Extremely Useful

Advantages: Good Value
Disadvantages: Nothing so far

...This is a good quality product that offers good value for money in the very short term. It incorporates most of the latest features and technology that is currently available on the market. Unfortunately it contributes significantly to global warming. 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. Specifications: Storage Capacity: 4 GB Read Speed: 133x (20MB Per Sec) Write Speed: 133x (20MB Per Sec) Dimensions: 36.4mm x 42.8mm x 3.3mm At present the price for this Sandisk can vary quite a lot on line from anywhere between £30 and £60 so it is advised to...

Nazuku 04.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of Sandisk Extreme III Compact Flash CF 4GB 4096 MB

SanDisk Extreme III - 1.0 GB Compact Flash Card.

Advantages: eXtremely fast performance writing to card & uploading
Disadvantages: Nothing that springs to mind

...I recently purchased a new Canon Digital SLR camera - I wanted a memory card that was capable of dealing with a large number of photographs quickly & efficiently after a lot of searching I came across this card - believe it or not these cards range from 1GB (or lower ) to a phenomenal 8GB (I have trouble filling up a 1GB card). With my camera (bearing in mind that this could vary depending on what camera you are using) I can take up to 999 Photos. * on High Quality - between 220 - 437 Jpeg Photos. * on Medium Quality - between 385 - 771 Jpeg Photos * on Small Quality - between 693 - 999 Jpeg Photos * RAW Quality ranges from 69 - 102 Photos. You should definately shop around for Memory cards, don't buy the first card you see - I eventually purchased mine through Amazon UK for £34.49 (postage was free) which I thought was...

DazzaN73 08.07.2006 · Read review
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Review of SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash

Sandisk Extreme III Compact Flash CF 1GB

Advantages: Very fast write speed, Low energy consuption. Inexpensive.
Disadvantages: Small capacity relative to new camera capabilities

...I bought this card along with my Olympus e-500 camera as it was recommended by the seller from whom I bought it. The recommendation was quite good as the card was relatively inexpensive and is very quick writing to the card, there is little if any storage lag. Energy consumption is low relative to other cards on the market, particularly cards by cheaper manufacturers such as Kingston. This card supports all types of data however to access this functionality a USB connector is required. This particular model of the card is quickly becoming obsolete because of the relatively small amount of datait can hold. Sandisk has similar cards on the market now that can store up to 16 times the amount this card can. However, the card is cheap and is still a very reliable and fast card for use perhaps as a backup or overflow card....

colmme 02.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Sandisk Extreme III Compact Flash CF 1GB 1024 MB

Lightning Flash

Advantages: Transfer speeds, back-up
Disadvantages: not a lot for the price

...I know that talking about memory cards isn't exactly a sexy subject but they are a necessary evil for any digital photographer and believe it or not they all perform differently. I bought two of these Extreme III, 1GB CF cards in July this year to go in my Canon cameras and was bowled over by the difference in performance between them and my Jessops 256MB CF cards. The Extreme III's are rated at 133x speed which I think should work out at about 20MB per sec. Now that doesn't necessarily mean they'll perform that well in-camera as it is dependant upon the cameras software as well. To give some rough idea of performance; to format one of these 1GB cards takes about 1-1.5secs in my Canon SLR. To format one of my old Jessops cards (that's a quarter of the capacity) took 3-4 seconds. Now you may think that speed doesn't really...

thewedge 16.12.2006 · Read review
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Review of SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash

Sandisk Extreme III 1Gb, photographers choice.

Advantages: Excellent speed, no failures
Disadvantages: More expensive than comparative memory

...I use a Minolta 5D camera, which i love, and this card complements it perfectly. The card is rated at 133x speed (20Mb/s) which is blisteringly fast. You can transfer the contents of the entire card to your computer in about a minute (~16Mb/s). The 133x refers to the standardised speed of transferring with a cd-rom, hence 1x is 150Kb/s for reference. The benefit of using a card this fast is that it will allow your camera to take pictures in continuous/burst mode as fast as the camera is capable of (unless you are using a Pro level camera like a canon 1D or nikon D2Xs), my camera sustains a speed of 2 fps (frames per second) after the buffer is full, and this is limited by the cameras electronics rather than the card. The price of these has also dropped a lot since release, and even more so now as the extreme IV series has...

benzas 12.11.2006 · Read review
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Review of SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash

Sandisk Extreme III Digital Memory Card

Advantages: Its an excellent product
Disadvantages: Its quite small, so you have to be careful that it doesn't get lost

...picture as suggested by the packaging. There is also a ?dedicated technical support line? if you have any problems, although I must admit that I have not used this yet. The card also has a lifetime warranty. The technical part:- - The card feature innovative Enhances Super-Parallel Processing (ESP) Technology for the fastest speeds and highest performance. - A minimum of 20MB per second sequential read and write speed. - The SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash card comes with RescuePRO enabling the recovery of images, documents, mail, video, music ? just about any digital file, with ease - Built with leading-edge media recovery algorithms - With RescurPRO , the unique recovery algorithm for MPEG audio and MPEG video recovery (MPEG-1/2/3) what you see, and what you hear, is what you can recover Image Storage capacity:- Approx...

SHARTFIE 18.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of Sandisk SDSDX3-2048-902 Extreme III Secure 2048 MB

Great Card for any SLR user!

Advantages: Write speed, low price, extra's in box
Disadvantages: Will naturally be superseded over time by faster, bigger cards.

...Having bought this card to give me higher capacity and faster write speed (My previous card was a Fujifilm 1gb CF card which I bought from ASDA for £8), I can safely say this card is superb value for money! It's improved the write speed of my slow 300D considerably, and has done exactly what it's been designed to do. In the box you are provided with a recovery disk (not needed to test it yet to see how/ if it works), and a neat little carry case with space for two cards to put on your bag/ keys! Very nifty. I'll be using this card for many years to come, and I recommend shopping around for the lowest price, don't pay through the nose at a high-street store!...

Kringlebeast 16.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Sandisk Extreme III Compact Flash CF 2GB 2048 MB

Revoutionary Storage

Advantages: Small, Good Brand, Reliable
Disadvantages: May be too small and easy to loose

...there on the market. The cards are really quite easy to install. You just push them into the expansion slot located on the side or underside of your camera. Just make sure that you slot it the right way up or you may damage it. I have had the Sandisk Extreme III 4GB compact flash card for about two six months and have taken about 300 hi-resolution pictures during this perios. It has worked fine in a variety of weather conditions. According to the manufacturers guide, Sandisk Extreme III Compact Flash cards are tested in extreme temperature ranges from -13 to +185 degrees Fahrenheit) so It should continue to work fine in hot or cold climates . It will take you a while to use up this 4GB card that should hold nearly 2000 quality photographs with your average 5 megapixel camera nowadays. I have a 6 megapixel camera and have yet to use...

matty168 25.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of Sandisk Extreme III Compact Flash CF 4GB 4096 MB

Fast Access SD Card

Advantages: 4GB, ESP Technology, RescuePRO
Disadvantages: None

...The Sandisk Extreme III 4 GB Compact Flash Card is ideal for digital camera's and camcorders. I needed some extra memory for my digital camera so bought this. Sandisk have a good reputation in developing flash memory cards so I thought I would go for this. With my digital camera I had a supplied 1GB card which to be honest isn't much when taking high resolution photos, it fill up pretty quick. The Sandisk SD card is a good size at 4GB storage. It also has ESP technology which basically allows data on the card to be accessed quicker. This is great for fast loading especially when taking photos with a digital camera, as the last thing you want is to wait 1 min to just see the photos you just shot. This simply makes everything that little bit quicker. It can actually access your data at an incredible speed of 20MB per second...

Surj1 23.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Sandisk Extreme III SDHC Secure Digital 4096 MB

Sandisk SD Extreme III - 2GB

Advantages: Quality, speed, durabilty, price, storage capacity at time.
Disadvantages: Storage capacity is rapidly being overtaken.

...I purchased a new Panasonic FZ-50 camera and as usual with me, I wanted the best memory card I could get for the money. I eventually decided on this in 2-GB form. I obtained it on amazon marketplace for a very reasonable £24 at the time (3 months ago). The card itself is very fast at storage and can store a very large number of pictures even at 10Mpixel quality. My camera can record high framerate good-quality video and this is what will EAT your memory no matter what the number of Gigs. For just pictures this will definately last you for a holiday of 2 weeks. If you take pictures in 10Mpixel mode you could still take 30 a day and be fine. Sandisk is a very reputable brand now and despite the fact that they sell SD-cards of upto 4Gb (8GB soon) this Extreme III is the fastest and most durable you can get in the UK from them. It...

flystar 12.07.2007 (13.07.2007) · Read review
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Review of Sandisk SDSDX3-1024-902 Extreme III Secure 1024 MB