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What brand memory are most of you using with your CoolPix? Lexar seems to be one of the biggest names out there.. has anyone heard of Transcend? I am debating purchasing Transcend's "High Speed" 256 MB CF Memory... anyone have any luck with this? I have a quote for $159, no tax.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
Chris
 
I use Viking, Lexar and Kingston. Never heard of Transcend. $159 is way too much. I paid $89.00 for a 256mb from Amazon last week.
Rich
Chris Peluso said:
What brand memory are most of you using with your CoolPix? Lexar
seems to be one of the biggest names out there.. has anyone heard
of Transcend? I am debating purchasing Transcend's "High Speed" 256
MB CF Memory... anyone have any luck with this? I have a quote for
$159, no tax.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
Chris
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Chris,

I use Transcend memory and it can be had a lot cheaper than the price you quoted. Do a search in this forum on Transcend for information - no need to repeat it all here. In fact I replied to a different post about this just last night...

= Ed =
Chris Peluso said:
What brand memory are most of you using with your CoolPix? Lexar
seems to be one of the biggest names out there.. has anyone heard
of Transcend? I am debating purchasing Transcend's "High Speed" 256
MB CF Memory... anyone have any luck with this? I have a quote for
$159, no tax.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
Chris
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-- = Ed Rotberg ='A waist is a terrible thing to mind'
 
I use the new SanDisk Ultra and was able to get a 128Mb card for $79.99 @ Circuity City here in the US. I definitely can notice a slight increase in speed (writing to card) when compared to my standard Lexar card. I use a Nikon 5K.
Matt
http://www.sandisk.com/tech/lit.asp
Ed Rotberg said:
Chris Peluso said:
What brand memory are most of you using with your CoolPix? Lexar
seems to be one of the biggest names out there.. has anyone heard
of Transcend? I am debating purchasing Transcend's "High Speed" 256
MB CF Memory... anyone have any luck with this? I have a quote for
$159, no tax.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
Chris
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--
= Ed Rotberg =

'A waist is a terrible thing to mind'
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But the price differs greatly with the speed of the memory, right? Or is there any noticable difference with normal vs. high speed memory, or is it all marketing? Again, this $159 is for "high speed" memory... should I be concerned at all about the speed?

Thanks again,
Chris
Rich Gibson said:
I use Viking, Lexar and Kingston. Never heard of Transcend. $159
is way too much. I paid $89.00 for a 256mb from Amazon last week.
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First of all go here and get a comparison of speed of the many CF cards out there. The Transcend card seems to be among the fastest. I am hearing good things about the Transcend 256 MB card and have ordered two for myself. I have no affiliation with Transcend or this dealer.

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/mediacompare

Transcend 256 MB CF Card $99. Transcend claims this is a 26 X card. No tax and no shipping if you order over $100 worth.

http://www.mydigitaldiscount.com/display_product.cfm?product_id=27
Chris Peluso said:
What brand memory are most of you using with your CoolPix? Lexar
seems to be one of the biggest names out there.. has anyone heard
of Transcend? I am debating purchasing Transcend's "High Speed" 256
MB CF Memory... anyone have any luck with this? I have a quote for
$159, no tax.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
Chris
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I'm a Viking fan, thru and thru.

Amazon sells em for $109 for the 256m version.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005AC8J/qx5-20

is the link - the price just went down and I bought two! Good luck!
Chris Peluso said:
What brand memory are most of you using with your CoolPix? Lexar
seems to be one of the biggest names out there.. has anyone heard
of Transcend? I am debating purchasing Transcend's "High Speed" 256
MB CF Memory... anyone have any luck with this? I have a quote for
$159, no tax.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
Chris
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--My current camera: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005QJCU/qx5-20
 
Look up the camera you have or a very close equivalent from the same manufacturer in the reviews on this website - then go to the "timings" page - seems like boring stuff - but - they time the write process for different cards. It can be a HUGE difference. Also - in the reviews section, go to digital film, and there, Phil has measured different cards - (say 2 dozen cards) in a Nikon 995, and the times for his test - there you can see a clear difference where the speed drops off.
Chris Peluso said:
Thanks again,
Chris
Rich Gibson said:
I use Viking, Lexar and Kingston. Never heard of Transcend. $159
is way too much. I paid $89.00 for a 256mb from Amazon last week.
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That must have been during a sale. The local Circuit City to me is selling a 256 Sandisk Ultra for $199.
MattShap said:
I use the new SanDisk Ultra and was able to get a 128Mb card for
$79.99 @ Circuity City here in the US. I definitely can notice a
slight increase in speed (writing to card) when compared to my
standard Lexar card. I use a Nikon 5K.
Matt
http://www.sandisk.com/tech/lit.asp
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Chris

I bought a 128 MB/Lexar at Compusa for 59.99 minus 15 USD Mail-In Rebate. It is this weeks offer and the ad ties it to another purchase of a 32 MB card. But the Mail-in Rebate is in relation to the 128 MB, not to the 32 MB (marketing).

Regards Thomas
Chris Peluso said:
What brand memory are most of you using with your CoolPix? Lexar
seems to be one of the biggest names out there.. has anyone heard
of Transcend? I am debating purchasing Transcend's "High Speed" 256
MB CF Memory... anyone have any luck with this? I have a quote for
$159, no tax.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
Chris
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Thanks Everyone! After reading Phil's review of the different types of memory, I'm going for the Transcend 256MB card. Time to do some hunting and price matching.

Thanks again.
Chris
TREBI said:
I bought a 128 MB/Lexar at Compusa for 59.99 minus 15 USD Mail-In
Rebate. It is this weeks offer and the ad ties it to another
purchase of a 32 MB card. But the Mail-in Rebate is in relation to
the 128 MB, not to the 32 MB (marketing).

Regards Thomas
Chris Peluso said:
What brand memory are most of you using with your CoolPix? Lexar
seems to be one of the biggest names out there.. has anyone heard
of Transcend? I am debating purchasing Transcend's "High Speed" 256
MB CF Memory... anyone have any luck with this? I have a quote for
$159, no tax.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
Chris
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I bought the SanDisk Ultra 256MB for my CP5000 and it was HORRIBLE in read performance...Saw no improvement over the cf card that came with the camera. Returned it and bought the Viking....Much fast and much cheaper.

Teski
MattShap said:
MattShap said:
Chris Peluso said:
What brand memory are most of you using with your CoolPix? Lexar
seems to be one of the biggest names out there.. has anyone heard
of Transcend? I am debating purchasing Transcend's "High Speed" 256
MB CF Memory... anyone have any luck with this? I have a quote for
$159, no tax.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
Chris
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--
= Ed Rotberg =

'A waist is a terrible thing to mind'
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Spoke to the guy there, he was quite honest and said he only had one left but will have another shipment in tomorrow. Slight delay but good service.

Ken Leonard
noreltny said:
Ken Leonard said:
Ken
Chris Peluso said:
Thanks for the links!
Chris
Ken Leonard said:
Transcend 256 MB CF Card $99. Transcend claims this is a 26 X card.
No tax and no shipping if you order over $100 worth.

http://www.mydigitaldiscount.com/display_product.cfm?product_id=27
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Hi Chris,

The other card which is a good is the Ridata cards (they fair pretty well on Phil's CF comparison).
Last month I bought a 128Mb Ridata card and it works very well in my 990.

I used to use a 64Mb Sandisk card which I had bought about 18 months ago, the Sandisk took 12 seconds for the -Card Busy icon- to disappear... whereas the new Ridata took just 3 seconds.

I know a number of other members of this forum who bought Ridata cards and have been very impressed by them.

I bought mine from Vasa at http://www.powerinnumbers.com.au/ridata , some other people here bought their cards from Vasa and others bought theirs from Matt at http://www.MyDigitalDiscount.com

Both places have a very good reputation for very good customer service.

My Digital Discount also supply the Transcend cards (I think Matt supplied this card to Phil for his tests).

I would recommend you check both these places before you make your purchase.

I hope this is useful.

Yours sincerely,
Michael Offe,
South Australia.
Chris Peluso said:
Thanks Everyone! After reading Phil's review of the different types
of memory, I'm going for the Transcend 256MB card. Time to do some
hunting and price matching.

Thanks again.
Chris
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Chris Peluso said:
What brand memory are most of you using with your CoolPix? Lexar
seems to be one of the biggest names out there.. has anyone heard
of Transcend? I am debating purchasing Transcend's "High Speed" 256
MB CF Memory... anyone have any luck with this? I have a quote for
$159, no tax.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
Chris
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Hmm?.... in that case chaps and chapesses would you advice me on the Expansys card on this site near me in the UK http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=FC128_H4

Obliged.... Mark.
 
Hi Chris,

I just had a look at My Digital Discount, their price for the 256MB Transcend 26X Compact Flash Card is Only $99.99!

http://www.mydigitaldiscount.com/display_product.cfm?product_id=27

Yours sincerely,
Michael Offe.
Michael Offe said:
I know a number of other members of this forum who bought Ridata
cards and have been very impressed by them.

I bought mine from Vasa at
http://www.powerinnumbers.com.au/ridata , some other people here
bought their cards from Vasa and others bought theirs from Matt at
http://www.MyDigitalDiscount.com

Both places have a very good reputation for very good customer
service.

My Digital Discount also supply the Transcend cards (I think Matt
supplied this card to Phil for his tests).

I would recommend you check both these places before you make your
purchase.

I hope this is useful.

Yours sincerely,
Michael Offe,
South Australia.
Chris Peluso said:
Thanks Everyone! After reading Phil's review of the different types
of memory, I'm going for the Transcend 256MB card. Time to do some
hunting and price matching.

Thanks again.
Chris
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I have a Transcend 512MB that I got about a month ago and it works flawlessly. I paid $185 at aaronix.com They were shown own http://www.pricewatch.com and had a special just for pricewatch. Order online, no hasle, shipped in a day had it my hand in 2 more from California to Texas.

I also use a Lexar 192 12X tat compusa had on special a couple of weeks ago for $79 and a Kingston 256 (that Phil had tested well I got from Buy.com for $110 after rebate. I think the $159 price for a 256 MB is too high though.
Chris Peluso said:
What brand memory are most of you using with your CoolPix? Lexar
seems to be one of the biggest names out there.. has anyone heard
of Transcend? I am debating purchasing Transcend's "High Speed" 256
MB CF Memory... anyone have any luck with this? I have a quote for
$159, no tax.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
Chris
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