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| 0.6 inches | | Product Width:
| 1.29 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.3 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.15 pounds | | Package Length:
| 4.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 3.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
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16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 Speed Plus Space, And Not Too ExpensiveMar 31, 2009
By David L. Staples
"Aero Engr."
RE the previous review, I formatted this card in a Canon 5D and found that it provided the advertised capacity. I typically use Lexar 300x cards and am satisfied with them, but I decided to try the Kingston Ultimate on the strength of its first-place recommendation in a recent review:
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Into the bargain, the Kingston is quite a bit less expensive than the 300x Lexar.
I have gone to 16GB cards for the capacity but have not tried 32GB cards because, as of this writing, there are none fast enough. The real speed stops at 16GB, and slower cards (e.g. the "133x" class) will stop the camera with rapid buffer fills during extended shooting bursts. There really is a significant difference in burst length between the 133x cards and the speed-demons. As to capacity, with the 5D I can get about 900 RAWs in 16GB -- more than enough for an entire wedding, almost enough for a dance performance (which is where I need the speed). If burst speed is not an issue for you, a slower but more capacious card may be a more cost-effective choice.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Bought for Canon EOS 7DMay 28, 2011
By Viet T. Nguyen
I got this memory card for my Canon EOS 7D. The data rate is sufficient for all video recording settings including 720p at 60 frames per second and 1080p at 30 frames per second. The card can hold around 600 raw photos. I ended up getting two of these in case I ran out of space. It works great, what else can I say?
Note: Be sure you format the card with the camera before you use it or else you can get some I/O issues with video recording. I've lost two video clips because of it.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
It's fast, it works.May 06, 2009
By Vlatko Primorac
It's fast, it works too. The problem with CompactFlash cards is larger and faster they go, more likely they are to have memory problems. This one worked just fine.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 UnusableOct 31, 2011
By Donovan X
"freelance consumer"
I have used many types of Kingston brand memory over the years with no trouble at all including 5 of their 16gb class 10 sdhc cards for my 60D camera. Unfortunately the "CF/16GB-U2" Compactflash has been a glaring exception. My Windows 7 PC would not read the 2 recently purchased cards at all. So I thought a reformat was in order. My Canon 5D mark II just showed the message "CARD FULL". Kingston support recommended restarting the PC with the card in the reader. This did nothing but cause a 2 minute boot time to take over 15 minutes. After this still no sign of the card after another 30 minutes of system languish. Upon pulling the Kingston card I inserted a known good Lexar 16GB CF card which immediately registered. With no time to gamble on an unreliable product I promptly returned for a refund. Definitely not recommended by this user!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Performance use as SSDMay 08, 2011
By Not_Computer_Dummy
"XD"
There are lot of users offering feedback from camera stand point. I won't go over there. Instead, I'd like to offer something different. I'd like to look at it from SSD performance standpoint comparing to 4,200 rpm standard Hard drive.
One of the intends was to try putting it into a old version of Apple Air and Dell Latitude XT notebook computer, which use 1.8" ZIF type of hard drive.
It is very hard to find affordable alternative, because the selection is very limited and very expensive.
After I received this Compact flash card, I bought the adapter to convert CF to ZIf connector. To my surprise, the computer detects it fine.
I was able to install Windows XP to the system without much problem.
I have been testing it for 2 days now, comparing to my old 60GB 4,200rpm drive. To be honest, there is not much performance gain. Only noticeable difference is the boot up time is faster. (down from 90 secs to 30 secs). Shut down is about the same, not too noticeable. The key points are daily work load, and the "write" speed. To be honest, I would rate only minor improvement over the stock 4,200rpm hard dive is only a little better. It still ,sometime, stall a little when the system is doing heavier workload.
Overall, from SSD replacement point of view, I think it is "workable". For those who looks for high performance gain, I think you will be disappointed.
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