New SanDisk Confusion

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I have noticed that SanDisk have re-branded their CF cards. As far as I get it they now have:

Ultra

Extreme

Extreme Pro

Am I right in thinking the new version ultra have the same write speed as the old Extreme3 cards, and the extreme is now faster than the Extreme 3?

Will be buying some cards soon and wanted to make sure I get the right ones.

Also are there any alternative cards you would recommend?
 
New Ultra = 30MB/s
New Extreme = 60MB/s

New Ultra = Old Extreme III = 30MB/s

Old Extreme IV = 40MB/s

Ive just bought a bunch of new Ultra's.....will see how they compare to old Extreme III....
 
There were older Extreme III cards at 20MB/s as well.

I've just ordered a couple of new Extreme 60 MB/s cards.
 
7 day shop have new ultra 8gb cards for 19.99. I got one at this price to try it out!
HTH
J
 
The new Ultra CF version is 30MB/s @ £19.99, which is the same speed as the old Extreme III

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=777_6&products_id=107515

Thats the jobby. As my camera can't write at anywhere near 30mb/s and i'm not worried about download times I went for this over the faster and massively more expensive cards.
I've only once had a car fail mid flow, an ultra 2 i'd been using for data transport the day before and i forgot to format it in camera at the start of the day! So weight/professional feel aren't high on my list. HAving more money to spend on glass is!

J
 
New Ultra = 30MB/s
New Extreme = 60MB/s

New Ultra = Old Extreme III = 30MB/s

Old Extreme IV = 40MB/s

Ive just bought a bunch of new Ultra's.....will see how they compare to old Extreme III....
Extreme IV went up to 45MB/s after a while :)

One thing I will say, I've got the new 60MB/s Extreme cards and using a firewire 800 reader the transfer speed is fantastic :thumbs:

If you have a camera that doesn't support the write speeds though it may not be worth shelling out for super quick cards.
 
They also use the new Class 6 memory chip the on board controller is re vamped too it's class leading but as with all Sandisk a rip off, the Transcend class 6 model is just as good and has a lifetime warranty

Rgds
 
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