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To: Steve 667 who wrote (14054)	8/20/2000 10:06:48 PM
From: hueyone	Respond to of 60323

Steve, Thank you for continuing research on write speed for CompactFlash cards. It looks like Sandisk sidestepped your question, but maybe they will eventually answer your second E mail. Regards, Huey P.S. Aus, glad you and William are back in action.

To: Steve 667 who wrote (14054)	8/21/2000 12:56:10 PM
From: Tumbleweed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Musing on 'The Need for Speed' Steve, I've just conducted my own non-scientific comparison between a Sandisk and a Lexar card. No discernable difference on copy to PC via USB reader or on cycle time in camera. (old camera) FWIW, I suspect that bottlenecks in camera and/or USB reader or PC far outweigh any differences in raw write time to the cards. I have also noticed that many newer digital cameras come with a fast write buffer that enables very rapid picture taking (2 or 3 usually) and then copy to CF 'behind the scenes'. If this becomes standard, then write time for digicam (which is where you'd really notice it making a difference) would be unaffected even if your CF card had instantaneous write time. However, I have no arguments that there may be an issue in some consumers minds over the apparently faster cards, but I suspect this may balanced by the higher cost of Lexar cards, I have seen a few comments along the lines of 'is it worth paying $x extra for the faster speed of Lexar'. I havent done any price comparisons myself recently to know how much, if at all, of a difference there is. Again, natural variation in price between difefrent retailers may swamp any generic difference (but not the cost of manufacture). Bottom line, as far as I can see, higher speed is a marketing not a reality issue. Though it could still make a difference. Some years ago, a UK PC vendor put fans in its PC's in order to quell a rumour (and falling sales) that they were overheating because they didnt have fans. They weren't but perception overrode reality and they shipped them with fans. Tw