Sd Card Sizes

[Team Onebrow]

What size SD card would you suggest to try to get all of CA, FL, NV and Arizona.

 

I am trying to keep the cost down so if maybe 2 64MB would work that would be great.

 

Any advice would be great.

[+JohnnyVegas]

It depends on the software

 

Map send TOPO

Ca and Nv. ... 61,537Kb

Az................. 19,742Kb

Fl.................. 23,482Kb

 

Map Streets and destinations

 

Ca and Nv......52,883Kb

Az..................15,571Kb

Fl...................27,080Kb

 

Map send direct route

Ca and Nv......72,910Kb

Az.................13,820Kb

Fl..................50,294Kb

[+NightPilot]

Yes, it depends on the program and the level of detail. For something like Mapopolis, you'd need several hundred megabytes for that, most of it being CA and FL. NV and AZ shouldn't take much.

[+Jamie Z]

Just on a whim I checked buy.com

 

Sandisk 256mb SD cards are $38.19

Sandisk 128mb SD cards are $23.28

Sandisk 64mb SD cards are $16.45

 

Other brands are slightly cheaper or more expensive.

 

I see no point in getting two separate cards. Go with the biggest one you are willing to afford.

 

Jamie

[+LSUFan]

Just on a whim I checked buy.com

 

Sandisk 256mb SD cards are $38.19

Sandisk 128mb SD cards are $23.28

Sandisk 64mb SD cards are $16.45

 

Other brands are slightly cheaper or more expensive.

 

I see no point in getting two separate cards. Go with the biggest one you are willing to afford.

 

Jamie

I agree with going with the biggest one you are willing to buy. It makes it simpler to just have one card for everything. Dell had a sale awhile back on SanDisk 1 Gig sd cards for $70.00. They may still have it going on. If you do search their site, make sure to look under home and home office. I found out they have different pricing for home users and business users--even for the same product.

 

My geocaching partner and myself both bought one for our Dell PDA's from them. I have every Mapopolis state map east of the Miss. loaded with room to spare on this card.

 

LSUFan

[+robert]

just a note, but sandisk cards are known to be one of the slowest SD cards around. i know at least in a PDA, using a sandisk SD card means slow reads, searches, program launches, etc. not sure how it works with a GPS but figured it'd be worth mentioning if someone wants to do a test (ie searching for an address and calculating a route in DirectRoute, etc.)

[+Jamie Z]

just a note, but sandisk cards are known to be one of the slowest SD cards around.

Is there a report of this available somewhere?

 

I use Sandisk in my GPS and camera... I'm not sure why. Somebody recommended them long ago and I've stuck with them, having no problems.

 

If new information was available, I might reconsider my brand loyalty.

 

Jamie

[+JohnnyVegas]

just a note, but sandisk cards are known to be one of the slowest SD cards around.  (ie searching for an address and calculating a route in DirectRoute, etc.)

I use Sandisk cards in my Meridian Gold, Digital camera, MP3 player and in my pocket PC and I have never had a problem with the speed of these cards. I have heared this once before but I have never seen any real proof of it anywhere, it could be this is another internet base urban myth.

 

Edit: Just to add, onebrow is asking about memory req. for loading maps on an SD card, the questions was not "Which SD card is the best"

Edited December 15, 2004 by JohnnyVegas

[+Pyewacket]

You might want to check out this deal at PC Mall:

 

128 MB card

 

After the $20 rebate, the card costs $6.89.

[+TotemLake]

just a note, but sandisk cards are known to be one of the slowest SD cards around. i know at least in a PDA, using a sandisk SD card means slow reads, searches, program launches, etc. not sure how it works with a GPS but figured it'd be worth mentioning if someone wants to do a test (ie searching for an address and calculating a route in DirectRoute, etc.)

It's the difference between milliseconds. If that little bit of time really counts, you're already in trouble.

[+Joe Smith]

I just picked up a 128 from walmart.com for $14.99

 

 

It should be here in 3-4 days, i'll let you know

 

Joe Smith

[+Nero]

i also got a cheapy $15 128MB SD walmart card, i bought it to use with my palm tungsten t2, works fine for playing mp3's from and such. namebrand "IMPACT"

[Team Onebrow]

It depends on the software

 

Map send TOPO

Ca and Nv. ... 61,537Kb

Az................. 19,742Kb

Fl.................. 23,482Kb

 

Map Streets and destinations

 

Ca and Nv......52,883Kb

Az..................15,571Kb

Fl...................27,080Kb

 

Map send direct route

Ca and Nv......72,910Kb

Az.................13,820Kb

Fl..................50,294Kb

Im not that literate in MB, Gig, etc. So my next question is what would be the best size card for my needs assuming I get the Mapsend Topo or the Directroute.

[+Jamie Z]

Using simplified addition with Johnny's numbers:

 

Mapsend Topo ~ 94mb

 

Mapsend S&T ~ 95mb

 

Mapsend DirectRouts ~ 137mb

 

So the 128 card would just about cover all of it. You'd have to trim some edges with DR. Or you can splurge for the 256mb card and not have to worry. Ever.

 

Jamie

[+LSUFan]

Using simplified addition with Johnny's numbers:

 

Mapsend Topo ~ 94mb

 

Mapsend S&T ~ 95mb

 

Mapsend DirectRouts ~ 137mb

 

So the 128 card would just about cover all of it. You'd have to trim some edges with DR. Or you can splurge for the 256mb card and not have to worry. Ever.

 

Jamie

A 1 gig card is equal to (4) four 256 Mb cards , (8) 128 Mb cards or (16) 64 mbs, etc.

[+NightPilot]

Rule of thumb: Get the biggest you can afford. Software is a gas, and always expands to fill its container. No matter what size you buy, it will shortly be too small. Divide the size by the price, and compare MB/$. Notice that the larger cards have a higher ratio.

[Team Onebrow]

Anybody now of a place to get a 256MB or 512MB card for cheap?

[+Couparangus]

I'm told that the 1GB compact flash cards have hit 100$.

[doubledipper]

I have a Meridian Color and just bought a 256MB SD card for $25. There was also a $15 rebate so my net cost is $9.99. I am waiting for the 512 MB cards to drop to $30 and will get one of them. I have seen them at $35 after a rebate. Forgot to mention that I got this deal at Fry's. Same as Outpost.com online.

 

Edited December 16, 2004 by doubledipper

[+embra]

Anybody now of a place to get a 256MB or 512MB card for cheap?

I just got an "informational email" from TigerDirect.com. They listed several 1GB cards from $70-80.

 

The lowball deal was a Kingston 512MB at $27 after rebate. Oh heck, here's the time-limited link.

[Team Onebrow]

I have a Meridian Color and just bought a 256MB SD card for $25. There was also a $15 rebate so my net cost is $9.99. I am waiting for the 512 MB cards to drop to $30 and will get one of them. I have seen them at $35 after a rebate. Forgot to mention that I got this deal at Fry's. Same as Outpost.com online.

 

Doubledipper can you provide the link for that 256 Card?

[+embra]

Guess I'm tooting TigerDirect's horn today. This link should take you to a page that has severAL 256MB cards under $17 (one at $13)...all requiring rebates, I think.

[doubledipper]

Doubledipper can you provide the link for that 256 Card?

 

I am afraid that this was a retail sale that was in last Saturdays Seattle Times newspaper. I apologize that post about them being Outpost.com confused anyone about the deal also being online. I never bothered to look online, I just went to the store on Sunday and picked one up. However, I do see similare deals deals online sometimes for a similar brand with the same net price after a rebate. I believe the sale ended Monday.

[+ThisWayOut]

I just picked up a 512mb SD card at OfficeMax for $44.99 (+tax) OTD. There is a $15MIR that brings cost down to $29. One Rebate per Household.

[+LSUFan]

I just saw on Dell's site where they have the 1 Gig SD cards down to$64.46, with I think free shipping. Here is a link for anybody's that's interested.

 

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/product...9&page=external

Edited December 25, 2004 by LSUFan

[+Haffy]

I just purchased a 1 Gig SD Lexar card new on Ebay for $48.00. A good deal I think. Check on Ebay there are a lot of good deals to be had,especially after the holidays.

[vonjager]

1 Gig SD card for $59.99 at MicroCenter:

 

http://www.microcenter.com/images/specials..._page01_760.gif

[+twilliams]

just a note, but sandisk cards are known to be one of the slowest SD cards around. [...]

It's the difference between milliseconds. If that little bit of time really counts, you're already in trouble.

 

We ought to point out that the new fast or "highspeed" cards are significantly faster, and a bit more expensive, than the traditional SDs. The difference I've seen on camera's, pda's and card readers is the about 1.6mb/s compared to 9.5mb/s on read and writes which is a HUGE difference when throwing digital media files (photo's, video, music) or digital topo/maps through the system.

 

My feeling is that if you're dealing with large files (and assuming your device can take advantage of the speed improvements) you'll regret not getting a fast card for the extra $25.

 

SimpleTech, among others, are reliable producers of fast SD cards. There are some websites which have done research on the differences betwen manufacturers and indeed they can be noticable.

 

-t-

[+Chasseur]

I bought a Lexar 256 mb SD card yesterday at OfficeMax for 29.99.

[REXRAY]

I have two of the 128 mb SD cards from Walmart (Impact brand). I am using the first one in my Lowrance Ifinder as a detailed map card. I tried to use the 2nd Impact card to upgrade my firmware version, but the Ifinder would not recognize the card. I loaded the firmware upgrade onto an older 32mb Sandisk card at the suggestion of Lowrance tech support and it worked fine. As a side note, I put the unrecognized 128mb Impact card in my digital camera and it works fine.

[+Haffy]

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Edited January 13, 2005 by haffy6