Benchmarked 3 SD cards on the X40

[tsammyc]

Used Sandra to benchmark 3 SD cards on the X40. Quite interesting results.

Old 64MB Sandisk Card - Sq Read: 1.5 MB/sec, Sq Write: 0.88 MB/sec
New 256MB Sandisk Card - Sq Read: 7MB/sec, Sq Write: 3MB/sec
New 1GB Lexar Card - Sq Read: 6MB/sec, Sq Write: 6MB/sec

Since my main use is to copy files from the office to home, the Lexar looks like the best card to use. Also, it has the best overall performance.

[DavidNZ]

that is interesting. i've heard the Lexars are good and Sandisks are prone to problems. I've also heard there are effectively two types of SD cards - is it dual layer and single layer? Can't be sure.

I thought about using a big SD card to transport files as well (using a "Briefcase") but in the end opted for a 512MB pen drive.