Introduction

I would like to thank Lexar for supplying the review sample.

Lexar's storage solutions have an immensely good reputation among enthusiasts, so the expectations for their newest SDHC card solutions are very high. The company has turned some heads with their "Professional" series of memory cards. These are aimed at people in need for the best quality and fastest performance possible. Coupled with the cards come very special card readers, like the FireWire 800 based card reader. The Compact Flash Series is labeled with a 300x speed and UDMA capability. We have the 8 GB card on our test bench today.

Specifications

• Maximum high-speed UDMA performance and reliability
• Dramatically improves transfer speeds from card to computer
• Includes Image Rescue 3 software to recover lost or deleted photo, video, and audio files
• Includes 6-month subscription to Corel Painter Essentials 4 to transform your photos into paintings
• Limited lifetime warranty

The Package

Lexar ships the Compact Flash card in a fairly large, square, cardboard box. It is also shrink-wrapped and can be hung up on a store shelf. The front clearly reads "Lexar Professional" and "UDMA". It notes not only the popular multiplier but a real MB/s performance number, which is 45 MB/s for this card according to Lexar. The back lists all the highlights of the card in multiple languages.


Inside the outer shell is another cardboard box, which holds a plastic tray in which the memory unit has been placed.