SANDISK EXTREME III SD 1GB CARD

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Editorial reviews

Product Description
Secure Digital Extreme III 1Gb

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Manufacturer's Description
Whether you're shooting in unbearable heat or unbelievable cold, it takes a SanDisk Extreme III memory card to handle extreme conditions. You're in for an extremely satisfying experience.

Professional photographers who work under less than ideal conditions expect more from a flash memory card. More speed. More performance. More reliability. SanDisk's new 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. Speeds you'll definitely appreciate whenever you find yourself shooting and storing pictures in harsh environments, extreme temperatures or at high altitudes. Rely on SanDisk Extreme III cards when speed is critical to getting the right shot.

There's a fast, rugged and reliable SanDisk Extreme IIImemory card for your most demanding professional photography needs. Simply choose the format with the capacity that meets your specific requirements the best. Look for even higher capacities in the future.

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Box Contents

SanDisk SD 1 GB EXTREME III

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Customer reviews

review by: www.use-ip.co.uk date: 2008-03-09 rating:
Very tough, but not that fast ....
OK, I'm going to risk the wrath of all those that have gone before:

I recently bought this card to replace a 1GB Corsair X133 speed SD memory card - that card was noticeably quicker than this SanDisk card!

Unfortunately, and this is where the SanDisk really wins, I cannot compare the two because the Corsair was so flimsy that it fell apart.

The SanDisk is definitely more sturdy, compared to the Corsair model that I had it is like comparing paper to heavy card. The corsair de-laminated, the front came away from the back, the small lock slide switch on the side fell off, and from that point on it was unusable.

However, it is still worth noting that this SanDisk Extreme may not be the fastest available, in my humble opinion. I often used my camera in continuous shooting mode for sports photography, not professional, just boys' rugby. I can tell that the SanDisk is slower. The camera takes slightly longer to write every image to the card than it did with the Corsair X133. I even notice this difference when taking a series of single snaps.

So, although it is great that this card is rugged, next time I buy one I will be doing a little more research into the performance.

I have a drawer full of superceded cards; 16,32,64,128 & 256MB cards. No doubt in six to twelve months time I will replace this 1GB card with a 2GB card for less than £10. My point being that I don't need them to last forever, but I will lament the slight loss in performance edge between this card and my previous one.

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review by: date: 2008-01-22 rating:
Why buy a standard card?
I use these cards in camcorders, camera's, PC's and even recording radio programmes from my Pure DAB radio. I've never had a problem with anything I've used them in.

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review by: date: 2007-10-13 rating:
SD = Simply Delightful !
I've had more memory cards (mainly SD) in the last couple of years than some people have had hot meals. I tend to either loose them (leaving one on a bus, one in a pub and more than a few that just seem to vanish into thin air) or more commonly they get damaged (I dropped one in a chest freezer and didn't find it till the next day, I've put one through the washing machine, and one even went up the hoover which manged somehow to break it open.) But even if I'm not responsible for their destruction, memory cards just seem to fail on me at an alarmling rate. So needless to say that if memory cards were living pets I would most likely have a life long ban from owning any. Now to the point. I recently upgraded to a new SLR digital camera (I won't go into details of how great it is) but I quickly found that I needed far better SD cards than the slow, slugish and small ones that I already had. I had used normal SanDisk memory cards in the past and found them to be generally ok, so I decided to purchase a pair of SanDisk SD 1Gb Extreme III cards to see how I got on with them. And now after using them for nearly a month, I think the cards are great little things. Included in the price you get recovery software (which I've tried and found to be excellent) and a carrying case with each card. Performance wise they are the best I've ever seen, and their running rings around my other SD cards in terms of transfer speeds, loading times, and rapid shot mode. I can also shot in RAW format instead on JPEG which is something I can't do with my older SD cards. They also are very heavy duty and both are still in perfecty working order. I went to Iceland a few weeks back and despite the cold the cards still preformed ideally (unlike my camera battery.) So yes, in conclusion I am very happy with the cards and if they work for me like they have then they should suit you just fine.

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review by: Surfing69 date: 2007-09-20 rating:
Incompatibilty with Canon S3 Camera (?)
I have done some tests with my canon s3 is camera. On continuous shooting mode, I managed to snap 13.5 frames / 10 secs using my Viking SD 66x 1GB card. However, I only managed 12 frames/ 10 secs when I used the SanDisk SD 133x Extreme III 1 GB card. I would expect the reverse considering that the SanDisk was 2x faster to read/write

Also I have noticed that when I insert the blank SanDisk Extreme card into my Canon S3 and select a 'low level format', it takes 8 secs to complete. However, when I insert a blank Viking 66x SD card and select 'low level format' , it takes 2 secs.

However, when I set the format to 'normal', the SanDisk Extreme card is formatted the fastest - within 1 sec, closely followed by the Viking card.

ALL THE ABOVE BEHAVIOUR WAS OBSERVED ON 2 SUBSEQUENT EXTREME CARDS - THE FIRST ONE I SENT BACK THINKING THAT IT WAS FAULTY, BUT THE SECONF CARD BEHAVED IN ALMOST THE SAME MANNER. EITHER THIS IS A BATCH PROBLEM, MY CAMERA IS FAULTY OR THE 2 PRODUCTS ARE INCOMPATIBLE.

I have sent an emaiL to canon about this - but still await their reply.


review by: date: 2007-06-29 rating:
About the Mac software on Mac OS X (Intel) and a card reader that works and one that doesn't.
I bought this from Amazon. The package included a hard plastic SD card case and a soft wallet pouch with two compartments (which will hold the hard plastic container); the serial number and download address for Capture One LE (a Mac Universal app); and a mini CD of RescuePRO (a Mac PowerPC app) with serial number.

About the Mac software: The leaflet for Capture One LE said it was valid until March 2007. I installed and activated it in June 2007 without any problems. The mini CD disk needs a tray mounting CD/DVD drive and cannot be used with the slot drive of my MacBook Pro. I had to copy the Mac (.bin) file via a friend's PC because this has a suitable drive. I don't know if the software developer's demo version from their website is compatible with the supplied serial number. RescuePRO runs under Rosetta and recovered my test files from the SanDisk Extreme card without problems.

My experience of the card with card readers: When I used the SanDisk SD Extreme in an Inov8 8-in-1 card reader, the card does not mount in the Finder (ordinary SD and other cards work with this reader without problem). If I launch Disk Utility, the unmounted SD card does then show on the Desktop.

Using the SanDisk SD Extreme in a Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 15-in-1 card reader, the card will automatically mount whenever the reader is inserted. This Belkin reader will also work with the iPod Camera Connect (the Inov8 does not).

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