Flash Reviews

I bought this same type of a CF card and took it on a trip, i took over 358 pictures and it never even filled up 75% of the space , i had to change my batteries about 6 times, i use the E/2 batts they are great but expensive.
I highly recommend this product..

I bought one of these for my new digital camera. 4 days and over 50 MB of photos later, this Memory Stick had a fatal error, taking all of my photos with it. I tried to retrieve the data several ways and all failed. Buy at your own risk. I'd go with a different brand if I were you. I lost photos I'll never get back, and when I returned the stick, the guy at the store told me that this happens more regularly with Lexar than other brands.

I didn't even figure that reviewing Lexar memory sticks was worthwhile, since they did their job so well that they could easily be forgotten about. I got a cardreader for the holidays and didn't realize the stick had an LED for data transmission until I used said reader - very slick. And for anyone worried about power drain with digital camera applications, the constantly lit power-on LED for your camera draws more juice than this one does. Highly recommended.

I was nervous buying this at almost half the price as the original sony memory stick, because I was putting it in my camera. With the camera - if the memory stick has errors, well those pictures are all gone... and unlike losing some phone numbers from your PDA because of bad memory - you can't recreate photos from your friends wedding because your memory stick went bad on you.

Well, the nervousness was unfounded! I've used this stick heavily since I bought it a few months ago, and has never failed me. It performs just as well as the smaller sony stick that came with the camera.

I'd also highly recommend the memory stick reader Lexar makes (you'll find it here on Amazon as well). I bought it after loosing the cable that connects my camera to my computer (the memory reader is *cheaper* than that single cable, if you can believe it!) and it's *better* because you don't waste batteries transferrring your pictures, and there's no cables to mess with when it's time to upload your pictures - just pop the mem stick into the reader that's always hooked up...

End result - Very happy with this memory stick and other Lexar products. They've worked flawless for me so far :)

I really like my 64 MB JumpDrive (about the only thing I like better is my 128 MB JumpDrive that I bought on sale a month after I got the 64 MB version).

These things are incredibly handy for transferring files that are too big to fit on a floppy or send as an e-mail attachment (and too small to warrant burning to a CD-R). Since your computer recognizes them as a hard drive, it's possible to work off the JumpDrive instead of copying the files to the computer's main data drive (you can also use them to store files playable by WinAmp or Windows Media Player).

Is this device for you? Bear in mind that 64 MB isn't what it used to be (15 years ago, standard hard drives had 3 times smaller storage capacity) and fills up faster than you'd think. It doesn't have the speed of USB 2.0 device, nor does it have any built-in encryption/security features--if these things are important for you, this isn't your JumpDrive. I happen to like the quirky transparent purple color, but maybe it's not your cup of tea.

The only complaints I have are that the write protect switch is awkward to move (or tell whether it's open or closed) and that the plastic cap that covers the USB connector doesn't fit snugly (however, I haven't experienced any damage to the connector yet). Given the low cost of this item compared the competition, I can live with these minor inconveniences.

If your need for an easy way to transfer files outweighs your need for blazing speed or encryption -- and you aren't going to need to move more than 50-60MB at a time -- consider this item. If your needs lie elsewhere, don't feel bad passing this item by; whichever JumpDrive (or similar portable USB flash drive) you purchase is sure to become one of your favorite electronic gadgets.

This little thing works excatly like a floppy disc or CD-RW. When you plug it in, an F: drive is instantly created and opened. You can store any type of file - just like with CDs. The files are transfered much faster than floppys or CDs, though. If you have songs or word documents saved, you don't need to copy them to the hard drive to open or play them - they'll play right of the jumpdrive.

This thing is cool. I keep it on my keychain - it's not much larger or heavier than a carkey - and take it everywhere. If I'm at a friends house and he has a cool picture that he's taken, I can instantly get a copy for myself. Or I can save songs, and play them on someone else's computer. If you use more than one computer, this is even better. You can save things you're wroking on to this drive, and then have access to them wherever you go. Or, if you share a computer, this is sweet, to. You don't have to store your documents where anyone can find them - you can keep them on your keychain.

Which leads to the next point. You can password-protect a certain portion of the space on your jumpdrive - you choose how do divide the private and public sections.

So in conclusion, this thing is cool.

This product works great been using it for 4 months. You don't have to download any software if you're running anything up from Windows ME. Stores an equivalent of 44 floppies in a small package.

I have the 48meg Lexar card and just love it. The best thing is the Jumpshoot cable which hooks to any computer with a USB port (hot-swappable). Instead of hooking your camera up to your computer, you can simply take the card out of your camera and insert it in the Jumpshot Cable's slot. Then, the CF card shows up on you computer as if it were a hard drive. You simply copy them to you own hard drive. In the meantime your camera can be in use or simply saving power. (Note: The Jumpshot Cable does come with some software so it will work on your computer-PC or Mac.)

(Note: the jumpshoot cable only works with USB enabled CF cards. I like the feature so much, I simply don't use my older cards that aren't usb enabled)

In addition, Lexar is know among pro photographers as one of the better quality manufacturer's. Great Quality and a Great Product.

I have a Lexar CompactFlash with the JumpShot cable and it works fantastic. Not once has it caused me any problems. Truly Plug-n-Play. I have an 8x card - and transfers are quite fast.

One of the other reviewers mentioned that the JumpShot cable would not work with any other card. This is not entirely true. The cable will work only with USB Enabled CompactFlash cards. Not all cards are USB enabled. Watch for "USB Enabled" and you'll be OK. In my humble opinion, the JumpShot cable is fast, easy to use, and takes up little space.

I am pleased with my Lexar 40X 512MB compact flash (CF) card, especially because it works fine in my Fujifilm S7000 (that is, it doesn't drain the batteries like I've heard other CF cards do). However, I was disappointed to detect no speed improvement over my other 512MB card, a SimpleTech. (Note, this could be due to camera limitations or built-in delays.)

It's nice that the Lexar 512MB WA 40X CF card comes with both a USB reader and rescue software (it's on the CF when you get it), this makes it an even better value.

I would buy another if I needed more CF storage.

This is a high-quality product aimed at the photography professional or serious amateur. It's got the high capacity and the speed to work with high-end digital cameras, featuring 40x access (rated just like a CD-ROM, each 1x is 150K/second throughput) and WA (Write Acceleration) technology.

The card's capacity from my Canon 10D is about 200 images, taken at Large-Fine settings (3072 x 2048). That's more than ample for most users; Lexar makes a 1GB version too if that's not enough. The 10D can burst up to 9 images to its internal memory before it has to write them to the CF. When I take 9 in a row (approx. 3 seconds), my camera is busy for another couple of seconds before I can burst another 9. 9 images in 5 seconds is a pretty good rate; I'd challenge a film camera to do better.

What really makes the card top notch is what comes with it. Included in the pack is a USB reader (compatible with any USB-enabled CF card) and Lexar's ImageRestore software (this version is only compatible with Lexar media, they sell a $40 retail version that is compatible with non-Lexar cards). Make sure you copy the setup program from the CF card to your computer when you first get it. The ImageRestore program will examine the memory in the card for image formats (JPG and TIFF, I believe; I don't think it can work with raw formats) and put them on your computer's hard drive. This proved to be a day-saver when I accidentally deleted some images (*thought* I was just clearing the DPOF settings...).

If you do happen to delete some images, stop taking pictures immediately! (Deletion doesn't remove the data, it just marks the space that it occupies in the card as available--if you keep taking pictures you could be overwriting the space that still has your image data.) Run the ImageRestore program and it will put all images that it finds in a directory that you can browse. It would be nice if it either didn't put the non-deleted images on your hard drive or restored images that you selected to the CF card, but I'm happy enough to get the pictures back that it's a minor nitpick at best.

Lexar also has a live technical support option on their website that was extremely helpful. I was not able to get the ImageRestore program to find the card and got on the support chat. The problem was that the card and reader were installed using the Windows-provided USB Mass Storage Device drivers. Once the tech support person told me that this had to be changed to the Lexar-provided JumpShot device driver (open Device Manager, right-click on USB Mass Storage Device, Properties, Driver tab, Update Driver..., Next, Display a list of known drivers..., choose the JumpShot driver, then finish the wizard--you'll have to confirm that you really want to install an unsigned driver), it worked great.

I've used this card in my camera, a PCMCIA adapter, the included USB adapter, and my HP Photosmart printer, and had no compatibility or other problems.

All in all, this is a good choice for a high-speed, high-capacity CF card. When considered that it comes with a reader and the ImageRestore software, and in light of my excellent experience with their tech support, I will definitely recommend Lexar.

I've been using my 512 meg 40X Lexar card in my Canon Digital Rebel for some time now. I have found the speed of this card is much faster in both saving and downloading images compared to a standard SanDisk card. Speed is comparable to the SanDisk UltraII card which is very similar to the Lexar 40X. The included USB cable is only for Lexar cards, but it's a really nice, compact unit. Be careful to download the Image Rescue software from the card before you erase the card (the software is on the flash card).
When taking burst mode shots (2.5 fps) the save time is easily twice as fast as a standard card. As with anything, what you are taking a picture of and the settings on the camera will affect how much data is being written, and thus how fast it is perceived by the user.
Not all cameras can take full advantage of the speed, so check with Lexar or your camera maker to make sure the camera itself can write data this fast. Even if your camera can't take full advantage of the speed, it is really nice to be able to copy images to your computer so much faster than regular flash using the jump cable.