RiData 300x, A-Data 533x
A double-data disaster from Taiwanese twins A-Data and RiData yields merely an also-ran and a Crap List awardee. Read about the mediocrity below.
The RiData 300x is the latest offering from RiTek USA, the American subsidiary of Taiwan-based RiData. It’s a modest improvement on the company’s earlier 233x and 266x cards, which were themselves dogs in terms of performance. The 300x turns in middle-of-the-road performance, and at prices ranging from around $50 for the 4GB card to about $170 for the 16GB version, better choices exist. JPG results: C (74); RAW results: √ Recommended (5 fps effective; 22 MB/sec).
A-Data’s 533x card is a step backward for this company. Their 350x card earned the “gentleman’s C” in JPG testing and eked out a barely “Recommended” performance in RAW shooting. This new “Speedy” series card, however, gets an “F” (59) in JPG testing and a dismal 3.3 fps (effective) and 12 MB/sec throughput in RAW performance. Even at the bargain price of around $60 for a 16GB card, it earns a spot on our Crap List.
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1 Jared Chapin // Dec 27, 2009 at 10:36 am
Its just really shows you get what you pay for. I wonder how many people get suckered in to those cards seeing those specs & prices. Too good to be true. Yep it is. Wham there just went all that money on your fast DSLR down the CF tubes.
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