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SanDisk Ultra 2 microSD card
Mark Peters : March 9th 2006 - 17:11 CET
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 SanDisk Ultra II microSD card : SanDisk Corporation introduced the SanDisk Ultra II microSD flash memory cards for multimedia-enabled mobile phones. The SanDisk Ultra 2 microSD mobile memory card has faster read and write speeds than standard flash memory cards, as well as longer warranty periods. Faster read/write speeds improve performance of the card for file transfer and play on personal computers. Also, they may reduce the energy consumption on the batteries of certain phones and are expected to accommodate performance requirements of future mobile phone models. The announcement was made at the CeBIT Show in Hannover, Germany. The new SanDisk microSD will be available starting at a capacity of 1 gigabyte (GB).
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 SanDisk Ultra 2 microSD - Performance
This high-capacity, high-performance SanDisk Ultra 2 microSD card has a minimum write speed of 9MB per second and read speed of 10MB/s. The SanDisk microSD will be offered only in high capacities, and will have extended warranties in all regions of the world. “Network operators and phone manufacturers are increasing the availability of premium content, such as music, movies, games and broadcast TV, that can be downloaded and stored on flash memory cards in the mobile phone,” said David Smurthwaite, product marketing manager for SanDisk’s mobile card line.
SanDisk Ultra 2 microSD - Model and Price
• Model: SanDisk Ultra II microSD
• Capacity: 1GB
• Suggested retail price: $89.99 U.S
• Availability: April 2006
SanDisk microSD Ultra 2 card - Mobile phone storage
“Our new SanDisk Ultra II microSD Mobile line provides the ideal combination of speed, optimized energy consumption and high capacity points to meet the demands of the newest mobile phones as well as anticipated future models. Users of phones with MP3 players are buying 1GB cards and will immediately benefit from the speed in transferring large music playlists and videos from their computer to their card.” Smurthwaite said that “power users with high-end mobiles who frequently swap out large music playlists and full-length videos will like the speed boost when they transfer files back and forth to their card from their computer.”
About SanDisk
SanDisk is the original inventor of flash storage cards and is the world’s largest supplier of flash data storage card products, using its patented, high-density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA and has operations worldwide, with more than half its sales outside the USA.
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