This 233X Series cards represent the best storage technology available today. An ideal combination of ultimate performance, cutting-edge technology and customer value for amateur to professional photographers. The non-volatile memory card features dual channels of data throughput to achieve the high-speed reading of 233X (approximately 35MB/per sec), and high-speed writing of 100X (about 15MB/per second). Read and write speeds will vary depending on the device used. The card also offers low power consumption with automatic power management and conforms to the Compact Flash Association Standard. The CF card is designed to be compatible with most devices and operating systems including PC card Standard, PC card ATA compatible, and true IDE Mode compatible. It is also host ATA disk I/O BIOS, DOS and Windows file system, utilities, and application software compatible. The controller supports Ultra DMA Mode up to Mode 4. CIS is implemented with 256 bytes of attribute memory. The CF cards also supports 8 or 16 bit host transfers with any host speed using IORDY and has Error Correction Code (ECC) embedded. Apart from faster speeds, Ridata Lightning cards also are very durable and can withstand extreme temperatures ranging from below freezing to very high heat.