Kingston Technology Adds High Capacity 32GB Card to Elite Pro Memory Card Family

[Humberto]

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Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it is shipping a 32GB Elite Pro SDHC Flash memory card for use with today’s digital video camcorders and other high-resolution imaging devices. The new 32GB card is the largest capacity in Kingston’s Elite Pro line of SDHC cards, which currently includes 4-, 8- and 16GB capacities.

“With the growing popularity of digital video and the HD format, consumers continue to look for ways to extend recording times and maintain fast data transfer rates (DTR) to maximize the performance of their recording device,” said Wendy Lecot, Flash business manager, Kingston®. “Our new 32GB Elite Pro SDHC memory card is optimized to meet the demands of high capacity and fast write speeds to help consumers share their lives through the use of video, photography and other creative devices. With the addition of the 32GB capacity card, Kingston is at the forefront of offering a versatile line of SDHC solutions to solve a variety of needs in today’s digital imaging world.”

Kingston’s 32GB memory card is perfect for the increasing number of high resolution recording devices in the market, as the card can store literally thousands of photos and hours of high definition video. For example, the new 32GB Elite Pro SDHC card can capture more than 6,000 still images (with a 10MP camera) and over eight hours of video (for 6Mbps HD Extended recording)*.

The 32GB SDHC card (Kingston part #: SD4/32GB) has a suggested price of $308.00 (MSRP U.S.). Kingston’s line of SDHC memory cards are backed by a lifetime warranty and 24/7 live technical support. For more detailed information visit the Kingston Web site at: www.kingston.com.

[Jeffrey]

Features and Specifications:

• Compliant: with the SD Card Association specification version 2.00
• Secure: built-in write-protect switch prevents accidental data loss
• Compatible: with SDHC host devices; not compatible with standard SD-enabled devices/readers
• File Format: FAT 32
• Reliable: lifetime warranty**
• Simple: as easy as plug-and-play
• Capacities***: 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB
• Dimensions: 0.94″ x 1.25″ x 0.08″ (24mm x 32 mm x 2.1mm)
• Speed Class 4: 4MB/sec. guaranteed minimum data transfer rate
• Operating Temperature: -13° F to 185° F (-25° C to 85° C)
• Storage Temperature: -40° F to 185° F (-40° C to 85° C)
• Voltage: 3.3V

[mauricio]

The memory card SDHC 32 GB of Kingston, "SDHC Elite Pro 32 GB," is Class 4 and available at retail price of 173 euros, or about 210 euros TTC. It remains to be seen whether the majority of mobile phones, camcorders or digital cameras compatible SDHC market can exploit without compatibility issue such a memory card.

[Jeffrey]

This was the price of an SD card 128mb in 2002?