Hi Bill:
I use both options in my 3000, they work Great !!, but to me, appears to be even faster the Smart Media card than the USB Thumb drive, is like itīs integrate to the motherboard and no delay in registration, user style, reg & pag, etc. I use both, I have back up of the SM cards into couple thumb drives, I even purchase one of 1 Giga capacity, I got it in sale for around $60.00. I hope it helps.

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mdorantes
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mdorantes