Comments on: CES: SD cards go LARGE http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/01/ces-sd-cards-go-large/ Mobile News, Reviews, and Views. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:36:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: CodeBubba http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/01/ces-sd-cards-go-large/comment-page-1/#comment-14523 CodeBubba Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:04:35 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2009/01/ces-sd-cards-go-large/#comment-14523 Heck, Julie ... I can still remember when I thought a 10MB hard drive in my IBM PC was luxuriously huge! -CB :-) Heck, Julie … I can still remember when I thought a 10MB hard drive in my IBM PC was luxuriously huge!

-CB :-)

]]> By: heybhouse http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/01/ces-sd-cards-go-large/comment-page-1/#comment-14522 heybhouse Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:26:05 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2009/01/ces-sd-cards-go-large/#comment-14522 i'd take one gladly. i wonder if the guys at xda could cook up a ram for the axim so it would work in it. =D i’d take one gladly. i wonder if the guys at xda could cook up a ram for the axim so it would work in it. =D

]]> By: Julie http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/01/ces-sd-cards-go-large/comment-page-1/#comment-14520 Julie Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:26:38 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2009/01/ces-sd-cards-go-large/#comment-14520 I think I'd be afraid to carry all my data around on one of those cards....what happens if you lose the card? Nonetheless, I am sure there will be a use for such large cards on a mobile device. I remember when I used to think 4 GB was a really big hard drive on a computer and now I can fill up a 4 GB card pretty easily. I think I’d be afraid to carry all my data around on one of those cards….what happens if you lose the card? Nonetheless, I am sure there will be a use for such large cards on a mobile device. I remember when I used to think 4 GB was a really big hard drive on a computer and now I can fill up a 4 GB card pretty easily.

]]> By: Pony99CA http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/01/ces-sd-cards-go-large/comment-page-1/#comment-14519 Pony99CA Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:32:20 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2009/01/ces-sd-cards-go-large/#comment-14519 Personally, I think SDHC was the game changer for mobile phones and PDAs. Allowing up to 32 GB is probably enough for all but the most media-hungry person. That's as much as any iPod Nano or Touch (once the cards are available). Right now, I have an 8 GB MicroSDHC card in my Motorola Q9m, which is as much storage as some iPods. However, whenever SDXC cards are available at 256 GB or more, I think you may be right about getting rid of hard drives. Even if the standard size in a laptop is 1 or 2 TB by then, just put in a bank of 4 or 8 SD card readers where the hard disk used to go. It may not be easily accessible there, but swapping cards in the card readers will still be easier than swapping the entire hard drive. The only remaining issues would be cost and speed. If hard drives are chaaper, they'll certainly stay around for a while. If hard drives are faster, they'll probably stay around for niche applications where the faster transfer speeds are needed. And I thought the ability to put 48 GB or so in my iPAQ was impressive. :D Steve Personally, I think SDHC was the game changer for mobile phones and PDAs. Allowing up to 32 GB is probably enough for all but the most media-hungry person. That’s as much as any iPod Nano or Touch (once the cards are available).

Right now, I have an 8 GB MicroSDHC card in my Motorola Q9m, which is as much storage as some iPods.

However, whenever SDXC cards are available at 256 GB or more, I think you may be right about getting rid of hard drives. Even if the standard size in a laptop is 1 or 2 TB by then, just put in a bank of 4 or 8 SD card readers where the hard disk used to go. It may not be easily accessible there, but swapping cards in the card readers will still be easier than swapping the entire hard drive.

The only remaining issues would be cost and speed. If hard drives are chaaper, they’ll certainly stay around for a while. If hard drives are faster, they’ll probably stay around for niche applications where the faster transfer speeds are needed.

And I thought the ability to put 48 GB or so in my iPAQ was impressive. :D

Steve

]]> By: Joe Fusco http://www.mobilitysite.com/2009/01/ces-sd-cards-go-large/comment-page-1/#comment-14518 Joe Fusco Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:26:01 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2009/01/ces-sd-cards-go-large/#comment-14518 Imagine simply having interface terminals and all you have to do is insert your SDXC card and boot from that. It would be great in an educational setting or any other setting where you have multiple users on a single machine. Imagine simply having interface terminals and all you have to do is insert your SDXC card and boot from that. It would be great in an educational setting or any other setting where you have multiple users on a single machine.

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