Recommended Brands Of Sd Media?

[second exodous]

I know in some instances of brand name computer memory makes a difference on speed and reliability, usually depending on where it was made. Is SD media the same? There is a 2GB RiDATA SD card that I'm looking at, but for a little more there is a SansDisk branded one. I use RiDATA DVD+r's and like them, but not sure about their SD media.

So anyway, what is every ones favorite brand of SD cards? Which ones last for the most read/writes? Any stories of particular brands failing quite often?

Thanx,
Stan

 

[joele]

I know in some instances of brand name computer memory makes a difference on speed and reliability, usually depending on where it was made. Is SD media the same? There is a 2GB RiDATA SD card that I'm looking at, but for a little more there is a SansDisk branded one. I use RiDATA DVD+r's and like them, but not sure about their SD media.

So anyway, what is every ones favorite brand of SD cards? Which ones last for the most read/writes? Any stories of particular brands failing quite often?

Thanx,
Stan

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I preder RiData over Sandisk to be honest... The Sandisk are slow for the money, and over the years of using SD memory in Palm, PPC and Cameras I have cards from Sandisk, RiData, TekQ and Kingston. The only ones I have had fail are Sandisk ones. One failed got replaced for free as under warranty and then the replacement failed 6 months later, so I switched and have had no problems since...

Everyones experiences different though I guess? But testing the speeds on my benchamarking app on PPC, the Sandisk were always the slowest per price bracket.

 

[synkro]

Kingston
Sandsik
Toshiba

 

[ogisha007]

Sandisk works good for me

 

[x68000]

i use sandisk ultra II and they have never let me down

 

[Jarska333]

Haven't used SD's, but my Kingston CF cards work swell.

 

[Alpha2]

I had a Sandisk SD die on me too last year, I just got around to sending it in for a replacement which will probably go towards the 2X. But I doubt it's an indicator that all their stuff will crap out.

I'd simply go for a cheaply priced card from a company you trust.

 

[Eolair]

What about Adata? They are very cheap here at least :huh:

 

[reallynotnick]

How about PQI has anyone used them? They are the cheapest I can find at $55 with free shipping for 1gb.

http://dealram.com/prices/30/1GB.html

 

[Alpha2]

My experience from SMCs is that a lot of these are being made by a lot of the same factories, Some of them are probably made by the exact same company as whoever makes SanDisk or Kingston's cards.

 

[x68000]

not sure about kingston but i know that sandisk manufacture their own cards and they are usually the ones who either invent or calloborate with electronic manufacturers on things like sd and cf.

 

[Miknal]

Does anyone know where I could buy an sd card thats 2gb and as cheap as possible? (Sorry to bump this thread, but it seemed silly to make a new one with this here.)

Edit : Preferably from the uk, if one corrupts I want to be able to send it back easily lol.