Sandisk Compact Flash SALE

[Desert Rat]

I just got an email from http://www.mydigitaldiscount.com on a sale of Sandisk extreme III cards:

1gh 34.95
2gb 49.95
4gb 75.95
8gb 119.95
12gb 169.95
16gb. 229.95

thought I would pass this along. Prices look very nice for large cards, esp 12 and 16.

From others i know who have dealt with them they are a very good company...

[Kevin]

Gerald posted this in the "Ongoing Bargains" thread in the For Sale Forum last night. Thanks for listing the details though. Great prices.

[Igor]

I've bought a 8gb ExtremeIII a few months ago very cheap which turned out to be a fake... it's really hard to tell genuine card from fake untill you test it. How can one be sure he buys a REAL card?

[Harv]

I think most fake CF cards are sold over Ebay from Hong Kong or China. If you stick with a well known, reputable retailer, you should be safe enough.

[Desert Rat]

I've bought a 8gb ExtremeIII a few months ago very cheap which turned out to be a fake... it's really hard to tell genuine card from fake untill you test it. How can one be sure he buys a REAL card? Well, I know many people who have dealt with this company for both CF cards and storage devices.. They are very reputable....

Also, I heard that Sandisk was having a price cut on their cards... Cannot remember where I read it though...

[Igor]

I understand and I don't intend to question the reputation of the reputable stores.
Just the price is so low that makes me wonder why... B&H lists 16gb for about$500, but not $200, why such a difference?

[Desert Rat]

I understand and I don't intend to question the reputation of the reputable stores.
Just the price is so low that makes me wonder why... B&H lists 16gb for about$500, but not $200, why such a difference?
Well actually Igor, go check out BH prices the 16GB card is now only $299

Link is here
BH Photo link for 16GB Sandisk Extreme III (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=7857&A=details&Q=&sku=461865&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation)

[Igor]

OMG! That's fast! I swear I checked them today and the price was above $500!

[Desert Rat]

OMG! That's fast! I swear I checked them today and the price was above $500! Sometimes BH and Adorama and the other larger photo places are slower at updating their prices...

I think this price drop is due to the new Extreme IV cards coming out and this new type of flash memory they were developing...

[Osprey Whisperer]

Some good prices on the Extreme IIIs...but what about those RiData cards??? Anyone have any long term use with these. Those are about half the price of the Sandisk Ex. IIIs and speed is 150X. Used one for a day or two, before and no sign of problems. I'm tempted to get a few of their 2/4 gigs for $24.99 / $46.99. Might even have to look at their 8gig card if I get that 1D MKIII *-P

[MGlennn]

I think Rudi uses the Ridata cards exclusively.....we'll have to see if he comments in this thread :)

[Rudi]

G'day! :D

All I used for the last five or more years have been Ridata cards. NEVER had a problem with them! All mine are under lifetime warranty, after registering on the company website.

I never even contemplated buying another brand, until I got the 4GB Sandisk Ultra II cards at less than half price some weeks back. (I only bought Sandisk because they were the cheapest known brand that I could get, and a brand that I was comfortable paying for). So far, I'm happy with those too, but my Ridata experiences are over several years, and several tens of thousands of images taken, never even a hiccup!

If I didn't have more cards than I need at the moment, I would be very tempted to get some 8GB Ridata 150x CF cards... but I figure they will be even cheaper when I actually need them! :D

[Osprey Whisperer]

Thanks for your input, Rudi. Those prices are hard to beat for the amount of storage space and speed. I probably don't need cards, either....but it's always nice to have extra ammo in the machine gun. *-)

[netsoul]

There were quite a few sales locally this week, like at Circuitcity and Staples. They often have 2 gig SanDisk Ultra for $38, might be able to check that online too. Some you can purchase them online and then designate what store, and pick it up there + no shipping fee.

[Ron Lacey]

Canadians might want to check out Costco which has 4gig and 2 gig Ultra IIs for $99.99 and 59.99 Cdn respectively...

Costco (http://www.costco.ca/en-CA/Common/Category.aspx?cat=2109&eCat=BCCA|79|2109&whse=BCCA&topnav=)

Ron

[Rudi]

BTW, I wanted to add that I have purchased several of my Ridata cards from MyDigitalDiscount.com in the past, and they are most definitely a reputable company!

[Desert Rat]

BTW you can also get a rebate from Sandisk by using the following form...

http://www.jr.com/images/pdf/rebates/SAD2_20070331.pdf