Sansa: thanks, now please give me a 16GB Clip (Black) or even better, put an SDHC Card Slot in it

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@jk98 wrote:

In 2011 expect the release of 64 GB micro SDXC cards. They might be $200+ though when they are first released.

I’ll bet they’ll be closer to $300 (or even $400) if (and/or) when they do come out. The 32GB Micro SDHC card still has a MSRP of $199. You’re talking twice the memory in a completely new format. That’s going to cost on initial release.

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Canon has recently released some low priced digital cameras that support SDXC cards. I hope Sandisk and other mp3 player makers follow Canon’s lead. Canon also makes several digital cameras that use AA batteries. If we can’t convince Sandisk to make players that use AA batteries and have an SDXC card slot, then perhaps we might be able to convince Canon to start making mp3 players?

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@jk98 wrote:

Canon has recently released some low priced digital cameras that support SDXC cards. I hope Sandisk and other mp3 player makers follow Canon’s lead. Canon also makes several digital cameras that use AA batteries. If we can’t convince Sandisk to make players that use AA batteries and have an SDXC card slot, then perhaps we might be able to convince Canon to start making mp3 players?

I have a low priced Nikon camera that uses AA batteries…that doesn’t mean I want them to make an MP3 player! Let them stick to what they are good at.

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Full sized 64 GB SDXC cards are now around $210 for Sandisk, and around $130 for a different brand. I doubt 64 GB micro SDXC cards will be over $200 when they are released. Even $200 will be a hefty price of around $3 a GB, and smaller capacity SDHC cards might be priced at under $1.50 a GB then.

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@jk98 wrote:

Full sized 64 GB SDXC cards are now around $210 for Sandisk, and around $130 for a different brand. I doubt 64 GB micro SDXC cards will be over $200 when they are released.

I don’t. You’re comparing apples to oranges. Full-size SD cards have always been much less expensive than the Micro size. SanDisk’s 32GB Micro SDHC card came out at $200 and that is still listed as the ‘regular’ price. How you expect the 64GB SDXC format card to debut for the same price as a card half it’s capacity (and in a brand new format) is beyond me.

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@jk98 wrote:

Full sized 64 GB SDXC cards are now around $210 for Sandisk, and around $130 for a different brand. I doubt 64 GB micro SDXC cards will be over $200 when they are released.

I don’t. You’re comparing apples to oranges. Full-size SD cards have always been much less expensive than the Micro size. SanDisk’s 32GB Micro SDHC card came out at $200 and that is still listed as the ‘regular’ price. How you expect the 64GB SDXC format card to debut for the same price as a card half it’s capacity is beyond me.

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@marvin_martian wrote:

 

@jk98 wrote:

Canon has recently released some low priced digital cameras that support SDXC cards. I hope Sandisk and other mp3 player makers follow Canon’s lead. Canon also makes several digital cameras that use AA batteries. If we can’t convince Sandisk to make players that use AA batteries and have an SDXC card slot, then perhaps we might be able to convince Canon to start making mp3 players?

I have a low priced Nikon camera that uses AA batteries…that doesn’t mean I want them to make an MP3 player! Let them stick to what they are good at.

 

Nikon is a stellar company.  If they decided to make such a unit, it would surely be top-notch.

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Or they could just put 32gb or 64gb onboard for a fraction of the cost of SDXC…