I have noticed that some of the brands of CF card that were commonly available such as the SanDisk Extreme 8GB cards are no longer available. What other brands are there that are currently available that are suitable or `safer` for an Amiga?
What brand of CF cards currently available are good for an Amiga?
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For anything basic like transferring files to and from the Amiga via the PCMCIA, I use the "blue and white" unbranded CF cards.
For my Amiga's internal HD's I use SanDisk Extreme branded CF cards.
For my Amiga's internal HD's I use SanDisk Extreme branded CF cards.
Used recently two Sandisk Extreme 32 GB for A1200 and A600, worked well in both cases. I did not try to use over 4 GB partitions though.
> 4GB partitions is an Amiga problem, not CF card issue
I know, and there are ways to overcome it. And I personally never tested these CFs under non-standard conditions.
Thanks guys, I found this card on eBay which should work well then, it was a lot cheaper than Amazon JP oddly enough.
I have another question though, I know on the PC you can partition the CF and copy data so you can just put it into a real Amiga and boot up (At least I think so).
Is there a way how to do this for Mac users?
I have another question though, I know on the PC you can partition the CF and copy data so you can just put it into a real Amiga and boot up (At least I think so).
Is there a way how to do this for Mac users?
On Mac, you can use FS-UAE to prepare a boot image, as well as copy files there. I used it to create a disk image with AmigaOS installed on it, and then put the image onto a CF.
I used Raspberry Pi Imager (with custom image selection) to flash it onto CF, and built-in tool from FS-UAE to create an HDF image. If you are going to install OS, make sure you turn on RDB when partitioning it, otherwise it may not boot after the installation. I went through this cycle (create HDF -> install OS in emulator -> flash to CF -> plug CF into Amiga) on Mac multiple times, worked well.
Sure, it would be nice to have such quick-start manual 
Don't forget to rename SCSI device if you are installing OS under FS-UAE, step similar to the procedure under WinUAE.
Don't forget to rename SCSI device if you are installing OS under FS-UAE, step similar to the procedure under WinUAE.
Thanks for the heads up, I will double check the card when it arrives.
@amienslaver Thanks, hope to have it ready for the next issue out in December.
@amienslaver Thanks, hope to have it ready for the next issue out in December.
Most of the CF/SD/mSD cards with Sandisk logo on ordered from China are fake. Problem is that you can't be sure until you get them and compare with images in some online articles. Photos do not show anything, they are also not real. Best bet is Amazon (directly sold by Amazon) or a reputable local store.
They even fake the labels nearly perfect 
I bought some cloudisk ones recently they work great in all my setups. Genuine Sandisk/Trancend/Kingston*/Etc all usually work fine. I used to get the generic blue/white ones, mileage varies on those, I had a few dead ones and some with less capacity than other brands.
I think there was a version of Kingston that didn't work
I think there was a version of Kingston that didn't work
What is the reason that you don't use the unbranded cards as internal HD's?
I have a couple of them for over 5 years with no problems and used to have one even in my Furia which is considered to be picky with CF cards.
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