SanDisk 32GB cards for about $150 after rebate

I remember in college that a 5GB hard drive was all the rage!

As I want to start experimenting with video, I’m getting some SanDisk 32GB cards. There is a $70 mail-in rebate for two cards, which brings the price down to about $159 each, with free shipping at B&H. There is a slightly better deal on a two-pack, but that deal was out of stock as I wrote this. There are a variety of good deals out there now.

There is also a faster 90MB/sec Extreme Pro version, but since my Firewire 800 card reader tops out at about 60MB/sec with either card, I don’t see much point to paying double for the Extreme Pro versions unless you’re a thousand frame a day sports shooter. See my December notes on the Extreme Pro.

My advice is not to go scraping around for the last dollar here, I did that once and ended up with counterfeit cards. It’s worth supporting a vendor you can trust.