Newegg Selling 1GB Secure Digital for $103

[GadgetDave]

Originally Posted by rocky_raher

It would be pretty difficult to "lose" data from an SD or CF card, IMHO. Most of what most people would put on an SD (music, books, photos, and software) gets uploaded from a desktop PC. So, if you lose the SD, you haven't lost the data. The only data on your PPC that isn't already on your desktop is stuff generated by the PPC, such as photos taken or documents composed or edited on the PPC. And of course, you would back that up by downloading it to your desktop at the first opportunity.

But if you have a problem and you're on the road away from that desktop ... it's the same thing as "losing" it!

[GadgetDave]

Originally Posted by rocky_raher

It would be pretty difficult to "lose" data from an SD or CF card, IMHO. Most of what most people would put on an SD (music, books, photos, and software) gets uploaded from a desktop PC. So, if you lose the SD, you haven't lost the data. The only data on your PPC that isn't already on your desktop is stuff generated by the PPC, such as photos taken or documents composed or edited on the PPC. And of course, you would back that up by downloading it to your desktop at the first opportunity.

But if you have a problem and you're on the road away from that desktop ... it's the same thing as "losing" it!

[rocky_raher]

Originally Posted by GadgetDave

But if you have a problem and you're on the road away from that desktop ... it's the same thing as "losing" it!

Good point! I worry about losing data forever (like when your desktop's hard disk crashes and you've been lazy about backups). So, for a trip, one should probably have important data duplicated on a second SD card, carried separately from your PDA. (I mean, packed in your luggage, NOT in a pocket in your PDA's leather case.) Doing so would be easier with higher-capacity SD cards. (Or put a 1G card in your PPC and use your old 128's for backup data.)

I didn't think of doing that on my last vacation. I've made a note to carry backup data on future trips. Thank you for inspiring me to be more prepared!

[beq]

I'm not used to the apparently new SD speed labels like "45x" or "60x". I noticed though the 60x card states 10MB/sec transfer rate, which is the same transfer rate that the original "high-speed 5x" cards from Panasonic were advertising when they first came out. So 10MB/sec is now 60x instead of 5x? Anyways, so this Kingmax card is as fast as the "high-speed" cards from Panasonic, Lexar, etc?

Also the customer review on Newegg's site says the Kingmax is thinner than regular SD cards because it has no write-protect switch. Does anyone ever make use of the write-protect switch? Are there any other implications to the card being thin? Will it tend to slip out of the slot by itself?

[SeanH]

Here is a Sandisk 1GB SD card for $69.88 from jr.com. With free shipping.

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=3960168

512MB from amazon.com for $39.94

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...781843-2740846

Sean

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These things just keep getting cheaper. I got the Kingmax from Newegg last week for $118, and now it's down to $109.99. I've been using a Simpletech 512MB one for a couple of years, and I paid $400.00 for it!

So far the Kingmax one is working fine; I hadn't noticed that it was thinner than my others, but it doesn't seem to be in any danger of falling out.

[Lukas44]

Originally Posted by SeanH

Here is a Sandisk 1GB SD card for $69.88 from jr.com. With free shipping.

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=3960168

512MB from amazon.com for $39.94

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...781843-2740846

Sean

Sounds great,but how fast & how good is the Sandisk SD card