Product Description

SanDisk CompactFlash is revolutionizing handheld electronics with unprecedented functionality. The CompactFlash memory card's matchbook size and half-ounce weight make it the ideal solution for small devices that need high capacity flash memory. Today, the CompactFlash storage specification is the industry-standard for next-generation, small form factor consumer applications such as digital cameras and handheld PCs.

Product Details

• Brand: SanDisk
• Model: SDCFB-1000-A10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .6" h x 1.00" w x 1.00" l, .12 pounds

Features

• High transfer rate for fast copy/download
• High storage capacity
• Compatible with all digital cameras, handheld PCs, digital audio players, and other devices that feature a CompactFlash slot
• Operating shock rating of 2,000Gs, equivalent to a 10-foot drop to the floor

From the Manufacturer
CompactFlash is the world's most popular removable mass storage device. The CompactFlash card is about the size of a matchbook and only weighs half an ounce. The card was designed based on the popular PC Card (PCMCIA) standard and can easily be slipped into these slots with the use of a low-cost adapter. CompactFlash technology has resulted in the introduction of a new class of advanced, small, lightweight, low-power mobile products that significantly increases the productivity and enhances the lifestyle of millions of people. These products include digital cameras, digital music players, desktop computers, handheld PCs (HPCs), personal communicators, Palm PCs, Auto PCs, digital voice recorders and photo printers. SanDisk, the inventor of this product, has led the market for CompactFlash since its inception. This model has enough storage to hold more than sixteen hours of compressed music, or nearly one thousand digital pictures.

Fast
High transfer rate for fast copy/download operations.

Efficient
High storage capacity, with non-volatile solid-state memory that has no moving parts to conserve battery power and maximize battery life in small portable devices. The card has an operating shock rating of 2,000Gs, equivalent to a 10-foot drop to the floor.

Compatible
This product works with all digital cameras, handheld PCs, digital audio players, and other devices that feature a CompactFlash slot.

Customer Reviews

Slow performance, bad for large megapixel cameras
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.

Best Value on Market; But You Must Know What You're Buying
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?
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.