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SDXC memory cards

Mark Peters
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Saturday 30th, January 2010
Posted by: Mark Peters

Panasonic announces the availability of the company's first 64 GB and 48 GB SDXC memory cards. SDXC is the next generation SD memory card, a new standard for storing data more than 32 GB and up to 2 terabytes. The new Panasonic SDXC memory cards, the RP-SDW64GE1K (64 GB) and RP-SDW48GE1K (48 GB) are Panasonic's largest-sized GOLD cards with Class 10 speed specification. Featuring new advanced Super Intelligent Controller helps to improve the reliability of the card and extend its lifetime. The new 64 GB and 48 GB SDXC memory cards will be globally introduced in February 2010 with suggested retail prices of $599.95 and $449.95, respectively.

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SDXC memory cards from Toshiba

Posted by: Mark Peters Sunday 31st, January 2010

Toshiba announced the launch of the world's first 64GB SDXC Memory Card capable of operating at the world's fastest data transfer rate for reading and writing to a flash memory card. The new Toshiba SDXC memory card is compliant with the new SD Memory Standard, Ver. 3.00, UHS104. Toshiba also extended its industry leadership in memory card solutions by unveiling 32GB and 16GB SDHC Memory Cards compliant with the world's fastest data transfer rate. Samples of the new Toshiba SDXC Memory Cards will be available this month, and samples of the new SDHC Memory Cards will be available in January.

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Delkin CF cards

Posted by: Mark Peters Sunday 31st, January 2010

Delkin expanded their line-up of Compact Flash card storage by announcing four new blazing fast Delkin 420X PRO memory cards capable of transfer speeds up to 63MB/s. The new UDMA enabled flash memory cards comes with a remarkable San Diego based customer service team as well as a lifetime warranty, and is available in capacities of 8GB, 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. For a working photographer, the reliability and service support behind a memory card can be just as crucial, if not more so, than the digital camera itself.

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Foremay Compact Flash cards

Posted by: Mark Peters Sunday 31st, January 2010

Foremay announced the SC199 V-series and Foremay EC188 M-series CompactFlash card flash hard drives. Foremay's compact flash memory is the world's fastest compact flash card with read/write speeds up to 90/80 MB/s, with a maximum capacity up to 128GB for select models. The Foremay SC199 V-Series and EC188 M-series high speed compact flash cards (CF) incorporate Foremay's next generation SSD technologies that are designed for high reliability and high performance. Foremay SC199 V-series industrial compact flash cards target mission critical and industrial applications. Foremay EC188 M-series fast compact flash cards target enterprise and commercial applications such as HD cameras and HD video camcorders.

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128GB CF card

Posted by: Dennis Hissink Sunday 31st, January 2010

Silicon Power announces the world’s first 400X Compact Flash (CF) card with 128GB of storage capacity. Announcing their 600X Compact Flash card not long ago for the ultimate performance, the 400X Compact Flash card is designed to offer the ultimate storage capacity while not compromising on performance, featuring a write speed of up to 90MB/sec. It is the largest storage capacity Compact Flash card to date! Silicon Power’s 400X 128GB CF card supports PIO Mode-6 and Multi-Word DMA 4 transfer mode in quad-channel configuration. It is faster and more table for professional photography applications to capture data in fractions of a second.

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Lexar memory cards

Posted by: Dennis Hissink Sunday 31st, January 2010

CES 2010 - Lexar Media announced additions to the Professional line of CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) memory cards for an enhanced imaging experience. Lexar has increased the capacity of Professional 300x CF cards to 32GB, and Professional 233x CF cards are now available in 16GB and 32GB capacities. In addition, the Lexar Professional 133x SDHC card has achieved a Class 10 speed rating. The improvements to the Lexar Professional flash memory line allow professional photographers and advanced enthusiasts to capture more high-resolution images and high-definition (HD) video with their digital SLR cameras.

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Lately, the resolution of digital SLR cameras has increased considerably with 24 megapixels. This has a direct effect on the file size of the pictures. In addition, the integration of video availability in the DSLR camera generates more data to store on a memory card than just pictures. The storage capacity of a flash memory card has significantly increased with 64GB; in addition, the development of the SDXC card will provide us with sufficient storage capacity. The roadmap shows a 2TB SXDC card. Besides flash memory, the hard disk continues to play a big role in the digital workflow. The PMA 2010 show provides an overview of various hard disk solutions with several unique solutions. Flash memory continues to innovate, and will thus have an even more important role in our work environment.