SD vs MMC cards

[LikeLinus]

I think I remember SD being faster as far as transfer goes. Is there any other adv/disadv of these two cards? I need to pick up a 1GB card for the wifes digital camera I got her for xmas. Suggestions please.

Also are there any differences between SD cards as far as speed? Any cards better than others.

 

[Gillbot]

From my experience, SD is faster. I only use SD and I got rid of all my MMC cards.

 

[sswingle]

Yea, SD is faster. MMC is supposed to be more secure somehow...

 

[BigB10293]

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers
Yea, SD is faster. MMC is supposed to be more secure somehow...

No. The S in SD stands for secure. SD is basically MMC with the security stuff added in as well as support for some other stuff. SD is generally the popular format.

 

[RossMAN]

I only use SD.

Buy.com recently had 512MB for $18.95 AR.

 

[Slick5150]

Unless your camera only accepts MMC cards, there really isn't a reason to use them. SD cards tend to be cheaper anyways, and as stated above, are faster.

 

[LikeLinus]

Well i'm sold 🙂 I picked up a 512 MB Kingston Elite Pro for the camera. It's $28 after rebate.

 

[Mark R]

There's not a lot of difference.

MMC came first.
SD is an enhanced version of MMC - it offers higher speed transfers and 'secure' storage (another name for DRM).

The SD card is slightly thicker than an MMC, so may not fit in a device made before SD cards were released. Devices which use MMC, but were released after SD came out, should be able to use SD cards (instead of MMC).