SanDisk 4GB SDHC Card Released

[Darius Wey]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.sandisk.com/Corporate/PressRoom/PressReleases/PressRelease.aspx?ID=3470' target='_blank'>http://www.sandisk.com/Corporate/Pr...se.aspx?ID=3470</a><br /><br /></div><i>"SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) today introduced a 4-gigabyte (GB) SD High Capacity (SDHC) card. The new cards, which support capacities of 4GB and higher, are rated Class 2 for speed and performance and can store more than 2,000 high-resolution pictures, more than 1,000 digital songs or up to 8 hours of MPEG 4 video. The 4GB SDHC card will be bundled with the MicroMate USB 2.0 reader at no extra charge. These new readers work with both SDHC and SD cards. SDHC cards require an SDHC-compatible reader."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20060718-4GBSDHC.jpg" /><br /><br />SanDisk's 4GB SDHC card is here. Bad news is it requires SDHC-compatible devices/readers for it to work, and most (all?) current Pocket PCs aren't a part of that group. But it's definitely a sign of things to come. The SDHC specification supports capacities up to 32GB, and I'm pretty certain that the next generation of mobile devices will be SDHC-compatible. With all that in place, who needs a Microdrive? ;)

[jalex]

I have been enjoying a 4GB SD (not SDHC) card for a few months now. It has worked flawlessly in both my i-mate JAMin and the slot in the side of my Dell flat-panel display. It's an "A-DATA MyFlash 150x Turbo SD".

I'm curious to know how they achieved this capacity in a standard, i.e. not High Capacity, SD card and what the maximum possible size is using this approach ... the benefit being that it works in the current generation of PDA's.

[alese]

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SanDisk's 4GB SDHC card is here. Bad news is it requires SDHC-compatible devices/readers for it to work, and most (all?) current Pocket PCs aren't a part of that group. But it's definitely a sign of things to come. The SDHC specification supports capacities up to 32GB, and I'm pretty certain that the next generation of mobile devices will be SDHC-compatible. With all that in place, who needs a Microdrive? ;)

The sad thing is, that new mobile devices (especially phone editions) are not coming with SD cards anymore. So while nice, this is becoming a little obsolete from perspective of Windows mobile devices.
I wander if it would work with my HTC univeresal...

[Darius Wey]

The sad thing is, that new mobile devices (especially phone editions) are not coming with SD cards anymore. So while nice, this is becoming a little obsolete from perspective of Windows mobile devices.
I wander if it would work with my HTC univeresal...

That's a good point. HTC seems bent on microSD now. Having said that, there are still a few manufacturers who seem happy with SD - for example, E-TEN, among others.

[Darius Wey]

I'm curious to know how they achieved this capacity in a standard, i.e. not High Capacity, SD card and what the maximum possible size is using this approach ... the benefit being that it works in the current generation of PDA's.

To my understanding, the SD specification supports a theoretical limit of 128GB in LBA mode, but universal device compatibility becomes seriously impaired above 2GB. The reasons are numerous - from engineering of the card to engineering of the device. As you may know, some companies have managed to deliver 3GB and 4GB SD cards, but compatibility is largely a hit-and-miss experience. You're lucky your 4GB SD card works with your JAMin. Some people haven't had similar luck with other devices.

[GB]

I wander if it would work with my HTC univeresal...[/quote]

I use Transcend 4 GB 150x SD card on Imate Jasjar(HTC Universal).Everything works OK ,only camera aplication don't want to accept saving pictures on SD card. Saving pictures to main memory works OK.If I change camera/tools/options/General/Save to Storage Card I got announcement " Unable to capture.Not enough memory 36009:111:0" :roll:

[RogueSpear]

The advent of the 4GB SD card, couple with Bluetooth 2.0, just might be what finally gets me to upgrade from my iPAQ 3975. Though truth be told, if the 3975 took a 4GB card I'd probably just stick with it. Nothing in the last several years seems all that ground breaking to me. And that goes for WM 5.0 too :pukeface:

Perhaps whatever comes after WM 5.0 will be a bit more inspired, but I think Microsoft has it's sights set on more antitrust style tying in with it's enterprise products. And as for the hardware end of it.. why can't someone develop a good old fashion PocketPC (no built-in phone to trap me with a wireless provider) with Bluetooth 2.0 (including A2DP), VGA, 802.11b/g, GPS, slideout keyboard, and SDHC?

I'm willing to pay more for it, but I'm not willing to pay less and get less.