Lexar 8GB UDMA 300x CF Review

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February 17, 2010

Dslr's with increased resolution means increased time to download the pictures to your computer. This is where fast memory cards come into the picture (no pun intended). The Lexar 8GB UDMA 300x is rated for 45MB/sec transfer rate. On a 12mp camera you get about 300 pictures on one card. Some cameras get an extra boost from the UDMA cards, enabling them to empty the buffer while it writes the files to the card.

Specifications

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Positives

• Fast, fastest CF card I've tested to date(there are faster cards out there as this is written)
• Price.
• Limited Lifetime Warranty.
• Includes Image Rescue Software .

Drawbacks

• None.

Verdict

The benchmark showed a sequential read speed of 62.74MB/s and a write speed of 32.78MB/s through the Lexar FireWire 800 card reader.

This card used with the Lexar FireWire 800 card reader is a dream, lightning fast file transfers. Nothing I hate more than to wait for files to be transferred.

Rating the performance of this card knowing there are now faster CF cards on the market is quite hard. There are now cards out there that are twice as fast, I rated it there after, hence it gets a 50% rating. The performance rating is solely rated by the speed of the card compared to the new 600X UDMA cards!

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Alternatives

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Lexar 8GB Professional UDMA 600x Price: $149.50 USD (rebate available)

Lexar 16GB Professional UDMA 600x Price: $233.94 USD (rebate available)

Lexar 16GB UDMA 300x Price: $119.94 USD (rebate available)

Lexar 32GB Professional UDMA 600x Price: $373.50 USD (rebate available)

Sandisk 16GB Extreme Pro 600x Price: $214.95 USD

Sandisk 32GB Extreme Pro 600x Price: $379.95 USD

Sandisk 64GB Extreme Pro 600x Price: $619.95 USD

*Prices and rebates are subject to change. Listed price is from February 17, 2010

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