price them. you can see at least two tiers and perhaps three, depending on cost. higher cost==faster. if it doesn't say fast (translated into marketspeak, of course), it isn't. i find the SanDisk Ultras are the best bang for the buck in terms of speed/dollar at any given size point.
Herb.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 6:56 PM Subject: Re: istD and threads > How does one tell if it is a fast card or not, prior to purchasing? I know I > have one really slow card, it's pretty awful, but it is also a 64mb, so it's > not likely to see much use anymore.