Lexar Media has released its Professional 600x CompactFlash card, which has a write speed capability of 600x (90MB/s) when paired with a UDMA 6-enabled device. The 600x card is designed to speed up workflow with minimum sustained read speed of 533x (80MB/s), or faster when paired with a UDMA 6-enabled reader. The cards are available in 8GB ($199), 16GB ($299) and 32GB (not available) capacities. Card readers retail separately for $45.

Lexar Media has announced the release of its Professional UDMA 300x 16GB CompactFlash (CF) card. The 16GB CF card writes at a speed of 45MB per second (300x) and reduces card-to-computer transfer rate when working with a UDMA-enabled device, such as the Lexar Professional UDMA FireWire 800 Reader or the Lexar Professional UDMA Dual-Slot USB Reader.

The Lexar Professional UDMA 300x...

Lexar Media has doubled the speed rating of its Professional 8GB CompactFlash memory card to 90X. The new card is capable of a minimum sustained data write speed of 13.5MB per second.

Like all Lexar professional flash memory cards, the new 8GB CompactFlash includes Image Rescue 2, the company’s image recovery software; Paint Shop Pro 9, Corel’s image editing and management software program; and a trial version of Photo Mechanic image browsing software by Camera Bits.

The retail price for the 8GB card is $475.