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SanDisk today announced the 12- and 16-gigabyte SanDisk Extreme III cards, which they claim are the largest capacity in the world. The cards are designed to handle large capacities with high reliability and high performance, making them ideal for digital cameras and video camcorders.
Sandisk claims the new CF cards have minimum write and read speeds of 20 megabytes per second (MB/sec.)
The extreme III cards carry a 10-year limited warranty in Europe, the Middle East and Africa but will have a lifetime limited warranty in the rest of the world. Photographers who purchase the cards also will have access to a dedicated toll-free number for technical support questions. The cards also ship with RescuePRO image recovery software pre-loaded for both Mac and Windows.
In-stores date is expected to be December, 2006. Suggested retail price is $779.99 (12GB) and $1,049.99 (16GB).
In addition, Sandisk unveiled the 4GB SanDisk Ultra(R) II SD High Capacity (SDHC(TM)) card to meet the growing demand for higher capacity storage in the compact, EVF and entry level DSLR marketplace.
SanDisk boasts write speeds of 9 megabytes (MB) per second and read speeds of 10MB/sec. With the Ultra II SDHC cards, Sandisk is targeting the digital photography enthusiasts with 5 megapixel or higher resolution digital cameras and videographers with camcorders that require significantly faster flash storage cards.
Bundled with the new 4GB SanDisk Ultra(R) II SD High Capacity (SDHC(TM)) card is the SanDisk MicroMate(TM) USB 2.0 reader. SDHC cards require an SDHC-compatible reader to transfer images from card to computer, and the MicroMate readers work with both SDHC and SD cards.
SD and SDHC cards look identical, but are not necessarily interchangeable. Buyers should make sure their camera is compatible with the SDHC products prior to purchasing.
According to Sandisk, the 4GB SanDisk Ultra II SDHC card adheres to the SD 2.00 specification, a completely new design that is required for cards and cameras to support capacities from 4GB to 32GB. The specification was developed by the SD Association, an industry standards board, which also defined three speed classes for speed and performance capabilities. These cards adhere to the SD Speed Class Rating specification which defines a minimum sustained transfer speed for SDHC cards.
The SDHC cards are expected to be available next month, October 2006 with a suggested retail price of $219.99.
Visit www.sandisk.com for more information.
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