Flash Memory
The Digital Photo Pro posting Flash Memory Basics explains the core components of flash memory cards.
(From: Digital Photo Pro)
So if you’re serious about photography as a hobby or business, you have choices when it comes to memory. Not all cards are created equal. If you see a 2 GB card advertised for $15 or a Pro 2 GB card for $45, consider that there’s a difference in the components used to make the cards, the read/write speeds, the warranty and the level of support you can expect when you need it most.
As the Romans used to say, “caveat emptor—buyer beware.” You get what you pay for, but then again, they were also carving their images in stone.
The lure of multi gigabyte memory cards is very strong. The wisdom of a sage I was reading the other day was to use several lesser capacity memory cards instead of one larger capacity one. Technology fails. It’s less painful losing one lesser capacity card of irreplaceable images than losing them all on a single larger capacity card.
…John
