CF recommendations for Powershot s60 or s70

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I forgot to add, what's the advantage of a microdive over a CF card in this
situation?

Dirk

"Dirk" <carolina_yankee@myway.com> wrote in message
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> I'm about to buy either a Canon Powershot s60 or s70. One is 5 mp, the
> other 7, so I know my Sandisk 256 CF card will be inadequate. What would
> be a good recommendation for a larger card in terms of size and speed that
> isn't super expensive. I tend to travel with my laptop, so I'm thinking 1
> gig capacity max would be more than adequate, but I'm confused about card
> speeds, etc.
>
> Dirk
>

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"David J Taylor" <david-taylor@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> Dirk wrote:
>> I forgot to add, what's the advantage of a microdive over a CF card
>> in this situation?
>
> The /disadvantage/ is that the microdrive is mechanical and will therefore
> fail one day!
>
> David
That's a notable disadvantage. Thanks!
Dirk