Customer Reviews

Viking 128 MB CompactFlash Card (CF128M)

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If you've had a 2 mega-pixel or above camera for more than a few days then you've realized that an 8 or 16 mb memory card is not going to cut it. In my opinion, you really have two good alternatives. (1) a good capacity compactflash memory card like this Viking card, or (2) one of the microdrives.

This 128 mb Viking memory card is a good value on a cost per megabyte basis (I have not seen a better compactflash value anywhere), and it offers more peace of mind since it has no moving parts. However, the microdrive does cost less per megabyte (in fact, for the same cost you'll get 340 mb of storage vs. 128 mb with the Viking), although you'll have a miniature hard drive to worry about in terms of potential lost photos.

I've got both, but I'll only use the microdrive on long trips where I know I'll need the storage space. And then I'mn exceptionally careful with it. Most people will be happier going the compactflash route, in which case this Viking card is the best value and very reliable. I'm very pleased with it. Go ahead, it's pretty much an essential accessory.

I now have three Compact Flash card, including this one. An 8-meg card made by SanDisk came with my camera. I also have a 64-meg Kingston card. I can safely say that the Viking card is as good as either of the other two as far as quality and speed are concerned.

I use this card in a 2 Megapixel Canon S10 digital camera. I like to shoot at the highest resolution and medium compression. With my 64 meg card, this gave me about 105 pictures. With an upcomping vacation to Florida that I planned on being photographed totally digital, I realized that I would need additional storage. I considered the IBM Mocrodrive, but I ruled it out for several reasons. I wanted about 128 megs of storage and this card's price was the best I found. Adding a coupon made the price even more attractive.

With this card, I can store 212 2-megapixel pictures. With my additional storage, I will be able to take more than 300 photos. Each night I will be able to delete the pictures that I do not want. I will come home with 300 keepers.

This card can't be beat for price per megabyte. I shopped around for a while, but I always came back to this Viking card and ended up pulling the trigger. This is a great card.

Since getting a 128 MB Compact Flash card by Viking to use with a 3.3 megapixel Canon G 1 digital camera this past June, my whole family has been pleased with the quality of the card and the fairly rapid data transfer from the card to our PowerBook computers. So far, so good. The warranty on the card is for five years per the website. We use a different mfgr's PCMCIA device to hold the card for data transfer and it is so easy to use. We just hope the card continues to work as easily in the future (5 years down the line) as it does now with no data loss. (We prefer equipment that uses compact flash to smart media technology as compact flash cards hold so much more in less space).

A recent afternoon of picture taking (about 33 shots) by part of our household (outdoor waterfall and state park panorama photography, but without the wide angle lens) at highest resolution only filled up half the card, so we were pleased. If they had brought the wide angle lens, they still could have gotten all the shots. The card is comparable in speed to another card made by the originator of compact flash technology (SD), but not the fastest speed on the market, yet good enough for us (we are talking mere seconds for data transfer with that PCMCIA device!).

We've found that if you take pictures for fun and are a serious hobbyist, but not a pro, a good size card is 96 to 128 MB--so this 128 MB card is a handy size to have (pros need a bigger card of at least 256 MB due to non-stop shooting). We carry a couple of 96 or 128 cards and can then take enough pictures on each card without having to change cards per se while shooting a lot of pictures at one location.

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I've not seen a cheaper price, and I've been looking in stores. This is a good value.

Keep in mind, though, unlike the cheaper versions of this card, this card does NOT come with a flash reader. I was disappointed to find this out, but it was my own fault for just assuming it did. I still give it 5 stars.

[A note to HP Jornada 548 customers. This card works fine with the Jornada Pocket PC. I say this because it is not mentioned in the advertisement that the 128MB version is compatible, but it is.]

One nice thing about this card is that there is 24/7 tech support available if something should go wrong with it (or with installation or whatever), but I don't know what could really go wrong with it --I guess that's why they offer the tech support!

Anyone using MP3s should REALLY go for this card and skip the 64 MB card. The 64 MB card would be rather skimpy, and with 128 MB you'll ALWAYS find things to store on it. (I've had my card three days now and I've filled up 50 MB already, downloading songs, books, and maps).

One nice thing about having a flash card for a PocketPC (or other handheld) is that you can back up your entire regular memory onto your flashcard easily, without having to worry about memory failure. That is pretty neat, kind of like a second hard drive for your computer...

I bought this for my Kodak DC4800 3.1 megapixel camera. The high-resolution images are memory hogs, so I bought this card to augment the 16 MB card that came with it. The card works just as well as my kodak card--no noticeable performance differences whatsoever. AND, this card costs WAY less than similar offering directly from Kodak or other providers. I love Kodak, but not enough to spend twice as much money for their product!

Oh, and Amazon.com has the best price for this that I have seen.

Great price on a great flash card. I needed ONE more flash card so I could stop juggling the flash cards I already have between devices every few days... (Kodak DC4800 camera, HP Handheld computer, DC50, etc.)

Especially when traveling, I take LOTS of pictures and adding this card to my electronics arsenal means I can snap longer before downloading onto my 6-gigabyte digital wallet storage device. Shooting highest-resolution pics is less trouble with this high-capacity card when compared to smaller-capacity ones since this card doesn't fill-up so quickly. And storing files (images, audio, documents, etc.) for my handheld computer is easier and more fun, too.

And this card is NOT SLOWER than others I have. My devices seem to read/write to this card at the same speed as my other CF cards.

Alright, if you do the math you will find out that the Viking CF128M is the best price per meg for compact flash memory. I made the mistake with my last camera of buying too small of a compact flash card. There is nothing worse than being on vacation and having to "pace yourself" while taking photos. I have never had to do that with this card, nor have I had the need to degrade the picture quality so that I could fit more pictures on each card.

I would also recommend the Viking Intelliflash card so that you can transfer files very quickly from your compact flash card to your computer.

I have never had any problems with either product and highly recommend the products.

And Amazon.com has the best price out of the dozen or so places I typically shop.

I use these cards exclusively in my Olympus E-10 - a 4-megapixel digital camera that's obviously really hungry for memory. I've dropped these cards, used them in extreme tempetures, and overused them (if that's even possible). Out of the thousands of photographs I've stored, there isn't a defective one in the bunch. This card is a work horse!

There's no better value in CF on the market.

I got this flashcard primarily so that I could take largeamounts of pictures while on trips. I was debating between a 64MB andthis 128MB ... boy am I glad I got this one! I have a Kodak DC3400and on the high resolution and good quality settings you can getapproximately 309 photos on this card and that camera. The real fieldtest came when I went to Maui and went wild taking photos of sceneryto my heart's content. Four days of shooting pictures and I still had97 more I could have taken! Lot's of capacity. You will not bedissappointed in this investment ... ... It was a good deal then andit is an even better value now. Go with it! The best thing is thatyou will have comfort in knowing that you have the capacity to takethe pictures when you need to (you'll not miss out on those preciousmoments that will never repeat themselves). END

I'm using a Canon S100 which came with the 8MB card. Obviously not enough. I upgraded to a SanDisk 64 MB card which was great. I'm still using it, and was able to take about 115 pics with the card. I needed (wanted) the ability to take more pics without downloading my pics to my PC, and this card was a great deal for the size.

Used it for the first time this past weekend. And I didn't notice any speed difference between the 64 MB card and the 128 MB. Wass able to take pics of anything without worrying about filling up the card. I actually didn't even fill up the card (took 160 pics). If you have the money, definitely get it - its just mighty convenient.