World's Fastest Flash Memory Card?

ResQuad writes "Digital Photography Review has an article about what is claimed as the fastest MMC Memory Flash Card. Not only is this new card 200% faster than any current SD card (rating it at about 22.5MB/s read), its also 2GB. Does anyone need 2GB of memory for their PDA?"

Comments

DNA

[Yonkeltron]

Good! I am glad we have 2GB available. I am sick of carying a copy of the Human Genome on my Ipod.

Re:Wonder how much it costs

[cbreaker]

What happens to anything if you lose it?

What kind of question is that?

Re:Flash wear leveling

[attemptedgoalie]

So there!

(nice answer) :-)

Consumer Unawareness?

[Ms.XingTianCai]

So, will this mean that all the people out there who must have the best of the best of the best but have no idea how to use it will rush out and arm themselves with 2GB for a digital camera they never use thus creating a huge spike in sales, eventually driving the cost down and making them more accessible to us money-challenged digital geeks who can and will use 2GB?

Re Windows media player?

[bain_online]

Windows Media player is fine for this

You must be new here :)

Re:FPS doesn't just mean 'first person shooter'

[fbjon]

eag*r to l*verage the c*st-b*nefits

May I ask you to avoid words like the censored ones above in the future? My eyes are bleeding.

Question?

[Big Nothing]

"Does anyone need 2GB of memory for their PDA?"

Muahahahahahaaaa

You're new here at /., aren't you?

Re:12GB Compact Flash card

[orthogonal]

I don't know how much this card will retail for and anyway it is MMC. I don't think the Zaurus takes MMC. Why not get a 12GB compact flash card? A snip at $14,999.

Zaurus takes SD or MMC (and can't use the SD "security features" anyway); I got the (slower) SD card because I was in a hurry, as I wanted to have my music along on a ski vacation.

Not only is 15 grand way out of my price range, I use the Zaurus's CF slot for the WiFi card anyway. But since I have a lot of fans on Slashdot, I'd put the 12GB CF card on my Amazon.com "wish list", but like a good Slashdotter, I don't want to encourage business with companies holding fatuous "1-click" patents. :)

Let's see 14,999 dollars / 334 fans, yeah, only $50 each. I mean, there's the woman who put up a web site and got random strangers to pay off her credit cards. And the woman who with the BuyMeImlpants site.... Yes, e-ebegging works -- if only I were a cute woman!

Please Stop

[esme]

Does anyone need 2GB of memory for their PDA?

Please stop asking this question. The answer is yes. Until I can carry every version of every document/song/movie/computer program ever made in the history of mankind in my pocket, in lossless formats, no amount of storage on any device will ever be too much.

And even then, I want a larger one to come out so the prices will come down.

-Esme

I require more

[FreeUser]

Until I can carry every version of every document/song/movie/computer program ever made in the history of mankind in my pocket, in lossless formats, no amount of storage on any device will ever be too much.

Indeed. I require a device so small it will fit between the molecular strands of my spinal column near the base of my skull, and be able to make the world's knowledge (as well as natural language skills, mathematical intuition, and the aggregate creativity of humankind) available in response to a single, unspoken, thought-driven command.

I require that the device expand in capacity as needed, offer limitless (and instant) transportation capabilities (the "teleportation" module), as well as imparting upon me perfect health, immortality, and eternal youth.

I'm sure I've missed a few features (non-crackability, the "self defense feature that outperforms national militaries" module, and whatnot), but those specs should do for starters.

[ The sad thing is, I say this only party in gest. I really do want such a device. ]