Viking CF512M 512 MB CompactFlash Card

Manufacturer:	Viking Components
List price:	~~$141.99~~
Our price:	$37.04 that is 74% off!

Viking CF512M 512 MB CompactFlash Card

Average rating: Stars

Kind of slow , but good over all

The CF card works fine but it's response is kind of slow compaired to the 32MB CF card came with my Canon Powershot A95. I got this card 3 weeks ago and so far their hasn't been any problems.

Viking CF512M 512 MB CompactFlash Card - Viking Components

Excellent Card Value

This is an excellent buy and is a quality item. The service was fast and the card works as expected.

Viking Components - Viking CF512M 512 MB CompactFlash Card

Inexpensive, but not reliable

I used to like my Viking 512MB CF card a lot. I had such a card for more than a year. In that period, I used it in my camera. It's filled up for several times. Also occationally I use a card reader (SimpleTech) to write/read that card, to transfer some big files between computers. It's all fine, and suddenly one day, when the card was half full, and after a card reader reading, I got "CF card error" on my camera. Fortunately, after I delete a few pictures, I could move on. I gave the card to other people, so I don't know how it's doing now.

After that, I purchased another Viking 512MB, half year ago. I used it to transfer files for a few times, and have never filled it up using my camera yet. Now I am getting consistent "CF card error" message on my camera, even after re-format for several times, while I don't have that problem if I use another card.

One theory I heard was that a card reader may damage a card. I can not verify though. Anyway, I will have to buy another card now, and it won't be viking for this time.

===== One month later =====
I contacted with their customer support. They gave me a number for return, and I mailed back my damaged CF card. They sent back a new one in a week. The new one is working fine so far. The exchange was not difficult. They did not ask for ridiculous things like my old receipt. They only verified the serial number. That's good.

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