SanDisk Launches Its Highest Capacity SD Card Yet
"Since SanDisk unveiled its first 512 MB SD card in 2003, capacity demands have increased exponentially and the new 512 GB SanDisk Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I card represents a 1,000-fold capacity increase in just over a decade, yet maintains the same size footprint," the press release said.
According to a list of features, the card is resistant to shock, temperature, water and X-rays. Because the card is "temperature-proof," users can take photos in extreme climates ranging from -13 to 185 degrees Fahrenheit.
The feature list also shows that the new 512 GB card has a built-in Advanced Wear Leveling and Error Correction Code engine. The card even has UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) recording speed for stutter-free 4K Ultra HD video. A built-in write protect switch prevents users from accidentally deleting the card's contents.
The new 512 GB card provides a discount on RescuePRO Deluxe, which helps users bring back their accidentally deleted files on the 512 GB card. A lifetime limited warranty is also provided.
The SanDisk Extreme PRO UHS-I SDHC/SDXC family includes 128 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB capacities. The new 512 GB card costs $799.99 and is available now.
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2 decades ago, I had a full-height 512 MB 5.25" SCSI drive (the big one in this pic).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drive#mediaviewer/File:5.25_inch_MFM_hard_disk_drive.JPG
Technological progress is great.
CPU/GPU reviews, etc., please describe in C (or mention both).
Ian.
512MB? That's huge!
Ian.
The future will also be in Fahrenheit, or perhaps neither Fahrenheit nor Celsius, but instead. we'll all be talking degrees Kelvin (not to be confused with Kevin). Besides, exact temperatures are not the point in this case, as they often are in reviews. The point is that the card can withstand temps well beyond any normal conditions.
You stole my thunder. I was just about to post that. Hopefully camera makers will provide firmware updates to support larger capacity SD drives. I currently have two Sandisk 128GB SD cards for my HD camcorder. When on long vacations they fill up faster than most people would think at ~10 hours per 128GB of full 24p HD recording. And hopefully they'll have this capacity in MicroSD for phones and tablets in a couple of years.
I did actually consider writing Kelvin instead, since that's certainly more natural for me
(long term cosmology hobbyist), but hey, feel free to go Kelvin if you want to confuse
US readers even more, hehe...
I jest of course, but I think articles should primarily be in common units where possible,
and toms' CPU/GPU reviews do use degrees C for tests, etc.
Ian.
As far as I know.... Anything that supports SDXC cards ( Current Gen 64 gig or above) will support theses 512 gig cards as well. So if your camcorder supports the 128 gig cards then most probably the 512 gig cards will not be a problem.
A few? I would say 2 years tops.