SanDisk Extreme III 8 GB CF cards

I placed and order with Adorama last week and included two of the 8 GB Extreme III CF cards. The next day (Friday) I received an e-mail to advise that they were out of stock and on back order. Sunday evening they e-mailed to advise that the order would be shipped on Monday without the memory cards. I discussed this with a sales rep at Adorama and he advised that they have no time line for receipt of new stock and that there is a rumour going around that SanDisk is discontinuing this line.

That jives with the note on the B&H webiste when I look at these cards there.

SanDisk still lists these cards on their website and has them for sale. I haven't called them to find out if they actually have them in stock, ready to ship.

Does anyone have further information about what is going on? I have been very pleased with my Extreme III cards but I do not have any 8 GB cards. Is there something I should know? I think some of the bigger stores here in Ontario still have them for sale.

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As of today just about all the major online retailers have them in stock.

Go to newegg and order the Transcend 8gig 266x for $99 plus $3 shipping. I got two last week.

edit just saw you're Canada, not sure if it's worth it to you.

Read this thread

https://photography-on-the.net …hread.php?t=461​252&page=2

nontetheredbrain wrote in post #5103473
Go to newegg and order the Transcend 8gig 266x for $99 plus $3 shipping. I got two last week.

edit just saw you're Canada, not sure if it's worth it to you.

Or, the 133x for $37. I just bought me one. I'm sure the 266x is a bit faster, but I doubt I'll notice the difference.

I have been checking the B&H and Adorama websites frequently this past week to see what's happening with the Extreme III 8 gb CF cards. At Adorama they now have this card at $145.99; at B&H it is $124.95.

Disregading the rebates that were avaialble, this memory card was under $100 at both stores just a week or so ago.

What's up with this?

Supply and demand I suppose. You'd be better off getting two 4 gig cards for around$59.95 using PriceGrabber.

I local salvage company here where I live got in a big electronics store stock and I found several of the Extreme III CF 4 and 8 gig cards marked $84.95 and $148.95 less 30% off at the register. Still kinda high pricing for a salvage company and the cards aren't even in their blister packs.

I bought two of them at Adorama about a month ago for 99.95 each making them only $50 each with the rebate - I guess I got in in the nick of time... Now the rebate hassle tango with Young America!

The sage continues; I decided to try a Canadian store for a couple of 8gb Extreme III cards. The Camera Store in Calgary had them on their website for $128.39 each. I placed the order and a day later received an e-mail to advise that they are out of stock but are expected in the first week or two of April; did I want to have them hold the order or cancel. I decided to keep the order open and see what happens. I am curious to see if they can deliver at the same price as it seems the prices have jumped dramatically at B&H and Adorama for the new stock.

Bushplane Ken wrote in post #5156072
The sage continues; I decided to try a Canadian store for a couple of 8gb Extreme III cards. The Camera Store in Calgary had them on their website for $128.39 each. I placed the order and a day later received an e-mail to advise that they are out of stock but are expected in the first week or two of April; did I want to have them hold the order or cancel. I decided to keep the order open and see what happens. I am curious to see if they can deliver at the same price as it seems the prices have jumped dramatically at B&H and Adorama for the new stock.

SandIsk is discounting the original Extreme III cards rated at 20MB/s and releasing the new ones, Extreme III with new labeling rated at 30MB/s. That why the pricing is higher art some places right now.