256 Mb Memory Card Purchase

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Hi
Im after buying a 256 mb memory stick for my new camera (Sony DSC W1).
There seems to be three options:
1. High Street Camera Shop (about £50)
2. Online Camera Shop eg Pixmania (about £45)
3. ebay (about £30)

There is clearly a benefit in buying from a shop over ebay in terms of
guarantee, however I was wondering if there are any other sources,
that I havent considered (eg buying direct from the far east or the
US).

Any sensible recommendations gratefully received.

Reading around a bit, the Sony Magicgate PRO would appear the product
to go for in terms of performance.

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Steve W wrote:
> Im after buying a 256 mb memory stick for my new camera (Sony DSC W1).
<snip>
> Reading around a bit, the Sony Magicgate PRO would appear the product
> to go for in terms of performance.

256MB seems rather small for a 5MP camera. About 100 pictures or so.
512GB or 1024GB are cheaper per GB.

http://www.pricerunner.co.uk/compu [...] mory-cards
In round numbers:
256MB for GBP 30 = GBP120/GB
512MB for GBP 50 = GBP100/GB
1024MB for GBP100 = GBP100/GB
4096MB for GBP350 = GBP 88/GB

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