Roundup of 1GB CF cards

Ready to pick up a 1GB CompactFlash card for that DSLR? Check out PCStats' guide to CF cards first. In addition to providing a good rundown of the available products, along with a breakdown of pricing and read/write speeds, PCStats tested out four popular cards, including a 1GB Microdrive and a Sandisk Extreme high-speed card, using both benchmarks and real-world tests in DSLRs. Their conclusion? High-speed cards may live up to their manufacturers' claims (at least to some extent) but those claims may not mean a whole lot in the real world — especially in older cameras or point-and-shoot models (not that too many of those use CF cards). So,
if you're going to pay extra for a high-speed card, make sure your camera really can take advantage of it, especially when it comes to writing data as shots are recorded.

[Via Futurismic]