I currently own a Nikon Coolpix 5700 and am looking to purchase a 2GB card since the prices are becoming more reasonable. However I see that manufacturers like Lexar and Sandisk offer more than one card, typically an entry level card and another that is rated either in Mb/s or ##X (40X, 80X,etc) format.
Nikon does not wish to comment on this question, other than providing me with a list of low capacity cards (512 & under) and their list of cards they tested when the 5700 came out. I do know that "WA" or write accelerated cards provide no benefit for the 5700. I also know that I am limited to 2GB due to the FAT16 architecture of the file system for this camera, but do not know if the lower speed and lower cost cards hinder the write performance in anyway. I.E. I want the card to be "waiting" on the camera, not the opposite.
Thank you.