05-31-2004, 11:00 PM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Flash Memory Prices to Drop
We posted last month that RAM prices were rising, as companies switched memory production over to flash memory. Now Yahoo! News have a story about the other side of the coin:
"Two companies that dominate the lucrative market for memory chips used in digital cameras and music players are slashing prices to stoke demand and undermine emerging rivals, industry officials and analysts said. The move by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Toshiba Corp is a bonanza for consumers snapping up flash memory devices in increasing numbers and sets the stage for a fierce battle in the most profitable part of the memory industry."
Cheaper Flash Memory Cards and Pocket PC memory? That'll do very nicely thanks. 8)
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05-31-2004, 11:22 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Very nice indeed. I'll need some new CF cards when I (hopefully) get my new camera in a month or so.
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06-01-2004, 12:18 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 1,055
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I'm waiting for 512MB SD cards to drop below $75. Then I'll definitely be buying some new memory! 
Heck, I might even trade in my 3 year old Sony memory stick digicam for a new digicam with an SD slot.
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06-01-2004, 12:22 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 137
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Originally Posted by OSUKid7
Very nice indeed. I'll need some new CF cards when I (hopefully) get my new camera in a month or so.
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Same here... I have been lusting after the Nikon D70... price doesn't look like it is going to drop anytime soon, so I guess I am going to have to byte the bullet and pay the $$$. And, of course, I will need the CF cards to feed it.... :lol:
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06-01-2004, 12:37 AM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 4,303
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Originally Posted by iPaqDude
And, of course, I will need the CF cards to feed it.... :lol:
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Feeeeed it Seymour! :wink:
Now I have an 8Mp camera, I'll be needing a new card soon. The 1Gb just does not cut it any more. :?
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06-01-2004, 12:49 AM
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Oracle
Join Date: Dec 2003
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id like to get a 1gb sd card for under $160.
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06-01-2004, 01:00 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,043
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If I could soon grab a 2GB CF & a 512MB SD for around $100 each... call me a happy PPCer. That's enough for all my docs, some backups, a couple of movies, a dozen CDs at a nice bitrate... and room to spare. Very cool.
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Gerard Ivan Samija
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06-01-2004, 01:03 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 1,055
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Originally Posted by Gerard
If I could soon grab a 2GB CF & a 512MB SD for around $100 each...
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You can get a Sandisk 512MB SD from Buy.com for $94.99 with free shipping. Not a bad deal, if you ask me.
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06-01-2004, 01:09 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Feb 2002
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I should've been more specific; not SanDisk, not Simple, not any mediocre brand... Lexar's been most reliable in my experience of a number of cards. And I'd like both to be at least 12x write-speed, preferably even faster, for optimum copying rates from PPC or PC.
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06-01-2004, 01:11 AM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 4,303
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Same here. I've been burned by Sandisk and would like a decent high speed CF card for a change.
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