Nill Toulme said:
I have one Ridata card that has been reliable. (The only failures/glitches I've experienced have been with Transcend and Lexar.) I've always seen good reports on Ridata, can't remember ever having seen a report of a negative experience with one. (I've also had very good experience on multiple purchases from mydigitaldiscount and recommend them without reservation.)
As for the many eggs in a basket issue, my personal theory has long been that I'm most at risk, both for loss and for failure, when I'm changing cards, and that I minimize my risk by minimizing changes. If I can avoid ever changing cards in the field, all the better. In any event, 8GB is one average soccer match for me.
Nill
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Nil, for the record, I have had no real issues with Sandisk
Sandisk Ultra II 2GB 2 cards, 1 year, no failures, one corruption (perhaps a premature opening of the card slot) solved by rescue software and reformatting in the camera.
Sandisk Ultra II 1GB 3 cards, 2 years, no failures
IBM-Hitachi 4GB Microdrive 2 years, no failures
Sandisk Ultra III 2GB 1 card, 2 months, no failures
Lexar 500MB 2 cards, 3 years, 3 failures but data all recovered.
I have the feeling that Sandisk for me has been more reliable than Lexar.
However, as RG points out, the series of the card indicated by the serial number on the edge, may show that similarly named cards are made in different places or some cards are just rebranded.
Certainly, $169 8GB on 1 Ridata card at 150X is an amazingly low price!
I wonder if there is a utility to test the cards by repeatedly loading and copying from the card then erasing for say 200 cycles and looking for errors.
Asher