purchased the 1GB SanDisk card from Amazon, and am disappointed to report that it was defective. I lost over 150 photographs. It would not load my photos onto my computer, and in the camera's LCD there were digital streaks/bands across the images.

I exchanged this item for a new one, which had EXACTLY the same troubles. I am not sure if this was a bad batch, or if 1GB disks are not sophisticated enough yet. Again, I have used other type I/II cards without any problems whatsoever.

I planned on using this in my PDA for music. Its slowness led to skipping and the more files I added the slower it got until it was unusable. I guess that's why they don't tell you the transfer rate.

The 1 gig capacity eliminates the worry of ever running out of space. In my Nikon, this card affords me close to 800 frames. More than I can imagine using even on a photo vacation.
The quality is superb. I highly recommend this SanDisk SDCFB-1024-A10 1GB CF Type 1 Card.

Compatible compact flash cards can be hard to find if you use them in a device that has limitations of speed or capacity. For example, Roland's BR-600 digital recorder is limited to 1GB capacity and will not work with a card whose speed is more than 45X. (The card must also be Type 1, which refers to its physical thickness. It needs to fit in the slot.)

Is the SanDisk SDCFB-1024-A10 card compatible with the BR-600? Yes, according to Roland tech support. No, according to at least one reviewer. What about my experience? Well, I've ordered a total of 11 of these cards and they all work with my recorder. But I did not receive the model I ordered!

Here's my story: Based on Roland's recommendation, I ordered a single SanDisk SDCFB-1024-A10 card via Amazon (the card was shipped and sold by CablesOnline). I received a card labeled "Ultra II" whose model number is SDCFH. That's it, just five letters that do not match the model I ordered. Ultra II is a high speed designation so I had my doubts that it would work. (Remember the 45X limitation.)

Well, the card actually worked, so I came back to Amazon to order more. Inexplicably, the headline price (this time from BlueProton) had jumped from about $14 to $89.95. How many cards would I get for this price? Just one? I could not find any further info, so I clicked over to HiTechVendors.com (a sponsored link) and ordered 10 cards at $14 each.

The new cards do not match the model number either. These are marked SDCFJ. They at least look like the online photo; there is no "Ultra II" label. And yes, they also work with my recorder. (I've tested all ten.)

So...two orders of the SDCFB-1024-A10 from two different vendors. Two different card models received (SDCFH and SDCFJ). None match the model I ordered. None give a full model number. None give the speed (unless you count "Ultra II"). The good news: all the cards work.

Not confused yet? Well, be aware that some manufacturers change the card speed without changing the model number, rendering Roland's list of compatible cards obsolete. (I had this experience with a Delkin model that increased the speed from 45X to 55X. Reviews claim compatibility, but it's not compatible any more.)

I'm coming to the conclusion that the compact flash industry is in a state of barely controlled chaos. Prices fluctuate by 600 percent in less than a week. SanDisk leaves the full model number off the product. Some manufacturers keep the model number but change the specs. Vendors don't ship the model you order.

Are model numbers completely meaningless? Well, I did receive compatible cards, so the best I can say is that "SanDisk SDCFB-1024-A10" is a magic incantation with a non-zero chance of conjuring 1GB compact flash cards that work with the BR-600.

Very good quality card. Have not used it long but find no problems with it.

I already had a 512mb sandisk card and needed more space.
I bought the 512 a couple years ago and paid more than two times the cost of this 1gb card.
The write speed is still a bit slow.
it takes a few seconds for a 12mp file to write.
I was hoping that being a newer card it would be improved in that category
besides that everything works fine on my fuji finepix s7000

i'm happy with it. if i had more money though i'd be finding a fast writing card.

great price for what it is.

The card failed after 23 pictures. Amazon credited me with a full purchase price credit to my credit card account.