Ive been researching compact flash cards for a few days, and after scouring this site and the reviews ive come to kingston and sandisk. From what i could gather, the elite pro/Ultra versions of the cards are unnecessary for audio recording because the standard versions surpass the speed requirement. Is speed the only difference between the standard and pro versions of the cards? i checked the sandisk site and it lists its ultra version has having a low power consumption but doesnt mention this feature on its standard version. Is low power consumption a basic element of a CF card and not a feature of its manufacturer? Kingston also states that its card has a "sleeper mode" to save energy, would such a feature be used by the microtrack? Is there any reason sandisk cards cost more than kingston?
Apparently in addition to getting a CF card, i must also get a CF card reader to get the audio from the microtrack to my computer, though i thought thats what the USB cable is for. This is so very confusing.