[shuttertalk]

I'm just interested as to what memory card prices are like locally - they seem to have taken a sharp drop recently, not that I'm complaining! According to this article from Lets Go Digital:

The average price of a memory card had changed little since their introduction in 1996, staying at around £31. However, this has fallen over the last 6 months with the average price in February 2007 being just £25. Consumers can now purchase a 2GB Secure Digital card for as little as £4.88, as the market becomes increasingly competitive, and consumer looks to web sites to purchase these cards.

http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/13929/fl...ory-price/

I recently bought 2 x 2GB Sandisk cards - a normal one for $40 and an extreme II for $50 AUD, and this was from a local store in the city, not online. I'm sure you can get cheaper generic branded ones, and even cheaper if you search online. I cringe when I remember paying $140 for a 2 GB card just one year back...

Interestingly as well, Kingston have just announced that they'll be launching Vending machines for memory cards in the UK...

Kingston Technology, the world’s leading independent memory manufacturer and specialist retailer MyMemory Limited, today unveiled the industry’s first Flash memory vending machine at the North Terminal, Gatwick Airport. The joint venture will see Kingston Technology’s comprehensive range of Flash memory products including; SD cards, CompactFlash cards and DataTraveler USB drives sold via MyMemory vending machines in high-traffic public spaces across the UK.

http://www.photographyblog.com/index.php...nes_in_uk/

[byrt_001]

hi

this is very interesting as I have a looong chat with the distributors from transcend in sydney the other day. They told me that there is a war between memory cards producers and prices as there is so much demand for them.
I was buying 4G 120X CF cards for almost 200 and now there are around 60!!!! (Including discound)

They do not put the markup anymore as every store should compete for the best selling prices.

better for us!!!