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I Gb compact flash vs 512Mb (or even 256) compact flash



 
 
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Old September 9th 04, 10:32 AM
Rick S.
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Default I Gb compact flash vs 512Mb (or even 256) compact flash

I see I can get a 1 Gb compactflash card for 20 or 30 bucks more than
a 512 Mb card.... seems a no brainer to me, I'd like to get a coupla 1
G's rather than 4 512's, (I'm going on a long trip and will not have
any downloading capability).
Is there any reason I should avoid such a big capacity card?
Is it the same technology in both?
Any body have any failures on gigabyte cards?
I'm going to stick with established namebrands, either sandisk or
lexar, and my camera can handle the size.
thanks ahead of time for any input,
Rick
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Old September 9th 04, 10:39 AM
Charlie Self
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Rick S asks:

I see I can get a 1 Gb compactflash card for 20 or 30 bucks more than
a 512 Mb card.... seems a no brainer to me, I'd like to get a coupla 1
G's rather than 4 512's, (I'm going on a long trip and will not have
any downloading capability).
Is there any reason I should avoid such a big capacity card?


Loss? If you lose a card, you lose a lot more photos with the big ones. I've
never lost a card, but I have misplaced a couple for several weeks. Very
disheartening.

Charlie Self
"Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and
hurry off as if nothing happened." Sir Winston Churchill
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Old September 9th 04, 10:39 AM
Charlie Self
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Rick S asks:

I see I can get a 1 Gb compactflash card for 20 or 30 bucks more than
a 512 Mb card.... seems a no brainer to me, I'd like to get a coupla 1
G's rather than 4 512's, (I'm going on a long trip and will not have
any downloading capability).
Is there any reason I should avoid such a big capacity card?


Loss? If you lose a card, you lose a lot more photos with the big ones. I've
never lost a card, but I have misplaced a couple for several weeks. Very
disheartening.

Charlie Self
"Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and
hurry off as if nothing happened." Sir Winston Churchill
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Old September 9th 04, 10:56 AM
Gene Palmiter
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OK....where could a person go for a long trip where they could not empty
their card...but where they can recharge batteries and eat and all that
other stuff.

A long camping trip...might be....you can charge with solar panels.

But, mostly....you can get a CD burned anywhere.


"Rick S." wrote in message
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I see I can get a 1 Gb compactflash card for 20 or 30 bucks more than
a 512 Mb card.... seems a no brainer to me, I'd like to get a coupla 1
G's rather than 4 512's, (I'm going on a long trip and will not have
any downloading capability).
Is there any reason I should avoid such a big capacity card?
Is it the same technology in both?
Any body have any failures on gigabyte cards?
I'm going to stick with established namebrands, either sandisk or
lexar, and my camera can handle the size.
thanks ahead of time for any input,
Rick



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Old September 9th 04, 10:56 AM
Gene Palmiter
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OK....where could a person go for a long trip where they could not empty
their card...but where they can recharge batteries and eat and all that
other stuff.

A long camping trip...might be....you can charge with solar panels.

But, mostly....you can get a CD burned anywhere.


"Rick S." wrote in message
...
I see I can get a 1 Gb compactflash card for 20 or 30 bucks more than
a 512 Mb card.... seems a no brainer to me, I'd like to get a coupla 1
G's rather than 4 512's, (I'm going on a long trip and will not have
any downloading capability).
Is there any reason I should avoid such a big capacity card?
Is it the same technology in both?
Any body have any failures on gigabyte cards?
I'm going to stick with established namebrands, either sandisk or
lexar, and my camera can handle the size.
thanks ahead of time for any input,
Rick



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Old September 9th 04, 12:03 PM
YoYo
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I stuck to the 512mb size because it
fits on a CD


"Rick S." wrote
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I see I can get a 1 Gb compactflash

card for 20 or 30 bucks more than
a 512 Mb card.... seems a no brainer

to me, I'd like to get a coupla 1
G's rather than 4 512's, (I'm going on

a long trip and will not have
any downloading capability).
Is there any reason I should avoid

such a big capacity card?
Is it the same technology in both?
Any body have any failures on gigabyte

cards?
I'm going to stick with established

namebrands, either sandisk or
lexar, and my camera can handle the

size.
thanks ahead of time for any input,
Rick



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Old September 9th 04, 12:03 PM
YoYo
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I stuck to the 512mb size because it
fits on a CD


"Rick S." wrote
in message
...
I see I can get a 1 Gb compactflash

card for 20 or 30 bucks more than
a 512 Mb card.... seems a no brainer

to me, I'd like to get a coupla 1
G's rather than 4 512's, (I'm going on

a long trip and will not have
any downloading capability).
Is there any reason I should avoid

such a big capacity card?
Is it the same technology in both?
Any body have any failures on gigabyte

cards?
I'm going to stick with established

namebrands, either sandisk or
lexar, and my camera can handle the

size.
thanks ahead of time for any input,
Rick



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Old September 9th 04, 01:24 PM
Ken Tough
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Gene Palmiter wrote:

OK....where could a person go for a long trip where they could not empty
their card...but where they can recharge batteries and eat and all that
other stuff.

A long camping trip...might be....you can charge with solar panels.

But, mostly....you can get a CD burned anywhere.


Really? I can think of a lot of places where CD burning is a bit
of a mission. As you get outside Namerica (esp in rural areas),
the capabilities will drop drastically, and prices could be steep.

--
Ken Tough
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Old September 9th 04, 01:24 PM
Ken Tough
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Gene Palmiter wrote:

OK....where could a person go for a long trip where they could not empty
their card...but where they can recharge batteries and eat and all that
other stuff.

A long camping trip...might be....you can charge with solar panels.

But, mostly....you can get a CD burned anywhere.


Really? I can think of a lot of places where CD burning is a bit
of a mission. As you get outside Namerica (esp in rural areas),
the capabilities will drop drastically, and prices could be steep.

--
Ken Tough
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Old September 9th 04, 01:25 PM
Ron Hunter
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Rick S. wrote:

I see I can get a 1 Gb compactflash card for 20 or 30 bucks more than
a 512 Mb card.... seems a no brainer to me, I'd like to get a coupla 1
G's rather than 4 512's, (I'm going on a long trip and will not have
any downloading capability).
Is there any reason I should avoid such a big capacity card?
Is it the same technology in both?
Any body have any failures on gigabyte cards?
I'm going to stick with established namebrands, either sandisk or
lexar, and my camera can handle the size.
thanks ahead of time for any input,
Rick


Theoretically, you are more likely to suffer a single failure if you
have 4 cards than if you have one card. However, in practical use,
there is very little chance of a problem with any one card. The reason
many people choose to use smaller cards is that if one of them dies, or
just gets lost or damaged, then the potential for loss is less. I would
rate the chance of loss as the highest probablity, with damage second,
and an actual card failure as least likely.
You pays your money, and you takes your chances...
 




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