Secure Digital SD memory card roundup

Posted on Saturday, June 02 2007 @ 7:23 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
PC Perspective took a look at eight SD memory cards from PNY, ATP, SanDisk, OCZ, Corsair and Kingston.
On any given SD card package you will invariably encounter statements like “50x performance!” or “10 MB/s”. Basically SD cards are rated as multiples of 150 kB/s (which is the same way ratings on CD-ROMs are given). So 66x speed rating is 9900 kB/s or approximately 10 MB/s.

We’re going to throw away all the manufacturer’s specifications and do our own testing to see how each of these SD cards stack up. To test these cards we test using an integrated SD card reader on two different notebooks, and a USB card reader.
Read on at PC Per.


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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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