Expansion Card vs SD memory

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I am considering the purchase of a Zire 72 because I like the camera
feature.

Palms web site states that for video and music you need an expansion card.
The Palm expansion card is much more expensive than SD memory. Can they be
used interchangeably in the 72 or are there some features that you can only
use if you have the Palm Expansion card?

Please advise.

Thanks

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"AndyH" <ancherrera@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I am considering the purchase of a Zire 72 because I like the camera
>feature.

Check it out closely before you buy. The still camera makes very poor quality
pictures that are not much good for anything but email (and viewing on the
Zire72 of course). I think that it is the camera lens quality at fault as IMO
the pictures from the Zire72 are not much better than those from the Zire71 even
though it sports 3 times the resolution. Also video is likewise poor in quality
and it really is more of a gadget than anything resembling a real video
camera...
>
>Palms web site states that for video and music you need an expansion card.
>The Palm expansion card is much more expensive than SD memory. Can they be
>used interchangeably in the 72 or are there some features that you can only
>use if you have the Palm Expansion card?

Any brand SD card will work fine. The good news is that the Zire72 holds the SD
card very firmly in the slot and you won't have to worry about accidentally
losing the card. The bad news is it kills you fingers to get it in and out, so
if you change it often it is a bit of a pain (literally)...

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Thanks for your help. I bought the Zire 72 with the SD card and it all
works great. That is a nice little palm.

You were correct about the relatively poor quality of the video but I knew
that going in and it is more than sufficient for what I need. (Emailing
videos of the little one to grandma and grandpa)



"Gareth Adams" <gareth@garethadams.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cnlrdh$orq$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Aaron L wrote:
>> "AndyH" <ancherrera@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I am considering the purchase of a Zire 72 because I like the camera
>>>feature.
>>
>>
>> Check it out closely before you buy. The still camera makes very poor
>> quality
>> pictures that are not much good for anything but email (and viewing on
>> the
>> Zire72 of course). I think that it is the camera lens quality at fault as
>> IMO
>> the pictures from the Zire72 are not much better than those from the
>> Zire71 even
>> though it sports 3 times the resolution. Also video is likewise poor in
>> quality
>> and it really is more of a gadget than anything resembling a real video
>> camera...
>>>Palms web site states that for video and music you need an expansion
>>>card. The Palm expansion card is much more expensive than SD memory. Can
>>>they be used interchangeably in the 72 or are there some features that
>>>you can only use if you have the Palm Expansion card?
>>
>>
>> Any brand SD card will work fine. The good news is that the Zire72 holds
>> the SD
>> card very firmly in the slot and you won't have to worry about
>> accidentally
>> losing the card. The bad news is it kills you fingers to get it in and
>> out, so
>> if you change it often it is a bit of a pain (literally)...
>
> If it's anything like my Zire 71 you're meant to push the card down so it
> 'pops' out. You can then remove it easily...
>
> Gareth