Rachel Archer
12-01-2008, 10:16 AM
Dear all,
I don't know how readily available Class 6 SDHC memory cards are in your area, but here in Toronto they are very scarce. Future Shop had plenty of Class 2's and Class 4's, but not a single Class 6, of any size. They couldn't tell me when they'd have any. Moving on to Best Buy, they had only two Class 6 cards (an 8GB and a 16GB), priced well over $100 (the 16GB was over $150). The warranties on the cards were limited too, only 1 year, and made by a company I'd never heard of.
With Class 6 cards currently having the fastest read/write speed, it makes sense to get one rather than a 2 or 4, so that your SDHC card will not only perform better with your camera but will serve you that much longer, for use with newer cameras etc.
Anyway, no luck with Future Shop or Best Buy...The Source had none either (they're run by Circuit City), just 2's and 4's. So I went to various camera stores inquiring about this. One store of good reputation offered me a Class 4 SDHC card, 8GB in size, for just over $120, and said it was a wise investment because of the card's lifetime warranty (it was a Kingston). I declined to buy it. They couldn't even guess about when they might have any Class 6 cards (grr).
Finally I went to a good place here in Toronto, PC Village (pcvonline.com) where the stuff is always new (not refurbished) but direct from the manafacturer and so often costs less.
PC Village had a Class 6 SDHC memory card, 16GB in size (!) for only $42.95 Canadian plus tax. The card is made by Adata and comes with a lifetime warranty. That's just under $35 USD for a 16GB Class-6 SDHC card with a lifetime warranty. What a deal! I totally bought one for me, and will likely buy a second one shortly.
To the best of my understanding, only Adata and Kingston offer lifetime warranties on their SDHC cards - most other makers offer a crummy 1-year warranty.
Anyway, just wanted to let people know about this - no point in getting gypped for your memory card needs, right? *hugs* Merry Christmas, all.
http://pcvonline.com/productDetails.aspx?prodID=8031
Rachel :)
I don't know how readily available Class 6 SDHC memory cards are in your area, but here in Toronto they are very scarce. Future Shop had plenty of Class 2's and Class 4's, but not a single Class 6, of any size. They couldn't tell me when they'd have any. Moving on to Best Buy, they had only two Class 6 cards (an 8GB and a 16GB), priced well over $100 (the 16GB was over $150). The warranties on the cards were limited too, only 1 year, and made by a company I'd never heard of.
With Class 6 cards currently having the fastest read/write speed, it makes sense to get one rather than a 2 or 4, so that your SDHC card will not only perform better with your camera but will serve you that much longer, for use with newer cameras etc.
Anyway, no luck with Future Shop or Best Buy...The Source had none either (they're run by Circuit City), just 2's and 4's. So I went to various camera stores inquiring about this. One store of good reputation offered me a Class 4 SDHC card, 8GB in size, for just over $120, and said it was a wise investment because of the card's lifetime warranty (it was a Kingston). I declined to buy it. They couldn't even guess about when they might have any Class 6 cards (grr).
Finally I went to a good place here in Toronto, PC Village (pcvonline.com) where the stuff is always new (not refurbished) but direct from the manafacturer and so often costs less.
PC Village had a Class 6 SDHC memory card, 16GB in size (!) for only $42.95 Canadian plus tax. The card is made by Adata and comes with a lifetime warranty. That's just under $35 USD for a 16GB Class-6 SDHC card with a lifetime warranty. What a deal! I totally bought one for me, and will likely buy a second one shortly.
To the best of my understanding, only Adata and Kingston offer lifetime warranties on their SDHC cards - most other makers offer a crummy 1-year warranty.
Anyway, just wanted to let people know about this - no point in getting gypped for your memory card needs, right? *hugs* Merry Christmas, all.
http://pcvonline.com/productDetails.aspx?prodID=8031
Rachel :)