09-24-2003, 09:00 PM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Upcoming Pretec CF News
Some interesting tidbits coming out of Pretec this week: they estimate their 6GB card to be shipping in volume by the end of the year, and are expecting to demo 12GB cards in the first half of next year! 8O
Also, the performance metrics of the 6GB Pretec card appear pretty solid: 8MB/s read and 7MB/s write. As some of you might know, good write performance is usually difficult with flash memory. It remains to seen how this card will actually perform, but I won't complain if someone were to give me one as a gift. 8)
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09-24-2003, 09:03 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,768
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12GB !!! :mrgreen:
Will I have to trade in my car to get one?
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"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." -Edmund Burke
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09-24-2003, 09:09 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Considering that 4 GB cards are selling for around $1000 after being recently introduced, can we safely assume that the new 12 GB card will sell for about the same price when it comes out?
12 GB is six hours of 24-bit/96 KS/s audio recording -- just what we need!
Now we just have to hope that it's fast enough.
Len M.
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09-24-2003, 09:20 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Aug 2002
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Re: Upcoming Pretec CF News
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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
but I won't complain if someone were to give me one as a gift. 8)
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No kidding... I want to be on that list, too. I would have never believed how quickly I filled my 1 gig CF once I got it.  ops:
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09-24-2003, 09:20 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Originally Posted by Len M.
Considering that 4 GB cards are selling for around $1000 after being recently introduced, can we safely assume that the new 12 GB card will sell for about the same price when it comes out?
12 GB is six hours of 24-bit/96 KS/s audio recording -- just what we need!
Now we just have to hope that it's fast enough.
Len M.
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Wow, 4GB is just amazing. Really, only professional photographers will use these cards... Otherwise, what kind of person will spend $1000 on a 4GB card? Bring the price down to about $300, and I'll do it. Better yet, come out with a 4GB SD card and you surely got a sale!
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09-24-2003, 11:08 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 349
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I guess we'll just wait and see when this will be the grand prize of the next contest on PocketPC Thoughts. :wink:
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09-24-2003, 11:10 PM
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Editor Emeritus
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Originally Posted by Raphael143
I guess we'll just wait and see when this will be the grand prize of the next contest on PocketPC Thoughts. :wink:
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Uh, a 6GB card would be something like every PPCT "Big Thinker" contest combined and doubled. 8O :lol:
--janak
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09-25-2003, 01:21 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
Uh, a 6GB card would be something like every PPCT "Big Thinker" contest combined and doubled. 8O :lol:
--janak
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Sigh.
-- Robert
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09-25-2003, 01:35 AM
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2000 Posts And This is All I Get?
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Originally Posted by JonnoB
12GB !!! :mrgreen:
Will I have to trade in my car to get one?
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Naaaaaaaaah ... your car and your apartment. :mrgreen:
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09-25-2003, 03:13 AM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 578
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Whatever the price, these higher capacity cards should further push down prices of lower capacities.
Did anyone notice whether these are Type I or Type II cards?
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