512MB Compact Flash Card for $58.74 USD

[kahfluie]

Went to GOTAPEX.COM (http://www.gotapex.com) and found the following. Thought some of you might be interested.

Lou

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Amazon - Sandisk 512 MB CompactFlash Card for $58.74 after Rebate with FREE Shipping! 512MB Secure Digital Card for $89.24 after Rebate with FREE Shipping! (Posted by: Apex)
Huge name brand storage for your digital camera for just $58.74 after $20 rebate (expires 5/31/04), with free shipping. Get it before Amazon raises the price again. SANDISK 512MB COMPACT FLASH CARD

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Amazon - SanDisk 256 MB CompactFlash Card for $24.34 after Rebate with FREE Shipping! (Posted by: Apex)
Great pricing for those of you wanting to pick up a big memory card for your digital camera. A 256MB card should give you about 100 shots on a high end 5 megapixel digital camera, and way more for lower resolution ones. It`s $39.34 - $15 mail in rebate (expires 5/30/04) = $24.34 with free shipping. SANDISK 256MB COMPACT FLASH CF CARD

[Jon Borcik]

Be careful.... I had the CF 512 Sandisk on backorder with Amazon for six weeks now at that price. I finally cancelled the order Sunday night when they estimated a mid July delivery. I purchased a Toshiba 1G CF for $144.00 delivered instead. It is on the way to my door as I write. :)

[defordphoto]

Also, I think those are the ultra-SLOW cards too. As long as you're not shooting anything quick they'll be fine. You'll have slow writes from the buffer and slow transfers to your computer.

[robertwgross]

There is a general price decrease across the board now. This applies to most CF card types.

---Bob Gross---

[Quizzmo]

Just paid $140 for a 2.2GB micro drive from www.bananaPC.com

[sp00g3]

Just paid $140 for a 2.2GB micro drive from www.bananaPC.com


SLOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[Cadwell]

Just paid $140 for a 2.2GB micro drive from www.bananaPC.com

:shock: Please tell us it wasn't the MagicStor :shock:

If it was... gawd help you. Do a search for MagicStor on this forum to see why!

[cmM]

Also, I think those are the ultra-SLOW cards too. As long as you're not shooting anything quick they'll be fine. You'll have slow writes from the buffer and slow transfers to your computer.
Yes they are. According to Rob G.'s chart, (I don't remember his full name) they're the second slowest cards on the market.
I can tell you they're slow from experience.... I have one. I don't need a lot more speed. (but I'd like to have it) It bothers me when I copy 500 MB of pictures onto my computer... takes minutes.

[CyberDyneSystems]

If it's 2.2 .. :(

Bad news I'm afraid.

[Pef]

I've purchased a MagicStor 2.2 gb for my lovely 10D...
I've taken it to my trip to Greece...
I've lost a full day of shooting at the Acropolis...
I've returned it with rage to the shop !

Now, I've a second Sandisk Ultra II 512mb instead.

Don't trust this microdrive card, I've a lot of errors when recording photo and lost several one during this deadful day.
But, when I return to my hotel at night and transfer automatically photos to my Jobo Giga 2 (card reader + hard drive) I doesn't see final errors (that take a long time), so I've erased all photos.

Never happened with a solid state flash card !

[RichardtheSane]

Just paid $140 for a 2.2GB micro drive from www.bananaPC.com
Send it straight back when you get it

You'll loose less pictures that way ;)

[cutter]

Okay--now I'm worried.

I just purchased a 512mb [High-Speed CompactFlash] by PQI (Power Quotient International).

Help..

Anyone have any experience with this particular brand?

[Sky_&_Sea]

I've purchased a MagicStor 2.2 gb for my lovely 10D...
I've taken it to my trip to Greece...
I've lost a full day of shooting at the Acropolis...
I've returned it with rage to the shop !

Now, I've a second Sandisk Ultra II 512mb instead.

Don't trust this microdrive card, I've a lot of errors when recording photo and lost several one during this deadful day.
But, when I return to my hotel at night and transfer automatically photos to my Jobo Giga 2 (card reader + hard drive) I doesn't see final errors (that take a long time), so I've erased all photos.

Never happened with a solid state flash card !

I'm worried too. Are you saying don't trust Sandisk Ultra II 512mb? Cause that's what I bought...

[BottomBracket]

I'm worried too. Are you saying don't trust Sandisk Ultra II 512mb? Cause that's what I bought...

That's the best for the money right now.....

[prime80]

Okay--now I'm worried.

I just purchased a 512mb [High-Speed CompactFlash] by PQI (Power Quotient International).

Help..

Anyone have any experience with this particular brand?


I'm worried too. Are you saying don't trust Sandisk Ultra II 512mb? Cause that's what I bought...

You guys are fine. They are talking about a micro-drive, which is basically a miniature harddrive that works as a Compact Flash card. You both bought true compact flash cards. You shouldn't have any problems.

[robertwgross]

I just purchased a 512mb [High-Speed CompactFlash] by PQI (Power Quotient International).

Anyone have any experience with this particular brand?

They are cheap, and not very fast.

Whether you find the speed to be acceptable or not will depend on what camera you use.

---Bob Gross---

[Jon]

The one card that noone here will recommend, and that will immediately evince calls of "send it back!' is the Magicstor 2.2 GB MicroDrive, which is a particular brand of CF Type II miniature hard disk drive. Flash memory CF card problems don't seem to be statistically more likely from one company than another, although for long-term reassurance staying with a name brand like SanDisk or Lexar, and getting the fastest card you can afford are your best options.

[Starfleet_EMH]

Someone was asking about Rob Galbraith's CF Testing website: http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007

I placed a comment here as well: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=70475

My $0.02 (w/o rebate :D)

EMH

[grego]

The one card that noone here will recommend, and that will immediately evince calls of "send it back!' is the Magicstor 2.2 GB MicroDrive, which is a particular brand of CF Type II miniature hard disk drive. Flash memory CF card problems don't seem to be statistically more likely from one company than another, although for long-term reassurance staying with a name brand like SanDisk or Lexar, and getting the fastest card you can afford are your best options.

Problem with the Microdrives, are they are very fragile. So if they drop, you better pray it still works. You are better off buying a standard CF card.

[Jon]

Well, I've got 2x 1 GB and 1 x 4 GB IBM/Hitachis with no problems. The MagicStors seem to crash just from the vibration of the shutter.