After I read the post by @hdoyle it reminded me that I was planning on buying myself a couple of new memory cards (compact flash).
I've been looking on onlinememory.co.uk which I've used before. I was planning on buying a couple of 4MB cards. My current one is 1MB and is big enough however I would rather buy a couple so I always have a spare or if one decides to have a hissy fit!
There are few things I have brand loyalty for, 1 is canon and a 2nd is Sandisk neither product has let me down before.
On the website, at the highest price is the Sandisk version (£15) but there are 2 cheaper ones a Kingston one (£9( and a Kingston Elite (£11).
Has anyone used the Kingston cards before? Is it a case that you get what you pay for or do Sandisk have higher prices as they are a more well known brand anfd people will pay the extra for the name?
Obviously if I can save some money that's great but if they are a poorer quality and I end up having buying Sandisk to replace them it won't be worth it.
I've also only ever used Sandisk & plan to keep it that way. I'm really happy with what I consider to be a quality product for the price I pay. Quality is more important to me than price (within reason of course). As you say a cheap card that loses your pictures is a false economy for sure.
@emmar84 i have had kingston and they are a good reliable brand (i broke mine by scratching the tip) it always gave me good photos tho. the one i just purchased is an integral
ive had a look through kingston reviews and they seem like a good company with a well known brand name, the reviews tend to be positive but for peace of mind u may want to consider the sandisk
the one time i bought something other than a sandisk, i was dissapointed. the card (i cannot remember the brand now, it was for my old camera) was insanely slow and took forever to accomplish anything. yeah, i saved a few bucks, but i had much bigger headaches. since then, ive stuck with sandisk.
I borrowed my computer nerd son's Kingston to travel with a few years ago and it was excellent. I now have several kingston's of my own and am really happy with them. I always try to buy fast cards though...whatever the brand.
Make sure that if you're going from 1gig to 4 gigs, that your camera supports cards bigger than 2 gigs. Older cameras, e.g. my point-and-shoot Canon SD 700 IS, don't support the bigger cards. I'd be surprised if any cameras within the last couple years don't, but if it's an older camera it's worth checking.
I usually browse tech part sites like newegg and check reviews on cards. Some makes and models are lemons, but there doesn't seem to be any pattern. So in my experience, by picking only highly rated cards, you're more likely to get a good one.
I have a Kingston SD card and I don't really like it. On my P&S it writes really slow, which isn't something I've found with other cards, like my Sandisk 4GB SD.
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Thank you for telling me about your experiences, I think I'll stick with my tried and trusted Sandisks!
I usually browse tech part sites like newegg and check reviews on cards. Some makes and models are lemons, but there doesn't seem to be any pattern. So in my experience, by picking only highly rated cards, you're more likely to get a good one.