Kingston Goes SDHC with the 4GB Card

Kingston Technology Company today announced it will begin producing the new Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) Class 2 card and enhance the function of its existing 15-in-1 Reader to support the growing storage demands of high performance digital still cameras, digital video cameras and other high resolution image recording devices.


"Although identical in size to today's standard SD card, SDHC cards can handle the tremendous levels of data that today's digital cameras and MP3 players are capable of delivering," said Keyla Velazquez, product manager Digital Media / Flash Memory, Kingston Technology Company.

"SDHC cards are a perfect match for today's digital SDHC compatible devices that support MPEG-4 and high quality video compression commonly found in consumer HD and DVD videos, super VCD, box top DVRs and digital television."

The SDHC memory card is a new standard set by the SD Card Association that redefines performance classifications and capacity. Based on this standard, SDHC cards can deliver capacities beyond the 2GB threshold of present day SD cards and offer three speed classes (Class 2, 4, & 6) that guarantee minimum sustained transfer rates to support large digital video recordings for optimum performance. SDHC cards will only be recognized by SDHC host devices; manufacturers currently offering SDHC host cameras include: Canon, Pentax, Sanyo, Casio and Nikon. Kingston will add SDHC compatibility for its popular 15-in-1 Reader at the time of this launch. The retail price for the reader will remain $19.00.

The new SDHC memory cards are available now in 4GB capacities with a retail price of $199 through Kingston's global network of resellers.

Kingston Secure Digital High-Capacity Card Features and Specifications:

Capacity - 4 GB
Dimensions - .94" x 1.25" x .08" (24mm X 32mm X 2.1mm)
Operating Temperature - 00 to 60o C / 32o to 1400 F
Storage Temperature - -20o to 85o C / -4o to 1850 F
Voltage - 3.3v
Standardized - complies with SD Association 2.0 specification standards
Secure - built-in write-protect switch prevents accidental data loss
Simple - plug-and-play
Reliable - lifetime warranty
Economical - low power consumption

Kingston 15-in1 Reader Features and Benefits:

Dimensions -3.46" x 2.19" x .63" (8.78 cm x 5.56 cm x 1.6 cm)
Operating Temperature - 0 degrees to 60 degrees C (32 degrees to 158 degrees F)
Storage Temperature - 20 degrees to 85 degrees C (-4 degrees to 185 degrees F)
Standardized - complies with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed specification standards for up to 480 Mbps data transfer, backwards compatible with USB 1.1 specification standards for up 12 Mbps data transfer and complies with SD Association 2.0 specification standards
Portable - convenient small size; no power cable required, USB bus powered
Easy - plug and play into any USB 2.0 or 1.1 port
Guaranteed - five-year warranty
Versatile - works with 15 different Flash card formats:
CompactFlash (CF) I and II
Secure Digital/SDHC
miniSD
microSD (SD adapter required)
MultiMediaCard (MMC) Version 3.1
MMCmicro (MMC adapter required)
MMCmobile (DV RS-MMC)
MMCplus(Version4.0)
RS-MMC (Version 3.1)
Microdrive (CF Type II)
Memory Stick
Memory Stick PRO
Memory Stick PRO Duo
Smart Media