09-24-2002, 04:00 PM
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256 MB CompactFlash card for $74.95
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005AC8J/jasondunn-20
As any regular reader to this site will know, I'm a sucker for good deals on storage - hard drives, memory cards, blank CDs, you name it. I had a friend in the US order me one of those 512 MB cards for $149, but for those of you looking to spend a little less, this 256 MB card for $74.95 is a great deal. (affiliate links)
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09-24-2002, 04:35 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Always good deals in US....the only thing which suck is that amazon.com do not ship them to Canada...let alone paying GST/PST extra...
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09-24-2002, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by bdeli
Always good deals in US....the only thing which suck is that amazon.com do not ship them to Canada...let alone paying GST/PST extra...
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I know, I know. I had to get a friend in the US to order me the 512 MB one. Frustrating!
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09-24-2002, 04:53 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
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What impact on battery life do the Viking cards have? I ask because I bought one of the super-cheap-at-the-time ($45) 128MB Mr. Flash CF cards from NewEgg last year, and promptly found out that it sucks my battery life down to near 1 hour, when reading ebooks (my most common Pocket PC activity). Consequently, I no longer use the Mr. Flash card, except to transfer something to main memory once in a while.
Do the Viking cards have a noticeable impact on battery life? Any user testimonials?
Thanks, 
JoshB
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09-24-2002, 05:09 PM
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Magi
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Have any of you Canadians tried Ecost. I have used them a few times to ship to Canada. They may not have a matching deal today on memory cards, but many times they do. They will give you a quote in Canadian funds delivered to your door all taxes in, before you decide to buy.
Give them a look see. http://www.ecost.com/ecost/ecsplash/...egory=25484000
Dave
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09-24-2002, 05:13 PM
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Thinker
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I normally purchase stuff from ecost - but hey they do charge a lot for handling fees/shipping. The same stuff you can get from ecost can be bought for some extra CAD$ from http://www.cendirect.com
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09-24-2002, 05:15 PM
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Magi
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Yup Cendirect are pretty good as well
Take out the period after com in your link. It's not working
Dave
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09-24-2002, 05:18 PM
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Thinker
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fixed :-)
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09-24-2002, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by JoshB
Do the Viking cards have a noticeable impact on battery life? Any user testimonials?
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I think the problem with the Mr. Flash cards is that they're 5 volt instead of the 3.3 volt that mainstream brands use. Likely got a deal on the chips, which is why the Mr. Flash card are so much cheaper than others. I have a 256 MB Vikinig card that I've used in both my digital camera and my Pocket PCs, and I haven't noticed any unusual impact on battery life (CF cards DO take some battery life to run however).
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09-25-2002, 12:32 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Is there anyway to tell the speed of these cards. I can't seem to find any information on them.
thanks
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