The only plus side I have for SD is that with PDAs, SD are good for the data storage while CF is good for modems, wireless and other plugins.
PDAs seem to be a dying industry though, so that's not such a big deal. Hen On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 harryjb at bellsouth.net wrote: > I am looking for a new digital camera. Since I purchased my first one > several years ago new storage media have arrived on the scene. > > I've been looking at cameras with compace flash, and xd and sd media. > > On the plus side for compact flash > > 1) I have 2, 128mb compact flash cards > 2) I have a compact flash card reader > > Down side, if there is one, The compact flash cards take up considerably > more space in my camera bag than either the xd or sd cards. > > On the plus side for the sd/xd cards > 1) they are smaller and take up less room in my camera bag > > Down side, and there is one > 1) I will need to purchase additional cards > 2) I will need to purchase a card reader. > > So, my questions to the group are > > 1) Is SD/XD media "better" than compact flash media?, how so? > 2)If they are better are they so much better it would behoove me to buy a > camera that uses them and then buy a new card reader and additional > cards? > 3)is sd better than xd or xd better than sd? > > 4) and finally, can anyone recommend web sites with good digital camera > reviews? > > Thanks. > > Harry > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be September 28. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be September 28. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
