Is this CF type I or II ?

gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
edited April 7, 2005 in Accessories
It says in the ebay sale page that its type I & the exact same card under another seller says type I also. I assumed that any 80x would be type II. If im all crossed up here feel free to point the obvious out to me.

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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2005
    Maybe its type II & fits the type I format ?
  • patch29patch29 Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,928 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2005
    Type II cards are thicker, if your camera accepts these it will take either I or II. Your 20D should take either.

    Find more info on CF I vs II, here, here and here.

    Lexar CF info, here. I don't know what the card you show is, but I would guess it is type I.


    I don't think speed is the issue, capacity and solid state vs microdrive seem to be more determining factors. I have older CF cards that are type II and newer faster 1 gb cards that are type I.
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2005
    Ta mate...i was confusing myself a bit. The type II are usually the 5 mm thick micro drives (but not always) & the type I is the 3.3 mm thick.

    I had assumed it was reletive to write speed.

    But 80x is 80x.
  • Red BullRed Bull Registered Users Posts: 719 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2005
    Usually Type I are ones that don't have any moving parts. Type II is usually a microdrive that actually has moving parts inside and are more delicate. (a.k.a. microdrive.) Usually type II are cheaper than type I, but I think they are also slower than type I.
    -Steven

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  • luckyrweluckyrwe Registered Users Posts: 952 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2005
    The older CF cards have Type II models in them, back when cards were 4MB and a 64MB card was $800 and thicker to hold all that RAM. Today all the drives are Type II, and the card you posted is type I.
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,949 moderator
    edited April 7, 2005
    Here's a pointer to the FAQ from the Compact Flash Association.

    The CFA produce the specs for CompactFlash. Lexar and SanDisk are both
    members as are a whole lot of other companies like Canon, Kodak and Sun
    Corp.

    Ian
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2005
    ta all...ive got it now.
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