Anybody seen a cheaper CF card lately?

07/13/2005 04:07:09 PM · #1

I'm looking to buy a high capacity CF card and have found a 2GB card for $114.95 at buy.com . This is after rebate and also includes free shipping. I was wondering if anybody has found anything cheaper lately? I think a few weeks back someone had found a 2GB for $93, but I think that offer has ended.

07/13/2005 04:11:47 PM · #2

Well as soon as I posted this I see that buy.com has a coupon for $10 off for any purchase over $75. That makes the price of the card $104 after rebate.

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

07/13/2005 04:15:03 PM · #3

ZipZoomFly.com offers the Kingston Elite Pro 2GB CompactFlash card for $121 before a $20 mail-in rebate, $101 after, with free shipping.

faidoi

Pentax K10D

07/13/2005 04:18:46 PM · #4

Kingston Elite Pro specs for those interested:

8 MB/sec write and 10 MB/read

07/13/2005 04:19:57 PM · #5

It's about a 45x speed (more than enough to keep a Coolpix 8700 busy).

07/13/2005 04:20:59 PM · #6

Originally posted by scalvert:

ZipZoomFly.com offers the Kingston Elite Pro 2GB CompactFlash card for $121 before a $20 mail-in rebate, $101 after, with free shipping.

Actually, you're wrong. It's $119 and $99 after rebate. Thanks for the tip.

07/13/2005 04:21:52 PM · #7

Originally posted by jpeters:

Actually, you're wrong. It's $119 and $99 after rebate.

You didn't include my $2 finder's fee. ;-)

Tokina AF 28-80mm f/2.8 AT-X 280AF Pro for Pentax

07/13/2005 04:25:56 PM · #8

Originally posted by scalvert:

Originally posted by jpeters:
Actually, you're wrong. It's $119 and $99 after rebate.

You didn't include my $2 finder's fee. ;-)

Oh yeah. Well, the check is on is in the mail now. I didn't insure it, so I can't be held responsible if it never arrives. ;)

mcrochip

Pentax K20D

07/14/2005 08:53:58 AM · #9

I have a few different CF cards at home (SDs as well) and they all perform differently. Please keep in mind that if you buy a cheap card, you may have a longer delay in taking more pictures because of very slow write speeds. I just recently got a Sandisk UltraII SD, to replace a Lexar standard (from Ritz)... the difference in write speed it noticable. The difference in read speed (loading the pics to my computer) is incredible - takes quite a bit less time with the new card.

Point here... look at the read/write speeds. The faster card may cost $10 more, but it's well worth that extra few bucks.

-Steve

07/14/2005 09:09:46 AM · #10

The manufacturer-listed read/write speeds can be misleading. You can compare real-world performance HERE. Note that these comparisons are for DSLRs, which take take advantage of the faster speeds. Any reasonably fast CF card should be limited by the Coolpix 8700's internal speed rather than the CF card. I have Transcend 45x and Lexar 80x cards, and I can barely tell the difference in either my camera or a Firewire card reader.