Altec Lansing Compact Flash CF 30 30 MB

Advantages: Small, handy size, good for a few photos, or important data
Disadvantages: Low capacity for modern cameras

...CF cards have to be one of the most boring things to write about, and they are all much of a muchness in terms of manufacturing quality and durability, so I'll be brief. Altec have a good reputation, as far as I am aware, for products like these - and of the dozen or so of the memory cards I have, none have had any problems. An 8MB card will hold approx 8 hi-res photos from a decent digital camera. This is obviously not a lot, but if you were doing portraits of people, or a few quick shots of certain places, keeping them on distinct cards could have its advantages. Furthermore, just because you mostly see these being used by cameras, doesn't mean you can't use them for other things. I carry some important data - encryption keys, email address books, and important documents on one. You can use readily available (and cheap) adapters... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Fast, big on storage
Disadvantages: Price but shop around

...I bought one of these about 2 months ago to use with my new Canon 30D. I took it out on a shoot for the first time and after installing it, the camera flashed up "card error". I tried inserting it a couple of times with no luck. I put my old CF card back in which worked fine so I knew the camera was ok. I then tried this card one last time and it worked. It's been fine ever since but it did shake my confidence in it a little. It does write very fast with no delays worth mentioning. The transfer rate to my PC is good but is far quicker if you use a card reader as apposed to connecting the camera to the PC via USB.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Plenty including Price and Functions
Disadvantages: Eats batteries

...pixels at 10 fps 320 x 240 pixels at 24 fps 160 x 120 pixels at 30 fps • Internal Memory: 128Mbits SDRAM • Optional Memory: Compact Flash (CF) Memory Cards up to 512 MB (Type 1) • Still Image file format: 24-bit JPEG • Video image file format with sound: AVI • Image Control: Auto Exposure, Auto White Balance • Capacities: Movie Mode: approximately 2 minutes with no CF Card approximately 4 minutes with a 16 MB CF Card approcimately 6 - 9 minutes with a 32 MB CF Card approximately 20 - 30 minutes with a 64 MB CF Card approximately 30 - 50 minutes with 128 MB CF Card approximately 50 - 70 minutes with 256 MB CF Card approximately 80 - 120 minutes with 512 MB CF Card Still Images Mode: High Resolution 1280 x 1024 pixels: approximately 20 images with no CF Card approximately 80 images with 32 MB CF Card approximately 160 images with 64 MB... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful