Best Memory Card Brand ? CF

Alpha_Omega · Mar 18, 2008

I have lots of questions...

This one is what type of card should I get for my 40D. Shooting at 10m per shot how many pictures can I get on a 1gig card. I see they have cards up to 8gigs or more. But what does everybody use ?

I am looking for a good brand, price etc.

Thanks

Nathan

evo5gsr · Mar 18, 2008

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171340

Alpha_Omega · Mar 18, 2008

wow, that does look like a good price for a 4 gig card... how is this brand ? and do you think it will work fast with my Canon 40D ?
Thanks

Tayfun · Mar 18, 2008

evo5gsr said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171340

I absolutely agree on this one.

CanAm · Mar 18, 2008

In all honesty, most companies' cards are the same cards with a different label.

Same chips, same casings, same PCBs.

68Whiskey · Mar 18, 2008

Go with Sandisk or Lexar, both are made of win. Do not do the whole save a buck and get a off brand.

eminart · Mar 18, 2008

CanAm said:
In all honesty, most companies' cards are the same cards with a different label.

Same chips, same casings, same PCBs.

I agree. I build circuit boards for a living. There's a few companies that provide components and they're all comparable. Anybody that builds any kind of electronic device buys from these same companies.

Alex_B · Mar 18, 2008

eminart said:
I agree. I build circuit boards for a living. There's a few companies that provide components and they're all comparable. Anybody that builds any kind of electronic device buys from these same companies.

so then tell me why more of the off-brand cards fail than those of the major companies?

.. maybe it is how they connect the components, or their layout (weaker / cheaper components not up to the task).

I know many people who had serious trouble with off-brand cards. But one or two who lost images due to brand cards.

Phranquey · Mar 18, 2008

I use Sandisk and PNY. Since PNY is a pretty popular maker of computer memory, I figure they outta have these down pat....never had a problem with them.

eminart · Mar 18, 2008

Alex_B said:
so then tell me why more of the off-brand cards fail than those of the major companies? .. maybe it is how they connect the components, or their layout (weaker / cheaper components not up to the task).

I know many people who had serious trouble with off-brand cards. But one or two who lost images due to brand cards.

Yes, build quality. But, theoretically, if it works when you get it, it should continue to work as well as any other brand.

I guess I should mention that I don't mean the cheapy cheapy ones. I'm saying all the more common brands should be fairly comparable. If you buy one from china that has a handwritten label on it, all bets are off.

CanAm · Mar 18, 2008

eminart said:
Yes, build quality. But, theoretically, if it works when you get it, it should continue to work as well as any other brand.

I guess I should mention that I don't mean the cheapy cheapy ones. I'm saying all the more common brands should be fairly comparable. If you buy one from china that has a handwritten label on it, all bets are off.

Correct.

If you buy from any major company (Dane-Electro, Kingston, SanDisk, PNY, A-Data, Transcend, Sony, etc), chances are you're getting almost the exact same stuff with a different sticker stuck on the outside and shipped in a different clamshell packaging.

SBlanca · Mar 18, 2008

hey guys, i'm in desperate need of getting some more memory, and i was looking around this website...

http://www.mymemory.co.uk/

do you guys think this is legit/worth it?

Alex_B · Mar 18, 2008

eminart said:
I'm saying all the more common brands should be fairly comparable. If you buy one from china that has a handwritten label on it, all bets are off.

We even had serious trouble with a cheap German brand .. but then again they probably bought Chinese cards, took of the handwritten labels and put printed German labels onto them