Registered: Mar 2001
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Smart Media

kind of off-topic.
I'm looking for an Olympus-branded SmartMedia card for my digital camera, but would rather pick it up in a store than get it online. However, I can't find them, even where I got the camera.

Does anyone know of a national chain that might carry them?
or does anyone have some to sell for cheap (hint, hint)?


Note: It's not that important that it be Olympus branded, just laziness (don't wanna format it). And I'd like to see what the retail would be (as opposed to the discounted retail on-line).
I may ultimately get some other brand.

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Registered: Dec 2000
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How many MB on the card? 64? 128? I can't remember seeing any 256 MB SM cards anywhere...

Registered: Dec 2000
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Oh, on national chains--try Staples, CompUSA or BestBuy...

Registered: Mar 2001
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the camera came with 16MB, which is good (most SM-drive digital cams come with 8) which is more space than my Visor but still somewhat small, so I was looking to get a few larger sizes. I haven't seen anything over 128 either.

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Registered: Jan 2001
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I picked up a 64 MB Fuji SM card at Target for pretty cheap. $40 compared to about $50-55 for the same size SanDisk card.

SM cards don't come any larger than 128 MB yet.

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Re: Smart Media

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Originally posted by Yorick
kind of off-topic.
I'm looking for an Olympus-branded SmartMedia card for my digital camera, but would rather pick it up in a store than get it online. However, I can't find them, even where I got the camera.

Does anyone know of a national chain that might carry them? [...]

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Registered: Feb 2002
Location: Washburn University in Topeka, KS
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If you do end up getting it online, www.ecost.com has some good deals on Olympus SM cards in their countdown section from time to time.

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Registered: Mar 2001
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Thanks for the suggestions. I finally went shopping Saturday.

This is why we need to support our local retailers:
Every big box store I visited has LexMark or SanDisk, and occasionally something else. Ray Supply, an electronics shop (audio, car audio, video, photo) located right next door to the WallyWorld closest to me (Ray's was there first, having existed since the 50's), actually did have Olympus' SmartMedia cards.
$25 for 32MB, $40 for 64MB, and $90 for 128MB. So once my bills are paid this month I'm going there for a 64MB card or two.

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