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Transcend's 4GB miniSDHC announced, but no place to go

by Thomas Ricker, posted Nov 24th 2006 at 9:09AM

So by now you've seen a smattering of SDHC devices and even a few cards with capacities up to 8GB right? But what about some good ol' miniSDHC and microSDHC bastardization of the SD 1.0 standard? Sorry to tell ya, they're on the way too. In fact, Sandisk already announced their 4GB miniSDHC card back in September; now Transcend offers up their own take on the SD 2.0 standard which, in theory, will someday max-out at 32GB. And as a class 2 card, you can expect minimum data write speeds to hit at least 2MB/s. Although miniSDHC is touted for use in cellphones, we've yet to see any device supporting that format -- so smart move Transcend, we'll be needing that full-size SDHC adapter you bundle for "free." Still, there's no word on pricing or availability but these will no doubt hit the streets side-by-side with compatible devices sometime in the new year.

[Via AVING]

Toshiba's "world's first" class-4 8GB SDHC card

by Thomas Ricker, posted Nov 20th 2006 at 9:02AM

Well hello there Mr. class-4 8GB SDHC card from Toshiba, it's always nice to meet another "world's first." Oh sure, other 8GB SDHC (SD 2.0) cards have been announced, but Toshiba claims that this is the first class-4 card to get so big. That rating equates to a guaranteed 4MB/s minimum write speed when these go on sale this January in Japan for an unspecified price. Fine Tosh, just give us a ring when you hit class-6, ok -- our FZ50 likes it real fast when shooting in continuous mode.

[Via AVING]

SanDisk joins the SDHC club

by Evan Blass, posted Jul 17th 2006 at 7:10PM

With Toshiba and Panasonic having already unveiled their respective 4GB SDHC cards, you didn't really think that industry powerhouse SanDisk would be too far behind, did you? For the uninitiated, SDHC (or SD 2.0, as it's also known) is a new FAT32-compliant format designed for capacities up to 32GB, with cards that look exactly like regular SD models, but that won't work in any but the newest of digital devices. SanDisk's offering -- available sometime before the end of the month -- is rated as a Class 2 card, meaning that it guarantees a minimum transfer rate of 2MB per second. The $200 pricetag also gets you a "free" MicroMate card reader, which is not only handy but vital to making the most out of your new card, as the SD readers you currently own won't have any idea what to do with this thing.

Toshiba's 4GB SDHC card announced

by Thomas Ricker, posted Jun 29th 2006 at 8:03AM

Toshiba has been quietly undercutting the US, SD card market for years hawking their wares under the brands of PNY and Dane-Elec among others. Now, they've stepped out from behind the curtain with their new, self-branded, 4GB SDHC (SD 2.0) cards which will initially feature a minimum write speed of 4MB/s (class 4) with the promise of 32GB cards in the coming years. Said to begin shipping globally in September for an undisclosed price, Tosh's foray into these next-gen, SD-incompatible cards for FAT32-enabled hosts will join Panny's roughly $265, 4 gigger to help keep the price down on yet another memory card format nobody wants.

[Via DigitalCameraInfo]

Panasonic's 4GB SDHC card set to drop July 25

by Thomas Ricker, posted Jun 8th 2006 at 9:02AM

We kind of hoped they'd just go away, but after Maxell announced their SDHC card reader yesterday, well, those SDHC memory cards were bound to get real soon enough. Now right on cue, Panasonic just went public with a July 26 global release date for their new 4GB SDHC (SD 2.0) cards. The cards feature a 5MB/s maximum transfer rate and are expected to pull about  ¥30,000 (or around $265) once on the shelves. No doubt, Panny will drop a few devices soon enough that take advantage of the cards (besides the DMC-L1) since they'll only work in SDHC-compliant slots.

[Via Impress]
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