Panno Zhai wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> If you make a search on 2GB cards on Australian eBay, you will find
> that a great proportion of cheapest fast no-name cards are of the brand
> name "Magu", e.g.
> http://cameras.search-desc.ebay.com.au/magu_MultiMedia-SD-Cards_W0QQa10244ZQ2d24QQa14ZQ2d24QQa15961ZQ2d24QQa 15962ZQ2d24QQa25710ZQ2d24QQalistZa15961Q2ca15962Q2 ca25710Q2ca10244Q2ca14Q2ca3801QQbsZSearchQQcatrefZ C6QQcoactionZcompareQQcoentrypageZsearchQQcopagenu mZ1QQfcclZ1QQfclZ3QQfgtpZQQfposZ5083QQfromZR2QQfrp pZ50QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQftsZ2QQga102 44Z10425QQgcsZ1443QQlopgZQQpf_queryZmaguQQpfidZ208 4QQpfmodeZ1QQreqtypeZ2QQsacatZ50520QQsadisZ200QQsa prchiZQQsaprcloZQQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ2QQsbrftogZ1QQ sofocusZbs
>
> You can buy a 2GB 133x SD card for A$70 (including postage). This seems
> like a good deal. The questions arises: do the cards function properly,
> and are they reliable ?
>
> I made a search on the Internet and found that these cards are
> manufactured by a Taiwanese company "Hoba",
> http://www.hoba.com.tw/product_card/memory_hoba_sd.htm . However, their
> profile is to sell PDAs, so that they are likely to rebadge someone
> else's cards.
>
> It came to my attention that the Australian online shop "Mittoni"
> carries in stock SanSisk and Magu cards only,
> http://www.mittoni.com.au/sd-card-c-23.html?sID=35f6f1a648da0c654fa44907d9eed051
> . There is a comment on their website from some guy made in 2002 that a
> 128MB Magu card was "reliable" and of "superior craftmanship". I am
> reasoning that the online shop would not carry the cards which were of
> bad quality. Also, an Internet search showed that there are lots of
> Magu cards on offer in European online stores (particularly in Germany)
> and not much everywhere else. This makes me think that the card should
> be of a good build and would probably be made by a quality Taiwanese
> company which also manufactures cards of a reputable brand.
>
> Has anyone have any experience with a Magu SD card ? If nobody used
> this card, what would be the suggestions to the prospective buyer from
> the general point of view ? (I am going to use it in a Panasonic LX1
> camera.)
>
> Thanks.

Hey, anybody at least to give me an indication if SD cards from "Magu"
are of reasonably good reliability and of reasonably good build ???
Thanks.

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OK, I got the 133x 2GB SD card made by "Magu". It seems to be working
on my PC and on my camera as it is supposed to work. The build quality
might be better, but still, the present build quality presents no
dramas. At a price of $70, it presents a good bargain (in the shops in
Oz, a no-name 2GB fast card would be sold for at least $200. Same for
Oz's online stores). I am glad that I got away so cheaply in the world
of quality digital photography (I use RAW).