With my recent upgrade from the D200 to the D300, I realized that my 512MB and 2GB CompactFlash cards just aren’t going to cut it anymore.  RAW files are twice as big as when I picked these up for my D70, and these cards are just taking up space.

I always consult Rob Galbraith’s CF/SD Performance Database when picking up new cards.  The SanDisk Ducati 8GB was what I choose (I’m still on the fence about whether or not the tie-in is cheesy or sexy) for two reasons: 1) Top performer at that capacity and 2) Rebates!

Here’s the second page of the rebate form:

When designing a rebate form that is to be filled out and printed, I have two suggestions:

1. Make the PDF a fillable form, meaning you can fill it out electronically and then print it.
2. This form is 62% covered in solid black and red meaning I have to pour ink into my printer like oil into my first car.

SanDisk is no stranger to providing rebates, so I’m guessing they either struck a deal with HP to use up all of our ink, they dislike the environment, hope we don’t fill out the forms or some combination of the above :-)