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SanDisk 8 GB Extreme III CF Card SDCFX3-008G-A31 (Retail Package)

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Brand: SanDisk
Category: CE

List Price: ~~$73.99~~
Buy New: $45.00
You Save: $28.99 (39%)

New (87) Used (3) from $41.99

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

67 reviews

Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 1.1 x 4.6 x 5.8
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: Limited lifetime warranty

MPN: SDCFX3-008G-A31
Model: SDCFX3-008G-A31
UPC: 619659024307
EAN: 0619659024307
ASIN: B000FKQ8LA

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

•	Large 8GB capacity
•	30 MB/s Read/write speed
•	"Built to perform in the most extreme environments and temperatures—from -13 F to 185 F
•	Durable, reliable, and thoroughly tested—temperature tested (heat and cold); shock and vibration tested (industrial-grade RTV included for CompactFlash)
•	Lifetime warranty

Accessories:

•	SanDisk SDCFH-004G-A11 4GB/15MB Ultra II CF Card ( US Retail Package )
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•	Transcend TS4GCF133 4GB 133x Ultra Speed Compact Flash Card
•	Transcend TS1GCF133 1GB 133x Compact Flash Card
•	SanDisk SDCFX3-016G-A31 16 GB Extreme III CompactFlash Card (Retail Package)

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash is designed for serious professional photographers who demand one of the fastest, most rugged, and most durable memory cards on the market. Professional photographers who work under less than ideal conditions expect more from a flash memory card. More speed. More performance. More reliability. SanDisk's Extreme III card delivers everything you want plus a whole lot more!That's because only SanDisk Extreme III memory cards feature innovative ESP technology for the fastest speeds and highest performance. ESP stands for "Enhanced Super-Parallel Processing". Simply put, it means you are getting the fastest read / write speeds available, speed you'll definitely appreciate whenever you find yourself shooting and storing pictures in harsh environments, extreme temperatures or at high altitudes.Every SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash card comes with RescuePRO so you can recover images, documents, mail, video, music - just about any digital file, with ease. Built with leading-edge media recovery algorithms, RescuePro lets you preview recoverable data before you try to retrieve it. With RescuePRO's unique recovery algorithm for MPEG audio and MPEG video recovery (MPEG-1/2/3) what you see, and what you hear, is what you can recover.Rely on SanDisk Extreme III cards when speed is critical to getting the right shot.

Customer Reviews: Read 62 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars

Huge, Fast, Reliable October 4, 2006
Brian Koch (MI United States)
67 out of 73 found this review helpful

I recently switched over to shooting RAW (7-9 meg a shot) instead of jpeg (2-4 meg a shot) so I decided to get some extra memory (I already had 1-4Gig and 5-1Gig cards.) I must say, I have not been disappointed. This card is very fast, it out preforms my Ultra IIs and the transfer rate to my computer is amazing when I use this card with the Sandisk Extreme Fire-Wire Reader.

I can put over 1,000 RAW files or about 4,000 jpegs on this card and then transfer them all over to my computer in just a few minutes instead of closer to a half-hour. It seems to average around 1Gig a minute. Using burst mode with my camera has also never been faster, this card writes the images almost instantly, with no noticeable lag time, which means you can basically shoot as fast as you camera can handle and the card will keep up.

I have been using this card for a few months now and have taken several thousand shots with it without any problems. If you have the need and the cash this is a great product.

5 out of 5 stars

Great Memory Card November 12, 2007
Miguel De Rivero
38 out of 44 found this review helpful

This is a great product and fast. Fast enough for most of us. I was thinking in getting the ver. IV but for the money and how fast my Canon 40D can write, this is the right one to get. The IV is much faster but there is no DSLR capable of writing at such high speed yet. Save some money and get this one. You will be happy.

5 out of 5 stars

fast, fast, fast CF card July 22, 2007
mother of twins (Seattle, WA)
34 out of 41 found this review helpful

Unlike the Ultra II, the Extreme III never slows down my photography no matter how many shots i take in quick succession. (My camera's a Canon EOS 5D). The Ultra II almost always makes me miss some 'perfect' shot (you know, when the otter finally dives right in front of you), but the Extreme III has never slowed me down or caused me to miss a shot. For this, it's definitely worth the extra $$$.

3 out of 5 stars

IO Errors - but replaced under warranty February 27, 2008
Earl J. Mcgehee (Austin, TX USA)
21 out of 23 found this review helpful

I purchased 2 of these cards from Amazon. One works OK the other consistently gives IO errors. The RescuePro 3.2 disk that comes with this cannot read the card at all. Vista can read most files on the card but I have 5 or 6 photos bad each time I write to the card. 3/26 update - SanDisk replaced the defective card with a new one. Took about 3 weeks after filling out their on-line form and a few emails to answer their questions. I have gone back to using my 4 GB SanDisk cards - I still have not completely restored my trust in these 8GB cards. I paid extra for the Extreme cards - I expect the quality to be better. And I am disappointed in their rescue software if Vista can read the defective card better than their special software.

5 out of 5 stars

Great CF Card June 27, 2007
R. Lusk (Los Angeles, Ca)
15 out of 18 found this review helpful

This is a great CF card. I've been using Sandisk cards for years and have never had a problem with any of them (CF and SD). If you shoot RAW, then you're going to need a good sized card that is fast. With a firewire CF reader, I can download a full card in less than 5 minutes, compared to 30 minutes with USB. I'm sure the Extreme IV is a great card as well, but for the money you can't beat this one.

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