Lexar Media 2 GB 80X Pro Series Compact Flash Card with Write Acceleration Technology (CF2GB-80-380)

Manufacturer:	LEXAR MEDIA INC
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Lexar Media 2 GB 80X Pro Series Compact Flash Card with Write Acceleration Technology (CF2GB-80-380)

Average rating: Stars

These indeed write faster

I have to admit I was skeptical about this "write acceleration" and was leery because of the price (I bought the 4G).
You do need to check compatibility with your camera. I tested in on my Nikon D1 and saw no difference over the standard Sandisk. On my D2X it wrote substantially faster. For 22 fine quality pictures it took 1:33 for standard Sandisk and 20 seconds for this device. Also tested an IBM microdrive which scored worse than the standard flash.

Lexar Media 2 GB 80X Pro Series Compact Flash Card with Write Acceleration Technology (CF2GB-80-380) - LEXAR MEDIA INC

My experience with the 40x card

Before you purchase this card, make sure that your camera supports the Write Acceleration Technology. I purchased Lexar's 40x 256MB card (with Write Acceleration) about a year ago for my Minolta DiMage 7Hi camera, and realized my camera did not support the new technology. The CF card still worked, but there was no increase in speed over other cards.

I checked Lexar's website, and it said that my camera does not support the Write Acceleration technology. The link is here: http://www.lexar.com/digfilm/wa_cf.html

Current (as of this review) cameras supporting WA technology:
- All Kodak Professional cameras and pro camera backs, such as the DCS Pro Back 645, DCS Pro Back Plus, DCS 720x, DCS 760, DCS 760m and DCS 14n
- Nikon D1x, D1h, D-100 (Requires camera firmware upgrade by Nikon. See Nikon's web page for more details) and D2h
- Sanyo DSC-MZ3
- Sigma SD-9
- Sigma SD10
- Pentax *ist D
- Olympus E1

Lexar USB Card Reader (included... note: this was with my 40x card. you may or may not experience the same issue.):
- Works only with Lexar CF Cards. Attempted to use with SanDisk and Kingston CF Cards but did not work. Should not be a problem if you only use Lexar products. However, if you do, consider buying a separate card reader.

For a full breakdown of how many pictures you can take with different card capacities, go to http://www.lexar.com/digfilm/capacity_chart.html

LEXAR MEDIA INC - Lexar Media 2 GB 80X Pro Series Compact Flash Card with Write Acceleration Technology (CF2GB-80-380)

DO NOT BUY THIS CARD!

If you own a Canon camera, Canon does NOT support WA (Write Acceleration) feature of Lexar's high-speed cards:

http://www.lexar.com/digfilm/wa_cf.html

Current camera partners supporting Write Acceleration Technology:

-Kodak Professional
-Nikon
-Sanyo
-Sigma
-Pentax
-Olympus

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