> > I'm shopping around for new compact flash memory cards for my *ist-D > and noticed that Rob Galbraith has now posted benchmarks for the *ist-D: > > http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-6432 > > Can anyone with an *ist-D using any of the cards verify the reported > numbers? Are there any other benchmarks and guides I should be looking > at? > > The reviewer notes that although Pentax supports Lexar's Write > Acceleration technology, the benchmark results for Lexar's WA-enabled > cards didn't show any significant increase over non-WA cards. Should I > still be optimistic and buy Lexar WA-enabled cards?
I guess that depends on how much more they cost, and whether the speed of upload to the computer is important to you. Personally I was pleased to see how well the MicroDrives perform.
