This week I have been in the market for some flash storage, specifically an SD card. This was to give me extra backup storage for my truly excellent Pentax K100D DSLR camera. If you want an entry level digital SLR, that takes fantastic pictures, makes it easy for first time user of an SLR, but still gives you the control you may want when you have learned enough to start playing, then I can highly recommend this camera.

Now if you are in the market for SD storage for a camera, there is a new, and expensive, product that has caught my eye which has the potential to change the way we work with our cameras. The new Eye-Fi 2GB SD wireless card allows you, in theory at least, to automatically upload pictures from your digital camera to your PC or Mac and even to your favorite photo sharing, printing, blogging, social networking or whatever website. Which hopefully means no more cables, no more trying to find a card reader that works, and basically a lot less hassle. Unfortunately the Eye-Fi is only available in the US at present, so for now we are restricted to standard flash storage.

Here there is plenty to choose from at least. If you are into digital photography and want fast write and transfer speeds, you might want to look at the SanDisk 1GB Ultra II Plus USB Secure Digital Card, which is also available in larger capacities as well. The neat thing about this model is that it has a built in USB adapter which means this card is a very versatile, and means you can eliminate the hassle of trying to find a card reader etc. Not as elegant as the Eye-Fi perhaps, but a nice pragmatic solution at a good price.

If you do need a card reader the SanDisk 12 in 1 USB2.0 Card Reader should do the trick nicely.