I have purchased dozens of the cheap cards (new) from compgeeks and they just work. There are those that must analyze the purchase so its best they do so, but I just make the deal, plug it in and use it.
To me, it's like paper. You buy and use. i.e. A commodity item.
Bob
I'm just now buying a budget minded digital camera (Kodak CX7430) and I want to buy an SD memory card for it.
The camera will not get a great deal of use.
I am having trouble knowing how much advantage a higher volumn card has over a lesser one. I'm thinking that a 128 or 256 MB card will fill my needs, but I'm having trouble knowing how much advantage the 256 will have over the 128.
And I see that, for example, a 256 MB SD card can cost as little as $18 and as much as $90, maybe more. I don't know how much advantage a more expensive card is over a budget one.
I'm also confused about how expensive a battery to buy. For example, there is one from WalMart, with a charger, that is 1800 whatever the measure is. But I read that I can get as high as 2300 or even 2500. I'm wondering if 1800 is fine for a budget item (one complaint I have is that many of the ads for chargers don't say what the number is for the batteries that come with it.)
I'd appreciate any information you might have. If you know of a source that tutors someone like me on these questions, I'd appreciate knowing about it.
Thank, grandpaw

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