sandisk packaging: what is the difference in sandisk extreme packaging...retail, static, plastic etc???
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The way I understand it: 'Static': You get a bare CF card inside an anti-static bag 'Plastic': You get the CF card inside a plastic storage case 'Retail': You get the CF card and a plastic storgae case, inside a blister pack for display. You should also get a data-recovery disk with the Extreme III, but not with the Ultra II.
121032
I use SanDisk Extreme Pro. You can also use the SanDisk Extreme and they will be fine.
2000925
$100 more bucks for an extra 28~gigs? ouch. might as well just buy the 32gb edition and then pick up a Sandisk 128gb SD card that comes out soon (yes, it's compatible) and get more for your money. just my opinion though!
1995473
Hi D. Petitpas,I was wondering if anyone would ever reply to my post. I didn't know that these drives were shipped pre-formated and I don't think that it is listed in it's description here on Amazon. Thank you so very much for setting me straight!
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This is an OEM drive, no retail packaging. It will likely come bare in a box. But in my experience they are well packed.
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SanDisk Extreme products are designed for advanced consumers, such as computer enthusiasts and DSLR camera users. Extreme products offer up to eight times the speed of ordinary memory cards, making them ideal for high-end tasks like gaming, burst-mode photography, and HD video recording.Designed for serious hobbyists and professionals, SanDisk Extreme Pro products feature SanDisk's cutting-edge technologies. These products deliver unrivaled data speed and performance and are the first choice of professional photographers, hardcore computer gamers, and other demanding users.
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Personally I alway go by "you get what you pay for". I actually use the SanDisk Extreme III card. It has a 30mb/s rate, highest in its class I believe. The cards are a little on the expensive side, especially for the 16GB, but worth it I think. Because of the high compression rate, it take a while to download/transfer files, this helps with that when you have an average computer. Not an overwhelming difference, but enough to say "Awesome".
190059
I think FFP is for Frustration Free Packaging, so there's no difference with the actual hard drive.
110002
I believe the difference is only in packaging. Retail, boxed and wrapped in plastic with instructions vs. Minimal, aimed toward someone buying in bulk.
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the one I had gotten at the then price of $18 never worked properly, I regret I didn't follow through with the supplier or Amazon. I had called SanDisk and provided the serial number which they requested - I was informed that it was not theirs, but a forgery. Thus if the price is to good to be true - buyer beware.
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This is 100% true. Sandisk warranty only apply to retail packaging. In fact, most any Sandisk card sold is bulk is likely counterfeit.http://sosfakeflash.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/sosfakeflash-news-20111228-china-sellers-unleash-a-new-plague-of-fake-flash-memory-on-ebay-buy-now-listings-for-sandisk-kingston-memorette-counterfeits-memory-cards-and-usb-flash-drives/
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I purchased two ST31000528AS 1TB Seagate hard drives and the drives were shipped in an over-sized box with minimal air paks for padding. The pair of drives had no packaging other then the anti-static bags, they were just lose in this over-sized box so they could bang into each other all the way to my house. The plastic anti-static packaging had holes in it from where the hard drives smash against each other while in transit.
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I have just checked on this by ordering both. The first difference is that I received a paper with a product key for an image restoration software with the regular one. The other difference is in the packaging. The AFFP arrived in a small amazon envelope, whereas the regular one arrives in a SanDisk box. Also, one of the photos shows these cards with a rating of "U1" and one with "U3". When I ordered mine they both arrived as "U3" cards.
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I use a SanDisk in mine which is SD, SDHC and SDXC. I'm thinking I paid maybe $10 for it at WalMart. Hope this helps :)
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I think the difference is just packaging. This product has no box, instead just plastic zip.
888551
I don't know which it is but, the unit I got was packaged in just a plain box, not the way you would expect a retail device. The drive worked fantastic though.
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Read this. It is pretty goodwww.sandisk.com/Assets/File/pdf/retail/SDHC1.pdf