Michael P Clark Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 What CF brand are you using? There appears to be some HUGE $$ differentials between manufactures. What should I look for to see if they are worth the $100+ savings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Thomson Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Hi, I'm using a SanDisk UIltra II 2 Gb in my 702T sourced from ebay (hong kong co.) I've actually had a cheaper RiDATA 4 Gb card scramble files on me and am now skeptical as to it's reliability. I was rolling a cheap HDD (nomad Jukebox) back-up off my mixer's 2nd outputs so I wasn't completely screwed. No problems with the SanDisk, I've been re-formatting in the 702T each morning (once copying the files to 3 seperate media on wrap). cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeff Colon Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Hello, I find the sandisk ultra to be reliable and now quite affordable... saw a 4gig for 160$ the other day The last 2gig for 45$ shipped, I bought on ebay was advertised as "NEW" and was delivered as a refurb... Ebay is such a p.i.a. if you have a dispute and and I needed it within the month...used it once in the 744, and now it's in my coolpix; otherwise it would have gone back... there are also many storys of counterfiet CF cards... the sandisks should have a hologram, which the bogus ones will not. Ian, are you re-formatting the hard drive or just the cf ?... maybe something for another thread but I usually only reformat the hd in between jobs. whats best? jeff C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Thomson Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Jeff, I wish I had the problem of deciding whether to re-format the internal HDD or not, but unfortunately I could only afford a 702T (CF only) so the problem has been solved for me. before re-formatting the CF I copy the files to my main computer, burn a disk for handing in to production, and copy the files from CF to a stand alone external HDD (one of those photo HDD that has a built in card reader) you bring up an interesting point about the fake-CF cards, in fact taking a look at my sandisk, I can't find a hologram spot, but the words "sandisk ULTRA" are reflective like a hologram, and the packing it came in are either VERY good fakes, or real. anyhoo I'm happy and have had zero problems with the sandisk, I'm sure others will chime in with any reports good or bad about the other brands, Kingston, etc cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Easton Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 I've been using a Kingston 4GB Hi-Speed Elite Pro in my HD-P2 for a few months, it's been great. The Tascam's media checking function checks out as OK across the board. I've certainly not had any problems with it, and it's got good access times. It was £60GBP when I got it, but CF is dropping in price drastically, and it's now almost £20GBP cheaper. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 I use the 4GB Transcend 120x in all of my cameras and recorders. They are very competitively priced relative to other similarly spec'd products. No issues thus far. -Darren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael P Clark Posted February 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Thanks for the input guys. The Transcend was the one in question considering the price, and it looks like it's safe. It's amazing how different the same piece of gear can be priced. Almost a $100 difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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