SD card

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Hi:

I want to buy a SD card 256 Mb with fast read acces (to write is not very
important).

I've read a lot of news and I've seen that there is a lot of disagreement
about cards.

Do you know any comparison table about the sd cards specifications? Read
average, write average, etc.

Thanks a lot and pardon my english.

Aitor.

 

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Try a web search, digital camera sites are often good.


"araton" <araton@aero.gamesa.es> wrote in message
news:40e26572_1@news.arrakis.es...
> Hi:
>
> I want to buy a SD card 256 Mb with fast read acces (to write is not very
> important).
>
> I've read a lot of news and I've seen that there is a lot of disagreement
> about cards.
>
> Do you know any comparison table about the sd cards specifications? Read
> average, write average, etc.
>
> Thanks a lot and pardon my english.
>
> Aitor.
>
>

 

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On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 09:02:06 +0200, araton wrote
(in article <40e26572_1@news.arrakis.es>):

> I've read a lot of news and I've seen that there is a lot of disagreement
> about cards.

If you want to use a SD card in a PDA, I'd try a brand different
from Sandisk. Although many have used Sandisk branded without
any problems, a lot of times when problems with SD cards are
discussed here it involves Sandisk cards.

--
Marlof Bregonje
Microsoft MVP - Mobile Devices
http/www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile

 

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MS-MVP/Mobile Devices wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 09:02:06 +0200, araton wrote
> (in article <40e26572_1@news.arrakis.es>):
>
>> I've read a lot of news and I've seen that there is a lot of
>> disagreement about cards.
>
> If you want to use a SD card in a PDA, I'd try a brand different
> from Sandisk. Although many have used Sandisk branded without
> any problems, a lot of times when problems with SD cards are
> discussed here it involves Sandisk cards.

That's probably because they are the best seller. I've had 5 and have had
no problem.

Ryan

 

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"DarkSheer" <rdettl__@__dundee.net> wrote in message
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> MS-MVP/Mobile Devices wrote:
> > On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 09:02:06 +0200, araton wrote
> > (in article <40e26572_1@news.arrakis.es>):
> >
> >> I've read a lot of news and I've seen that there is a lot of
> >> disagreement about cards.
> >
> > If you want to use a SD card in a PDA, I'd try a brand different
> > from Sandisk. Although many have used Sandisk branded without
> > any problems, a lot of times when problems with SD cards are
> > discussed here it involves Sandisk cards.
>
> That's probably because they are the best seller. I've had 5 and have had
> no problem.
>
> Ryan
>
>

The Best Seller? Where are the figures to prove that?

 

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AlanS wrote:
> "DarkSheer" <rdettl__@__dundee.net> wrote in message
> news:bYCdnYGZhMF9j37dRVn_iw@dundee.net...
>> MS-MVP/Mobile Devices wrote:
>>> On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 09:02:06 +0200, araton wrote
>>> (in article <40e26572_1@news.arrakis.es>):
>>>
>>>> I've read a lot of news and I've seen that there is a lot of
>>>> disagreement about cards.
>>>
>>> If you want to use a SD card in a PDA, I'd try a brand different
>>> from Sandisk. Although many have used Sandisk branded without
>>> any problems, a lot of times when problems with SD cards are
>>> discussed here it involves Sandisk cards.
>>
>> That's probably because they are the best seller. I've had 5 and
>> have had no problem.
>>
>> Ryan
>>
>>
>
> The Best Seller? Where are the figures to prove that?

Jeese, just look at all the stores that carry SanDisk as aposed to any other
kind. Ok, so I don't know if that's 100% correct, but they sold a shitload
more when I used to work at best buy.

Ryan

 

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On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 21:22:06 +0200, DarkSheer wrote
(in article <bYCdnYGZhMF9j37dRVn_iw@dundee.net>):

> That's probably because they are the best seller. I've had 5 and have had
> no problem.

Could be. Sure. But similar unscientific statistics in my direct
surroundings (where people have access to multiple brands) have
showed me that if they had an issue, it was always with Sandisk,
and never with any other brand. I even know someone who had all
his Sandisk cards fail within a year or two. But, this is all
purely based on my own observations, and has said: highly
unscientific. I am well aware of that, and I hope I made that
clear enough in my original post.

--
Marlof Bregonje
Microsoft MVP - Mobile Devices
http/www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile

 

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In article <0001HW.BD08FAC30069DB21F03055B0@msnews.microsoft.com>,
askforit@thenewsgroup.address.invalid says...
> On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 21:22:06 +0200, DarkSheer wrote
> (in article <bYCdnYGZhMF9j37dRVn_iw@dundee.net>):
>
> > That's probably because they are the best seller. I've had 5 and have had
> > no problem.
>
> Could be. Sure. But similar unscientific statistics in my direct
> surroundings (where people have access to multiple brands) have
> showed me that if they had an issue, it was always with Sandisk,
> and never with any other brand. I even know someone who had all
> his Sandisk cards fail within a year or two. But, this is all
> purely based on my own observations, and has said: highly
> unscientific. I am well aware of that, and I hope I made that
> clear enough in my original post.
>
>
I thought that Sandisk only branded other card makes some nondescript.
Thats why I went straight to the manufacturer Panasonic. Does anyone
know if the Kingston SDs are made by Kingston?

Beemer

 

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Good day,

>>>If you want to use a SD card in a PDA, I'd try a brand different
>>>from Sandisk. Although many have used Sandisk branded without
>>>any problems, a lot of times when problems with SD cards are
>>>discussed here it involves Sandisk cards.
>>
>>That's probably because they are the best seller. I've had 5 and have had
>>no problem.

There are problem with Sandisk cards. For example, they even
acknowledge that a batch of their cards have compatibility problems with
The Tungsten T3 and Dell Axim and there is a webpage on their site
involved with the exchange process.

If you do a google search on problems with SD cards, there are whole
websites dedicated to problems with Sandisk.

Regards,
Michael Tam

 

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Michael Tam wrote:
> Good day,
>
>>>> If you want to use a SD card in a PDA, I'd try a brand different
>>>> from Sandisk. Although many have used Sandisk branded without
>>>> any problems, a lot of times when problems with SD cards are
>>>> discussed here it involves Sandisk cards.
>>>
>>> That's probably because they are the best seller. I've had 5 and
>>> have had no problem.
>
> There are problem with Sandisk cards. For example, they even
> acknowledge that a batch of their cards have compatibility problems
> with The Tungsten T3 and Dell Axim and there is a webpage on their
> site involved with the exchange process.
>
> If you do a google search on problems with SD cards, there are whole
> websites dedicated to problems with Sandisk.

I think it's a problem with the technology all around. Just because other
manufacturers don't have a website dedicated to the problem, doesn't mean
they don't have the problem too. I have owned around 5 or 6 SD cards of
various sizes. All sandisk but one, panasonic. Honestly, i have had two
fail, one a 64 mb sandisk and a 64mb toshiba. Both stopped working and both
were exchanged right away. I saw no difference in either.

Ryan