Maybe of interest to photographers

Del Lardo · 18-09-2011, 03:26

32GB Class 10 SDHC card for £21 delivered from 7dayshop.

By far the best price I could find and performance seems to be up to spec.

Toby · 18-09-2011, 21:33

Wish 32GB CF cards were that cheap!

Mondo · 18-09-2011, 21:51

I paid £27 for a 16G one only last week :/

petemc · 19-09-2011, 09:51

Not sure I'd trust a 7dayshop branded card. That's just me though and photos pay the mortgage

Del Lardo · 19-09-2011, 12:44

Having never had a compact flash, SD or USB card/drive fail on me in 10 years it's not something I've looked into but what would be the concern or is this like people who won't buy Tesco petrol?

Kitten · 19-09-2011, 15:45

I've had 2 cards fail on me, one during a wedding (Dee had the same problen with it) & one at Sinead's do. very frustrating, not sure how much it has to do with brand though or if its,the luck of the draw.

Mark · 19-09-2011, 18:32

Flash memory has a limited lifespan. How long depends on the type of memory, the controller, and so on. Any memory can fail, and all will eventually, but some may fail sooner than others.

I've had one SD card fail, but it was very old. I've had none since going all-SanDisk, but they're expensive.

I also read speed claims with a very large pinch of salt. Anyone can claim 'class whatever' on an empty card, but a used card might be a different matter. Being burned several times by cards that claimed speed they couldn't achieve was the reason I went all-SanDisk.

petemc · 19-09-2011, 18:55

What Mark said.

I've had cheaper brands fail on me. My SanDisks are all fine. I can't afford to take the risk.

Mondo · 19-09-2011, 20:02

I had a sandisk fail.

Not just fail, but dead, cannot be formatted again in PC, Mac or camerassss.

petemc · 19-09-2011, 20:18

Not saying it can't happen, just that for me cheaper brands have so for now I'm sticking with one that hasn't

18-09-2011, 03:26	#1
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	Maybe of interest to photographers 32GB Class 10 SDHC card for £21 delivered from 7dayshop. By far the best price I could find and performance seems to be up to spec.

18-09-2011, 21:33	#2
Toby Absinthe Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,023	Wish 32GB CF cards were that cheap! __________________

18-09-2011, 21:51	#3
Mondo Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,174	I paid £27 for a 16G one only last week :/ __________________ My Website / MSN / Email / Flickr / Blog

19-09-2011, 09:51	#4
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	Not sure I'd trust a 7dayshop branded card. That's just me though and photos pay the mortgage __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

19-09-2011, 15:45	#6
Kitten Spinky-Spank Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 668. The Neighbour of the Beast Posts: 11,226	I've had 2 cards fail on me, one during a wedding (Dee had the same problen with it) & one at Sinead's do. very frustrating, not sure how much it has to do with brand though or if its,the luck of the draw. __________________ "You only get one life. There's no God, no rules, except for those you accept or create for yourself. Then once it's over... it's over. Dreamless sleep for ever and ever. So why not be happy while you're here?" Nate Fisher

19-09-2011, 12:44	#5
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	Having never had a compact flash, SD or USB card/drive fail on me in 10 years it's not something I've looked into but what would be the concern or is this like people who won't buy Tesco petrol?

19-09-2011, 18:32	#7
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Flash memory has a limited lifespan. How long depends on the type of memory, the controller, and so on. Any memory can fail, and all will eventually, but some may fail sooner than others. I've had one SD card fail, but it was very old. I've had none since going all-SanDisk, but they're expensive. I also read speed claims with a very large pinch of salt. Anyone can claim 'class whatever' on an empty card, but a used card might be a different matter. Being burned several times by cards that claimed speed they couldn't achieve was the reason I went all-SanDisk.

19-09-2011, 18:55	#8
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	What Mark said. I've had cheaper brands fail on me. My SanDisks are all fine. I can't afford to take the risk. __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

19-09-2011, 20:02	#9
Mondo Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,174	I had a sandisk fail. Not just fail, but dead, cannot be formatted again in PC, Mac or camerassss. __________________ My Website / MSN / Email / Flickr / Blog

19-09-2011, 20:18	#10
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	Not saying it can't happen, just that for me cheaper brands have so for now I'm sticking with one that hasn't __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!