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Old 01-17-05, 08:25 AM   #32 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Namuna
On a sidenote...How do faster SD cards work?

I mean for faster Hard Drives, it's a matter of higher RPM speeds and bigger file cache...But Secure Digital cards are solid state (no moving parts) so how is 1 card FASTER than another when there's nothing moving around?
SD cards have memory controllers with processing capability that run at different speeds.

Originally Posted by LilGator
about how long does it take to fill the 1GB up over USB2.0 ?
depends on card speed. my writes at 5MB/sec, roughly, so 3 mins 15 seconds. longer for multiple files.

Originally Posted by LilGator
And what's a small, solid, fast, yet cheap card reader ?
see link in my signature.

Originally Posted by crash613
this god damn card must be pulled out and re-inserted at least twice a day. i have never been so unhappy with, what should be a good product, in my whole life.

I have still not found a replacement that runs at 64x, but i am considering just getting the Lexar 32x one.
how fast exactly does the 64X card write in the PC, in terms of MB/sec? (real-world experience)

theoretically it should write at 9.375MB/sec ("X" = 150KB/sec), which is basically the same advertised speed as a Sandisk Extreme II SD card. (9MB/sec minimum write speed.)

PS- I also encourage everybody to check out the thread Choirguy linked to in his post above.
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