cheap Compact flash at costco

[benyl]

Just wanted to pass on to those who haven't been to Costco in the last couple of days.

They have 512mb CF Sandisk card for $99

They also have Ultra II CF 512mb for about $130

I got the Ultra II yesterday.

[Ben]

DONT BUY THE CHEAP FUCKIN 512's FROM COSTCO!!! THEY ARE GARBAGE!!!! If you want "Corrupted Image" buy the cards from Costco!

[KoukiS14]

Originally posted by Ben
DONT BUY THE CHEAP FUCKIN 512's FROM COSTCO!!! THEY ARE GARBAGE!!!! If you want "Corrupted Image" buy the cards from Costco!

I cOnCuR, these cards blow goat ass. Ask Boi-Alien

[FiveFreshFish]

These are almost 2 years old, originally purchased through eBay. I've had ZERO problems with these CF cards and highly recommend them.

[Ben]

Lexar Ownz

Lexar > Base Model Sandisk Trash

[KoukiS14]

Originally posted by Ben
Lexar Ownz

Lexar > Base Model Sandisk Trash

Originally posted by KoukiS14


I cOnCuR, these cards blow goat ass. Ask Boi-Alien

[Ben]

Originally posted by KoukiS14

Originally posted by Ben
Lexar Ownz

Lexar > Base Model Sandisk Trash

Originally posted by KoukiS14


I cOnCuR, these cards blow goat ass. Ask Boi-Alien

[benyl]

Just passing on the info...

[KoukiS14]

Originally posted by benyl
Just passing on the info...

Yeah a few of us experienced, first hand, the ghetto cheap cards from costco.

Appreciate the info tho man

[Ben]

Originally posted by benyl
Just passing on the info...

for Info...

Originally posted by KoukiS14


Yeah a few of us experienced, first hand, the ghetto cheap cards from costco.

for Sandisk cards from Costco

[boi-alien]

Sandisk cards from Costco are garbage... lost well over 50 pictures because of "corrupted data" errors.

[Gonthro]

if you want decent cards you can get the 40x pro 512's from tigerdirect.ca for $140 and you get to keep all your images.


edit: actuallyu they have a 40x 512 on right now for $121... but if you want that price you better buy one now, thier prices can change in an instant (depending on supply and demand and what price they can get from a supplier).

[Melinda]

Originally posted by Ben
DONT BUY THE CHEAP FUCKIN 512's FROM COSTCO!!! THEY ARE GARBAGE!!!! If you want "Corrupted Image" buy the cards from Costco!

I dunno, I've used their 256 MB cards and I've had no problems. I just reformat my card everytime I empty it and it's worked perfectly fine...any reason why the 512's would work any worse then the 256?

[Akagi Redsuns]

Originally posted by Melinda

I dunno, I've used their 256 MB cards and I've had no problems. I just reformat my card everytime I empty it and it's worked perfectly fine...any reason why the 512's would work any worse then the 256?

I have the 256MB card as well and had no issues. It's funny that erasing the files off the cards takes forever, yet a format takes seconds. I do the same thing when I want to clear the card after download. Never had a corrupted file yet, must have used it 30 times already so far. Deal for it was hard to pass up 6 months ago.

[Gonthro]

i dont think i have ever "formatted" my lexar cards, i just delete the files and keep goin.

[benyl]

I always format.

That is probably why you guys are getting corruptions.

I read somewhere that Sport Illustrated requires you to format if you use their gear...

Formatting is the best way to assure you don't get corrupt data.

I have 2 of the cheap 256mb cards, thousands of photos no problems...

[Gonthro]

well personally i have had nothing but lexar cards, never had a problem with sandisc (because i havenever had one) but i have heard of many problems with them, so i just bought lexar, never heard one bad thing about them.

[C4S]

Originally posted by benyl
Just wanted to pass on to those who haven't been to Costco in the last couple of days.

They have 512mb CF Sandisk card for $99

They also have Ultra II CF 512mb for about $130

I got the Ultra II yesterday.

Ultra II 512 for $130 ? damn .. so so cheap ! need coupons ?

I just bought the high speed 1G CF .. for $300 !
And I paid $99 for the Ultra II 256 .. they are great ! fast !

[Melinda]

Originally posted by benyl
Just wanted to pass on to those who haven't been to Costco in the last couple of days.

They have 512mb CF Sandisk card for $99

They also have Ultra II CF 512mb for about $130

I got the Ultra II yesterday.

Bernard what's the difference between the 512 CF Sandisk and the Ultra II? I know they are both sandisk, but what does the Ultra II bring to the table?

[Gonthro]

the ultra II is highspeed

from sandisk's site



The new SanDisk Ultra II CompactFlash memory card has a minimum sustained write speed of 9 megabytes (MB) per second and a read speed of 10MB per second. Get faster speed for all the things you do.

In the fast-paced world of Digital Photography, you rely on your camera and its capabilities. You also rely on your CompactFlash card to be fast, reliable and compatible with your camera. To meet the needs of professional and advanced photographers, SanDisk has developed new, optimized CompactFlash cards that:


• Have a minimum sustained write speed of 9MB per second and a read speed of 10MB per second.





• Take advantage of the advanced features of high mega-pixel digital cameras.


• Deliver superior speed. Now you can capture those high-resolution images even faster!


• Do it all with low power consumption, which means longer battery life.


SanDisk Ultra II CompactFlash cards are ideal for your most demanding photo shoots, including photojournalism and event, sports, nature and fashion photography. All CF cards from SanDisk are Type I format, including SanDisk Ultra II CompactFlash cards.


Advanced Features:



• Faster write speed means less time between shots.


• Ready for rapid-fire shooting.



• High-density flash memory and optimized controller. technology lets you save large image files faster.


• Lifetime Warranty.