If you are looking to buy portable media, you will be glad to know that most forms of portable media cost very little. Portable media is extremely affordable and no matter which type of portable media you buy, you can get plenty of use from it. Here are some tips on how much portable media devices cost.

For most people portable media can mean CD and DVD media discs or Flash memory and SD memory cards. No matter what kind of media you buy, you will be happy to know that most media is very affordable. CD and DVD media are usually the cheapest. CD media discs cost around $.10 in bulk or about $.25 each at retail. CD media is great because almost every computer can read and record to CD media discs. DVD media is even a bigger bargain, costing about $.40 each, DVD's can store up to 4.7 GB of data on each disc, more than six times the storage capacity of CD's.

Memory cards are another popular form of portable media. SD memory cards are used for most digital cameras. Most SD memory cards hold between 256 MB and 2 GB of data. 256 MB SD memory cards usually cost around $20 to $30 each. While a 2 GB SD memory card can be found for about $150 to $200.

Flash memory is usually sold as part of a device such as a USB flash drive. Flash drives are comparable to SD memory cards. Most flash drives start at about 256 MB and can go up to 2 GB. You can buy a 256 MB USB flash drive for about $30 to about $150 for 2 GB unit. If you are looking at finding affordable portable media, check out the above tips.