Are both the same? According to the seller, Sandisk CF Ultra (30 MB/s) is the replacement for Extreme III..
No they're not. If they're the same, why would they need to rename it to 2 different products.
What's the difference between the two?
I am using extreme III right now, and need to get a spare one. I can't find the extreme III in the shops that I know, and there is this seller who told me that Ultra is actually the same as extreme III :sweat:
Any suggestion which cf card to get? I don't need the extreme IV though. Something like extreme III is good enough.
What's the difference between the two?
I am using extreme III right now, and need to get a spare one. I can't find the extreme III in the shops that I know, and there is this seller who told me that Ultra is actually the same as extreme III :sweat:
Any suggestion which cf card to get? I don't need the extreme IV though. Something like extreme III is good enough.
Now Sandisk CF cards are consolidated into 3 tiers
Last time it was like this
- Sandisk Ultra (30MB/s)
- Sandisk Extreme (60MB/s)
- Sandisk Extreme Pro (90MB/s)
- Sandisk Ultra II (10MB/s)
- Sandisk Extreme III (30MB/s)
- Sandisk Extreme IV (45MB/s)
From speed POV, it does seem that the 'new' Sandisk Ultra is equivalent to the old Extreme III. However designs could be new with better controllers and such.
yeah precisely.. extreme III is good enoughWhat's the difference between the two?
I am using extreme III right now, and need to get a spare one. I can't find the extreme III in the shops that I know, and there is this seller who told me that Ultra is actually the same as extreme III :sweat:
Any suggestion which cf card to get? I don't need the extreme IV though. Something like extreme III is good enough.
Looking to buy a new CF card like extreme III as well, last time i bought kingston 133x... and was dissappointed by its performance
I had nothing but Extreme III cards in my pouch until the Ultra 30mb/s came along. After a lil bit of tests, nothing intensive, they seem to have similar performance, to me. Honestly, I trust SanDisk so I don't see how its performance can be less reliable than Extreme III (if so), hence, if the speed is similar (which according to my test is) then why bother spending on the new $90 Extreme.
Also, you have to know whether your DSLR can write that fast. My 5DII can since it supports UDMA but I've since discovered that capacity is more important than speed for my 5DII hence I settled for Extreme III. Also my 1DIII can only write so fast (no UDMA) so again winner for me is Extreme III or should I say, 30mb/s cards by SanDisk.
Not to mention that Sandisk Ultra is cheap. I got the 16GB Sandisk Ultra for SGD 88. While a 8GB Sandisk Extreme would already cost above SGD 100.
Agree.
Not to mention that Sandisk Ultra is cheap. I got the 16GB Sandisk Ultra for SGD 88. While a 8GB Sandisk Extreme would already cost above SGD 100.
Where did you get the 'new' Sandisk Ultra 30MB/s for S$88? I got mine for $95.60 for my first 16GB card, and 1 month later, which was just last week or so at $93 for my 2nd card. Both at Sim Lim.