A-DATA unveils speedy Turbo Series 350X CompactFlash cards

A-DATA's latest CompactFlash cards were designed to be looked at longingly by even the most demanding photographer, and while the average joe probably won't have the kit to appreciate just how speedy these things are, we'll do our best to explain. The Turbo Series CF 350X memory card features a read speed of 52MB/sec and a write speed of 47MB/sec, whereas Delkin's "world's fastest" model packs a sustained read / write rate of 45MB/sec. Regrettably, A-DATA isn't handing out pricing details just yet, but we do know they'll soon be available in 8GB and 16GB editions.

[Via Electronista]

[schmitty338 @ Jun 25th 2008 3:47PM]

Horray for comparatively cheap and fast SSDs! ! !

[natels @ Jun 25th 2008 3:55PM]

Today feels like a slow gadget day for some reason.

[Don @ Jun 26th 2008 4:17PM]

dumbass commentary..

Clown.

[NHAnimator @ Jun 25th 2008 3:56PM]

If it's labeled "350X", is "Turbo" really necessary?

[schmitty338 @ Jun 25th 2008 3:57PM]

Yes....yes it is....

[cory3218 @ Jun 25th 2008 4:05PM]

I wonder if this will work on the red digital cinema camera. Also, where are all the fast 16 GB cards?

[cory3218 @ Jun 25th 2008 4:06PM]

my mistake, they will be available in 16 GBs, finally.

[Grant @ Jun 25th 2008 4:51PM]

I wonder what actual writes 47 MB/s...
Whatever it is, it'll be the best 170 seconds worth of it.

[invincible @ Jun 27th 2008 2:39AM]

Well, Nikon's flagship D3 can shoot at 9 fps (11 on reduced resolution). 47 MB/s won't keep up with that, although it will make the camera's buffer last a bit longer.

[Zak @ Jun 25th 2008 5:10PM]

Special Championship Edition Hyper Turbo Grand Master Challenge Plus II.

[AboveUnrefined @ Jun 25th 2008 10:02PM]

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix

[kal326 @ Jun 25th 2008 5:37PM]

Pricing is $80 for the 8 and $210 for the 16. Not bad, but considering $630 for a 48GB SSD plus the cost of the controller board isn't sounding like much of a deal when you can get 60GB SSD drives for $395 and a 120GB for $619 that blows this out of the water on read speed and is pretty close on write speed.

[sam @ Jun 26th 2008 5:19AM]

would like to see 2 in raid0 and see what the speed is like as CF could be a genuine rival to SSD drives if they keep increasing the speed to these levels.