Transcend 1GB CompactFlash 133 Memory Card (CF Card) Up to 30MB/s, Supports Ultra DMA transfer mode 4 with MLC NAND Flash appropriate for entry-level DSLRs TS1GCF133

I bought this card for my Canon EOS 400D, and I was pleased to see when I turned the camera on that it cheerfully displayed "1587" to show me how many raw shots could be recorded before I'd have to change cards. Woohoo!Having bought a 2Gb SanDisk Extreme IV with the camera, I didn't want to spend a fortune on spare cards so I did some research on the web to find out exactly how fast a card needs to be before the write speed of the camera falls short of the card and you are paying for "unused extra speed". I have found it difficult to find accurate sources on the web but it seems that a 133x card should be more than adequate for storing data as fast as an EOS 400D can supply it. Which of course means a less congested buffer and more shots in a row in burst mode!I have done some simple tests with this Transcend card compared to my Extreme IV, and superficially at least there is no appreciable difference in performance. I have read that the larger memory address space of high capacity cards can slow down data writing slightly as compared to smaller cards, so I will not be going higher than 16Gb. I will be buying a few more of these babies before I go off around the planet!** Update follows (26 Mar 09) **Since writing this review I have upgraded to the delicious Canon EOS 40D (see my review on the kit version for the low-down).The performance of the Canon EOS 40D with the Transcend 133x 16Gb card is noticeably poor compared to both the 2Gb and 4Gb versions of the SanDisk Extreme IV range. Since I do a lot of high speed shooting, I therefore sold my Transcend card with my Canon EOS 400D.So, if you are a 400D/Rebel user, this card will do fine speed-wise and it is a LOT of storage at a low price. However if you are a Canon 40D user, and you want the full shooting speed, you will probably want a faster card. I have recent reviews on the 2Gb and 4Gb SanDisk Extreme IV cards which will help you decide how fast your cards need to be.

I have been using this brand in all my AMIGA computers and never had any issue

reliable and fast enough for me.

Bought to supplement a small hard disk in an older laptop.Fitted as semi permanent drive using a PCMCIA card reader.Holds all the photos etc that were cluttering up the hard drive.Works perfectly so far, bit slow at times if working with multiple images but no worse than expected and using temporary folder on hard disk gets round all problems.Cannot get it to perform as a useful storage of mp3 files which will not play-back properly on the laptop but this may be the setup I'm using not the card itself. But this was not its intended use so....All in all very good value for money.

I needed a memory card for my Roland Fantom Rack midi sound module.This particular module is able to sample, but the internal storage is somewhat limited.Further to this, it was made in the age where 1GB storage was considered more than ample, so it won't accept any cards above 1GB.I did find it difficult to find cards at 1Gb. I could find lower space or crazy high (i tried a 5GB at one point but it wouldn't accept it), but luckily I came across these.So far, no errors or corruption and I've had this a while now.All in all very happy.

Needed a good value card for a converted Nikon that is set up for infra red photos. This was ideal, good value for quite old technology as these are more difficult to buy now.

I bought this card to use in my Canon EOS 40d and it has worked perfectly so far.It is fast enough to take a burst of shots on the jpeg + Raw setting @ 6.5 frames per second with no loss of speed that I could detect.Read speed is also fast as it only takes a short time to download a large number of jpeg + raw files onto the PC with no read/write errors so far.I have just ordered a second camera body (EOS 50d) and I am so impressed with this card that I have ordered the 32gb version of this card to go with it.All in all this is an excellent card that does everything the manufacturers claim, and it does it wellHighly recommended.

I purchased this 16GB card in the hope that it would work in a Nikon D70. It does not. It works fine elsewhere, but the Nikon D70 is an old camera and this, being a new card, is not compatible. It is either too fast or too large in capacity and the Nikon does not recognise it. That's a problem with the camera (being old) and not the card.If you are looking explicitly for a card that does work in a Nikon D70 (as of April 2024) then the following card does work (it's the one I bought after finding that the Transcend card is incompatible):Integral 4GB CompactFlash.