Reviews for Lexar Media Professional Series 80X WA 1GB CompactFlash Card

Lexar Media Professional Series 80X WA 1GB...

Strengths: Fast and reliable

Weakness: None

This is a perfect card for anyone with a Digital SLR, or high mega pixel camera. It is rated at 80X, which corresponds to 12 MB/sec transfer speeds. I found this card to be the fastest CF card I've ever used.

One point - you will absolutely not notice the speed of this card if you have a consumer level, 2 - 5 megapixel camera. A five megapixel JPEG image is about 2.5 MB for example - a card with 12 MB/sec write speeds isn't needed. If, however, you have a digital SLR, or a camera with an uncompressed image format (RAW, TIFF, etc), get this card.

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Lexar Media Professional Series 80X WA 1GB...

Strengths: - Large capacity - Made in the USA - Lifetime warranty - Free Image Rescue and trial-version of Photo Mechanic

Weakness: None

Though this Lexar 1GB compact flash is a bit more expensive than a similar Sandisk Ultra II 1GB, it is worth the extra money for the higher speed and two free software. The Image Rescue software helps recover lost or deleted images while the trial-version of the Photo Mechanic software allows picture viewing and editting.

The read/write speed is only noticeable when used with a high-speed card reader. It is not as noticeable on a Canon S60 unless the continous shooting mode is used or pictures are being reviewed.

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By member: mudfoot - Nov 11, 2004

Lexar Media Professional Series 80X WA 1GB...

Strengths: SUPER FAST

Weakness: none

This card is worth the extra price if you have the need for speed. One of the Best (if not the best) CF cards on the market. Retail package come with some bonus items.

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Lexar Media Professional Series 80X WA 1GB...

Strengths: Speed, Value for Money, Bonus Software

Weakness: None

I used a Kingston 512MB and a standard Lexar 1G CF cards on my Canon 10D before I purchased this one. The speed improvement is immediately noticeable, especially when I preview the photos I just took. Also when I transfer images files from this card to my laptop, it is very fast. My previous cards are no comprison.
However, the speed improvement is definitely not 20 times faster (compare 80X of this card to 4X of the standard Lexar 1G). I probably need a faster camera to take the full advantage of this card.
In short, it is a worthy buy.

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Lexar Media Professional Series 80X WA 1GB...

Strengths: Lightenly fast!

Weakness: None

I got this from Amazon. It works great with my Nikon 8700. I can store the RAW file in a second, which I can't do with another Sandisk card. As always, Lexar has the best media for your digital camera. Even my Nikon has a Lexar logo on the box. Plain, great card. The best you can get now.

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Lexar Media Professional Series 80X WA 1GB...

Strengths: Speed & capacity -- more is better for 5+ MPixel camera memory

Weakness: Cost appears to be high but, as always, prices will drop. So, don't buy more GB than you need right now. The price will go down soon as the 4&8GB cards arrive on the scene to replace 1&2GB cards.

I borrowed this card from my professional photographer friend for a week -- he swears by this Lexar card as the best for his 10MP camera. After using his card, I was convinced of his opinion and immediately bought one when he extracted his card back out of my camera. At least I got a chance to download the images. I own another brand rated at 40x but the WA technology along with the 80x speed of the Lexar card made a huge difference in my 8MPixel camera, cutting the time required to store RAW images by about 50%. Considering that a locked up camera (waiting to finish saving images) is momentarily useless, the extra cost for the 80X over the 40X (or some other brand without WA technology) is repaid by less frustration and less delay in shooting the next image. Buy only the memory you really need now -- prices always drop and a 2GB card now costs twice as much as a 1GB card -- no discount for a quantity purchase. No regrets here on spending a little extra now for the best.

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Lexar Media Professional Series 80X WA 1GB...

Strengths: This card is very fast compared to the SanDisk, Viking, Dana-Elect. Can hold a lot of pictures.

Weakness: The price is quite high.

Before you buy this Compact Flash, you got to ask yourself if your camera will benefit from it. If the answer is yes, I would say buy it.

Unless you plan to sell your camera, it better investment for the long term to buy it.

Using pricegrabber, I found that it's about $20 more than competitors.

I am very happy with the speed of it.

I think the leading contenders down to my list was the Sandisk Ultra II or Lexar Media 80X.

The Lexar Media is spec at 12MB/sec where the SanDisk has a write at 9MB/sec and read at 10MB/sec.

So that made my decision easy.

All the other brands didn't come close.

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Lexar Media Professional Series 80X WA 1GB...

Strengths: high speed, a 30-day trial version of Photo Mechanic software preloaded onto it.

Weakness: not found so far

i think it is a really good deal as a good quanlity memory card and a trial version software, you will have to ask for speed when it is 1 GB size. there is a cupone inside as well as a memory case. i am very satisfied.

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Lexar Media Professional Series 80X WA 1GB...

Strengths: came with photo mechanic, photo rescue. Also has lifetime warranty

works great in my new D70 camera.. write speeds are quite fast compared to older CF cards with slower write speeds. I would definately buy some more to replace my older cards currently in use...

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Lexar Media Professional Series 80X WA 1GB...

Strengths: Price wasn't bad with the $30 rebate. It came to $110 (incl shipping). For a 1gb 80x card, not bad.

Weakness: Even though this is a 80x WA card, you don't really notice the speed that much with a 5 mega pixel digiccam. It's only noticeable with higher mega pixel, more professional digiccams

If you're an amatuer photographer or your digiccam does not have a high mega pixel, then you don't really need something with such high speed. You won't really notice it that much. You can find something of lesser price with lower speed. But Lexar is a good brand and so is Sandisk.

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Lexar Media Professional Series 80X WA 1GB...

Strengths: Size, speed

Weakness: None

Very fast card.

I have a Fuji FinePix S7000 6.3 MP camera.

With the camera set to the 6 MegaPixel Fine setting, I get 680 images; in the high quality video mode I get 14+ minutes of recording.

Love this card.

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Lexar Media Professional Series 80X WA 1GB...

Strengths: Very fast card

Weakness: Pricey

If you require fast compact flash then this is the one. I can feel significant diference compare to regular SANDISK. I use it with D100, shooting RAW and download using generic USB 2.0 Card Reader and X DRIVE. This was better deal than SANDISK EXTREME. I would like to try SANDISK ULTRA or EXTREME later.

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Lexar Media Professional Series 80X WA 1GB...

Strengths: This card is fast!

Weakness: None.

I bought this card to be used in a Canon Digital Rebel camera. I had read that Compact Flash can be slow, and that it gets frustrating taking a picture, then waiting a long time for the picture to write to the flash card.

So, I decided to bite the bullet and buy a High Speed flash card instead. I tell you, it only takes 2-3 seconds to write a picture, which is barely noticeable, and for my camera it stores about 300 or so High Resolution pictures (these are like 40" x 20" wide)! Or about 100 or so Super High Resolution RAW pictures. I'm a graphics professional and I can tell already that I will not need to use RAW very much at all.

I love this card!

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Lexar Media Professional Series 80X WA 1GB...

Strengths: Data saves quickly. Card hold a lot.

Weakness: none

When you are using a compactflash card to make mini movies this works quickly. I like the large capacity and speed of this card. I was glad that I found this product at Pricegrabbers. I would buy it again. I may buy a 2gb in the future.

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Lexar Media Professional Series 80X WA 1GB...

Strengths: none

Weakness: Not fast at all

I compared this card on my Canaon digital Rebel with other two standrad cards (512 mb Viking and 1Gb Kingston)and found that there was essentially no difference. It took a little more than 13 seconds to write four "large" pictures (3.1 to 3.5MB each)for the two standard cards and a little more than 12 seconds for this so called "80x" card. When I continuosly shot for 15 pictures, it took about 55 seconds for the standard cards and 50 seconds for this card. All other conditions (scene, ISO speed, aperture, shutter, etc) were exactly the same.

I know that the performance varies from camera to camera. The product description says that it includes "write acceleration" but it doesn't say that it is just a standard card if your camera does not have the same "write acceleration" feature. With the experience, I am very suspicious about the 80x speed even for cameras having the WA capability. Actually I knew that I wouldn't get 80x on my camera. I didn't expect it could deliver a spped 10 times faster than my standard cards (I would be extremely happy if it ould be 5 times faster). I didn't expect, EITHER, that it was not faster at all.

Conclusion: don't spend extra money on this "high" speed card unless you are sure that it does give you the speed you expect on your camera.

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Lexar Media Professional Series 80X WA 1GB...

Strengths: Very fast.

Weakness: none

I used this with my Canon digital rebel and it is great. I highly recommend anyone with a digital SLR.
The EOS Digital Rebel/300D's image review features don't fully come to life until the storage buffer is completely emptied to the card. RAW format afficionados will find the wait especially long.

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Lexar Media Professional Series 80X WA 1GB...

Strengths: One of the fastest flash memory out there and the 1 GB space is excellent for high resolution (5+MP) cameras.

Weakness: Prices are falling fast. If you like high resolution pics (8MP), you will need more space and 2 GB may make more sense.

Being a new advance amateur, this flash memory card is excellent. It allows large numbers of normal pics and enough high resolution shots to make your photography trips enjoyable. I am no electronics expert but it appears well constructed, so that moving it around somewhat should be fine. Using a Nikon Coolpix 8700, it records my pics clearly and without much delay. Given that prices are falling, I will keep my eyes open for better deals.

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Lexar Media Professional Series 80X WA 1GB...

Strengths: Lexar reputation, reliable storage

Weakness: None

I am delighted with Lexar's 1 GB 80x Professional Series Compact Flash card. I own this and other Lexar storage media because of Lexar's strong customer service, product quality and reliability reputation. Due to the large size of today's digital picture files, I decided to avoid the smaller 512 MB cards in lieu of the 1 MB or larger compact flash cards.

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Lexar Media Professional Series 80X WA 1GB...

Weakness: not faster than older 32x or 40x cards

I am a top pro-- on the high end cameras I use this card is not in the least faster writing my photos--- no noticeable speed up at all fronm the 32x lexar 1 gig cards I have used for years.

I think there may be a problem with this card..

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1GB Compact Flash

Strengths: Stores a great deal of images

Weakness: None to report at this time

Rated item very good due to my unfamiliarity with item. I have not recognized the image transfer speed claimed by this product, but may be my inexperience or the camera with which I am using the card. For the value and the increased storage, I rate the item outstanding. Would buy item again and recommend it to others.

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LEXAR 80X 1GIG COMPACT FLASH CARD

Strengths: HOLDS IMAGES WELL

Weakness: NOT MADE PROPERLY. SPLIT AT THE SEAMS.POOR TECH SUPPORT LIFE -TIME GURANTEE HA-HA-HA

HAD THIS LEXAR CARD FOR UNDER 3 MONTHS. NOTICE A THIN-LINE CRACK AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE CARD. CALL TECH SUPPORT FOR A REPLACEMENT. ONLY REPLACEMENT WILL BE SENT IS A REFURBISHED ONE ONLY !!!!!!!!! I BOUGHT THIS AS BRAND NEW NEW & THEY WILL ONLY SEND A REFURBISH REPLACEMENT. THAT SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!! LIFE-TIME GURANTEE MY YOKTABAY!!!!

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