Solution for expensive mem cards...

"John McWilliams" <jpmcw.TakeThisOut@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Sosumi wrote:
>
>
> << Snipped bits out >>
>
> The reader is not fast: a 4 GB card can take
> half an hour, but you can leave it on it's own.
>
> << Snipped bits out >>
>
> That kinda eliminates this from serious consideration, now, doesn't it?
>

No. I always have my car close to me

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> Do they have oxygen on your planet?
> Or do you think $180.- is a normal price for 8GB, while a 2 GB MP3 player
> costs less than $10.-?

I think $38 for 8GB CF with free shipping is a normal price. E.g.,

http://www.meritline.com/adata-8g-cf-card-speedy.html

(I'm using meritline often, but know nothing about A-Data).

Hope this helps,
Ilya
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"Sosumi" <sosumi RemoveThis @home.nl> wrote in message
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>
> Do they have oxygen on your planet?
> Or do you think $180.- is a normal price for 8GB, while a 2 GB MP3 player
> costs less than $10.-?
> I got 500 GB for half that price.
>
>
>

$118:
http://www.amazon.com/Sandisk-Performance-SDCFH-8192-901-Retail-Packag...p/B0006

$89:
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Standard-SDHC-Card-SDSDB-8192-A11/dp/B00...R5YA/re

$105:
http://www.amazon.com/Compactflash-Card-8GB-45X-Speed/dp/B000G700SE/re...r_1_59?

$40:
http://www.amazon.com/Transcend-8GB-SDHC-CARD-Class/dp/B000P9ZBFA/ref=...1_9?ie=

$55:
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-8GB-Class-Flash-SD6/dp/B000OF6V7M/ref=s..._11?ie=


Amazon isn't even the cheapest, but I've found them to be pretty reliable.
So what were you saying?
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"Sosumi" <sosumi.RemoveThis@home.nl> wrote in message
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> "Mark B." <mbohntrash54.RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> "Sosumi" <sosumi.RemoveThis@home.nl> wrote in message
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>>> What's with the prices of memory cards these days? Companies like
>>> Sandisk overprice their cards to extremely high, because of the high
>>> demand. Memory of other devices, like PC's or MP3 players are very low,
>>> so we're getting the short end of the stick.
>>
>> Prices are dropping all the time, don't know what you're going on about.
>
> Do they have oxygen on your planet?
> Or do you think $180.- is a normal price for 8GB, while a 2 GB MP3 player
> costs less than $10.-?
> I got 500 GB for half that price.

Totally different sort of memory dude.
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"Sosumi" <sosumi DeleteThis @home.nl> wrote in message
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> "Kinon O'Cann" <somewhere DeleteThis @over.the.rainbow> wrote in message
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>> "Sosumi" <sosumi DeleteThis @home.nl> wrote in message
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>>> "Mark B." <mbohntrash54 DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>> "Sosumi" <sosumi DeleteThis @home.nl> wrote in message
>>>> news:lMqdnTpjl9G9OBnanZ2dnUVZ8rGdnZ2d@novis.pt...
>>>>> What's with the prices of memory cards these days? Companies like
>>>>> Sandisk overprice their cards to extremely high, because of the high
>>>>> demand. Memory of other devices, like PC's or MP3 players are very
>>>>> low, so we're getting the short end of the stick.
>>>>
>>>> Prices are dropping all the time, don't know what you're going on
>>>> about.
>>>
>>> Do they have oxygen on your planet?
>>> Or do you think $180.- is a normal price for 8GB, while a 2 GB MP3
>>> player costs less than $10.-?
>>> I got 500 GB for half that price.
>>
>> You need to check your pricing. Here's a high quality CF card, 8G, for
>> much less than $180:
>>
>> http://www.adorama.com/IDSCF8GE3.html
>>
>
> That's a cheap older model.
> Get it straight. Here's one 8 GB for $270.- !!!
> http://www.adorama.com/HNRCF8GB.html
> WOW: it has a "whopping" speed of 42 MB/sec.
> Any cheap hd does 50 and my RAID0 does over 100. For a hell of a lot less
> money and 500 GB storage space. Saver too...
>
>> And don't compare MP3 players with CF cards. Apples and oranges.
> Indeed. The latter has hard- and software build in for the same price...
> But I don't care if you want to use golden CF cards. It's you dinheiro...
>
>
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> Sosumi
Thats about the stupidist comarison I have ever heard. Answer is easy just
magically make your HD really small and put it inside your camera.
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"Pete D" <no DeleteThis @email.com> wrote:

>Thats about the stupidist comarison I have ever heard. Answer is easy just
>magically make your HD really small and put it inside your camera.

Which actually is pretty easy and has been around as CF micro drives for
several years.

jue
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Pete D wrote:
> "Sosumi" <sosumi DeleteThis @home.nl> wrote in message
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>> "Kinon O'Cann" <somewhere DeleteThis @over.the.rainbow> wrote in message
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>>> "Sosumi" <sosumi DeleteThis @home.nl> wrote in message
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>>>> "Mark B." <mbohntrash54 DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:coadnYPBEYJUMxnanZ2dnUVZ_jWdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>>> "Sosumi" <sosumi DeleteThis @home.nl> wrote in message
>>>>> news:lMqdnTpjl9G9OBnanZ2dnUVZ8rGdnZ2d@novis.pt...
>>>>>> What's with the prices of memory cards these days? Companies like
>>>>>> Sandisk overprice their cards to extremely high, because of the high
>>>>>> demand. Memory of other devices, like PC's or MP3 players are very
>>>>>> low, so we're getting the short end of the stick.
>>>>> Prices are dropping all the time, don't know what you're going on
>>>>> about.
>>>> Do they have oxygen on your planet?
>>>> Or do you think $180.- is a normal price for 8GB, while a 2 GB MP3
>>>> player costs less than $10.-?
>>>> I got 500 GB for half that price.
>>> You need to check your pricing. Here's a high quality CF card, 8G, for
>>> much less than $180:
>>>
>>> http://www.adorama.com/IDSCF8GE3.html
>>>
>> That's a cheap older model.
>> Get it straight. Here's one 8 GB for $270.- !!!
>> http://www.adorama.com/HNRCF8GB.html
>> WOW: it has a "whopping" speed of 42 MB/sec.
>> Any cheap hd does 50 and my RAID0 does over 100. For a hell of a lot less
>> money and 500 GB storage space. Saver too...
>>
>>> And don't compare MP3 players with CF cards. Apples and oranges.
>> Indeed. The latter has hard- and software build in for the same price...
>> But I don't care if you want to use golden CF cards. It's you dinheiro...
>>
>>
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>> Sosumi
> Thats about the stupidist comarison I have ever heard. Answer is easy just
> magically make your HD really small and put it inside your camera.
>
>

With flash memory becoming cheaper, and smaller, I suspect that some
cameras on the low price end will dispense with the flash card slots and
just include 4GB flash memory in the camera soon. That and a Wi-Fi
connection would work wonders for convenience. Pictures could go
directly to the computer if near one's wireless router.
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Scott W <biphoto.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> writes:

> On Jan 9, 10:20 am, Jürgen Exner <jurge....RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> "Pete D" <n....RemoveThis@email.com> wrote:
>> >Thats about the stupidist comarison I have ever heard. Answer is easy just
>> >magically make your HD really small and put it inside your camera.
>>
>> Which actually is pretty easy and has been around as CF micro drives for
>> several years.
>
> And the CF micro drives were an option for some time, but now they
> just don't offer much over a CF flash card. I see at B&H you can still
> buy a 4GB microdrive for $125, I wonder how many of those they are
> selling.
>
> By the time you can a hard drive down to the size of a CF card it just
> does not have room for much storage. The biggest microdrive is
> something like 8GB and cost over $200.

Actually a 40GB microdrive was recently announced, and then the 48GB Pretec
compact flash card was announced

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"Dave Cohen" <user.DeleteThis@example.net> wrote in message
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> Sosumi wrote:
>> "Mark B." <mbohntrash54.DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:coadnYPBEYJUMxnanZ2dnUVZ_jWdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>> "Sosumi" <sosumi.DeleteThis@home.nl> wrote in message
>>> news:lMqdnTpjl9G9OBnanZ2dnUVZ8rGdnZ2d@novis.pt...
>>>> What's with the prices of memory cards these days? Companies like
>>>> Sandisk overprice their cards to extremely high, because of the high
>>>> demand. Memory of other devices, like PC's or MP3 players are very low,
>>>> so we're getting the short end of the stick.
>>> Prices are dropping all the time, don't know what you're going on about.
>>
>> Do they have oxygen on your planet?
>> Or do you think $180.- is a normal price for 8GB, while a 2 GB MP3 player
>> costs less than $10.-?
>> I got 500 GB for half that price.
>>
>>
>>
> Where do you get a 2 gb mp3 player for $10.
> Dave Cohen

I see that the 2 Gig USB thumb drives have been advertised for under AUD$30
though, not bloody bad.

Pete
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"Scott W" <biphoto DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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On Jan 9, 10:20 am, Jürgen Exner <jurge... DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Pete D" <n... DeleteThis @email.com> wrote:
> >Thats about the stupidist comarison I have ever heard. Answer is easy
> >just
> >magically make your HD really small and put it inside your camera.
>
> Which actually is pretty easy and has been around as CF micro drives for
> several years.

And the CF micro drives were an option for some time, but now they
just don't offer much over a CF flash card. I see at B&H you can still
buy a 4GB microdrive for $125, I wonder how many of those they are
selling.

By the time you can a hard drive down to the size of a CF card it just
does not have room for much storage. The biggest microdrive is
something like 8GB and cost over $200.

Scott

IPODs use a tiny 160Gb drive now but I am guessing the speed is not so high,
probably useable for many situations though and with a nice big fat, fast
flash memory buffer could work.

Pete
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