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From: "John Celio"
Subject: RE: SD card annouances...
I think the move to SD cards was more a matter of space utilization
and less warranty problems. The card breaks rather than the camera.
That's probably the primary reason, yes, but you wouldn't believe how
many people brought in cameras to Reed's complaining of memory card
problems, which then turned out to be bent pins. We made a point of
showing customers how to properly insert CF cards, but it didn't always
stick. A couple manufacturers (I can't remember which now) would cover
bent pins under warranty, but most would not, and this would result in
customers who were INCREDIBLY unhappy with the camera company as well as
our store. Hell, even sales reps complained about it frequently.
Anyway, that's just my take on it. SD works fine for me.
We had a Noritsu counter kiosk that was constantly getting CF slot pins bent
by customers, and our Kodak kiosks routinely got bent pins until Kodak
finally renegineered the slots so the card was almost ungruppable before it
would engage the pins.
People really can be morons when it come to electronic devices, and I don't
think CF cards are something that should be in the hands of the average
soccer parent.
William Robb
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