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To: Ron C who wrote (7819)	10/26/1999 5:56:00 AM
From: Ausdauer	Respond to of 60323

Ron C, Lexar is proving to be a formidable opponent. My local BestBuy now has side-by-side displays of SanDisk and Lexar Media CompactFlash products in the digital camera section. Previously they carried only Lexar 32MB SmartMedia. The reason this is important is because it becomes clear that the retail agreements with companies like BestBuy are not exclusive, possibly because SanDisk has not been able to meet demand due to capacity constraints. The Lexar Media display carries CompactFlash cards of similar capacity as the SanDisk display. The packaging looks like Kodak 35mm film down to the box dimensions and the same trademark yellow boxes. All the boxes that I saw are USB enabled and come with a Jump Shot cable bundled in as a lost leader. Lexar clearly has product that it wants to dump on the retail market. I wonder who is supplying them with chipsets. I know that it is not Hitachi. (Go to the link below and click on "Hitachi Compliant Vendors" to view.) semiconductor.hitachi.com Let's hope Lexar racks up some big sales this Christmas so they can afford to pay for the nice big settlement we all are hoping for! Ausdauer SanDisk...See the Big Picture

To: Ron C who wrote (7819)	10/26/1999 6:00:00 AM
From: Ausdauer	Respond to of 60323

Ron C, Lexar is proving to be a formidable opponent. Yet another indicator that SanDisk CompactFlash is in short supply for the time being... Each Nikon Coolpix 950 Millennium is individually numbered (plate fastened to the face of the camera, serial #0001 to 2000) camera that features a distinctive brushed metal silver-blue body with a blue and gray grip. Priced at $2,000, the Coolpix 950 Millennium Camera Outfit includes the digital camera plus a rugged black Millennium camera bag, Energizer(R) NiMH battery and charger, Lexar 64MB CompactFlash Card, USB card reader and four filters with a filter wallet. Additionally, Nikon is providing a one year warranty that includes an additional four year extended service contract and a certificate of authenticity. Ausdauer SanDisk...See the Big Picture