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09/23/2004 08:42:11 AM · #1 |
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09/23/2004 08:59:30 AM · #2 |
does anyone know if this is a good card? my camera takes xD and CF, but i've only bought xD so far. i need to get another card, though, and the CFs are less expensive, but i don't know much about them. aren't there, like, hi-speed cards? what's good and what should i stay away from? thanks in advance!
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09/23/2004 09:05:44 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by annasense:
does anyone know if this is a good card? |
sandisk 256 are my primary cards, and i've never had a problem that i didn't cause (like doing something stupid before the buffer finished writing, or using it outside the camera, then putting it back in and not reformatting in-camera). looks like a great price. |
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09/23/2004 09:15:44 AM · #4 |
SanDisk makes the Ultra II which is faster than the one you posted at Amazon. This is a great price, so if it's in your budget go for it. I think (and maybe some of the more knowledgable folks will jump in) that your camera has to be able to support the higher speed. If it doesn't, it just works at the normal speed (or up to the speed that your camera will do). I have a 256 Sandisk and it writes just fine for me, I don't really notice a delay.
Amazon has other deals on faster cards if you think you'd like to jump for one of those. Lexar 12x |
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09/23/2004 09:19:56 AM · #5 |
Does anyone know of a better price from a reputable dealer for a 2GB Sandisk Ultra II than this deal from Dell? I thought $163.76 was pretty great:
Sandisk Ultra II 2Gb from Dell |
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09/23/2004 09:24:59 AM · #6 |
SanDisk is the granddad of compact flash so the technology is good. I started with SanDisk even washed one with my clothes and it still works, but I have found other brands to perform as well or better. I run Lexar and PQI and never had an issue.
From TechBargains
Near the middle of the page,
ED: ... my bad a put a SD card here ...
They also have a lexar x80 1G CF a little further down for $114 after a rebate.
Message edited by author 2004-09-23 09:26:31. |
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09/23/2004 09:26:05 AM · #7 |
Rich, I couldn't find that particular card any cheaper.
Message edited by author 2004-09-23 09:26:17. |
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09/23/2004 09:30:13 AM · #8 |
| I found SanDisk 512s at Costco for about $45, too. Great deal, I thought! |
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09/23/2004 09:40:52 AM · #9 |
Is this card fast enough? Do you need the ultraII for optimum performance of
1. 20D
2. Rebel/300D |
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09/23/2004 09:43:05 AM · #10 |
I bought a Sandisk card of this type, and found it to be SOOOO SLOOOOOW that I had to return it and get a Lexar 12X card instead for actually a lower price.
This was about 1.5 years ago, cards are getting faster now, but the original Sandisk cards are still the same mind-numbingly slow cards they've been for years. This card will work, but you may be frustrated by the slow speed.
I highly recommend the Sandisk Ultra II cards, which are super fast, or the high speed Lexar cards like the 80X. You should be able to find them for not *too* much more than the Sandisk original card. |
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09/23/2004 09:46:02 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by richterrell:
Does anyone know of a better price from a reputable dealer for a 2GB Sandisk Ultra II than this deal from Dell? I thought $163.76 was pretty great:
Sandisk Ultra II 2Gb from Dell |
Check out: //www.buy.com. it's 168, but you can get a $15 off coupon (says valid for new customers, but it lets me have it, and I'm an old customer).
//www.xpbargains.com/click.php?id=15836
That makes the price $153 or so, but you will have to buy somemthing else so the total before coupon goes to $200. Or you can use this coupon to buy anything else.
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09/23/2004 10:24:01 AM · #12 |
wen do you think that the prices of cf will stop dropping?
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09/24/2004 10:21:55 AM · #13 |
The prices will continue to fall... Wonderful world of technology & competition!!
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09/24/2004 10:25:43 AM · #14 |
| I just got a 1gig ultra II from zipzoomfly for $98 with free 2 day. I don't know if that deal is still up though. But there weren't any rebates! |
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