Sandisk CF extreme vs.ultra II ??

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Oliver Costich wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 20:47:28 +0100, "SleeperMan"
> <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>
>> Charles wrote:
>>> In article <vbk%d.10617$F6.2076485@news.siol.net>, SleeperMan
>>> <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>>>
>>>> he doesn't have either of cards in stock, so i think this judgement
>>>> was more or less correct...
>>>
>>> I wonder why he would be out of stock of the Ultra II cards. Been
>>> to a few stores in the last couple of days and they were quite
>>> plentifull. On the other hand none of them had any Extreme III. I
>>> wonder how he even could have much feedback on those.
>>
>> good question...They did have them, they sold them out. I bet they
>> first try them in their best cameras first (i would), so they come
>> to this conclusion...
>>
>
>
> There should be no shortage of Ultra II 1GB cards. I was in Costco
> today and bought one for $72. They had about a thousand of them in a
> single store. On the other hand, maybe Costco got them all.

lucky bastards... :)
in my country 139USD is best i can do...
 
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Oliver Costich wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:47:04 +0100, "SleeperMan"
> <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>
>> Oliver Costich wrote:
>>> On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 14:33:31 -0500, Charles <fort514@mac.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <H9k%d.10613$F6.2076531@news.siol.net>, SleeperMan
>>>> <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Canon S1 IS. I think it won't have problems with either card...
>>>>
>>>> I would get the cheaper of the two cards. I don't think you will
>>>> notice any difference.
>>>
>>> Or even the standard card for way less. I don't think that the
>>> camera canuse the speed at all. The benefit might be had when
>>> downloading through a USB2 card reader.
>>
>> All i need in this camera is about 15x speed for shooting highest
>> quality video. I don't have external reader yet, since my PC doesn't
>> have USB 2.0 port...maybe one day.
>>
>
> A USB2 card is about $15 if your OS will support it.

It's not my OS problem (win XP), but my MOBO (Soyo D+) which may cause
problems...
 
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On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:47:25 +0100, "SleeperMan"
<SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:

>Oliver Costich wrote:
>> On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:47:04 +0100, "SleeperMan"
>> <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>>
>>> Oliver Costich wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 14:33:31 -0500, Charles <fort514@mac.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In article <H9k%d.10613$F6.2076531@news.siol.net>, SleeperMan
>>>>> <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Canon S1 IS. I think it won't have problems with either card...
>>>>>
>>>>> I would get the cheaper of the two cards. I don't think you will
>>>>> notice any difference.
>>>>
>>>> Or even the standard card for way less. I don't think that the
>>>> camera canuse the speed at all. The benefit might be had when
>>>> downloading through a USB2 card reader.
>>>
>>> All i need in this camera is about 15x speed for shooting highest
>>> quality video. I don't have external reader yet, since my PC doesn't
>>> have USB 2.0 port...maybe one day.
>>>
>>
>> A USB2 card is about $15 if your OS will support it.
>
>It's not my OS problem (win XP), but my MOBO (Soyo D+) which may cause
>problems...
>

I would think that virtually any USB2 PCI card should work with the
Soyo.
 
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Oliver Costich wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:47:25 +0100, "SleeperMan"
> <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>
>> Oliver Costich wrote:
>>> On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:47:04 +0100, "SleeperMan"
>>> <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Oliver Costich wrote:
>>>>> On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 14:33:31 -0500, Charles <fort514@mac.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> In article <H9k%d.10613$F6.2076531@news.siol.net>, SleeperMan
>>>>>> <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Canon S1 IS. I think it won't have problems with either card...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I would get the cheaper of the two cards. I don't think you will
>>>>>> notice any difference.
>>>>>
>>>>> Or even the standard card for way less. I don't think that the
>>>>> camera canuse the speed at all. The benefit might be had when
>>>>> downloading through a USB2 card reader.
>>>>
>>>> All i need in this camera is about 15x speed for shooting highest
>>>> quality video. I don't have external reader yet, since my PC
>>>> doesn't have USB 2.0 port...maybe one day.
>>>>
>>>
>>> A USB2 card is about $15 if your OS will support it.
>>
>> It's not my OS problem (win XP), but my MOBO (Soyo D+) which may
>> cause problems...
>>
>
> I would think that virtually any USB2 PCI card should work with the
> Soyo.

Well, some poeple did report problems when trying to insert USB 20
board...so i hesitate...
 
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On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:35:55 +0100, "SleeperMan"
<SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:

>Oliver Costich wrote:
>> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:47:25 +0100, "SleeperMan"
>> <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>>
>>> Oliver Costich wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:47:04 +0100, "SleeperMan"
>>>> <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Oliver Costich wrote:
>>>>>> On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 14:33:31 -0500, Charles <fort514@mac.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In article <H9k%d.10613$F6.2076531@news.siol.net>, SleeperMan
>>>>>>> <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Canon S1 IS. I think it won't have problems with either card...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I would get the cheaper of the two cards. I don't think you will
>>>>>>> notice any difference.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Or even the standard card for way less. I don't think that the
>>>>>> camera canuse the speed at all. The benefit might be had when
>>>>>> downloading through a USB2 card reader.
>>>>>
>>>>> All i need in this camera is about 15x speed for shooting highest
>>>>> quality video. I don't have external reader yet, since my PC
>>>>> doesn't have USB 2.0 port...maybe one day.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A USB2 card is about $15 if your OS will support it.
>>>
>>> It's not my OS problem (win XP), but my MOBO (Soyo D+) which may
>>> cause problems...
>>>
>>
>> I would think that virtually any USB2 PCI card should work with the
>> Soyo.
>
>Well, some poeple did report problems when trying to insert USB 20
>board...so i hesitate...
>


Buy one somplace you can take it back. The hardest part of installing
it is opening the case. YSB2 is very good to have, for card readers,
DVD/CD burners, hard drives, etc.
 
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Oliver Costich wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:35:55 +0100, "SleeperMan"
> <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>
>
>>Oliver Costich wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:47:25 +0100, "SleeperMan"
>>><SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Oliver Costich wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:47:04 +0100, "SleeperMan"
>>>>><SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Oliver Costich wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 14:33:31 -0500, Charles <fort514@mac.com>
>>>>>>>wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>In article <H9k%d.10613$F6.2076531@news.siol.net>, SleeperMan
>>>>>>>><SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Canon S1 IS. I think it won't have problems with either card...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I would get the cheaper of the two cards. I don't think you will
>>>>>>>>notice any difference.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Or even the standard card for way less. I don't think that the
>>>>>>>camera canuse the speed at all. The benefit might be had when
>>>>>>>downloading through a USB2 card reader.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>All i need in this camera is about 15x speed for shooting highest
>>>>>>quality video. I don't have external reader yet, since my PC
>>>>>>doesn't have USB 2.0 port...maybe one day.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>A USB2 card is about $15 if your OS will support it.
>>>>
>>>>It's not my OS problem (win XP), but my MOBO (Soyo D+) which may
>>>>cause problems...
>>>>
>>>
>>>I would think that virtually any USB2 PCI card should work with the
>>>Soyo.
>>
>>Well, some poeple did report problems when trying to insert USB 20
>>board...so i hesitate...
>>
>
>
>
> Buy one somplace you can take it back. The hardest part of installing
> it is opening the case. YSB2 is very good to have, for card readers,
> DVD/CD burners, hard drives, etc.
>
Even better, spend a few bucks more and get one that does Firewire800 as
well. Then you are ready for HD video....


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Ron Hunter wrote:
> Oliver Costich wrote:
>> On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:35:55 +0100, "SleeperMan"
>> <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Oliver Costich wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:47:25 +0100, "SleeperMan"
>>>> <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Oliver Costich wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:47:04 +0100, "SleeperMan"
>>>>>> <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Oliver Costich wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 14:33:31 -0500, Charles <fort514@mac.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> In article <H9k%d.10613$F6.2076531@news.siol.net>, SleeperMan
>>>>>>>>> <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Canon S1 IS. I think it won't have problems with either
>>>>>>>>>> card...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I would get the cheaper of the two cards. I don't think you
>>>>>>>>> will notice any difference.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Or even the standard card for way less. I don't think that the
>>>>>>>> camera canuse the speed at all. The benefit might be had when
>>>>>>>> downloading through a USB2 card reader.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> All i need in this camera is about 15x speed for shooting
>>>>>>> highest quality video. I don't have external reader yet, since
>>>>>>> my PC doesn't have USB 2.0 port...maybe one day.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A USB2 card is about $15 if your OS will support it.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's not my OS problem (win XP), but my MOBO (Soyo D+) which may
>>>>> cause problems...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I would think that virtually any USB2 PCI card should work with the
>>>> Soyo.
>>>
>>> Well, some poeple did report problems when trying to insert USB 20
>>> board...so i hesitate...
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Buy one somplace you can take it back. The hardest part of installing
>> it is opening the case. YSB2 is very good to have, for card readers,
>> DVD/CD burners, hard drives, etc.
>>
> Even better, spend a few bucks more and get one that does Firewire800
> as well. Then you are ready for HD video....

hm...something to consider...
 
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