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I highly recommend you get the Supreme. SLC, single-level construction, is much faster and less likely to write errors than MLC, multi-level construction. It is also true that SLC can be read/written 10 times as much, but considering that MLC cards can last up to 10 years under harsh use (complete erase & write 3 times/day), longevity is not that important. But speed is as important as compacity for digital imaging.

Kingston uses MLC for its microSD cards, and this is why some of you have realized extremely slow transfer rates when putting stuff on the card for your phones. But it is much cheaper, so if that's important to you, then consider never buying electronics again.]]>Jan 3rd 2008 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/ridata-reveals-self-monitoring-smart-compact-flash-cards/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/ridata-reveals-self-monitoring-smart-compact-flash-cards/Jan 3rd 2008 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/ridata-reveals-self-monitoring-smart-compact-flash-cards/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/ridata-reveals-self-monitoring-smart-compact-flash-cards/
Unless you're using an Apple II or Commodore with free dial-up, you aren't exactly valuing your dollar, are you.

What a jerk, by the way. I was just trying to give some practical advice and sway readers to forget about GB/$ figures and focus on other criterion. But no, you had be such a dick about it. Well, go ahead and get a Lightning card, for all I care. Jeez, such a punk-ass bitch!]]>Jan 3rd 2008 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/ridata-reveals-self-monitoring-smart-compact-flash-cards/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/ridata-reveals-self-monitoring-smart-compact-flash-cards/
You are both right, it's smart to weigh your options and buy cheap, but only if you buy good too!
In fact sometimes companies sell stuff for 3 times the price and it's slower than cheap stuff, and lasts less long to boot.
It's all about company philisophy, some companies take a lower profit margin for a larger market share, but still have excellent products, and some weasels just exploit the dumb with weak overpriced products.
And the annoying thing is that it's sometimes next to impossible to find out what the real specs are :/]]>Jan 3rd 2008 6:19PM