Jon Westfall
01-15-2007, 11:04 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2007/01/12/everything-you-want-to-know-about-sd.aspx' target='_blank'>http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile...w-about-sd.aspx</a><br /><br /></div><i>"There have been a number of questions about SD memory cards. This is a big topic, so I'll cover what I can and then see what questions come back. I'll either answer those questions in the comments or I'll do a second entry...Originally SD stood for "Secure Digital," but no one ever did anything with the "Secure" part. The name stuck, even if the meaning didn't. All types of SD cards are based on nand flash memory and are used for storing data. Think of them as very small, very low power hard drives with no moving parts. SD, MiniSD, and MicroSD (aka TransFlash) are all the exact same thing, just in different packaging. Smaller packaging means less space taken on your phone, which enables smaller phones. Yes, it annoys me too that every new phone I get seems to need a new, smaller version of SD. The good news is that I don't think we can get much smaller. You practically need tweezers to insert a MicroSD already. If they get any smaller, we're going to need a magnifying glass to even see them."</i><br /><br />Nothing like a monday morning to sit back, relax, and spend your first hours of the work week... reading random stuff about SD cards! Seriously, if you're wondering how SD came to be, here's a nice easy welcome-to-work reading piece!