08-22-2006, 03:55 AM
PNY is a good brand, I have used them for RAM and such. Patriot is also another good "off-brand." I have their 2gb SD card ordered from NewEgg back in June and no problems -- and this is after going to World Cup and taking some 600 stills/vids on my Pana Lumix TZ-!.
It is not super-duper fast like some, but faster than the normal speed which is good enough for me. But then, I shop in the "value" bracket. (Good and relatively inexpensive.) For video, you want a card that is something beyond the normal SD card speed. For something that's going to do mostly vid, I'd go ahead and buy what are among the fastest out there. Costco is running a deal right now on Ultra II (high-speed) SD cards. You may be able to find them cheaper elsewhere, I dunno. But nobody beats Costco return policy.
I gave $58.99 for my Patriot 2gb card, less a $20 rebate. So that --$39 -- is a darn, darn good price on a 2gb faster-than-normal SD card. You can kind of read the reviews in places like Newegg and glean which ones are junk and which are not.
It's like anything else...you'll pay more for the name brand than the other brand. But just b/c some company doesn't have a marketing budget doesn't necessarily mean they're not up to snuff. This from a marketing guy. FWIW. Good luck, and enjoy!
It is not super-duper fast like some, but faster than the normal speed which is good enough for me. But then, I shop in the "value" bracket. (Good and relatively inexpensive.) For video, you want a card that is something beyond the normal SD card speed. For something that's going to do mostly vid, I'd go ahead and buy what are among the fastest out there. Costco is running a deal right now on Ultra II (high-speed) SD cards. You may be able to find them cheaper elsewhere, I dunno. But nobody beats Costco return policy.
I gave $58.99 for my Patriot 2gb card, less a $20 rebate. So that --$39 -- is a darn, darn good price on a 2gb faster-than-normal SD card. You can kind of read the reviews in places like Newegg and glean which ones are junk and which are not.
It's like anything else...you'll pay more for the name brand than the other brand. But just b/c some company doesn't have a marketing budget doesn't necessarily mean they're not up to snuff. This from a marketing guy. FWIW. Good luck, and enjoy!