Re: flash memory prices continue to decline

["Walter Knapp" waltknapp]

Posted by: "Philip Tyler"

> Thanks oryoki, over here in the UK the prices are something like:
>
> 1GB: =A313.99 for Sandisk Extreme III
> 2GB: =A317.99 for Sandisk Extreme III
> 4GB: =A336.99 for Sandisk Extreme III
> 8GB: =A376.99 for Sandisk Extreme III
>
> The Extreme III is very fast memory by the way.

Depends on your use. I'm currently studying the Sony a700 DSLR camera
with a eye to maybe buying it to replace my Minolta 7D. For max
performance out of that even the Extreme IV cards are not the fastest.
There are UDMA spec cards that are even faster. Right now I use Extreme
III, but probably won't buy anymore at that level. Have to look to the
future as the cards last.

For sound it's not too much of a problem, however. So if you are only
going to use the cards for sound you can save by buying "slow" cards
like the Extreme III. Card speed will make a difference in copying to
the computer, however, even for audio.

Walt