Tech From an E-booker’s Viewpoint

It’s always disappointing and frustrating to receive a gift to find out that it needs something else to get it to work.  Double the feeling is the gift is for a child and the occasion is Christmas.  When I give a gift I always buy batteries or whatever is needed to avoid any immediate problems.  I have extended this process to include memory cards especially if I know the person is not familiar with gadgets.  So, if I give a digital camera I also include the correct batteries and a memory card to get things going. I figure the easier I make it, the better the chances are that the person will enjoy and continue to use the gift.  Right now there are some great deals on memory.  Meritline is selling a Kingston 8gb SDHC card for $54.99 shipped.  After the mail in rebate the final cost is $39.99.  This sale is good through the end of this month.  This is ideal for the Eee PC users out there. A real steal is a 1gb SD card for only $7.95 shipped.  They also have a Sandisk 2gb MicroSD Card for $26.96 shipped.  The card includes both miniSD and SD adapters.  For those needing CF Cards, you can get a 2gb A-Data one for $17.00 shipped.  You may find many deals better than this in brick and mortar stores this time of year.  While you are at it, don’t forget to buy yourself a few memory cards.  For those of us that are still using Smart Media Cards, Geeks is selling Delkin eFilm 128mb  cards for $40.50!  Yes, that is expensive, but considering how hard it is to come by these, it may be worth the price.  While Ebookwise sells cards with the EBW1150, I don’t believe they sell these cards separately.  Geeks is also selling Hitachi 4gb CF+ type II microdrives for $15.50.  I bought one of these and have had no problems.  You can also get a 23 in 1 card read for only $3.99.  As always you should check to make sure the cards are compatible with your device.