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SanDisk 16 MB Secure Digital Card (SDSDB-16R)

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I never in a million years thought I would need more than the standard 8MB's of memory my Palm m125 came with...but I was given a rather large wake up call rather quickly. 8MB's IS a lot of memory for a handheld device, b-u-u-u-t depending on how often you rely on your PDA, and for what purpose, well that room can fill up mighty fast.

I did some looking around before I made my decision, and I am QUITE happy I did. There are currently several different multi-media cards (mmc) available on the market, but with help from amazon.com and reviewers who found a better deal, I was spared from spending a whole lot more than I needed to. For instance, you COULD purchase the 16MB card manufactured with the PALM name on it, but you COULD get a 32MB SanDisk card right here on amazon for CHEAPER than the PALM's skimpy 16MB expansion card.
The REAL kicker is that the Palm card's are made BY SanDisk...so you are getting the SAME product, just with a different brand name on front, along with a significant jump in price, too. I bought a 32 and a 16MB card, so I have MORE than enough room for a great deal of stuff.

Now, the downside to buying an expansion card: If you have downloaded ANY copyrighted program to your Palm, you will NOT be able to copy the program to your expansion card in order to free up extra room on your Palm. I bought my cards with the express purpose of doing just that, only to be surprised that NOPE, you just plain CAN'T. I have had to come up with alternate ways of using my cards than the initial reason I bought them for. I have copied EVERYTHING that I CAN over to my cards, especially the stuff that I don't use on a frequent basis. I have managed to free up about 3MB's of room on my Palm, and I have yet to use up more than 4MB's of room on my cards. It's gonna be a while before I'll be able to fill up all that extra space.

One more thing to think about before you dive in and make the purchase: It takes about roughly 1.5 seconds of additional time to access programs you have on the expansion card...so if you are someone with little or no patience, you may want to think about a different option, or maybe a Pocket PC which comes standard with much more memory than the average Palm OS device.
It may not be a lot, but for some people I guarantee it CAN make the difference between making the buy or not. For me it isn't anything more than a microscopic annoyance -- at best. Aside from these concerns, I have been nothing but totally pleased with my purchase. Oh, one more tiny item that I think can and should be addressed with the manufacturers of these expansion cards: Include a User's Manual on how to best use and get the most out of your card. My card came in the plastic container with absolutely NOTHING to tell me how to best use it, or even how to install it. Everything I have learned has come through trial and error over the course of several weeks of constant use. I'm not looking for a dictionary, just a few pages of instructions, shortcuts and ideas can go a long way. Okay, that's it from me. Make your choice and choose wisely...keep in mind that amazon has plenty to pick from...do your research first, and good luck.

You cant complain if it comes free. 16 megs is kind of small for all my digital images though