ADATA has announced its Premier series of SDHC, SDXC, microSDHC and microSDXC memory cards that implement the UHS-1 U1 specification (compatible with SDA 2.0 Class 10) and offer sequential read and write speeds of up to 50 MB/s and 33 MB/s, respectively, and an IOPS score of 1,300 (read) and 100 (write).
The Premier range of cards also includes a number of additional protection features including X-ray proof construction resistance to extreme temperatures, error correcting code (ECC), and write-switch protection functions.
The microSDHC UHS-I memory cards will be offered in 8 GB, 16 GB, and 32 GB capacities, and the new Premier SDHC UHS-I memory cards will be offered in 8 GB, 16 GB, and 32 GB capacities. Finally, the Premier SDXC and microSDXC UHS-I memory cards will only be offered in a 64 GB capacity. ADATA has tentatively announced that its Premier series will be priced to compete with other Class 10 memory cards and will be available through the company's agents and distributors.
Tarun Iyer was a contributor for Tom's Hardware who wrote news covering a wide range of technology topics, including processors, graphics cards, cooling systems, and computer peripherals. He also covered tech trends such as the development of adaptive all-in-one PCs.
Looks like they're putting read and write speeds on the cards themselves, this would be a nice trend as long as they are based on real numbers not the general specification.
