adata CF card - anyone used this card - thoughts

adata 16G 533x UDMA card $59 ( for my 7D)

(With read speed at 80MB/sec and write speed at 50MB/sec)

Have not heard of this manufacture, has anyone used these cards before?

thanks,
Maw

After my bad experience with AData's 32GB SDHC flash card, I'm steering clear of ANY Adata memory products. I bought a Adata 32GB SDHC flash card last summer, mainly for use with my Canon HFS10 HD camcorder. And my Canon P&S camera. After just a couple weeks of use, the card went corrupt while shooting video at a local zoo. It happened toward the end of the day, so I lost all the footage I had filmed that day plus photos that were on the card. I tried several apps attempting to recover what was on the card. None were successful. Card was simply toast. Adata does have a lifetime warrany on their cards, but that does nothing to recover any important photos or video you've lost. I did RMA the card and got a replacement. I've tried selling it on Craigslist with no luck. I should have read the reviews on Amazon.com and NewEgg before buying the card. MANY people have had the same experience with the card going corrupt. People leaving reviews are STILL reporting their Adata SDHC cards going corrupt. If AData really cared about the quality of their products, you'd think they'd have found the problem and resolved it by now. Lucky for me I only lost zoo footage, nothing really important like a family birthday or other event. There's no way I'd trust one of their CF cards no matter how attractive the price.
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mawley said:

adata 16G 533x UDMA card $59 ( for my 7D)

(With read speed at 80MB/sec and write speed at 50MB/sec)

Have not heard of this manufacture, has anyone used these cards before?

thanks,
Maw

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--I have been using A-data 16 & 32 gb CF & SDHC cards in Canon 40/50/7Ds & Lumix G1 for abt 1.5 yr with no problems. I would not hesitate to buy the new UDMA card. That seems like a very good price.
Brian Schneider