Which CF Card for A1 ?

tbteng · 29th November 2003

What type of CF Card and at what speed ("X") are you folks using with your A1 and what would you recommend? Is CF-1 or CF-2 better?

forbytes · 30th November 2003

Seems to me Type 1 CF are faster than Type 2. Type 1 refers to memory IC chip package whereas type 2 refers to those of harddisk type CF like micro-drive. DPreview speed check (write and read) on various CF cards on various digital camera shows that Sandisk Ultra 2 has the fastest performance. But this card is also the most expansive. Transcend are also good. The next one you can consider is the Higawara (spelling maybe wrong).

1 last point to add. Harddisk type CF card performs like your ordinary harddisk. try not to drop it as there are delicate moveable parts inside. I read somewhere sometime ago that the type 1 uses less power than type 2. Someone maybe able to supply some evidence on this one.

29th November 2003	#1
tbteng Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Here! Never cross mountain or Posts: 171	Which CF Card for A1 ? What type of CF Card and at what speed ("X") are you folks using with your A1 and what would you recommend? Is CF-1 or CF-2 better?

30th November 2003	#2
forbytes Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: West, Singapore Posts: 887	Seems to me Type 1 CF are faster than Type 2. Type 1 refers to memory IC chip package whereas type 2 refers to those of harddisk type CF like micro-drive. DPreview speed check (write and read) on various CF cards on various digital camera shows that Sandisk Ultra 2 has the fastest performance. But this card is also the most expansive. Transcend are also good. The next one you can consider is the Higawara (spelling maybe wrong). 1 last point to add. Harddisk type CF card performs like your ordinary harddisk. try not to drop it as there are delicate moveable parts inside. I read somewhere sometime ago that the type 1 uses less power than type 2. Someone maybe able to supply some evidence on this one. Last edited by forbytes; 30th November 2003 at 12:15 AM.