Re: [gear] flash card prices decline

["Chuck B" cgbragg]

oryoki2000 wrote:

>The meltdown in flash memory card prices continues.  This is good news
>for field recordists using digital recording gear.
>  
>
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    And it may explain how I was able to buy a Wolverine 60GB FlashPac 
for $90 after rebates a couple of weeks ago. (It's not the fastest, but 
it does work and the battery lasts for about 6GB of download - enough 
for my usage).

>So there's no need to purchase the fast flash cards, often labeled
>"Ultra," "Extreme," or "Pro," for audio recording.  (You may wish to
>use the faster flash cards for digital photography, where the higher
>card speed decreases the time you must wait between exposures.)
>  
>
    But none of them can actually keep up with 3/sec series of RAW 
photos for long.

 
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