SanDisk Extreme III 4GB Secure Digital Memory Card

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SanDisk Extreme III 4GB Secure Digital Memory Card

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SanDisk Extreme III 4GB Secure Digital Memory Card

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with downloads into my Apple computer.

SanDisk Extreme III 4GB Secure Digital Memory Card

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with downloads into my Apple computer.

SanDisk Extreme III 4GB Secure Digital Memory Card

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then a mighty 189 more in 80 seconds!

The Edge ProShot says it's a 130x card, SanDisk claims to be a 133x card.

(Now, I just noticed that I had the camera's Exposure Delay on from when I was doing some macro and long-exposure shots, so the framerates for both would be higher I think with it turned off. I'm not going to redo the tests, I don't want to hammer on my camera that hard. The comparison is clear enough here.)

The computer test: The read speeds between the two cards were equivalent whether I used the Sandisk reader or my old one -- on Windows they read a 1.04GB file in around 81 seconds on windows, and little faster on a MacBook Pro, about 71 seconds. The SanDisk wrote the same folder a little slower -- 96 seconds on Windows, and 81 seconds on Mac. The Edge Pro? It was over ten minutes, on both Mac and Windows, with either reader! I can't explain that, but it certainly shows why the SanDisk was blowing the doors off of it in the camera test.

Both cards were freshly formatted using the D80.

As for the card reader:
It's nothing to write home about. It showed no speed improvement over the Chinese cheapie Adorama sent me, on either Mac or Windows. It's prettier I guess, but the form factor means I can only use it in certain USB slots on my computers without blocking other slots.

Final conclusion: The speeds on the SanDisk are basically where they should be for what it is. The no-name Adorama sent me has disastrously slow writes, which translates to terrible performance in the camera, where it counts. I don't know how different, say, a 300x card would be in the camera, but at least I can confirm that all ~133x cards are not made equal, and the SanDisk performs predictably and speedily. And the card reader is fine, too. And it's nice to be able to shoot 530 Fine JPGs or 326 RAW files without having to stop and dump. But mostly I'm glad I have this so that my rapid-fire shooting will be usable, where before it was not.

SanDisk Extreme III 4GB Secure Digital Memory Card

...

then a mighty 189 more in 80 seconds!



The Edge ProShot says it's a 130x card, SanDisk claims to be a 133x card.



(Now, I just noticed that I had the camera's Exposure Delay on from when I was doing some macro and long-exposure shots, so the framerates for both would be higher I think with it turned off. I'm not going to redo the tests, I don't want to hammer on my camera that hard. The comparison is clear enough here.)



The computer test: The read speeds between the two cards were equivalent whether I used the Sandisk reader or my old one -- on Windows they read a 1.04GB file in around 81 seconds on windows, and little faster on a MacBook Pro, about 71 seconds. The SanDisk wrote the same folder a little slower -- 96 seconds on Windows, and 81 seconds on Mac. The Edge Pro? It was over ten minutes, on both Mac and Windows, with either reader! I can't explain that, but it certainly shows why the SanDisk was blowing the doors off of it in the camera test.



Both cards were freshly formatted using the D80.



As for the card reader:

It's nothing to write home about. It showed no speed improvement over the Chinese cheapie Adorama sent me, on either Mac or Windows. It's prettier I guess, but the form factor means I can only use it in certain USB slots on my computers without blocking other slots.



Final conclusion: The speeds on the SanDisk are basically where they should be for what it is. The no-name Adorama sent me has disastrously slow writes, which translates to terrible performance in the camera, where it counts. I don't know how different, say, a 300x card would be in the camera, but at least I can confirm that all ~133x cards are not made equal, and the SanDisk performs predictably and speedily. And the card reader is fine, too. And it's nice to be able to shoot 530 Fine JPGs or 326 RAW files without having to stop and dump. But mostly I'm glad I have this so that my rapid-fire shooting will be usable, where before it was not.

SanDisk Extreme III 4GB Secure Digital Memory Card

...

then a mighty 189 more in 80 seconds!





The Edge ProShot says it's a 130x card, SanDisk claims to be a 133x card.





(Now, I just noticed that I had the camera's Exposure Delay on from when I was doing some macro and long-exposure shots, so the framerates for both would be higher I think with it turned off. I'm not going to redo the tests, I don't want to hammer on my camera that hard. The comparison is clear enough here.)





The computer test: The read speeds between the two cards were equivalent whether I used the Sandisk reader or my old one -- on Windows they read a 1.04GB file in around 81 seconds on windows, and little faster on a MacBook Pro, about 71 seconds. The SanDisk wrote the same folder a little slower -- 96 seconds on Windows, and 81 seconds on Mac. The Edge Pro? It was over ten minutes, on both Mac and Windows, with either reader! I can't explain that, but it certainly shows why the SanDisk was blowing the doors off of it in the camera test.





Both cards were freshly formatted using the D80.





As for the card reader:


It's nothing to write home about. It showed no speed improvement over the Chinese cheapie Adorama sent me, on either Mac or Windows. It's prettier I guess, but the form factor means I can only use it in certain USB slots on my computers without blocking other slots.





Final conclusion: The speeds on the SanDisk are basically where they should be for what it is. The no-name Adorama sent me has disastrously slow writes, which translates to terrible performance in the camera, where it counts. I don't know how different, say, a 300x card would be in the camera, but at least I can confirm that all ~133x cards are not made equal, and the SanDisk performs predictably and speedily. And the card reader is fine, too. And it's nice to be able to shoot 530 Fine JPGs or 326 RAW files without having to stop and dump. But mostly I'm glad I have this so that my rapid-fire shooting will be usable, where before it was not.

SanDisk Extreme III 4GB Secure Digital Memory Card

...

then a mighty 189 more in 80 seconds!







The Edge ProShot says it's a 130x card, SanDisk claims to be a 133x card.







(Now, I just noticed that I had the camera's Exposure Delay on from when I was doing some macro and long-exposure shots, so the framerates for both would be higher I think with it turned off. I'm not going to redo the tests, I don't want to hammer on my camera that hard. The comparison is clear enough here.)







The computer test: The read speeds between the two cards were equivalent whether I used the Sandisk reader or my old one -- on Windows they read a 1.04GB file in around 81 seconds on windows, and little faster on a MacBook Pro, about 71 seconds. The SanDisk wrote the same folder a little slower -- 96 seconds on Windows, and 81 seconds on Mac. The Edge Pro? It was over ten minutes, on both Mac and Windows, with either reader! I can't explain that, but it certainly shows why the SanDisk was blowing the doors off of it in the camera test.







Both cards were freshly formatted using the D80.







As for the card reader:



It's nothing to write home about. It showed no speed improvement over the Chinese cheapie Adorama sent me, on either Mac or Windows. It's prettier I guess, but the form factor means I can only use it in certain USB slots on my computers without blocking other slots.







Final conclusion: The speeds on the SanDisk are basically where they should be for what it is. The no-name Adorama sent me has disastrously slow writes, which translates to terrible performance in the camera, where it counts. I don't know how different, say, a 300x card would be in the camera, but at least I can confirm that all ~133x cards are not made equal, and the SanDisk performs predictably and speedily. And the card reader is fine, too. And it's nice to be able to shoot 530 Fine JPGs or 326 RAW files without having to stop and dump. But mostly I'm glad I have this so that my rapid-fire shooting will be usable, where before it was not.

SanDisk Extreme III 4GB Secure Digital Memory Card

...

then a mighty 189 more in 80 seconds!









The Edge ProShot says it's a 130x card, SanDisk claims to be a 133x card.









(Now, I just noticed that I had the camera's Exposure Delay on from when I was doing some macro and long-exposure shots, so the framerates for both would be higher I think with it turned off. I'm not going to redo the tests, I don't want to hammer on my camera that hard. The comparison is clear enough here.)









The computer test: The read speeds between the two cards were equivalent whether I used the Sandisk reader or my old one -- on Windows they read a 1.04GB file in around 81 seconds on windows, and little faster on a MacBook Pro, about 71 seconds. The SanDisk wrote the same folder a little slower -- 96 seconds on Windows, and 81 seconds on Mac. The Edge Pro? It was over ten minutes, on both Mac and Windows, with either reader! I can't explain that, but it certainly shows why the SanDisk was blowing the doors off of it in the camera test.









Both cards were freshly formatted using the D80.









As for the card reader:




It's nothing to write home about. It showed no speed improvement over the Chinese cheapie Adorama sent me, on either Mac or Windows. It's prettier I guess, but the form factor means I can only use it in certain USB slots on my computers without blocking other slots.









Final conclusion: The speeds on the SanDisk are basically where they should be for what it is. The no-name Adorama sent me has disastrously slow writes, which translates to terrible performance in the camera, where it counts. I don't know how different, say, a 300x card would be in the camera, but at least I can confirm that all ~133x cards are not made equal, and the SanDisk performs predictably and speedily. And the card reader is fine, too. And it's nice to be able to shoot 530 Fine JPGs or 326 RAW files without having to stop and dump. But mostly I'm glad I have this so that my rapid-fire shooting will be usable, where before it was not.

SanDisk Extreme III 4GB Secure Digital Memory Card

...

then a mighty 189 more in 80 seconds!











The Edge ProShot says it's a 130x card, SanDisk claims to be a 133x card.











(Now, I just noticed that I had the camera's Exposure Delay on from when I was doing some macro and long-exposure shots, so the framerates for both would be higher I think with it turned off. I'm not going to redo the tests, I don't want to hammer on my camera that hard. The comparison is clear enough here.)











The computer test: The read speeds between the two cards were equivalent whether I used the Sandisk reader or my old one -- on Windows they read a 1.04GB file in around 81 seconds on windows, and little faster on a MacBook Pro, about 71 seconds. The SanDisk wrote the same folder a little slower -- 96 seconds on Windows, and 81 seconds on Mac. The Edge Pro? It was over ten minutes, on both Mac and Windows, with either reader! I can't explain that, but it certainly shows why the SanDisk was blowing the doors off of it in the camera test.











Both cards were freshly formatted using the D80.











As for the card reader:





It's nothing to write home about. It showed no speed improvement over the Chinese cheapie Adorama sent me, on either Mac or Windows. It's prettier I guess, but the form factor means I can only use it in certain USB slots on my computers without blocking other slots.











Final conclusion: The speeds on the SanDisk are basically where they should be for what it is. The no-name Adorama sent me has disastrously slow writes, which translates to terrible performance in the camera, where it counts. I don't know how different, say, a 300x card would be in the camera, but at least I can confirm that all ~133x cards are not made equal, and the SanDisk performs predictably and speedily. And the card reader is fine, too. And it's nice to be able to shoot 530 Fine JPGs or 326 RAW files without having to stop and dump. But mostly I'm glad I have this so that my rapid-fire shooting will be usable, where before it was not.

SanDisk Extreme III 4GB Secure Digital Memory Card

...

then a mighty 189 more in 80 seconds!













The Edge ProShot says it's a 130x card, SanDisk claims to be a 133x card.













(Now, I just noticed that I had the camera's Exposure Delay on from when I was doing some macro and long-exposure shots, so the framerates for both would be higher I think with it turned off. I'm not going to redo the tests, I don't want to hammer on my camera that hard. The comparison is clear enough here.)













The computer test: The read speeds between the two cards were equivalent whether I used the Sandisk reader or my old one -- on Windows they read a 1.04GB file in around 81 seconds on windows, and little faster on a MacBook Pro, about 71 seconds. The SanDisk wrote the same folder a little slower -- 96 seconds on Windows, and 81 seconds on Mac. The Edge Pro? It was over ten minutes, on both Mac and Windows, with either reader! I can't explain that, but it certainly shows why the SanDisk was blowing the doors off of it in the camera test.













Both cards were freshly formatted using the D80.













As for the card reader:






It's nothing to write home about. It showed no speed improvement over the Chinese cheapie Adorama sent me, on either Mac or Windows. It's prettier I guess, but the form factor means I can only use it in certain USB slots on my computers without blocking other slots.













Final conclusion: The speeds on the SanDisk are basically where they should be for what it is. The no-name Adorama sent me has disastrously slow writes, which translates to terrible performance in the camera, where it counts. I don't know how different, say, a 300x card would be in the camera, but at least I can confirm that all ~133x cards are not made equal, and the SanDisk performs predictably and speedily. And the card reader is fine, too. And it's nice to be able to shoot 530 Fine JPGs or 326 RAW files without having to stop and dump. But mostly I'm glad I have this so that my rapid-fire shooting will be usable, where before it was not.

SanDisk Extreme III 4GB Secure Digital Memory Card

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this card is worth the price.

SanDisk Extreme III 4GB Secure Digital Memory Card

...

this card is worth the price.