heads up~ sale alert on CompactFlash cards

[Dryglove]

I purchased a 256 card about a week ago from amazon. Works great in my 5050. For the price with the rebate I couldnt beat it.

 

[DiverG]

lal7176, which card did you get? Did you get from Amazon?

 

[Dryglove]

DiverG once bubbled...
lal7176, which card did you get? Did you get from Amazon?

I ordered a Viking 256 MB CompactFlash Card for 54.99 with a 20.00 rebate. So after i receive the rebate it cost me 34.99. Yes it was through amazon. It is now advertised for 49.99 with a 15.00 rebate so it still costs the same in the end.

 

[DiverG]

Thanks, I think I may just have to order it. Santa sure has been nice to me this past week, but I'm going to be glad when Christmas is over.

 

[Dryglove]

DiverG once bubbled...
Thanks, I think I may just have to order it. Santa sure has been nice to me this past week, but I'm going to be glad when Christmas is over.

Me too....im going broke

 

[Bob3]

The Simpletec is rated at 10x, the Vikings are 15x
The cameras I have are all shooting jpegs and/or mpeg2 so I can't see much a difference, your mileage may be different if you're shooting the MB size files.
One of my cameras only goes up to 512MB for the CF cards; I'd been waiting on a 1GB card so I could load the entire operating system for redoing a stack of old rough service Itronix waterproof laptops. That's a whole other story though, I'm donating one of the critters to Suboceansafety.org for use with running deco software down in Nicaragua.

 

[slowhands]

The CF microdrives are the largest, cheapest CF media. Are they too slow? Sorry if this is covered before, but I'm gonna buy media and need to know.

I seldom see more than a mouth from a moray, here is the whole eel, on a night dive when they are bolder.

 

[Bob3]

Yah, the Microdrives are the cheapest, but the speed thing leaves a lot to be desired compared to a "normal" CompactFlash card.
It might be a worthwhile tradeoff if you're looking at getting something 2GB or larger, but when the regular CF cards hit $150 they're pretty darn close in price to the 1GB Microdrives. I think the extra speed is worth it, but your mileage may vary.
A couple of useful shopping websites are:
http://www.pricegrabber.com/index.php/ut=3fcd0a660615406f
http://www.pricewatch.com/
and then do a checkup on the seller at: http://www.resellerratings.com/


I'd been waiting for months for the sale + rebate to come out on those CF cards, they're not too easy to find if you're watching the pocketbook.

I remember when the SM 128 was like $199.... had to have it. In less than 18 months, $49 on ebay.

I have one of the first digital cameras made, an old Epson the size of a shoebox. Sold for $500 when it first came out, I got it 6 months later for $50 when the "new" model came out that was half the size.
I have one of those now too, except I only paid $35 for that one 'cuz I waited a whole year.

 

[Bob3]

1GB CompactFlash are on sale again, $165.99 after rebate.
Rebate good 'till the end of May (2 more weeks from today)

 

[Bob3]

Update: the above dropped to $154, plus here are some more deals at Amazon:

* 256MB CF $39 - $15 MIR = $24
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...c?dev-t=mason-wrapper&camp=2025&link_code=xm2
rebate form: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00006HXF4.01.RB06.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

* 512MB CF $79 - $20MIR = $59
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...c?dev-t=mason-wrapper&camp=2025&link_code=xm2
rebate form: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00006B9QF.01.RB27.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

* 512MB Secure Digital $109 - $20MIR = $89
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...c?dev-t=mason-wrapper&camp=2025&link_code=xm2
rebate form: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00006B9QF.01.RB27.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

* 512MB Memory Stick Pro $124 - $20MIR = $104
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...c?dev-t=mason-wrapper&camp=2025&link_code=xm2
rebate form: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00006B9QF.01.RB27.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

If you ordered at a higher price within the past 30days, call Amazon at 1-800-201-7575 and have them credit you the price difference.