best brand/type of compact flash?

[nikko]

I'm looking to buy a 256 MB compact flash card for my digital camera. I'm wondering if there is any consensus on what the best brand is and why. Also, I've seen some CF memory marked as 12X. What does that refer to? How fast I can download the information on it to my computer? Does it matter how fast the memory is if I all intend to do is use it for my digital camera? I'd appreciate any feedback you can provide. Thanks.

 

[oog]

I've always just referred to the information on this dpreview.com page

 

[John]

Originally posted by: oog
I've always just referred to the information on this dpreview.com page

That's a great review. I have access to 25x CF cards (transcend).