Are there any big differences between brands regarding 1GB SD cards?

I just bought a Kodak digital camera and of course they sell their own brand of SD cards, but is there much difference between Kodak and any cheaper brand that has the same amount of memory?

Are there any big differences between brands regarding 1GB SD cards?
Though everyone has given good information, I'd go with what Pattie A said. If you don't have the camera to exploit the speed of a memory card, then don't waste your money.





The difference in price is due to two factors. Name brand and read/write speed. And yes, there can be a huge difference in speeds between cards. Most likely your camera won't notice the difference since it can't even exploit that slower speed to the max.





But if you did have a newer Digital SLR camera, then you'd want fast cards since their shooting speed is completely dependent on how fast your card can accept the info that is being written to it. But even on the Canon Digital Rebel (not XT) or the Canon 10D, those cameras can't even exploit the speeds of your typical 40X cards that are normally available at any store nowadays.





So in short, go with the cheapest price as long as it's somewhat of a known brand name. Your camera most likely won't suffer any lag from the card. Definitely don't pay extra just for the Kodak name on the card.
Reply:i bought a 1 GB media card at walmart and it was cheaper than the kodak which was only 5.2 MB. it was the SD and it was 50 something dollars and the kodak brand was more expensive like 70 something dollars. Report Abuse

Reply:Not much, they both hold the same amount, just one is more expensive than the other one. I think some may have faster write speeds or something, bit it doesn't matter too much.
Reply:I dont know exactly. But there are some differences
Reply:Yes, there is definitely a difference. You might not notice it, but I bought a fairly expensive camera, and I was looking at a 2 gig memory card. I did some research mostly looking at reviews, and the cheaper ones are more prone to malfunction: camera not recognizing it, storage problems, etc. The biggest reason why memory cards vary in price is the recordable speed. Mine is a 120x speed which is extremely fast. This means that you can take a lot of pictures in a row really fast(factor out the focus speed). I've read plenty of horror stories with cheap memory cards, and I decided not to take a chance with a cheap one.
Reply:well the memory is the same. its all a gimic. they say buy only the brand kodak stuff its all the same. you are paying for the name. its like gasoline. All gasoline has to be tested and all are tested the same. but you see bigger companies charging more than the smaller ones. Its the same ****. Why do you want to pay more for some thing that does the same thing for cheaper. but again no the memory is still the same. they slap a kodak name on it and hike the price up.
Reply:IMHO, buying the name (camera) brand is wasting money, but setting those aside, there is a difference in performance between the cheap and more expensive cards. If you are using a camera just to take snapshots, you probably won't notice the difference. If you are shooting with a DSLR, shooting sports, etc., you will want to pay more to get better performance.