William Robb wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Caveman" > Subject: CF cards and readers question > > > Any brands/models that are recommended or that I should absolutely > avoid > > ? I'm looking for 512 MB or 1 GB cards and a CF card reader to > connect > > to the USB (2.0) port. > > > The SanDisk cards seem very good. The Extreme ones are quite a bit > faster than the plain jane ones. Often Future Shop online has a deal > where you buy a card, they give you a free SanDisk USBII card reader. > > William Robb
I got a SanDIsk 512mb flash card. and a USB 2.0 SanDisk card reader, but it was pointed out to me that I don't really need the card reader - I can just use the cord that came with the camera to go directly into a usb port on my computer. I haven't opened the SUB 2.0 Card reader package yet - what is the advantage, if any, of using that instead of just pluggin into a port directly? annsan the puzzled and easily confused