8 GB high speed CF for $159
Yesterday I decided to look for a reasonably priced CF card to use with Flash (Samsung Q1 SSD) primarily to carry music and video files around with me. I didn’t want to spend too much so I figured I would get a 2 GB card which would carry quite a bit of media. A card I found on Amazon that is actually through TigerDirect was such a good deal I had to pick it up. The Transcend 8 GB 120x (whatever that means) compact flash memory card is only $159.99! This is not a MicroDrive, it’s a real low-power high-speed memory card and that price is pretty decent. I should have it in a few days and I’ll report back how well it works. If you are looking for the biggest CF card you can find this is a great deal.
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A quick check on newegg tells me that you got ripped off a bit on that card.
I found a 120x 8GB card there for $129 + $5 shipping. Also found a 150x 8GB card for $145 + $5 shipping.
No tax for you since Newegg is in Cali.
No, I don’t work for Newegg. Just saying that the price you found is not that special these days. :P
Yes, I found some cheaper ones after I ordered this one. What I liked about this Transcend card was the positive user reviews I found around the web. Prices sure have dropped since an 8 GB card was $600. :)
What I’m hoping for is that the 8GB CF cards get a little faster so that I can load Windows on the CF card for some of those laptops that let’s you boot from USB, and flash card slots! Then I can use the HDD for keeping the data I create and have fast booting Windows on the CF!! :D
How fast is “20MB/s read 18MB/s write” to run Windows from?
James,
I would really appreciate it if you can try out playing video off of the CF card on the Samsung. I have been looking at a card like this for a while, but I want to make sure that the transfer rate is good enough for video. No one wants to watch a movie that stutters.
Thanks for the great site!
Media playing is what I intend to use the card for and I’ll report on how well that works.
I bought a Toshiba 2GB card that doesn’t play video or music files without stuttering. I read on one of the sites that the Q1 has a slow CF slot. I hope that you have more success with your new card.
There’s a link on my blog to a detailed performance test of the Samsung SSD disk if you’re interested. I write about uninstalling everything from my desktop and have all data online and only use online webapplications. So 32 GB is more than enough for my uninstalled PC.
Hey Kevin, Did I miss something? How does that 2GB memory card that you bought work on music and video? I want to replace the card that I have now which stutters noticeably on playback in the Q1. Is yours one I should consider?
FYI Newegg is not in Cali, Its in Edison NJ. I have been searching a multitude of sites and most that have similar speeds are twice the cost.
>>Prices sure have dropped since an 8 GB card was $600. :)
Yeah tell me about it!
I bought a 40M PCMCIA flash card in 1995 for $1400 US. That’s right.