How many types of flash card types are there?

i'm wanting to get a card butt i want it to read ALL types of flash media.


p.s. if you want to suggest a reader or company that would be great.

How many types of flash card types are there?
53 different types, and only costs $11 dollars!





http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=...





CompactFlash Type I/II (CF)


Extreme CF


Extreme III CF


Ultra II CF


High Speed CF


XS-CF (Xtreme Speed)


CF Elite Pro


IBM MicroDrive


Hitachi MicroDrive


MagicStor


CF PRO


CF PRO II


C-Flash


SmartMedia (SM)


SmartMedia ROM


TransFlash Memory (adapter required)


Memory Stick (MS)


MS Pro (MS Pro)


MS Duo (MS DUO)


MS Pro Duo (MS Pro DUO) (adapter required)


MS MagicGate


High Speed MS Pro


High Speed MS Pro Duo (adapter required)


MS MagicGate Pro


MS MagicGate Duo


MS MagicGate Pro Duo (adapter required)


High Speed MS MagicGate Pro


High Speed MS MagicGate Pro Duo (adapter required)


MS ROM


MS Select


Extreme MS Pro


Extreme III MS Pro


Ultra II MS Pro


Secure Digital (SD)


HS SD (HIGH SPEED)


MiniSD (adapter required)


Hi-Speed Mini SD (adapter required)


microSD (adapter required)


Extreme SD


Extreme III SD


Ultra II SD


SD Elite Pro


SD-Ultra-X


Ultra speed SD


SD PRO


MultiMediaCard (MMC)


High Speed MultiMediaCard


MultiMediaCard 4.0


DV RS-MMC (Reduced Size MultiMediaCard)


High Speed RS-MMC (Reduced Size MultiMediaCard)


RS-MMC (Reduced Size MultiMediaCard)


RS MMC 4.0 (Reduced Size MultiMediaCard 4.0)


xD-Picture Card
Reply:there are too many companies to count, staples, sears, then there is swissbit, sandisk, q mem, the list goes on. I use a swissbit (runs about $350 for a gig), it comes with a program that allows you to set a password, but most do nowadays.





under each brand there are different sizes: 128, 256, 512, 1 gig, 2 gigs, 3, gigs, 4 gigs, and (as far as I know) the largest out there is 8 gigs.





if your just looking to save documents for school, a 256 will do just fine. if your looknig to save programs, i'd go with a gig or more.





go to the website i listed, they have some good deals.
Reply:Apparently, 30.
Reply:What is your application? It is hard to make a suggestion, because different types have different strengths. Here are some of the most common types:





CompactFlash (CF) - strength: very sturdy, because thick, high storage (up to 8 Gb now), fairly cheap, because not optimized for physical size. Downside: fairly bulky. Most common use: many digital camera types. I personally prefer this for sturdiness.





Secure Digital (SD) - strength: small, almost as much storage as CF for similar cost. Downside: very small form factor makes it easier to loose and break. Very wide usage.





Multimedia and xD cards: very small form factor. Downside: storage capacity is limited, size makes it easy to loose.





SmartMedia: very thin, Downsides: outdated type, does not carry any electronics. very thin, breaks more easily, limited storage capacity





Memory Stick: Sony-proprietary format. Downsides: Sony proprietary, works mostly on Sony products, capacity lags behind CF (currently 4 Gb), quite bulky, very long form factor.





Here is a good site to shop for and see the formats:


http://www.pricescan.com/digiphoto/08010...





Search around for "flash card comparison" to find many sites, some specializing in specific applications (e.g., digi cam write speed). Once you know your application, see if write speed makes a difference. There is a tremendous difference in digi cam performance based on write speed. I just recently purchased Transcend cards, both CF and SD, which are much more reasonably priced than the top brands but work just as well.