Looks like there have been some developments I wasn't aware of. Price
is now competitive and Sandisk, Lexar and others are making them (or at
least attaching their logo). Still lesser capacity than CF cards
though. That may not matter though since I'm not sure I'll go larger
than 1GB. Too much to lose in one go when (not if) it fails.
Chuck Norcutt
Walt Wayman wrote:
> xD cards are the only kind my wife's new Stylus 800 accepts. She bought a
> 1GB Olympus card with it for exactly the same price ($89.95) I paid for a 1GB
> SanDisk Ultra II for the E-1 a couple of months ago. The xD card is sure a
> cute little thing, not even half the size of a CF card. But if I had a
> camera that allowed a choice, I think I'd go with the CF. I'm not sure I can
> give a rational reason, other than the CF card, being larger, is easier to
> handle and looks more like it means business. And I've got two CF card
> readers. And there's a CF card slot in the new TV, but not one for an xD.
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