Shopaholic? Me?

I am not sure why I keep getting asked what flash memory is. I mean I can tell you where you can buy some from but explain it? I am not sure I can. You see I am a shopaholic not a techie person. I will try to give an explanation (which means in future I can just refer people here) but if you think you might want a more detailed explaination, then you might want to Ask Owen.

So flash memory is a way of storing information in technological gadgets. This is most often in items like Cameras but can also be found in toys (my son has toys with memory cards), pianos (my hubby’s electric piano has a slot) and even in phones (so you can do more).

There are different types of memory and essentially the difference is the size of the card. They also come with different memory sizes. The size you need is dependant on what you want it for. Here is a list of types of cards but there may be more types:-

• Compact Flash
• XD
• Smart media
• Micro Sd
• Mini Sd
• SD Cards

Now, different places have different prices and they can vary greatly. You have to bear in mind postage. I have seen them for sale at a penny but then the cost of postage was riddiculous. So this is one area you do need to compare prices. I tend to pick mine at 7 Day Shop simply because I always order photographic stuff and so I am not paying postage specifically for the memory. I am sure there are better prices than 7 Day Shop but as I said, if you are picking up other photographic stuff, then they become reasonably cheap.

Beyond that, there is very little I can tell you. However, if you are in photography, I personally prefer say 2 x 1GB card than 1 x 2GB card because it means I always have one empty to take more shots. But that is my 2 cents. Hope this answered some questions about Memory Cards.