Originally posted by dcshooter Anecdotal of course, but my failure rate has been MUCH MUCH higher with micros than standards. These ar ebrand name cards too - Samsung, Lexar, Sandisk among others.
They're both based on the same technology, just with more miniaturized wiring and contacts for the micro so there is no reason either would be inherently faster than the other. but I suspect the miniaturization results in more electronic manufacturing defects among the micros than the standard size.
Putting slots all over the camera isn't just a matter of space, either, - each slot will need its own controller, software resources, etc.
My vote's for retaining standard SD.
Same here. I have never had an SD card fail. I still own a no-name 128MB card, and AFAIK, it still works. I have had several MicroSDs that just don't work anymore. Also, OP said they're just as fast, but is that true? Last time I checked, MicroSD had much slower transfer rates. And even if you can buy high-end MicroSDs that are just as fast, they'll be much more expensive than a comparable SD.
On an unrelated note, I also own MiniSD cards. It's a format that never really caught on, basically a standard SD, but half the height. IIRC, the MicroSD format was initially released under the brand name TransFlash, until the SD consortium adopted it.