[beq]

Originally Posted by Janak Parekh

The most important aspect of his review, in my opinion, is the discussion of the miniSD-to-SD adapter. Its availability is a huge upside of the miniSD format and, in my opinion, is what makes it superior to other micro-sized flash memory technologies.

Don't forget the RS-MMC and the other one -- T-Flash I think, that's purported to also have a flush SD adapter (can't find the previous front-page posts on them though, just my later mentions of RS-MMC and T-Flash).

I'm wondering about a few things though:

- will devices with a miniSD slot also accept RS-MMC cards in practice, just as practically all SD slots today accept MMC?

- are the RS-MMC and miniSD (and T-Flash) specs inherently capable of the same exact speeds as their full-size cousins (bus width/clock for interface transfer rate, and inherent flash media NAND/NOR speeds)?

- what's the max theoretical capacity for the above micro formats?

- will there be a small, fast portable USB 2.0 reader for RS-MMC/miniSD (or even T-Flash) which can be as small as those fixed flash keychain sticks -- or to put another way, a smaller, faster version of the original SanDisk Cruzer, SimpleTech Bonzai, Lexar JumpDrive Trio, etc? (Thanks to the posters who mentioned these previously )
I used to carry the original SanDisk Cruzer (portable SD travel reader) on my keychain but it proved too bulky...


Note I'm not directing these questions to anyone in particular, just general curiosity (I suppose we'll know soon enough with more micro cards available on the market)...


P.S. As to the portable travel reader question, wouldn't it be great if Pocket PCs have direct USB mass storage interface (even with built-in USB cable), so you can just plug it in and any recent operating system can read any of the Pocket PC's drives without an external driver or ActiveSync...

[beq]

Originally Posted by Janak Parekh

The most important aspect of his review, in my opinion, is the discussion of the miniSD-to-SD adapter. Its availability is a huge upside of the miniSD format and, in my opinion, is what makes it superior to other micro-sized flash memory technologies.

Don't forget the RS-MMC and the other one -- T-Flash I think, that's purported to also have a flush SD adapter (can't find the previous front-page posts on them though, just my later mentions of RS-MMC and T-Flash).

I'm wondering about a few things though:

- will devices with a miniSD slot also accept RS-MMC cards in practice, just as practically all SD slots today accept MMC?

- are the RS-MMC and miniSD (and T-Flash) specs inherently capable of the same exact speeds as their full-size cousins (bus width/clock for interface transfer rate, and inherent flash media NAND/NOR speeds)?

- what's the max theoretical capacity for the above micro formats?

- will there be a small, fast portable USB 2.0 reader for RS-MMC/miniSD (or even T-Flash) which can be as small as those fixed flash keychain sticks -- or to put another way, a smaller, faster version of the original SanDisk Cruzer, SimpleTech Bonzai, Lexar JumpDrive Trio, etc? (Thanks to the posters who mentioned these previously )
I used to carry the original SanDisk Cruzer (portable SD travel reader) on my keychain but it proved too bulky...


Note I'm not directing these questions to anyone in particular, just general curiosity (I suppose we'll know soon enough with more micro cards available on the market)...


P.S. As to the portable travel reader question, wouldn't it be great if Pocket PCs have direct USB mass storage interface (even with built-in USB cable), so you can just plug it in and any recent operating system can read any of the Pocket PC's drives without an external driver or ActiveSync...

[24va]

Sell them to the CM's (contract Manufacturers) and have them EMBEDDED in the stikin' PPC.

[beq]

Forgot another question:

- will any SD/MMC (or miniSD/RS-MMC) reader device always be able to read both SD and MMC (or miniSD and RS-MMC) cards at the same speed, assuming the cards themselves are of equal speed?

I mean, is there any drawback to getting a high-speed MMC 4.0 (or RS-MMC) card as opposed to a high-speed SD (or miniSD) card, if I should happen to find one or the other being cheaper in the future?

And for example, some digicams now have listed requirement of "high-speed" SD card (like the Kyocera Finecam SL300/SL400) -- could I stick in a high-speed MMC card that will work as well?

[D.psi]

It's bad enough that I can waste $100-200 on tech gadgets relatively easily, now the manufacturers don't think a 6 month obsolescence cycle is enough . Introducing the new losable-ware. Hardware so small you can misplace it anywhere, needing replacement on an ongoing basis .

D.psi

[felixdd]

Pictures like this tell me that there are wayyy too many formats.

[Jonathon Watkins]

Originally Posted by felixdd

Pictures like this tell me that there are wayyy too many formats.

No, these are all the *GOOD* formats. Anything else is...... non standard? :wink:

Really good image Dean_shan! Nice one to show it all in context.

[dean_shan]

Originally Posted by Jonathon Watkins

Really good image Dean_shan! Nice one to show it all in context.

I didn't make it, I just linked to the article.

[Jonathon Watkins]

Originally Posted by dean_shan

I didn't make it, I just linked to the article.

Yes, I did realise that. :wink: I was referring to your choice of image to show the humour and interconnectedness of all things (storage card related). :hippy:

[foldedspace]

Mini-SD? What's the point? I can see some advantage to SD size vs. CF size, but this is goofy. Are they going to start incorporating a bunch of Mini-SD slots on devices?

[possmann]

Geesh :roll:

Well I would hope they don't fragment things any more - but you know there is someon working on the next new card format even as I type this... WHY?

One thing I am very happy about is that they include the adapter for a real SD/MMC card... which brings me to another little rant...

How many of us actually use the security feature on the SD cards? I mean the MMC cards are faster and cheaper - I would hope that Sandisk and other companies make the miniMMC model soon as given the choice I'd like to buy the MMC format as I usaully don't keep sensitive data on my cards.