SanDisk crams 12GB onto a microSDHC card

Sure, it felt good being the only cat on the block rockin' 8GB of microSDHC storage in your cellphone, but time doesn't stand still, player -- SanDisk's just upped the status quo to 12GB. Yep, there it is, impossibly small and ready to be filled with data -- too bad we don't have any pricing info yet.

[paragraph @ Jan 7th 2008 2:07PM]

Only 12?

I'm Dissapointed

-_-

Who needs this much data on thier cell? I have a 2gb in my Treo and it's got 300mb or so used...

Sure, MicroSD(HC) is a viable format for other devices in the future, but right now, not so much.

[Jonyah @ Jan 7th 2008 2:09PM]

I'd buy if the price is right. If it's close to the current price for 8gb at just over $100, then I'd buy a couple. 12 gb can hold a lot (more than necessary mp3s, every nintendo ds rom available, three shrunk movies, 15 movies in divx, plenty of porn, the possibilities are limitless).

[Ahmed Alzayani @ Jan 7th 2008 2:15PM]

I Do .....

1. Video/Audio Recording
2. All these hi-res images/video clips
3. Games and all these heavy applications (I am using WM6 device)
4. offline Wikipedia (just in case)

[Ahmed Alzayani @ Jan 7th 2008 2:18PM]

5. all these mp3's & WMA's

[Jeremy K. @ Jan 7th 2008 2:20PM]

lol, no offense, but I love it when people complain about too much space these days. Heck I have a 128MB microSD card on my KRZR and it's far from full. Still, I say, the more the merrier!

[William @ Jan 7th 2008 2:47PM]

Yes, it takes me back to those times when people would also say that 640K is all the Memory we will every need and that 10gb hard drives would never catch on because "people could never find enough information to fill up such a device"

[Loonie @ Jan 7th 2008 3:44PM]

My Sansa View would welcome such an addition.

[Matt @ Jan 7th 2008 6:26PM]

All I can say is - N95+12GB = Shove your iPod touch up your bum

[SimbaDogg @ Jan 7th 2008 5:14PM]

So i'm guessing because one man only uses 300 mb on his treo that means that the overwhelming majority of the world either A) can't use more B) wouldn't have a need to use more.

1) Navigation programs 2GB
2) Music (personally, on my phone about 1.5 GB, though i wish i had more (only have a 2 GB card)
3) Videos (I used to keep a few episodes of the daily show or other random tv shows on my phone, and 4) would watch them on my phone rather than driving home sitting in traffic...most episodes are either 180 or 350 MB...so it adds up)
5) Programs (rather install programs and run off SD card then off the phone itself
6) Internet Cache (can save to SD rather than phone)
7) Misc data/documents/pictures/videos saved on the GO
As you can see, it all adds up, so a 8 GB or 12 GB would def be the sweet spot for me in the future, once prices finally come down.

[iRobot @ Feb 18th 2008 6:47PM]

The question isn't, "who needs this much memory in a cellphone", the problem is that YOU own a Treo. If you has a "REAL" cellphone -- like a NOKIA N-SERIES. You would never ask such a stupid question. You would just be grateful for more space, because of all the music, software, pictures and video. Duh.

Next time, buy a phone that actually "DOES SOMETHING", then let's see you complain about space. Try the brand new Nokia N96 coming out this summer 2008 -- throw that dated palm pilot away.

[Richard @ Jan 7th 2008 2:10PM]

I've only got 512mb in my phone. I need to catch up. :(

[Reader @ Jan 7th 2008 2:44PM]

Mine measures its space in kbs :(

Someday I'll buy a new phone...

[shanoboy @ Jan 7th 2008 2:12PM]

Wow, I could hold nearly every Nintendo DS games on one SD card! M3-DS FTW!!!

[dpjax @ Jan 7th 2008 2:20PM]

not quite.

US releases alone are over 18GB
The complete worldside set is nearly 80GB

12GB would hold a nice collection, if you were into that stuff ;)

[Kozzi @ Jan 7th 2008 2:14PM]

me WANT !

[Mark @ Jan 7th 2008 2:22PM]

...12 gigs? don't they have to go in powers of 2?

[rv @ Jan 7th 2008 2:33PM]

2^3 + 2^2???

[Mark @ Jan 7th 2008 2:40PM]

so does that mean they put 2 chips on the card? like they usually have to go strictly in powers of 2... I don't get why they would do this and not just jump to 16, where they could use a single chip.

[Chris @ Jan 7th 2008 2:53PM]

I thought it was like

2^x or 2^y, not y^2.

So it would be 2^3 is 8GB and 2^4 is 16.

[zealeus @ Jan 7th 2008 4:24PM]

Yes, it's 2^4 for 16, not (2^3)^2 = 8^2 for 64.

[computer.dude.28 @ Jan 7th 2008 5:25PM]

@ Y

8^2 is a power of eight, not 2.

[Mark @ Jan 7th 2008 5:52PM]

I thought it just doubled...1 to 2, to 4, to 8, to 16, to 32, to 64, to 128, to 256, to 512...etc.

I think they are going in smaller steps with MicroSDHC since MicroSDHC only allows for cappacities up to 32GB, so once 32GB is reached, a new spec will have to be created.

[Mark @ Jan 7th 2008 8:23PM]

@Mark: doubling is going by powers of 2. I know the reason why they do it is that it's similar in design to RAM which also goes in powers of 2 because a single RAM/flash chip must come in powers of 2 which means they're using 2 for this.

[RazorD @ Jan 7th 2008 2:29PM]

I know technology is advancing and all, but i am still just utterly completely amazed at how 12gb.. so much data.. fits on something so tiny. Wow.

[T-Bone @ Jan 7th 2008 2:40PM]

My 1GB microSD card still boggles my mind! It is the size of my thumbnail!

[JTM @ Jan 7th 2008 2:58PM]

Seriously, I think you could swallow like ten of these at a time with a swig of mountain dew and hardly even feel it.

I'm seriously considering starting a data smuggling business.

[L.Rawlins @ Jan 7th 2008 3:01PM]

My N82's 8GB card is the size of that same thumbnail! It really is quite extraordinary how they do it.

I was expecting a jump from 8 to 16GB's though, and can't help but feel that the premium asked for this card won't sell as well as the savings made through the 'lesser' 8GB one. The extra 4GB won't be worth what they'll be wanting for it I fear.

[EQB @ Jan 7th 2008 2:29PM]

I'd love to use this to carry around an entire OS running in a portable virtual machine (see http://z0rz.com/blog/archives/87). I could finally run all the apps I want on a locked-down computer! Too bad it looks to be only a class 4 at the moment. When this hits the $100-$150 range in class 6 I may consider it.

[theflew @ Jan 7th 2008 2:45PM]

This is useful for a Nokia N810 that has a micro SD slot and a 4.1" screen for videos and music. For the "average" phone this doesn't buy you much. But given you have micro SD to mini SD and standard SD you could use this for anything that takes a SD card.

[striggity @ Jan 7th 2008 2:50PM]

cool, now how long before cellies support 12 gigs? :-)

[Matt @ Jan 7th 2008 3:02PM]

Hopefully this means price drops for the 4GB and 8GB cards.

[Can @ Jan 7th 2008 2:54PM]

Four years ago I've paid about 100 $ for a "256 MB MMC card"
Quite impressive.
Flash memory is the fastest growing technology these years.

[Didou @ Jan 7th 2008 3:12PM]

& so why can't Apple do an iPod Touch with more than 16GB ? I would've been all over the "iTouch" if it had storage around 64GB. :-/

[Adnan Osmani @ Jan 7th 2008 3:27PM]

A. 64GB of Flash memory is still relatively expensive and the prices are not low enough for the vast majority of consumers to be able to afford it...yet. 2009 will likely see a drop in prices down to something more reasonable.

B. If Apple released a 64GB ipod now it wouldn't give their hoards of loyal fans a reason to pay a premium for this year's 32GB model.

[Didou @ Jan 7th 2008 3:55PM]

Well Apple seems to want to get rid of hard drives completely so they've should packed the iPod Classic to the brim with flash memory (& kept the symbolic white iPod but that's another matter) even if it was a bit more expensive than say $399.

[Al @ Jan 7th 2008 5:04PM]

Panasonic just announced 32GB cards. My N800 and its 2 SD card slots could have 64GB of storage.

[Fredster @ Jan 7th 2008 4:16PM]

and 16 GB is just around the corner...nice!

[Mark @ Jan 7th 2008 5:56PM]

A lot of new cell phones already support MicroSDHC, so they will support any SDHC card up to 32GB.

[Tom @ Jan 7th 2008 7:51PM]

LOL- awesome thread.


"640K ought to be enough for anybody."

- Bill Gates

Don't forget- these are good for more than cellphones. Use an SD card adapter and you've got the world's smallest briefcase. Or an encrypted backup of your home directory that you can tape to the back of your card case. Or spare memory for a portable camera/media player/etc. with an SD adapter. The list goes on...

[Allston @ Jan 7th 2008 11:12PM]

No Veronica Belmont video? I was hoping for one for every gadget that's being put up here.

[FrAnTiC @ Jan 8th 2008 12:00PM]

wooow very good .. price ?! :(

[Sandschie @ Mar 7th 2008 8:43PM]

Who needs that much capacity? Me! If I had a treo, I'd feel the same way. But since my N95-3 is WAY more awesomer, it would actually be useful. Having video out means I can port multiple dvd quality rips on my phone and watch them on any tv (preferably HD). Who needs a dvd player?

[Mose @ Mar 13th 2008 3:57PM]

Do anyone know if this work on Samsung d900 or the new iriver e100 mp3 player???

Mose

P.s. Thx. :D