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Card type    Pros    Cons    Dimensions (width by length by height, inches)        Available capacities (as of 3/1/02)Price per MB1Available devices other than flash memory        
CompactFlashWidely compatible; many device typesToo large for smallest devices1.7 by 1.4 by .13 (Type I), 1.7 by 1.4 by .19 (Type II)8MB-1GB$0.43Hard disk; modem; network interface (wired and wireless); Bluetooth; serial
Memory StickSmall size suited to most devicesSupported by few non-Sony products; few I/O devices.85 by 1.97 by .114MB-128MB$0.53Still camera (Clié handheld only)
MultiMediaCardSmallest format; works in SD slotsSlow read/write speed; no I/O spec.9 by 1.3 by .064MB-128MB$0.73ROM game and e-book content for Palm PDAs
Secure DigitalSmall format; I/O devices emergingHighest cost per MB; I/O devices still emerging.9 by 1.3 by .084MB-256MB2$0.84Bluetooth3
SmartMediaInexpensiveLargest format; no on-board controller; no I/O spec1.5 by 1.8 by .0316MB-128MB$0.45None

1 Average of four least-expensive 64MB cards listed on PriceGrabber.com (an affiliate of PC World) on March 1, 2002. 2 Soon 512MB cards will be available. 3 Currently in Europe only.