SanDisk Release 4GB Storage Card

July 18, 2006: New 4GB SDHC flash card is the industry’s highest capacity SD card claims SanDisk.

The new card, which supports capacities of 4GB and higher, is rated Class 2 for speed and performance, meaning it can sustain data transfer at 2 MB per second. Storage capacity is more than 2,000 high-resolution pictures, 1,000 digital songs or up to 8 hours of MPEG 4 video. Both Panasonic and Toshiba have recently released similar cards as companies begin to push past the 2GB barrier.

The 4GB SDHC card will be bundled with the MicroMate USB 2.0 reader, with no extra charge to consumers, says SanDisk. These new readers work with both SDHC and SD cards. SDHC cards will, however, require an SDHC-compatible reader. Susan Park, Retail Product Marketing Manager at SanDisk said, “Demand for high capacity cards continues to increase as storage-intensive applications such as digital cameras and digital video camcorders capable of taking high-resolution pictures and recording high-quality video clips come into the mainstream”.

An Australian spokesperson for SanDisk says the device will be released in Australia and New Zealand in the fourth quarter of this year but said no recommended retail price was yet available. The device sells overseas for approximately US $199.00 and EU €159.99.

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