DEAL: MEMORY, all cards (CF, SD, etc)

rosselliot

Rhuarc wrote:

I don't know about resellerratings.com, but I have purchased from J & R and haven't had problems. The one problems with places like resellerratings.com is that most of the people who post at those places are people who were unhappy. So it skews the rating towards bad, since 90% of the people who were happy will never post at these rating places.

Just a thought.

I completely agree with you.

I tend not to post reviews until something happens that makes me mad. I have so many products that I absolutely LOVE and haven't posted a dang thing about them, but when something goes wrong, I go post it, as a warning I guess to those about to buy it even though it could be an isolated problem...it's bad system, I know, but when something happens, I need to vent to a review site

- RE

Rhuarc

rosselliot wrote:

I completely agree with you.

I tend not to post reviews until something happens that makes me mad. I have so many products that I absolutely LOVE and haven't posted a dang thing about them, but when something goes wrong, I go post it, as a warning I guess to those about to buy it even though it could be an isolated problem...it's bad system, I know, but when something happens, I need to vent to a review site

- RE

This is why I tend to take rating sites with a grain of salt. It is still a good idea to research the site before you buy, but don't dismaiss a site based soley on a review site. Like I said, I have purchased from J&R before and never had a problem. Hopefully if someone decides to purchase their they will have the same experiences, and not that of the people posting on resellerratings.com

hgernhardtjr

I've also purchased from J&R and they are legit IMHO.

Besides, the price is reasonable (B&H, etc. have not caught up yet, I think, since they and others appear to be asking $259+) BECAUSE SandDisk's own website lists the 8GB Extreme III CF at $199 ( http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Item(1856)-SDCFX3-8192-SanDisk_Extreme_III_CompactFlash_8GB.aspx ) and usually Adorama, B&H, etc. are cheaper than list on camera memory.

Terrence

J&R is a legit as it gets. If you are ever in NYC, make a stop in there and behold the wonder that is J&R. Seriouslly, they are as good as B&H when it comes to electronics. They are every bit as much of a NYC institution.

rosselliot

Terrence wrote:

J&R is a legit as it gets. If you are ever in NYC, make a stop in there and behold the wonder that is J&R. Seriouslly, they are as good as B&H when it comes to electronics. They are every bit as much of a NYC institution.

I did actually by my first point and shoot from there - no glitches at all....I see the concern that one might have from those ratings, but they are skewed for sure. JR is a good business.

- RE

cmason

rosselliot wrote:

I did actually by my first point and shoot from there - no glitches at all....I see the concern that one might have from those ratings, but they are skewed for sure. JR is a good business.

- RE

Agree, bought lots of gear over the years from J&R, and been in their store before as well. Buy with confidence from them...they also tend to have really good deals on occasion...just ableshoppers or techbargains from time to time.

urbanaries

My local pro supplier is consistently 15% more than b&h prices, but they have the 8GB Sandisk's for $119. Super reliable seller, high touch.

http://www.robertsimaging.com/cmCatalog.jsp?catid=S62&manid=92

ETA: I'm an idiot, they're sold out at least online.

brandofamily

darn it...I just order sandisk extreme III 2gb cards from Canoga Camera... Roberts price before the rebate is Canoga's price after rebate... just spent $30 too much...:cry

urbanaries

brandofamily wrote:

darn it...I just order sandisk extreme III 2gb cards from Canoga Camera... Roberts price before the rebate is Canoga's price after rebate... just spent $30 too much...:cry

don't cry too hard, they're sold out!!!

gus

Lets put our thinking caps on guys...if customers mostly only write a report when they experience poor service (which incidentally i believe is correct) then that seller will have a lot more bad reports than a seller whom has good service.

brandofamily

urbanaries wrote:

don't cry too hard, they're sold out!!!

not sold out on the compact flash 2gb extreme III's...

DoctorIt

Terrence wrote:

Check out http://www.jandr.com for BIG price drops on SanDisk and other brand CF cards. I just picked up an 8GB ExtremeIII for $160 incl tax and ship.

EDIT: just realized I posted in the wrong forum. Sorry mods. :flush

We also have an entire thread devoted to DEAL's on memory (read about it here)... you're being merged, hold on!

Pupator

2GB sD $5 After Rebate
http://www.buy.com/prod/kingston-2gb-secure-digital-card-sd/q/loc/101/202743332.html

cmason

Deal: 4GB SD Card $25
Woot.com has a 4GB SD card for $25+$5 shipping. This deal will be good for today, March 24 only, and until they run out.

If you are not familiar with woot, they are a good outfit. They offer only one product a day, at a usually great discount. There is flat, $5 shipping, and no returns. Buy it, and it is yours.

I have bought several items from them and been happy with them.

nightowlcat

Dalco is offering Kingston 1gb SD cards for $10 each, till 17 Apr 07

http://dalco.com/ProductDetails2.aspx?sku=20323

patch29

I continue to be amazed at how low memory cards continue to drop in price.

Today at Costco I picked up four more Sandisk CF Ultra II 2GB for $34.99 each. B+H has them for $44.95. How low will they go?

JimM

4GB SD for $19.95 +$5 to ship
Woot has a
Connect3D 4GB Secure Digital Memory Card

$19.99 + $5 to ship.

Very limited number, so if you are interested, go now...

http://www.woot.com

gluwater

patch29 wrote:

I continue to be amazed at how low memory cards continue to drop in price.

Today at Costco I picked up four more Sandisk CF Ultra II 2GB for $34.99 each. B+H has them for $44.95. How low will they go?

How about this low . At Adorama. All prices are after mail in rebate.

2GB Sandisk Extreme III CF - $29.95
2GB Sandisk Extreme IV CF - $44.95

4GB Sandisk Extreme III CF - $49.95
4GB Sandisk Extreme IV CF - $74.95

8GB Sandisk Extreme III CF - $89.95
8GB Sandisk Extreme IV CF - $149.95

16GB Sandisk Extreme III CF - $169.95

alex

gluwater wrote:

How about this low . At Adorama. All prices are after mail in rebate.

2GB Sandisk Extreme III CF - $29.95
2GB Sandisk Extreme IV CF - $44.95

4GB Sandisk Extreme III CF - $49.95
4GB Sandisk Extreme IV CF - $74.95

8GB Sandisk Extreme III CF - $89.95
8GB Sandisk Extreme IV CF - $149.95

16GB Sandisk Extreme III CF - $169.95

Actually, Adorama sent out an email today with special prices even lower, I hope the links work. All prices after rebate (limit one per person, I think), not including shipping:

SanDisk 2 GB Extreme III CF - $24.95 http://www.adorama.com/IDSCF2GE3.html?emailprice=t

SanDisk 2 GB Extreme IV CF - $34.95 http://www.adorama.com/IDSCF2GE4.html?emailprice=t

SanDisk 4 GB Extreme III CF - $34.95 http://www.adorama.com/IDSCF4GE3.html?emailprice=t

SanDisk 4 GB Extreme IV CF - $59.95 http://www.adorama.com/IDSCF4GE4.html?emailprice=t

SanDisk 8 GB Extreme III CF - $59.95 http://www.adorama.com/IDSCF8GE3.html?emailprice=t
(even cheaper at buydig.com: $56.77 with free shipping http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=SDCF8GE3)

SanDisk 8 GB Extreme IV CF - $99.95 http://www.adorama.com/IDSCF8GE4.html?emailprice=t

SanDisk 12 GB Extreme III CF - $94.95 http://www.adorama.com/IDSCF12GE3.html?emailprice=t

SanDisk 16 GB Extreme III CF - $104.95 http://www.adorama.com/IDSCF16GE3.html?emailprice=t

pat.kane

Alex and gluwater, thanks for sharing.

FYI, the BuyDig 2GB for $32 is the Extreme III, no IV. The IV is $49AR
http://www2.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=SDCF2GE4

alex

pat.kane wrote:

FYI, the BuyDig 2GB for $32 is the Extreme III, no IV. The IV is $49AR http://www2.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=SDCF2GE4

Sorry about that, fixed.

Bendr

Anyone know, are the Extreme IV's worth the extra? are they much faster?

alex

Bendr wrote:

Anyone know, are the Extreme IV's worth the extra? are they much faster?

According to the SanDisk website, the write speeds are
Minimum 9MB/s for Ultra II
Minimum 20MB/s for Extreme III
Up to 40MB/s for Extreme IV

But if that makes I difference in real life I don't know either. Would imagine that it also depends on the camera and if it's able to make use of the extra speed. I'm still using Ultra II cards in my Canon 20D, but looking at those prices, I see an Extreme III card in my future...

alex

Just found a nice website with speed tests for different cameras, here the link for a Canon 20D, but you can choose other cameras in the upper right corner of the page

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-7303

pat.kane

Bendr wrote:

Anyone know, are the Extreme IV's worth the extra? are they much faster?

Have a look at this site:
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007

Bendr, for your XT:
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-7699

It doesn't look like you could go wrong w/ a 2-GB Extreme III.

For most of the cameras, you're going to find that the Extreme III and IV are both w/in the top 10%. Is the extra cost worth it? Probably not for in-camera performance. On the download end though, it may well be worth it if you have a firewire card reader.

[Edit: looks like Alex beat me to it :-) ]

Bendr

ah... I looked there and didn't see it listed, now I see it's listed with the other cameras...

Thanks!

chrisjlee

DEAL: Kingston CF & SD cards
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2007/06/kingstonmpex-team-up-for-special.html

sirsloop

nice!

Rhuarc

Are these cards good quality? I've read somethigns about problems with these cards working in some cameras.

sirsloop

Ive got a Kingston 2gb 50x elite pro card that worked perfectly fine in my XT and XTi's..