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from Stevens PA on 3/6/2011
Comments about Kingston Technology Kingston Technology 16GB CompactFlash Ultimate 600x Memory Card:
I love this card. gr8 price.
gr8 speed and size.
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from Chicago, IL and Cali, Colombia on 3/4/2011
Comments about Kingston Technology Kingston Technology 16GB CompactFlash Ultimate 600x Memory Card:
I agree with the other two reviews. These cards are consistently over rated. They are cheap and, at least in this case, you get what you pay for. Don't buy this card.
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from Allover, USA on 2/17/2011
Comments about Kingston Technology Kingston Technology 16GB CompactFlash Ultimate 600x Memory Card:
Having used an older Kingston CF card without problems, I purchased this one with the hope of reducing lag between shutter bursts with my Canon 40D.
I didn't notice ANY difference between this card's performance and a Sandisk that I have which is rated at half the speed.
But the worst problem I encountered was an unexpected loss of all data after changing a battery on the camera. I had about 20 shots on the card at the time.
As you should always do with new memory cards, I formatted mine when I first put it in the camera. It managed data easily, even if it wasn't as fast as I expected. But after I changed the battery on the camera one day, I received an error message stating that I needed to reformat the card, which of course meant I lost all of those shots. I have not had that problem with any other card I've used, including the older Kingston.
Additionally, I've continued to use this card on less significant shots and have not had any other issues. However, because of that one episode of lost data, I no longer feel confident using this card for anything important.
Granted, Kingston has developed a technology to presumably enable one to recover lost card data, but I would prefer to own a card that does not have that weakness. Like the previous reviewer, I will be using other, more reliable brands.
[4 of 6 customers found this review helpful]
Comments about Kingston Technology Kingston Technology 16GB CompactFlash Ultimate 600x Memory Card:
I purchased both the 16Gig and 32Gig of the Kingston 600x. The price was great but when I tried them out they seemed very slow. I benchmarked them using a 7D for 15sec with Raw+JPG. These only got 28 frames. Sandisk Extreme III got 32 frames. Extreme IV got 38 frames. The Kingston should have been much faster but they are slower than cards rated less than half their speed. I also did the test with a 5dII and 50D with similar results. However I must say Adorama was great about returning them. My guess is the UDMA mode was not working with my Canon cameras. But they are useless since that was what I purchased them for. I'm going back to Sandisk.