Why are MMC cards so expensive and SD cards so cheap? - Club CDFreaks

kg_evilboy · 06-07-2006

I thought SD cards would be more expensive at manufacturing because of their CPRM support, but it seems that MMCs in the local shops are still as expensive as a year ago, but SD prices in the same time area fell by 50%!
My phone needs full-size MMCs and cannot work with SDs - I'm better off than those poor users who have to get RS-MMC though

**xtacydima** · 07-07-2006

MMC cards are less popular and fewer than SD cards. SD cards are more popular for security features teh cards implememt and thus are abundant and this results in the ever so popular supply\demand theory. Because so many brands are out, there is more competition, which is betetr for us, the retail customer because this means a price war amongst the brands and we have our pick of the litter.

*Kenshin* · 17-07-2006

I use SD, mini-SD, and micro-SD mainly these days though it was mostly CF or MemoryStick in the past. Only my Fuji camera uses MMC but I can't find a supplier that sells MMC chips at competitive prices. 2GB mini SD cards now are cheaper than 512MB mini SD cards when I bought a Transcend 512MB miniSD.

**xtacydima** · 27-07-2006

I got my 2GB MCC for $80 American shipped through buy.com and this is by a popular brand name too... Kingston

I think it is a good price for 2GB, but no doubt SD is soooo much cheaper nowadays

splitpixel · 27-07-2006

I know where you can get 2GB ones for £28.99 with a lifetime warranty but its in the uk.

kg_evilboy · 27-07-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenshin

Only my Fuji camera uses MMC but I can't find a supplier that sells MMC chips at competitive prices.

You're still very lucky, as lots of Fuji cams require XD cards now, which are even less competitive.
I've done more "research" on this topic, and it is more true than ever that the price depends on where you buy the cards - MMC cards can actually be bought for competitive prices...
The CPRM copy protection on SD cards actually is old news and has been circumvented long ago.

*Kenshin* · 01-08-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by kg_evilboy

You're still very lucky, as lots of Fuji cams require XD cards now, which are even less competitive.
I've done more "research" on this topic, and it is more true than ever that the price depends on where you buy the cards - MMC cards can actually be bought for competitive prices...
The CPRM copy protection on SD cards actually is old news and has been circumvented long ago.

I meant old types of MMC memory cards. They are expensive. 128MB for like US$20. XD memory cards are much cheaper in terms of cost per MB simply because they are newer.

*Bjproc* · 07-09-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by splitpixel

I know where you can get 2GB ones for £28.99 with a lifetime warranty but its in the uk.

you can get them for £17.99 now

kg_evilboy · 07-09-2006

This effect isn't limited to MMC cards. The same effect can be seen with cables and small tools.
Example:
MMC card, 512 MB, smaller shop: € 15.09, € 15.69, € 15.69
bigger shop: only one model in stock, € 24.99

Smaller specialized shops are cheaper.
What's the old type like?

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xtacydima Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 3,850	Re: Why are MMC cards so expensive and SD cards so cheap? I got my 2GB MCC for $80 American shipped through buy.com and this is by a popular brand name too... Kingston I think it is a good price for 2GB, but no doubt SD is soooo much cheaper nowadays __________________ My Rig: Antec P160 P4 3.0E GHz running WinXP w/SP2 Scythe SCMN-1000 Heatsink w/Arctic Silver 5 Antec TruePower 2.0 TP2-550 (550W power supply) ASUS P4C800 Deluxe Motherboard 2GB RAM - Corsair XMS TWINX2048 (2x1GB) 3200C2Pro CL2.0 ATI RADEON X850XT AGP 2 - WD 37GB Raptor's (in RAID 0) via onboard Promise controller Western Digital 250GB SATA HDD on Primary SATA channel Western Digital 150GB SATA HDD on Secondary SATA channel Lite-On LTR-52246S 6S0F (IDE1 Master) Lite-On JLMS XJ-HD166S DS1C (IDE1 Slave) *NEC 3500AG 2.TC Quiet* (IDE2 Master) Lite-On SOHW 1673S JS07 (via USB 2.0 to IDE & set to Master)** Found a Solution here helpful? Like the forum's? Well then, what are you waiting for JOIN NOW!!!

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kg_evilboy CD Freaks Boy Toy Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sneaker heaven Posts: 5,322	Re: Why are MMC cards so expensive and SD cards so cheap? This effect isn't limited to MMC cards. The same effect can be seen with cables and small tools. Example: MMC card, 512 MB, smaller shop: € 15.09, € 15.69, € 15.69 bigger shop: only one model in stock, € 24.99 Smaller specialized shops are cheaper. What's the old type like? __________________ My collection: 2x Plextor PX-716A 1.09, Lite-On SHW-16H5S @ 1635S YS0Z, Samsung TS-L632B TS01, Lite-On LTR-16101B TS0W, LG GCE-8527B 1.01 LG GSA-H10N @ H12N UJ12 (dead), BenQ DW1650 BCIC (sold) Canon Pixma iP4300 For details on my other (sneaker) collection, please PM me! (You must be into sneakers too to get your info ) Sneaker Fun Fact: When Circa was developing a pro shoe for Chad Muska, he requested a stash pocket to run the entire length of the tongue. When designers asked The Muska if he really needed that much stash room, he replied, “Yo, I gots a lotta weed to fit in there, man!” Code: T6 C1 L2(s)v h d++ a- w++ c+ y+ f+ t+ k s m1- q-

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