Monday, August 11, 2003
SanDisk SD Wi-Fi Card: A Poor Performer?
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 08:30 AM
"Several manufacturers already offer CompactFlash-based 802.11b cards that can Wi-Fi-enable some PDAs and smart phones, but SanDisk is the first out with an SD (Secure Digital) Wi-Fi card. The SanDisk Connect Wi-Fi product was due in stores August 1. The unit lists for $129. Eventually, many more PDAs and smart phones will come with slots for the postage-stamp-size SD format cards. For now, though, SanDisk is only supporting Pocket PC devices, and because the card only works in slots enabled for SDIO (SD Input/Output), an extension of the standard, there are only 14 devices that can use the SanDisk card."
The article goes on to talk about the testing of the Sandisk SD WiFi card, and the fact that the performance was inferior to CF and PCMCIA solutions. I wonder, is this what we should expect from making everything smaller to fit in the SD form factor? Are you willing to put up with a loss of performance for the marvel that is WiFi in an SD form factor? I think I am, but then again, I don't have one of these yet. :wink:
The article goes on to talk about the testing of the Sandisk SD WiFi card, and the fact that the performance was inferior to CF and PCMCIA solutions. I wonder, is this what we should expect from making everything smaller to fit in the SD form factor? Are you willing to put up with a loss of performance for the marvel that is WiFi in an SD form factor? I think I am, but then again, I don't have one of these yet. :wink:
