September 11, 2008 5:00 AM PDT

SanDisk CompactFlash gets bigger, faster

by Lori Grunin
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(Credit: SanDisk)

Despite rumors of a buyout, it's memory business as usual for SanDisk, and that includes a new 32GB Extreme III CompactFlash card.

Like its 16GB sibling, the 32GB card is stuck in branding limbo: faster than the standard 20MB per second Extreme III flash and slower than the 40MB per second Extreme IV cards, the 30MB per second 16GB and 32GB cards suffer the ID indignity of needing the speed printed right on the label. The 32GB card will cost you $299 when it ships in October. Unfortunately, as SanDisk doesn't currently offer a 16GB or 32GB Extreme IV or slower Extreme III, I can't tell you whether it's worth the extra bucks.

Senior Editor Lori Grunin has been covering digital imaging for two decades, but her memory's kind of sketchy on the details. You can hear about it every week on Indecent Exposure, the podcast she co-hosts with Matt Fitzgerald.
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by kevinqian September 11, 2008 1:38 PM PDT
http://www.17photo.com/product.asp?id=SDCFX4016G901&p=specs

16GB Extreme IV CF card for $299. Authorized dealer
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by ajay_000222 September 11, 2008 2:02 PM PDT
it says 30gb a second "he 30GB per second 16GB and 32GB cards suffer the ID indignity of needing the speed printed right on the label."
isnt it 30 mb a second
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by manzo23 September 12, 2008 3:35 AM PDT
well 30gb a second would be something! lol $299 is a bit expensive, try http://memory.co.uk/compact-flash.html , I am sure you'll find it for cheaper there. Transcend 16gb 300x works perfect for me ;)
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