Question about Flash SmartMedia Card ?

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I'm a bit confused by a the range of SmartMedia cards available for
purchase on the internet. I need another 128 mb SmartMedia card for my
Fuji Finepix camera to add to the Lexar one I already have. Yet when I
look at some of the other brands of 128 mb SmartMedia cards available,
some say just SmartMedia and some say SmartMedia Flash. I know the one
I have now that I bought with the camerca is not Flash, so if I buy
one that says Flash, do I need some kind of adapter reader for it? And
how would you use it? (I'm using win xp) How can I be sure the 128 mb
SmartMedia card is not really Flash- because they look identical to
me. Thanks for any input.

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Bosk wrote:

> I'm a bit confused by a the range of SmartMedia cards available for
> purchase on the internet. I need another 128 mb SmartMedia card for my
> Fuji Finepix camera to add to the Lexar one I already have. Yet when I
> look at some of the other brands of 128 mb SmartMedia cards available,
> some say just SmartMedia and some say SmartMedia Flash. I know the one
> I have now that I bought with the camerca is not Flash, so if I buy
> one that says Flash, do I need some kind of adapter reader for it? And
> how would you use it? (I'm using win xp) How can I be sure the 128 mb
> SmartMedia card is not really Flash- because they look identical to
> me. Thanks for any input.

Hi...

Flash describes the type of memory... they're both
the same.

Choose whichever you like, basing it only on price,
manufacturer, shipping cost, warranty.

But given that you're in Canada too (I think) I'll tell
you that there's a fellow in Calgary who dutch auctions
brand new 128's often; they usually end up around 25US
or 31 CDN with no charge for shipping. Search Ebay.ca,
click canada only, and use the word smartmedia (not
two words) and you should find 'em)

Take care.

Ken

Oops, forgot the disclaimer. I have nothing to do with
the seller mentioned other than being a customer




Ken