Bigger cards are always going to be slower. The bigger the card, the more data it is forced to write per block due to the block size needed by the formatting. The limited bandwidth of the bus to read/write the card is another factor. You will not be impressed by the SanDisk 2GB card either. I have one, and it is very slow for write speed when doing backups and writing many random, small files (i.e. backups). It works well and is speedy for very large, sequential file writing. I went back to my 512MB SanDisk Ultra-II card for handheld backups via Resco Backup. It's MUCH, MUCH faster than doing the same on my 2GB card!! I now use my 2GB card for MP3s only.
--- Mike ..... Original Message ....... On Tue, 05 Jun 2007 07:56:50 -0700 Ralph Alvy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I recently blew away a Lexar 1gb SD card with some beta software. I always >found Lexar cards to be fast and dependable, and wanted to get a 2gb card >anyway, so opted for the Lexar Platinum 2gb card (rated at 60x). I have never >seen such a slow card when it comes to write-speed. A Resco Backup of my >entire RAM, which used to take about 2 minutes, now takes about 20 minutes. > >So I'm looking for a faster 2gb card. I just ordered a SanDisk Ultra 2gb card >(SDSDH-2048-901), which should arrive today. > >Any suggestions out there? > >Ralph
