Hagiwara CF cards .....
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ranger said:hi,
anyone using any hagiwara 256mb cards, heard from a colleague that his fren is saying this card is no good, but from the price point of view, it's very attractive compared to transcend/ridata.
any comments from users pls ..... thanks !
Hagiwara comes in the V series, and the Z Series, as denoted by the last letter of the part number printed on the packaging. Eg, The 256 MB V series would be something like HPC-CF256V, while the Z card would be HPC-CF256Z.
The Z series is VERY FAST. As fast as the fastest lexars, but if I'm not mistaken, the V series is the slow one. So far, all shops I've seen in SLS are selling the V series. Some people say the hagiwara cards in green packaging is slow, while the brown packaging is the fast one. I think that's not really true, since the V series are packaged in both green and brown, so color is not a good way to identify the fast ones.
Apart from looking at the part number, you can also look at the way the word "HAGIWARA" is printed on the CF card itself. The V series has the word printed HORIZONTALLY across the card, below the big "CF" logo on the card. The Z series has the word HAGIWARA printed VERTICALLY beside the CF logo.
How do I know so much ? Coz I was buying a CF card last week and did some research. I finally bought a Transcend x45 instead. Costs a little more, but I don't have to worry if I'm getting a fast card or slow card. They're all fast ! Think about it : why take the risk of getting stuck with a lousy card for several years just to save $40 ?
chriszzz said:
Well, cost of CF now is ex and if one's cam does not take advantage of the fast card (write) then it is better sometimes to get cheaper cards like Hagiwara and Kingston. BTW, Hagiwara V series has a read speed of 5MB/s +/- with my Ridata reader, although the write speed is a bit slow.... Well, does not improve my G5 write speed much if I get a 30x/45x card.
enjoy
theITguy said:
True. If you're sure you won't be buying a newer faster camera within the next year or 2, no point wasting the money. But who knows ? In near future you could buy a camera that has significantly faster write speed and your card suddenly feels slow. $40 extra is a little insurance for a card you will likely to be using for at least 2-3 years more. Anyway, to each his own. I post the facts, and the reader makes his own informed decision on the card he wants.
how about the ones shown here at eastgear, is it the faster or slower one, can any owner pls advise.
http://www.eastgear.com/memory/index.htm
http://www.eastgear.com/memory/index.htm
ranger said:how about the ones shown here at eastgear, is it the faster or slower one, can any owner pls advise.
http://www.eastgear.com/memory/index.htm
If you look closer, it is the V series (denoted by the ending letter from "HPC-CF256V"). I got mine from EastGear of this model.
Hagiwara Z series is indeed faster than the V. I have the Z, V, Transcend 45x, and Sandisk Ultra, ranging all 1GB sizes. My most reliably fast ones are the Hagiwara Z, andSandisk Ultra, followed by the 45x. I hardly use the Hagiwara V nowadays.
BTW, the 'fast' cards are between S$430-480 at SLS, either AP, or at Convergent Systems - which imports the Hagiwaras.
BTW, the 'fast' cards are between S$430-480 at SLS, either AP, or at Convergent Systems - which imports the Hagiwaras.
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