compact flash vs. sd

[matthewclan]

Ok, I do not yet have a PPC, but was wandering why a 256 mb Compact Flash card is 60 at wal-mart, and the 256 mb SD card is 100? Is the SD higher quality or what?

Thanks,
Matthew

[Pat Logsdon]

SD cards are newer, and have a smaller format (higher development costs due to miniaturization). I have both CF and SD cards, and I've never really noticed a difference, although I hear that some CF cards are faster for some applications than comparable SD cards.

[dean_shan]

It's the whole paying for the size thing. Laptops are the same thing. You pay to shrink the parts.