SanDisk SDCFB-1024-A10 1GB CF Type 1 Card (Retail Package) by SanDisk
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Digital camera reviews of SanDisk SDCFB-1024-A10 1GB CF Type 1 Card (Retail Package)
Digital camera Review: Love it.
Summary: 5 Stars
It works for me- but I'm not a high tech person. Just a student studying abroad with a three year old digital camera. My camera is slow so I haven't noticed any issues with it not being able to keep up. It's so great never having to worry about using up all the space- I even have videos on there.Digital camera Review: Might get you a card compatible with Roland BR-600
Summary: 3 Stars
Compatible compact flash cards can be hard to find if you use them in a device that has limitations of speed or capacity. For example, Roland's BR-600 digital recorder is limited to 1GB capacity and will not work with a card whose speed is more than 45X. (The card must also be Type 1, which refers to its physical thickness. It needs to fit in the slot.)
Is the SanDisk SDCFB-1024-A10 card compatible with the BR-600? Yes, according to Roland tech support. No, according to at least one reviewer. What about my experience? Well, I've ordered a total of 11 of these cards and they all work with my recorder. But I did not receive the model I ordered!
Here's my story: Based on Roland's recommendation, I ordered a single SanDisk SDCFB-1024-A10 card via Amazon (the card was shipped and sold by CablesOnline). I received a card labeled "Ultra II" whose model number is SDCFH. That's it, just five letters that do not match the model I ordered. Ultra II is a high speed designation so I had my doubts that it would work. (Remember the 45X limitation.)
Well, the card actually worked, so I came back to Amazon to order more. Inexplicably, the headline price (this time from BlueProton) had jumped from about $14 to $89.95. How many cards would I get for this price? Just one? I could not find any further info, so I clicked over to HiTechVendors.com (a sponsored link) and ordered 10 cards at $14 each.
The new cards do not match the model number either. These are marked SDCFJ. They at least look like the online photo; there is no "Ultra II" label. And yes, they also work with my recorder. (I've tested all ten.)
So...two orders of the SDCFB-1024-A10 from two different vendors. Two different card models received (SDCFH and SDCFJ). None match the model I ordered. None give a full model number. None give the speed (unless you count "Ultra II"). The good news: all the cards work.
Not confused yet? Well, be aware that some manufacturers change the card speed without changing the model number, rendering Roland's list of compatible cards obsolete. (I had this experience with a Delkin model that increased the speed from 45X to 55X. Reviews claim compatibility, but it's not compatible any more.)
I'm coming to the conclusion that the compact flash industry is in a state of barely controlled chaos. Prices fluctuate by 600 percent in less than a week. SanDisk leaves the full model number off the product. Some manufacturers keep the model number but change the specs. Vendors don't ship the model you order.
Are model numbers completely meaningless? Well, I did receive compatible cards, so the best I can say is that "SanDisk SDCFB-1024-A10" is a magic incantation with a non-zero chance of conjuring 1GB compact flash cards that work with the BR-600.
Digital camera Review: Mine eat nearly all data now.
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought two of these Christmas 2006. While one actually worked for a while, the other ate and corrupted Data the second I put it in the camera and used it, getting progressively worse with every shoot, whether I used my little Powershot or my Minolta Dimage 7hi.
The second one worked fine for a few months, but during its first exposure to high-volume and fast-paced shooting this past spring, it started to eat my photos, too. Now it eats nearly everything I put onto it, even when treating it as a pocket drive to transfer files between computers.
Digital camera Review: Pretty swell
Summary: 4 Stars
I already had a 512mb sandisk card and needed more space.
I bought the 512 a couple years ago and paid more than two times the cost of this 1gb card.
The write speed is still a bit slow.
it takes a few seconds for a 12mp file to write.
I was hoping that being a newer card it would be improved in that category
besides that everything works fine on my fuji finepix s7000
i'm happy with it. if i had more money though i'd be finding a fast writing card.
great price for what it is.
Digital camera Review: Pricy
Summary: 1 Stars
Of course as all things computer related, as soon as this was purchased the price dropped drastically. Unit works great but buy the 2 gig. More bang for the $$