Lexar Platinum II

Pros: Very reliable, quick write speed (80x), high capacity (2GB)...

Cons: ...err...uh...

The Bottom Line: 2GB CompactFlash has come way down in price. It's the time to buy your card.

Review: After a year of steady use and thousands of photos, I finally decided to add another CompactFlash card to my well used and reliable Lexar Platinum 1GB. While not the cheapest option, I couldn't help but have faith in Lexar's products. My old card has ...

Pros: Good burst speed, reasonable price

Cons: Unreliable, all data lost and card unusable after first download. Extremely poor support.

Review: Card seemed to work well with brand new Canon Rebel XT for about 400 initial shots with good speed on burst frames. On my next photo trip, camera showed a CF error for the LEXAR card, my SanDisk card worked fine. No luck in a card reader, Lexar support ...

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Does it matter?

Cons: Family memories gone forever. Do you need another.

Review: Only an idiot would buy a Lexar CF. In 6 months I have had two gone bad. The first with 200 family pics and the second with almost 300. In total, 500 family memories up in smoke. Thanks Lexar I will not forget you. Everyone, you really need to buy ...