Cheapest place to buy MMC/SC cards and reader

[Bushwacker]

I just bought a Lowrance LMS332 and I would like to get a memory card or two and a reader. I know you don't have to buy the actual Lowrance accessories, but will any of the brands work? Any suggestions?

[Fireguy]

Any card reader will work. I have one from Best Buy. If you use Mapcreate you do need the LEI reader to load maps onto as the cards are registered and you are limited to 5 cards. If you are just transfering waypoints and such any card reader will do

[Big Northern]

I got my reader at Best Buy also. I think it was about $30. FYI- The 332C Lowrance manual refers to the compatible cards as MMC cards. After not finding any blank MMC cards at Best Buy I asked one of the teenagers who work there where I could get a MMC card and was told MMC is the same as SD when it comes to cards. I bought a blank SD card and sure enough it worked fine for transferring data between the 332C and my PC.

[PerchJerker]

I looked at Best Buy and CompUSA and ended up buying from CompUSA. Readers were a little cheaper there, cards were a little cheaper at Best Buy -- not much difference either way. My reader is a PNY and works just fine with Lowrance's GDM6 software (which is free). I also got an SD instead of an MMC as they are phasing out MMCs. Was about $15 for the reader and $30 for a 128 MB SD card.

[TSCTSC]

Cool...is your LMS 332 the colour one? ie. the LMS 332C?

If so, how do you like it and what price did you pay and where did you get it?

Thanks.

Am trying to decide between buying a boat fishfinder and a separate portable GPS device or a combined fishfinder/GPS device.

[Bushwacker]

Thanks for the tips.

Yes, my LMS332C is the color one. I have only fished with it once, but it is awesome. I have the Lowrance Lakemaster Pro MN chip and that is amazing too. I have a handheld Garmin GPS so I decided to go with a permanent one in the boat. I think I will end up buying a new Lowrance handheld GPS too so I can use the chip and transfer my waypoints from one to the other for ice fishing. The color sonar/gps is easy to see in the dark and in the sunlight. I was a little worried about the screen size on it, but it is big enough and easy enough to read from anywhere in my 17 foot boat. I would recommend it to anyone. I bought mine through Cabelas for $649.99, because I had club points and gift certificates, but I have a buddy who ordered it online for $608 shipped to his door.