> I think I'm gonna join the "pay a little more" school of thought going > forward... > > - MCC
Aren't your images worth it. <VBG> Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Transcend Memory Cards >I know that these cards have gotten somewhat mixed reviews (though the > positive comments far outweigh the negatives.) Well, today I received > two new 2 gig Transcend cards from NewEgg. I had pressed my slowest SD > card card into service as a Jumpboost device on my laptop, and decided > to replace it with a 2 gig Transcend 150x and add another Transcend card > to boot. For the last several months I've been using 2 Transcend cards > without problems. > > Well, BOTH of the new cards popped into the K10D and promptly jammed > into place. I could press them into the slot but they never gave the > slight click-back up, which enables you to click them down and out. I > managed to extract both with the help of some needle nose pliers. > > Looking at the cards, the paper labels are visibly thicker than the > older transcends I have. All it took was a few buffs with some 400 grade > sandpaper and they were worn down enough to fit in and out of the camera > without problem. > > I have to say - I'll probably install one of these new cards as the > semi-permanent Jumpboost device in the laptop (permanent till the > Read-Write cycles are depleted) and look to a new brand in the future. > I'm not sure how tight the spec re SD card thickness is, but it seems > like it should be a no-brainer to make a card that fits in the slot > without problem. As I buffed away at the paper label with the sandpaper > I wondered about two things - how much static electricity was I > producing, and once the glossy finish on the label was gone, was I in > for even more swelling of the paper in humid weather? > > I think I'm gonna join the "pay a little more" school of thought going > forward... > > - MCC > -- > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, Michigan > www.markcassino.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
