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Sales on Compact Flash Cards???
David Stoner, Photographer
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Atlanta | GA | USA | Posted: 10:41 AM on 09.07.07 |
| ->> Just trying to get a latest feeler out for this topic...any suggestions on best places to buy Flash Cards? The only one I saw that impressed me much was Costco, with 2GB Ultra II's at $20/each (now S/O), and NOW they have 4 GB cards at $60/each. Any suggestions would be helpful... |
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Greg Francis, Photographer
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Rochester | NY | USA | Posted: 10:52 AM on 09.07.07 |
| ->> Adorama.com offers the the SanDisk 8GB Extreme III CompactFlash Card, model no. SDCFX3-8192-901, for $99.95. |
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Alan Look, Photographer
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Bloomington | IL | United States | Posted: 11:56 AM on 09.07.07 |
->> Roberts had the SanDisk Ultra II 2gb in their last email flier. I think it was buy one at &49 get the second free, but check it out for yourself to be sure.
Curcuit City had 4gb ultra II's here in town for $53.74 counting the tax.... |
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David Johnson, Photographer
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Social Circle (Atlanta) | GA | USA | Posted: 12:08 PM on 09.07.07 |
->> He who hesitates on a good deal is lost.
Adorama had the price Greg mentioned the first time I checked this morning, but ten minutes later it was bumped to $149 plus tax, S&H. |
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Mitch Stringer, Photographer
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Towson | MD | USA | Posted: 12:09 PM on 09.07.07 |
| ->> Just bought Sandisk 4 GB Ultra II at Staples for $60. |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 12:42 PM on 09.07.07 |
->> I just bought a PNY 2GB UDMA CF card at eCost.com for $36. If you have a UDMA card reader, this is a great deal, about $10 less than the going rate for 2GB UDMA cards from San Disk and Lexar. I see Newegg now has them a buck cheaper at $35. http://tinyurl.com/2t2eyu
My San Disk (Extreme IV) and Lexar (300x) UDMA cards average 25 mb/sec throughput with my USB UDMA reader. The same cards get about 16-17 mb/sec in fast non-UDMA readers, as do non-UDMA cards (Extreme III/120-133x) regardless of reader.
USB UDMA readers top out at 25-30 mb/sec; while Firewire UDMA readers can reach nearly 40 mb/sec. By contrast, el cheapo USB readers (the ones built in to many PCs) get about 5 mb/sec with even the fastest cards.
If you have UDMA, u da man. ;-)
PS The best deal on UDMA readers is the OmniFlash Uno 40 USB for $20. http://store.compuapps.com/omusb20unrew.html |
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Bob Levey, Photographer
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Richmond/Houston | TX | USA | Posted: 1:46 PM on 09.07.07 |
->> CompUSA still has the Sandisk 4gb Extreme III's for 59.99 w/ free ground shipping...
http://tinyurl.com/2zawrl
Bob |
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Jason Johns, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Biddeford | ME | USA | Posted: 6:12 PM on 09.07.07 |
| ->> I just picked up a pair of SanDisk 2bg Ultra IIs for $60 at Radio Shack. Last two they had in stock... its nice to be on the right side of good timing! |
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Michael Springfield, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Smyrna (Atlanta) | GA | USA | Posted: 7:53 AM on 09.08.07 |
->> 4 gig 233x Ridata (IMHO the best cards out there) is available at newegg for $44.99. 2 gig 75x Transcends (almost as good as Ridata) is $22.49.
Michael |
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Matthew Cavanah, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Columbia | MO | US | Posted: 11:49 AM on 09.08.07 |
| ->> Lexar Platinum II 2GB at Wal-Mart for $34 |
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Yamil Sued, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Peoria | AZ | USA | Posted: 11:56 AM on 09.08.07 |
->> Last weekend Best Buy had Sandisk Extreme III's for $44.95, but Adorama had them for $34.95. so I brought a Printout from the ADORAMA Web site and Best Buy Price matched to the lower $34.95 Price, but this changes store to store and who's the individual at the register.
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Troy Taormina, Photographer
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Richmond | Tx | USA | Posted: 2:50 AM on 09.09.07 |
| ->> Comp USA now says out of stock, and price is listed as 99.99. Just ordered a couple of the 4GB Ridata 233's at new egg. |
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Patrick Fallon, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Columbia | MO | USA | Posted: 3:44 AM on 09.09.07 |
| ->> Amazon.com can have some good prices on stuff... they also sell pro lenses, i.e. 16-35, for less than BH and free shipping :] |
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Steve Mitchell, Photographer
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Peterborough | Cambridgeshire | England | Posted: 5:12 AM on 09.09.07 |
| ->> For the UK photographer..Amazon.co.uk are selling 4GB Extreme III's for £31 each |
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Kent Opdahl, Photographer
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Urbandale | IA | USA | Posted: 12:39 PM on 09.09.07 |
| ->> Anybody seen any deals today on 4gb cards? |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 9:01 AM on 09.10.07 |
->> As of 9 AM EST, Sep 10, newegg.com is out of stock of both the 4GB and 16GB Ritek 233x CF cards. The Ritek web site does not have any info posted on these cards, but given the claimed throughput they would appear to be UDMA cards.
I have put my PNY Optima Pro (2GB) card through its paces, and it compares favorably to my Extreme IV 2GB and Lexar 300x 4GB cards (actually slightly faster than both the "big names"). Newegg has the 2GB for $40 shipped and the 4GB for $55 shipped. |
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Marc F. Henning, Photographer
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Bentonville | AR | USA | Posted: 9:19 AM on 09.10.07 |
->> Staples has SanDisk Ultra II 2GB cards for $24.95 listed in their sunday sales ad. that's a great price.
marc |
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Paul Abell, Photographer
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Tampa | FL | USA | Posted: 11:45 AM on 09.10.07 |
->> Just a heads up... Anyone that buys Ridata, beware of their CS. If you have any questions, email me, and I will let you know the story...
I can say this... I refuse to buy another card from them, ever.
If you ever have issues with a card, watch out. |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 9:45 AM on 09.15.07 |
->> Stanley - Not sure which card you're referring to with that link; there are a bunch, some more, some less than $39.95...
But I will throw in an additional plug, this one for the A-Data Turbo 266x card...$64.95 at newegg, but comes with a $15 rebate good through 9/21. $50 bucks for a 4GB UDMA card. http://tinyurl.com/2sj9bp
I clocked this card at 190x (29 mb/sec) on my UDMA reader (USB), a very good speed (it beats my San Disk Extreme IV, Lexar 300x, Transcend 266x, and PNY UDMA cards). You'll need a UDMA firewire reader to approach advertised speeds with any of the UDMA cards.
I've got the 4GB Ridata UDMA card ($45 at newegg) on order, I'll report back on its speed when it arrives. http://tinyurl.com/ytgln4
Chuck |
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Todd Spoth, Photographer, Student/Intern
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Houston | TX | USA | Posted: 11:51 PM on 09.23.07 |
->> anyone seen any deals lately. it seems like all the deals from this thread have dried up.
anything new? |
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Yamil Sued, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Peoria | AZ | USA | Posted: 11:53 PM on 09.23.07 |
| ->> This week Best Buy has Sandisk Extreme III's 2GB CF for $44.95 |
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Todd Spoth, Photographer, Student/Intern
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Houston | TX | USA | Posted: 12:08 AM on 09.24.07 |
->> i bought an 8gb lexar 133x from BH a few months ago for 78 with a $50 rebate. anything else along those lines?
thanks for the feedback
-T |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 2:53 AM on 09.24.07 |
->> The Ridata 4GB 233x card I posted the link to above does indeed appear to be a UDMA card, though there is still frustratingly little info about it.
Clocked at 23 mb/sec in a UDMA reader, same as Lexar 300x.
Just save the packaging, it is required to submit a warranty claim. But I've had several Ridata cards (CF & SD) with no real problems. |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 6:21 PM on 10.03.07 |
->> Here's a sweet deal: Transcend's 133x line of cards. These cards transfer data to the computer via UDMA (with a UDMA reader) but don't appear to utilize UDMA for writing (hence the 133x designation). Since almost no cameras use UDMA yet, there's little need to pay for UDMA write speeds.
So for much less than the price of a 233x-300x card, you can get effectively the same thing in the Transcend 133x. Some prices:
$52 for the 4GB version, $25 for 2GB, $86.50 for 8GB, and $158 for 16GB...all prices from http://www.datamemorysystems.com, lowest price per http://www.dealram.com.
I have tested the 2GB and like it very much - I get roughly the same read speeds in my UDMA reader (23 MB/sec) as my Lexar 300x. http://www.sportsphotoguy.com/gear/cards.html |
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Sherrlyn Borkgren, Photographer
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Eugene | OR | USA | Posted: 1:36 AM on 10.05.07 |
->> Bizrate.com and write in the search. I have had great results come up. You have to be precise for example Kingston compact flash card or Sandisc Extreme. I usually get directed to stores which have whatever I want in stock.
Staples where I live often has their sales on cards in a back room and I have had to ask for the card that is on sale.
They have great deals. |
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Josh Gibney, Photographer
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Somerswowrth | NH | USA | Posted: 9:29 AM on 11.06.07 |
| ->> any good deals out there this week? |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 11:59 AM on 11.06.07 |
| ->> Adorama and Kingston are offering rebates this month...still doesn't make Kingston's new UDMA cards as cheap as some others, but if you like Kingston, here's a chance to save. |
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Thomas Oed, Photographer
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San Diego | CA | USA | Posted: 4:09 AM on 11.07.07 |
->> For the Transcend 16GB card that Chuck mentioned above, mydigitaldiscount.com has them for $129. I have one on the way, and am waiting for the Ridatas to come back in stock. They're priced at $139, which the Transcend also was when I placed the order. Before it shipped, the price cut came through, so Doug lowered the price for mine as well.
I also have experienced slightly better performance with the Ridatas, but the 8GB Transcend I already have isn't bad, either. I figure this'll give me a chance to compare the bigger ones head to head as well, once i can get one of the Ridatas.
-T- |
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