Best high capacity CF card for SD 722...

[ts]

...for a reasonable price. Thanks.

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I currently use the Kingston CF/32GB-S2 in mine. I've used the cheaper Transcend 32gb before, but not for a long haul like I have with the Kingston (going on 18 months now).

[twatts]

Not related to the 722, but to CF Cards...  Just thought I'd throw it out there...

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=132900.msg1741944#msg1741944

Terry

[F.O.Bean]

Ive been using a 32gb Ri-Data for going on 3 years or so w/ out ANY problems

[notlance]

Fortunately, the SD boxes seem to work well with inexpensive and slow CF cards.  I buy the cheapest CF cards I can find and I have never had any problems with any of them in either a 702, 722, or 788T.   Here's a link to something I wrote a couple of years ago:

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=131976.msg1732910#msg1732910

Since then I have used other inexpensive CF cards without a problem.

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Since then I have used other inexpensive CF cards without a problem.

You figure, what are the odds of both the hdd and cf card failing in the same recording. Yeah, it would be nice not to have that happen, but it's comforting to know that the odds of one failing are slim, but both at the same time are really small.

[ts]

Thanks to everyone.

I usually shop at B&H and the cheapest I could find was this one: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/666608-REG/Transcend_TS32GCF400_400x_CompactFlash_32GB_Memory.html/

They also have this one: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/715211-REG/Lexar_LCF32GCRBNA400_32GB_Professional_400x_CompactFlash.html.

And this one: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/738080-REG/Kingston_CF_32GB_U3_32GB_Ultimate_CompactFlash_600x.html.

Any other brands I should look at?

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$75 is the max I'd pay for one. I think my Kingston was aroudn $60 when I got it. Newegg has the Transcends for something like $50.

[ts]

$75 is the max I'd pay for one. I think my Kingston was aroudn $60 when I got it. Newegg has the Transcends for something like $50.

Thanks. I looked at the Kingston you linked but it's out of stock and B&H doen't seem to have that flavor in a 32.

[notlance]

$75 is the max I'd pay for one. I think my Kingston was aroudn $60 when I got it. Newegg has the Transcends for something like $50.

Well, Newegg has the slower Transcend 32G card for about 50 bucks:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208389

But as I wrote above, it makes no difference since the slow cards work just fine even recording 8 channel at a time.

At this time, 32 gig is the value sweet spot for CF cards.

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$75 is the max I'd pay for one. I think my Kingston was aroudn $60 when I got it. Newegg has the Transcends for something like $50.

Thanks. I looked at the Kingston you linked but it's out of stock and B&H doen't seem to have that flavor in a 32.

Yeah, I'd shop around though, someone's bound to have them or something else cheaper. notlance is right, unless you're blasting >96khz or using a 788 fully loaded, I don't think the faster cards offer a great benefit.

[Charlie Miller]

Make sure you get one with good transfer speeds. I like the faster cards for obvious reasons. Mine is 533x.

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Make sure you get one with good transfer speeds. I like the faster cards for obvious reasons. Mine is 533x.

true, if you're going to pull it instead of using the firewire connection, that makes a world of difference.

[notlance]

I have found that memory card speed makes little difference in upload times.  My slowest card (rated at 133x) uploads at about 1.4 gig/min, and my fastest card (400x) uploads at about 1.9 gig/min.  That's not enough difference to pay a big premium for, IMHO.  However, the card reader can make a HUGE difference.  I have an old no-name USB reader that takes 4 or 5 times as long to upload.  (That reminds me, I ought to throw that old reader in the trash.)  This reader is fast and cheap:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134753

If you have FireWire on your laptop, this reader is crazy fast but expensive:

http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Card-reader-FireWire/dp/B000L97K44/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1308276990&sr=1-1

The cool thing about the SanDisk FireWire card reader is you can run it with a CF as an external drive on the 7xx boxes.  There may be other FireWire card readers that work just as well as the SanDisk, but I have never used them.

[andyjah]

Does anyone have any recommendations as far as reliability and price for a few 32gb CF cards? I'm looking to grab a few for festival season.