Lexar Media 16X Pro Series CompactFlash Type II card

Lexar's new card is one of only a small handful of 1GB flash memory-based CompactFlash cards to be announced or hit the market to date. It has a suggested list price of US$1199 (dealers will usually sell for less than list) and features the other accoutrements of their Pro Series cards, including free data recovery for pros, upgradeable firmware and a lifetime warranty.

Late last year, Optosys and Lexar jointly developed a 1GB CompactFlash flash memory card aimed at industrial markets. It features a variant of Lexar's 8X controller (though the card is not speed-rated as such) and is sold exclusively by Optosys.

SimpleTech markets a 1GB CompactFlash Type II based on Hitachi's controller and flash memory, while Sandisk has announced, but not yet shipped, a 1GB CompactFlash Type I flash memory card.