Re: flash memory prices continue to decline

["oryoki2000" oryoki2000]

Flash memory prices have headed lower in the month of September. 
Today, the way to evaluate a deal on flash memory is to multiply by $3.

For example:  (4 GB * $3) = $12 so a price near $12 for a
4 GB flash memory card would be attractive.

Sometimes the deals are considerably better than this.  This weekend
I saw offers of 4 GB for $10, 8 GB for $15, and 16 GB for $39.  

These offers were for SDHC memory cards.  Compactflash cards are 
less popular, so they are generally a few dollars more expensive.

The 1 GB and 2 GB flash memory cards are now being squeezed off the
dealers' shelves by low cost 4 GB and 8 GB models.  I expect dealers
will repackage the small memory cards in groups of two or more.  
So be careful that the "4 GB" flash memory you're buying is not 
two 2 GB cards in the same package.

--oryoki