Compact Flashes and Flash Medias in General...

wanderer · September 26, 2006, 04:56:34 PM

Well I'm kinda curious what you all use? I'm currently using a Supercard CF so...I use a 512mb Lexar (Kodak) Compact Flash. How do you know when the compact flash card is dying and what brands would you guys recommend as a replacement. I was thinking of getting a 2 gb Kingston CF.

I figured before I do that I'd ask you all and see what you all use. I've used my Lexar for about 6-7 months and it might be dying but I'm not sure. :?

jmr · September 26, 2006, 05:15:58 PM

i use a generic 256 MB card i got from china 6 1/2 years ago ive used it on 3 pocket pcs, 2 camaras & now my supercard im making sure i get my moneys worth out of it cause it was £90 at the time

Haoie · September 26, 2006, 08:28:47 PM

A 1GB CF Kingston I use, I've used it for about 9 months or so.

I'd think it has a lot more life in it yet.

kalabaw · September 26, 2006, 10:34:31 PM

i have a 256MB ncp whch i been using on my digicam since 2005 and now on my supercard for 3 months... planning to have a 1gig too :lol:

Mr. Picklesworth · September 26, 2006, 11:41:39 PM

I'm using a 128 MB and 512 MB CF card.
I think SD is wimpy compared to those Transflash cards

(Storing a hundred novels in practically a grain of salt... amazing).

I haven't had either die, though the 512 one is years old and has been known to do odd things. I usually just reformat it or defrag it and everything works out.

wanderer · September 27, 2006, 07:48:07 AM

Thank you all for the replies. I went ahead and ordered a 2gb kingston cf. Can't wait to get my superkey....wanna play Monkey Island on my DS Lite

Sick Wario · September 27, 2006, 12:14:18 PM

everyone should be sticking with SD/miniSD
the SD format is veryyy widespread in every device you can imagine

Mr. Picklesworth · September 27, 2006, 10:44:43 PM

This is true.
If I didn't already have a ton of CF cards, I would have bought a Micro SD card with a bunch of converter cards. (Micro SD -> SD, SD -> CF).

bitblt · September 28, 2006, 12:03:24 AM

It can be done but but I don't recommend it . . .
http://scdev.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3742

wanderer · September 28, 2006, 08:42:57 AM

Quote from: "bitblt"It can be done but but I don't recommend it . . .
http://scdev.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3742

Woah...and people complain that most carts stick out a little... :lol:

meangreenie · September 28, 2006, 09:00:44 AM

woah, that looks so dodgy

popinadam · September 28, 2006, 10:42:41 AM

you forgot the micro sd to mini sd adapter :lol:

Also my sd to cf adapter is not that big ... dang!

bitblt · September 28, 2006, 01:57:34 PM

Quote from: "popinadam"Also my sd to cf adapter is not that big ... dang!

LOL I ordered that adapter back in April and didn't realize it was going to be bigger than an actual CF card. I also wasn't expecting the SD card to stick out the front. Oh well. It was good for a laugh. :lol: These type of adapters do work with Supercard though. Just remember Supercard doesn't support Type II devices.