These lexar 40x & 80x CF cards are great storage cards for devices that need high speed read/write capability.

Note: Microdrives are nice for MP3's players or low end pocket PCs but they are terrible options for cameras because the read and write speeds are too slow for quick shooting.

So when you need to take quick pictures or get information off the drive fast (streaming video . . .etc.) These Lexars and the SanDisk ULTRA II (my personal favorite) are the only ones I would recommend, and I do so highly.

For 20% less you can get twice as much memory with a 2GB Microdrive or for only 30% more you could get 4 times as much memeory with a 4Gb model. Dollar per byte, Lexar memory cards are a bad deal compared to the hard drive and the HD meets all the same compatability standards. Forget this card and get more for your money!

Have been using this product for about one-month in my Nikon 8700. It's worked perfect from the first use.

On their website Lexar guarantees that all of their compact flash cards are compatible with your digital camera, period. Contact them

I started enjoying Lexar CF 40x media at the 128 Meg level. Even without considering price, it was the fastest CF card available at the time. It worked great. Still does, nearly two years later.

Now, my collection of 40x CF cards also includes one 256 meg, two 512 meg cards, and two 1 gig cards. CF has become a winner in the media wars, and Lexar cards work in all of my CF compatible devices, and work fast and error free. Other cards I have used have been as reliable, but not as fast in devices that can make use of write speed.

One last note. A Nikon user here panned the Lexar 1 gig card because he had problems getting it to work in his camera. Since I have been a Canon fan for the past 30 years, I don't care much for Nikon (boys will be boys), but I did take the time to ask a Nikon loving friend that lives in Atlanta if he had a problem using Lexar cards with his Nikon trash (he also has a Canon museum, but took the Coolpix route when he went digital). His answer was "no, Lexar cards work perfectly in anything I have that uses CF".

As I expected. Standards are standards, and Lexar is at the top of the game. I suspect either operator error, or a Nikon software glitch that caused the problem reported in that post. By the way, as I write this post, I'm listening to music on a four year old HP Jornada pocket PC that was written on the 1 gig Lexar card.

The Lexar 1 gig card is fast, reliable, and works in both old and new CF devices. It's also cheap compared to the first one I bought.

Enjoy!