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Transcend 266X (2 GB)

   Website manufacturer: Transcend
   Model: 266X
   Capacity: 2 GB (1943 MiB)
   Speed rating: 266X (40 MB/s)
   Warranty: lifetime

Performance

Addonics IDE to CF adapter

Average read speed: 47.1 MB/s (321X)
Average write speed: 17.3 MB/s (118X)



Hama Traveldrive CF

Average read speed: 45.4 MB/s (309X)
Average write speed: 17.0 MB/s (115X)



Canon XTi/400D

Files per minute (Jpeg+RAW): 54

Conclusion

When I first ran the test I couldn't believe my eyes. The Transcend, rated at 'only' 266X far exceeds its speed rating. It has the highest read speed of all cards we tested.
So is this the fastest card in the world?
Unfortunately not because things make a turn for the worse when the write speed is tested. With an average speed of 17 MB/s it's the slowest of all UDMA cards and that's a big disappointement after seeing the read speeds.
Not surprisingly the Transcend also has the lowest in-camera performance.

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