SanDisk 2 GB SDSDX3-2048-901 Extreme III SD Memory Card (Retail Package)
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of SanDisk 2 GB SDSDX3-2048-901 Extreme III SD Memory Card (Retail Package)
Customer Review: A big difference for me!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this accidently while on vacation, thinking it was another ultra card. For me, there was a big difference between this and an ultra. My camera is a Canon S2IS. There is a very noticeable difference using this card, and I can get a lot more pictures off in less amount of time than with an ultra card. Is it worth the price difference? For me, it is. I hate to miss a nice picture of my kids doing something because the camera is not "ready," so, for the extra bit of money, I am very happy. Also, I would like to note that downloading the pictures and vvideo to my laptop, was also much faster, another pleasant surprise after taking several hundred pictures. The card reader in my laptop (which is almost 3 years old) reads the card with no problem. Lastly,the idea of safely getting back deleted pictures is nothing new, and software can easily be found (for free), with little effort, to get back whatever you accidently deleted (just don't write over the card, as you may not be able to get it back then). I know some people said they did not notice a big difference with their setup, but the few reviews I read did not say what their setup was, and I have to wonder how full the card was. I think that as the card gets more full, you will see a bigger difference. I will only buy these cards (unless faster ones come out that will work on my camera) from now on......oh yes, and a quick search will find the 2gig card for around $35 with free shipping elsewhere.
update: I just bought two more from Amazon. The price is awesome, and they are great!
Customer Review: Goes through the washer and dryer just fine...
Summary: 5 Stars
I forgot and left my SD Ultra III in my shirt pocket. It was inside a mini-USB card reader. I didn't expect it to work. It didn't show any change in function, performance or blemish! I do not recommend you do this. I was upset I did it. I still use this same card in the same USB reader and it works great. It is faster than any pocket drive I have ever used. IOGEAR Universal Memory Drive Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Memory Card Reader/Writer Works great in the camera too. It is quicker than the Ultra II. I have both Ultra II and III. I agree that for regular photos the II is just as good. But if you set the camera to serial photos, with rapid shooting sequence the III is faster and the best choice. I use a Pentax 10D with the Ultra III and love it. With 2 GB how many do you need? Pentax K10D 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with Shake Reduction and 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens
Portable Firefox runs well with it also. It is a faster higher quality USB devise than the average, when used with a usb reader.
Customer Review: Won't Read in My HP Pavilion zv6000 Laptop Media Reader?
Summary: 4 Stars
Just purchased 2 of these and neither will read in my HP's indwelling SD media storage reader. I've gone through the format process using both choices FAT or FAT32 and neither will allow them to be recognized by my laptop's reader. All my other Sandisk SD cards work on my laptop, I'm unsure as to why this one won't???
For now I'm going to have keep hooking up my USB cord to my camera in order to download the pictures... PITA!!!
Edit - Called Scan disk customer service. Wow - don't you hate it when someone in the medical field can figure out how to use their product better then they can. He told me I had to buy an updated external media drive for my (only one year old) HP notebook. I specifically asked, "isn't there maybe an update from HP (now that I think of it) that might make this work?" He says absolute not and basically ends the call by saying, give that a try and you should be ok. I went to the HP customer software website for updates, updated the most current media driver and walla! It works - imagine that!
Anywho - cards now work fine but were a pain to get to work!
Customer Review: Good, but usually not better than an Ultra
Summary: 4 Stars
With my equipment, this 'Extreme' card is faster than an 'Ultra' only in a few situations. Usually, the two cards perform identically, and you can buy three Ultra's for the price of two 'Extremes'.
The 'Extreme' captured 29 RAW images in 30 seconds, while an Ultra captured only 23 (the camera supposedly can capture 3 frames/second). Using the computer's USB 2.0 card reader, the Extreme uploaded just a tad slower than the Ultra (1.2 seconds/frame, vs. 1.15 seconds/frame). When capturing JPG's, the two cards were about equal (85 vs. 86 frames in 30 seconds) with the Ultra a tad faster... a negligible difference.
If the camera could capture 5 frames/second instead of 3, or the card reader were faster, the 'Extreme' card might have been faster than the 'Ultra'; but this is the equipment I have.
So, if you know your equipment can take advantage of the extra speed and you'd rather have the slight speed advantage than have three cards ($29/each) for the price of two ($43/each), consider the 'Extreme'. Otherwise, I'd recommend using the 'Ultra'.
Customer Review: Fast Memory but the need could be questionable .
Summary: 5 Stars
Most Digital SLR's including those below 1000.00 dollars have an integrated buffer system that allows for minimum 3 shots per second. Because of this, the photos are not directly being written to the card immediately and this type of card is not needed. If you are shooting in burst mode - (As many shots continuously), then this card makes sense. Think of it as pouring water into a pitcher that has a hole in the bottom. if you fill the water faster than the water leaving the pitcher, you will need this card. It allow's the buffer memory to transfer more quickly to the card.
If you have a digital SLR and taking a shot every minute or so, you don't need this card. Go for an inexpensive SD card with more memory. It would be fine.
I would also recommend the Extreme card to someone who has a point and shoot camera since there is next to no buffer memory that transfer's the photo data to the card and the camera is more dependent on the write speed of the card.