Memory Cards > Jessops Memory Cards

Advantages: Not a lot
Disadvantages: Slow, Pricey

...previous to buying them, the Jessops 256MB cards. These cards although slow never let me down in three years of shooting, no loss of data or anything, even going though airport scanners which have in the past wiped things off cards. So on the reliability front I can't fault them, although it's a memory card, it shouldn't fail. As I mentioned these cards are very slow, although I only realised how slow when I bought some newer ones. My new Extreme ...
...company actually make them for Jessops but you certainly don't get your monies worth. The only thing I can think of is convinience at Jessops when you are buying a camera because all the memory cards they sell are expensive. I think I paid £30 per card (3 years ago) so now they are going to be cheaper (if you can still get them?). The Jessops sight at the moment doesn't offer the 256MB cards anymore, the lowest is 512MB which are £34.99 each. Ouch! ... Read review

Advantages: Fast, Cheap
Disadvantages: Lack of backwards compatability

I bought the Sandisk Ultra II 4GB card after purchasing my new 14.6mp camera, which produces RAW files of around 12-14mb! I clearly needed an upgrade because my older 2GB SD cards could only store 70 photos. I wanted a card that would combine speed, capacity, and value for money - and so I landed at the Class 4 Sandisk SDHC Ultra II 4GB card. I've had experience with Sandisk before, and wanted to stick with them especially after I found out that ...
...digital cameras. The Sandisk Ultra II SDHC 4GB card (Which I will now refer to as "The card" to save any confusion), has read speeds of 10mb/sec, and write speeds of 9mb/sec, producing an excellent performance on my camera. Previously when I used my older 2GB card, I didnt have a USB reader so I had to connect the camera to my computer via a USB cable, not too practical. Now however, Sandisk included with the card, a MicroMate card reader, which ... Read review