Winning the card wars

Advantages: Use 2 types of cards in one camera
Disadvantages: Pricey

...If like me, you've got a variety of cameras, using different memory cards, you sometimes wish there was only one format. Why? Because then you can just buy a load of cards all of the same sort, and they'd work in all the cameras. The Minolta SD-CF1 is an adapter for those with a whole load of SD (Secure Digital) type cards, who also have a CF (Compact Flash) compatible camera too. Why should I need to buy a 512Mb CF for my Minolta, when I have a perfectly good 512Mb SD card for my brand new Megxon? Well with this device, I won't of course. Although it's made by Minolta, and Minolta themselves only advertise it as compatible with certain cameras in their own range, it will in fact work with a variety of other CF cameras, including Canon and Nikon. It's very simple. You take your adapter, slot the SD card into it, then slot the whole...

Kingseany 15.06.2005 · Read review
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Review of Minolta SD-CF1 CompactFlash Card Adapter

A slim and compact USB Flash Drive.

Advantages: Slim, compact, very trendy outlook and fast performance.
Disadvantages: None really.

...BACKGROUND INFORMATION PNY is one of the premium manufacturing companies that make USB memory drives, different types of memory cards, memory upgrades and also different types of customer oriented graphics cards. It is a USA based multi-national company and has different branches all over the world for sales and customer support. Over the years, PNY is one of the popular brands amongst customers for its high quality products, cheaper price and excellent after sales support. They have been manufacturing and providing different types of flash memory drives with various configurations. As time progresses, the capacity of hard drive also increases. Nowadays they also provide up to 32 GB memory space in a PNY USB drive and also maintaining the same compact and slim size with faster and speedy response. Pny Attaché Premium...

Gladiator007 18.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of PNY Attaché Premium Capless - USB flash drive - 1 GB

(Compact) Flash In The Pan

Advantages: Price, Capacity
Disadvantages: Reliability, Speed

...The massive success of digital cameras has driven demand for bigger and better portable storage formats and Compact Flash is just one of a number of portable, removable digital storage media available. While it is undoubtedly compact, it is certainly not the smallest format available, XD, SD and SmartMedia are all physically smaller devices. It's at this point that it's worth mentioning that there are two types of Compact Flash named, imaginatively, Type I and Type II. The only real difference is in their thickness, with Type I cards measuring 3.3mm thick and type II cards measuring 4mm. What this means is that a Type I card will work in a Type II compatible deice, but not the other way round, simply because a Type II card will not physically fit in a Type I slot. The big benefit of Compact Flash is not the physical size, it...

LegendaryMrDude 27.12.2004 · Read review
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Review of Bytestor HI Speed Compact Flash CF 1GB 1024 MB

Very Compact, Very Flash

Advantages: Cheap, Reliable
Disadvantages: None That I Can Think Of

...Now where to start? I think a quick explanation of what Compact Flash (CF) actually is would be a good start. ----=What is Compact Flash?=---- It?s a type of data storage card, normally used in digital cameras, MP3 players, Mobile phones etc. It measures about 4cm x 4cm with a row of small holes (50 to be precise!) on one side. This is the connector through which the data is passed when the card is in use. Note: Not all cameras, Mp3 players etc use compact flash. there are at least four other types of card (Smartmedia, Secure Data, Sony Memory Stick, Multi-media) just to confuse things further, so please check what type you need before purchasing! ----=How Does It Work?=---- Inside the card is a small memory chip that is solid state, very much like the BIOS chip inside your PC. Because it is solid state, it...

jamiem 02.02.2003 · Read review
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Review of SanDisk Flash memory

Store all your memories in a flash

Advantages: Easy to use, plug and play, great storage
Disadvantages: U3 technology can be a little annoying at first

...As anyone who has ever browsed through any of my previous review will know that I tend to like using flash drives, aka pen drives, as I find them a lot quicker to transfer data from PC to PC, as long as you do the usual virus check before hand. Anyway, I am the proud owner of several of these little technical miracles from many different manufacturers, such as Kingston, Bytestor and Integral. But I have to admit that one of my most favourite Flash drives has to be from the boffins who work for SanDisk, as I have many of these branded products with various memory storage sizes, from a mere 1GB to a rather eye watering 32GB? and it is the SanDisk Cruzer micro 16GB which I am talking about today ** First the technical bits? * Operating system required? Microsoft Windows XP/2000 (SP4), Vista and Mac X10.1.2 or later. * Windows ready...

blissman70 18.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of SanDisk Cruzer Micro - USB flash drive - 16 GB

ELC Flash cards, simple but effective.

Advantages: Cheap, simple and effective
Disadvantages: Can get a bit bent after a lot of use.

...When my son was due to start school last year he had no interest at all in learning to read so we tried to look at alternatives to make reading fun. My friend had given us some of the phonic books from the ELC and some of them interested him. He didnt want to read them but was looking at the pictures. I began to wonder if the pictures we actually distracting him and making him think that he didnt need to read. So on a trip into town I popped into the ELC and could not believe the range of reading materials that they stock. I found this set of flash cards and thought for £3.50 it would be worth a shot. Well I have to say they have been an absolute hit, not only with my 5 year old but with my 4 year old to. There are 70 cards in total and they have a very good range of starter words and there are also some blank cards. We...

anniekay 11.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of ELC Flash Cards

A good choice of memory card

Advantages: Easy to use and stores lots of photos
Disadvantages: Can be expensive if you don'tshop around

...As many of you probably know I suddenly had to buy a couple of USB flash drives to save my pictures on due to my laptop 'playing up'. Not only that, there was also another reason why it was important for me to get this extra storage space so soon especially after my friend telling me how important it was to have them stored somewhere other than just my laptop This is because I have recently bought a new camera for our forthcoming trip to Florida early next year which I wanted to have a little early so that I could also take it on my upcoming work trip to Paris. With the new camera I needed to purchase a few bits to go with it including a gorgeous pink case and more importantly a new memory card and card reader. After researching which memory card would be suitable to match my camera I decided on this one - the Fuji 2GB XD TYPE M. What...

frankiecesca 24.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Fujifilm TYPE M XD CARD 2048 MB

Memory Card Recorder

Advantages: Everything, its perfect
Disadvantages: None, Zilch, Zip

...This Memory Card Recorder realy is a complete and utter god send. Are you tired of always missing youre favourite TV shows not becuase you havent recorded them but simply because you dont have the time to watch them due to a busy life. Well this little gem may be the technology angel that you have being looking for. LOOK: Firstly this memory card recorder looks astonishing. It is a metallic silver with a black front whch is extremely small, light and compact. This piece of technology will be able to stand anywhere in your home and will definetely not look out of place. This recorded will fit in almost the tiniest spaces with ease and will look extremely sleek and modern. Ease of Use: Simple, what more can I say. Plug it in and tune it to the channel u want to record, press one button and away you go. Well I forgot to mention...

KPN7 02.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of SanDisk V-Mate Video Memory Card Recorder - Digital AV recorder

Flash

Advantages: Good Value Product
Disadvantages: None

...This is a good quality product that offers good value for money in the very short term. Although as with most products of this type, the value will deteriorate over time and should be able to get a cheaper version next year. It's a great device with plenty of features that I would highly recommend. This really is a wonderful piece of kit that should go well with many accessories because it really looks good. After using this product for a few months I have not so far come up against any reliability issues but only time will tell. I therefore would recommend the product. However, always think carefully as to whether you actually really need something before you buy it. We buy so many things nowadays that we don't really need. features: 256 MB CompactFlash Write Speed: 20x (3MB Per Sec) Dimensions: 36.4mm x 42.8mm x 3.3mm...

Nazuku 16.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Sandisk Compact Flash 256 MB

ps2 memory cards

Advantages: store game data fast to memory cards, small and slim design
Disadvantages: can't save game data to any other format

...The playstation 2 console and also the playstation 1 console accept small devices that store data called Memory Cards. For the Playstation 2 console the memory card is a small rectangle plastic card that can hold up to 8MB of game data. The data is usually saved game files. Information that is stored in the game files is information such as position in game, completion percentage and things like that. A memory card is a crucial device for the playstation 2, because without it you could not keep any records of where you are up to in the game. This is because the Playstation 2 console uses CDs (Compact Discs) and DVD (Digital Versatile Discs) to store games on; CDs and DVD have no means of changing data on them, they only permit read only access. The good thing about the PS2 memory cards is that they are small and compact...

zitzong 27.04.2006 · Read review
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Review of Sony Memory CARD PS2 8 2 PACK 8