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New Cards from A-Data, Calumet

November 7th, 2008 · No Comments

I tested CompactFlash cards from A-Data (Turbo 350x) and Calumet (ProSpec 305x).  Could either of them pass muster?

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Card Trek: The Next Generation

August 26th, 2008 · No Comments

With the PCMCIA CardBus interface fading fast, three new ExpressCard contenders are vying for fastest CompactFlash reader bragging rights. One of these three is the fastest CF reader I’ve ever tested; do you know which one to buy?

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BiWin Bargain?

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

The BiWin 16GB UDMA CF card sells for a mere $50.  Is it a real bargain, or a candidate for The Crap List?  Click thru for the verdict.

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Three New USB Card Readers

July 20th, 2008 · No Comments

ATP Pro Max Reader USB 2.0

The ATP Pro Max is a UDMA-capable reader with two card slots, one for CompactFlash and the other for SD/SDHC and variants.  It’s a slick little reader with a nice form factor.  Check out its performance compared to other UDMA USB readers.
Two new readers claiming high speed performance are in [...]

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Ridata Releases 266x “Supreme” CF Card

June 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Ridata has released a new series of “Supreme” CompactFlash cards, upping their claimed speed to 266x. Does it perform better than the disappointing 233x “Lightning” series? Click through to see my test results.

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Fastest USB CompactFlash UDMA Reader Update

June 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments

With more UDMA-enabled CompactFlash readers out on the market, it’s time to update our test results.  Interesting new readers from Kingston, Delkin, ATP, and Hama get a look in this article.

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Transcend 300x UDMA CF Speed Tests

May 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Transcend’s new 300x UDMA CF card finally delivers on the promise of UDMA write speeds.

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