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benasaki · May 26, 2005, 4:10 PM

Got my new S5100 yesterday andwent to Office Max to pick up a 256 meg card. They've got a Lexar for $29.99 out the door with a $7.00 rebate on top of that. Not too shabby. Just thought I'd let you folks know. Who said XD is expensive?

mojo_jojo · May 26, 2005, 7:16 PM

That's a great price. I've been looking at a 512 card for $60 at buy.com. And I thought that was a good price.

jphess · May 26, 2005, 11:07 PM

Thx! Got one.

Queeniethehog · Jun 10, 2005, 9:41 AM

Good for you.. Meanwhile we SD card users are paying $49 for 1 GB..

jphess · Jun 10, 2005, 11:32 AM

Yeah, I know. I guess that's the price we have to pay when we make certain camera decisions. I went on vacation last week, and between my son-in-law and myself we had four digital cameras shooting almost constantly. At one point we had all cards full, and all the batteries in the charger, and we were frantically trying to get everything downloaded so we could get back to shooting. I sure hope somebody will eventually come out with a better price on xd cards.

rinniethehun · Jun 10, 2005, 6:00 PM

Hey Hog,

Where do you shop for your SD cards? I couldn't find anything close to $49...take a look:

http://www.bizrate.com/marketplace/s...177265411.html

http://www.shopzilla.com/12--SanDisk..._id--276182785

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...613751-8344146

http://www.4allmemory.com/search/upg...Secure+Digital

http://www.nextag.com/Sandisk-1GB-Se...RE-PRICES-html

the Hun

Queeniethehog · Jun 10, 2005, 6:05 PM

You obviously have a lot of time on your hands.. but youre looking in the wrong places. Try techbargains.com

Lexar 1GB Secure Digital SD Card $49, Jun 10
eCost has the Lexar - Secure Digital SD Card 1GB for a low $49 after rebate, $1.99 shipping.
$25 rebate Exp 6/21/05

Out

The Hog

Queeniethehog · Jun 10, 2005, 6:07 PM

Here is the ecost Link

http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/deta...mo_id~4435.asp

rinniethehun · Jun 10, 2005, 6:45 PM

You're right about the free time Queenie...must have taken me all of 10 minutes to make my last post. I promise to make this one quick...

Your original post:

"Good for you.. Meanwhile we SD card users are paying $49 for 1 GB.."

...is not exactly true...ecost is selling the Lexar card for $74, not $49. Since Lexar says to allow 8 weeks to receive your rebate check, and the offer started 6/8/05, it's highly unlikely that you or any of your fellow SD card users have received their rebate check already, therefore you are not buying SD cards for $49. Maybe in August you can make that statement - IF you actually get a rebate check. I can buy a 1 GB xD card for $82 - who knows...by the time you get your rebate check, the price on the xD cards may be down to $48.

the Hun

montana500 · Jun 11, 2005, 11:44 PM

I find the SD, XD and Memory Stick price differences to be totally blown out of proportion. You really dont save much money by going with SD. I see the same size cards going for the same prices all the time.

Compact Flash? That's a different story.

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May 26, 2005, 4:10 PM	#1
benasaki Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 5	Got my new S5100 yesterday andwent to Office Max to pick up a 256 meg card. They've got a Lexar for $29.99 out the door with a $7.00 rebate on top of that. Not too shabby. Just thought I'd let you folks know. Who said XD is expensive?

May 26, 2005, 7:16 PM	#2
mojo_jojo Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6	That's a great price. I've been looking at a 512 card for $60 at buy.com. And I thought that was a good price.

May 26, 2005, 11:07 PM	#3
jphess Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,063	Thx! Got one.

Jun 10, 2005, 9:41 AM	#4
Queeniethehog Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12	Good for you.. Meanwhile we SD card users are paying $49 for 1 GB..

Jun 10, 2005, 11:32 AM	#5
jphess Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,063	Yeah, I know. I guess that's the price we have to pay when we make certain camera decisions. I went on vacation last week, and between my son-in-law and myself we had four digital cameras shooting almost constantly. At one point we had all cards full, and all the batteries in the charger, and we were frantically trying to get everything downloaded so we could get back to shooting. I sure hope somebody will eventually come out with a better price on xd cards.

Jun 10, 2005, 6:00 PM	#6
rinniethehun Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,870	Hey Hog, Where do you shop for your SD cards? I couldn't find anything close to $49...take a look: http://www.bizrate.com/marketplace/s...177265411.html http://www.shopzilla.com/12--SanDisk..._id--276182785 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...613751-8344146 http://www.4allmemory.com/search/upg...Secure+Digital http://www.nextag.com/Sandisk-1GB-Se...RE-PRICES-html the Hun

Jun 10, 2005, 6:05 PM	#7
Queeniethehog Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12	You obviously have a lot of time on your hands.. but youre looking in the wrong places. Try techbargains.com Lexar 1GB Secure Digital SD Card $49, Jun 10 eCost has the Lexar - Secure Digital SD Card 1GB for a low $49 after rebate, $1.99 shipping. $25 rebate Exp 6/21/05 Out The Hog

Jun 10, 2005, 6:07 PM	#8
Queeniethehog Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12	Here is the ecost Link http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/deta...mo_id~4435.asp

Jun 10, 2005, 6:45 PM	#9
rinniethehun Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,870	You're right about the free time Queenie...must have taken me all of 10 minutes to make my last post. I promise to make this one quick... Your original post: "Good for you.. Meanwhile we SD card users are paying $49 for 1 GB.." ...is not exactly true...ecost is selling the Lexar card for $74, not $49. Since Lexar says to allow 8 weeks to receive your rebate check, and the offer started 6/8/05, it's highly unlikely that you or any of your fellow SD card users have received their rebate check already, therefore you are not buying SD cards for $49. Maybe in August you can make that statement - IF you actually get a rebate check. I can buy a 1 GB xD card for $82 - who knows...by the time you get your rebate check, the price on the xD cards may be down to $48. the Hun

Jun 11, 2005, 11:44 PM	#10
montana500 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 113	I find the SD, XD and Memory Stick price differences to be totally blown out of proportion. You really dont save much money by going with SD. I see the same size cards going for the same prices all the time. Compact Flash? That's a different story.