Thursday, June 28, 2007
Mighty Mites Step Up: High Capacity Cards From SanDisk
Posted by Nurhisham Hussein in "HARDWARE" @ 08:00 PM
"SanDisk has busted out a couple of advances on two memory card fronts today, introducing some 6 and 8GB microSDHC cards, along with a 4GB Memory Stick Micro card (otherwise known as M2). Not one to miss an opportunity to seize the moment, SanDisk's Jeff Kost says that with the new microSDHC cards, 'any mobile phone with a compatible microSDHC slot will have just as much storage as the largest-capacity iPhone.'"
Knowing how small a MicroSD and M2 card really are, I'm absolutely amazed - these make my 8GB CF cards look like steam-age relics. While I'll bet the prices of these will be in the stratosphere when they hit the street, I'd expect we'll see them mass-market affordable within a couple of years. The new cards also bring decent storage capacity within reach of any device with an SDHC slot, though I wouldn't exactly bring up the iPhone comparison just yet.
Knowing how small a MicroSD and M2 card really are, I'm absolutely amazed - these make my 8GB CF cards look like steam-age relics. While I'll bet the prices of these will be in the stratosphere when they hit the street, I'd expect we'll see them mass-market affordable within a couple of years. The new cards also bring decent storage capacity within reach of any device with an SDHC slot, though I wouldn't exactly bring up the iPhone comparison just yet.
