"this seems best fitted as a record / artist promotional tool than it does a replacement for web-based or over-the-air music distribution."
That sentence sums it all up. Anyone who is into music production will more likely prefer to transfer their tracks digitally over the internet - or, if physical media is needed - a 700 MB CDR/RW. There is no way a micro SD card could be cheaper than a Rewriteable CD-R and to add to that - its size makes it easy to misplace. The same goes for people who are downloading tracks from the internet. Its easier to download to their zune/ipod without carrying around these chips.
...or, in the case of the iPod, flash cards are of no direct appeal. All the more reason why they can be used to promote MP3 players / PMPs that accept flash cards (it helps distinguish the player). However, I see this is as a 'value-add' equivalent to bloatware on a new PC; of little value since this stuff is available online already and a 512MB card has little practical value. Just another promotional move that got us gossiping...
hey 2GB cards are like $10 now maybe SanDisk is trying to get rid of the 512MB cards no one is buying. In any case Sansas support Rhapsody so it's not like this is the only option they're giving
"maybe SanDisk is trying to get rid of the 512MB cards no one is buying." -- That would make sense. It's also a promo for the Fuze, of course; but, if all they wanted was to provide music for Fuze buyers, they could preload it.
Actually, it's also a promo for μSD (since most devices with μSD slots have onboard storage, so there are probably people who never bother trying it out) and a market test for the concept of distributing music on flash (which, of course, SanDisk would just love).
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Flashpoint @ Mar 19th 2008 8:26AM
"this seems best fitted as a record / artist promotional tool than it does a replacement for web-based or over-the-air music distribution."
That sentence sums it all up. Anyone who is into music production will more likely prefer to transfer their tracks digitally over the internet - or, if physical media is needed - a 700 MB CDR/RW. There is no way a micro SD card could be cheaper than a Rewriteable CD-R and to add to that - its size makes it easy to misplace. The same goes for people who are downloading tracks from the internet. Its easier to download to their zune/ipod without carrying around these chips.
ScooterDe @ Mar 19th 2008 9:23AM
...or, in the case of the iPod, flash cards are of no direct appeal. All the more reason why they can be used to promote MP3 players / PMPs that accept flash cards (it helps distinguish the player).
However, I see this is as a 'value-add' equivalent to bloatware on a new PC; of little value since this stuff is available online already and a 512MB card has little practical value.
Just another promotional move that got us gossiping...
JohnTitor @ Mar 19th 2008 3:32PM
hey 2GB cards are like $10 now maybe SanDisk is trying to get rid of the 512MB cards no one is buying. In any case Sansas support Rhapsody so it's not like this is the only option they're giving
John Stracke @ Mar 19th 2008 5:14PM
"maybe SanDisk is trying to get rid of the 512MB cards no one is buying." -- That would make sense. It's also a promo for the Fuze, of course; but, if all they wanted was to provide music for Fuze buyers, they could preload it.
Actually, it's also a promo for μSD (since most devices with μSD slots have onboard storage, so there are probably people who never bother trying it out) and a market test for the concept of distributing music on flash (which, of course, SanDisk would just love).