SanDisk Ships First 4BPC Memory Cards

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Not every step forward for technology is announced with fanfare, huge product roll-outs, and a gigantic media blitz. Some advances are very quiet, like the shipment of the very first line of memory cards based around the new X4 technology. SanDisk (via Electronista) just started sending out their new line of standard SDHC and Memory Stick Pro Duo cards, which use 4 BPC storage as opposed to the standard 2 or 3 BPC.

BPC stands for "bits per cell". The increase to 4 BPC should allow for smaller 8 GB and 16 GB chips, and will scale to allow for 64 GB and larger capacity SDHC chips in the near future. The coming of 4 BPC technology will also have reprecussions in the world of solid state drives, as SSDs also use multi-level cell storage.

Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:54:08 CDT | by Robert Evans

SanDisk Unveils Line of Memory Cards for Gamers

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SanDisk has unveiled a line of memory cards that it is marketing towards gamers. The products are aimed at users planning to purchase a PSP go or already owning a PSP-2000, PSP-3000, or Nintendo DSi. The cards are really just plain memory cards with higher capacities with labels so gamers know they work with their portable game systems.

The new products include a 16GB M2 card for the PSP go selling for $142.99. SanDisk is also offering a 32GB Memory Stick Pro Duo and Pro-HG Duo memory card for the PSP-2000 and 3000 user. An 8GB SDHC card is also being offered for the Nintendo DSi system as well. Read more

Posted on Thu, 1 Oct 2009 13:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

SanDisk Extreme III 30MB/sec 8GB SDHC Card Review

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Today I am checking out the new SanDisk Extreme III SDHC card. The SDHC card can be had in 4GB to 32GB capacities and the unit I am testing is 8GB. The card promises write and read speeds of 30MB/sec.

The memory card offers lots of speed, but the downside is the cost of the memory card, which is far from cheap. SanDisk offers the card that I tested for $119.99. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:35:35 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

SanDisk CompactFlash Cards: Extreme Speed, Unholy Price

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Looking for a high-quality, high-capacity, ultra-fast SD card for your DSLR? If so, the SanDisk Extreme Pro CompactFlash card is pretty much the king of the market. With a 90 MB/s write speed, these new cards won't slow your high-end camera down. Their models are sized in 16, 32, and 64 GB models.

The catch to these cool new cards is the price. For the 16 GB model, you're looking to pay $304 . If that seems a little expensive to you, don't even bother checking out the 32 GB ($507) and 64 GB models ($811), you might end up with an aneurysm. Yes, SanDisk's new cards are the top of the line. With prices that ridiculous, they have to be.

Posted on Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:03:15 CDT | by Robert Evans

SanDisk Unveils Sansa Clip+ MP3 Player

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SanDisk has unveiled its latest MP3 player called the Sansa Clip+. The player is the follow up to the Sansa Clip and adds some welcome new features. The Clip+ adds a microSD card slot that allows users to enjoy the new slotMusic or slotRadio microSD cards.

The player is available with 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB of storage for $39.99, $49.99, and $69.99 respectively. SanDisk claims that the player is one of the best sounding MP3 players on the market and it includes a wearable clip. Read more

Posted on Tue, 1 Sep 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

SanDisk Video Contest Announced

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SanDisk has announced a new summer video contest called the SanDisk 60-second summer Mobile Phone video contest. The goal of the contest is to remind consumers that their mobile phone is a camcorder, assuming you aren’t one of the hoards of people with an iPhone or iPhone 3G that can’t record video.

The other goal is to get people to buy memory cards for their phone, preferably a SanDisk brand. The good news is that anyone can enter; you don’t have to be using SanDisk products. The grand prize winner of the contest will get $5000. Read more

Posted on Wed, 8 Jul 2009 06:28:57 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

SanDisk Shows Off World's Fastest 32GB SDHC Card

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SanDisk has announced the world's fastest 32GB SDHC card that can write data at up to 30Mbps. The high-speed card is perfect for use in DSLR careers with high burst speeds. The card complies with the new SD Association Calls 10 specification and exceeds the requirements for AVCHD video recording.

The card can store 160 minutes of full HD 1920 x 1080 video. The massive storage space on the card can store up to 2,500 RAW images. The card will also work in a wide range of environments at 13F to 185F and will work with any device supporting SDHC cards. Read more

Posted on Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

SanDisk Releases New SlotRadio Music Cards

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SanDisk has announced the launched of four new 1,000 song genre-specific SlotRadio music cards. The new cards start at $39.99 and give instant access to music genres including rock, country, oldies, and Hip Hop/R&B.

Each of the cards has a handcrafted playlist with songs from Billboard's top charting artists. The Billboard Rock card has music in classic, hard, and modern rock with tracks form Bon Jovi, Santana, System of a Down, The Who and more. Read more

Posted on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

New SanDisk ImageMate All-in-One and Multi-Card Readers are nice to look at

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Today SanDisk announced that it has shipped the latest editions of its popular SanDisk ImageMate memory card readers.
Faster, smaller, and sleeker than their predecessors, and featuring upgraded software applications, the new SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One and Multi-Card readers transfer data between a wide range of memory card formats and a host computer.
The SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One memory card reader can reach speeds of up to 34 megabytes per second (MB/s) when using a SanDisk Extreme IV 45MB/s CompactFlash card, and the Multi-Card reader is capable of up to 30MB/s read and 27 MB/s write data transfer rates when using a SanDisk Extreme III 30MB/s Edition SDHC card. Read more

Posted on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:51:30 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sandisk announces X4 Flash Memory and 32nm X3 Flash Chip

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SanDisk announced two new flash chip technology achievements. SanDisk will begin mass-production of the world’s first high performance 4-bits-per-cell (X4) flash memory. Using 43-nanometer (nm) process technology, this breakthrough enables 64-gigabit (Gb) memory in a single die – the highest capacity in the industry and suitable for the most demanding storage applications.

SanDisk announced together with Toshiba also the co-development of multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory using 32-nanometer (nm) process technology to produce a 32-gigabit (Gb) 3-bits-per-cell (X3) memory chip. Read more

Posted on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

CES 2009: New SanDisk SSD G3 is as fast as a 40,000rpm HDD

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SanDisk today unveiled its third-generation family of solid-state drives (SSDs). Using multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory technology, SanDisk's G3 Series establishes new benchmarks in performance and price-performance leadership in the SSD industry.
Designed as drop-in replacements for hard-disk drives (HDDs) in notebook PCs, the initial members in the SanDisk G3 family are SSD C25-G3 and SSD C18-G3 in the standard 2.5" and 1.8" form factors respectively, each available with a SATA-II interface. Available in capacities of 60, 120 and 240GB, the unit MSRPs are $149, $249 and $499, respectively. Read more

Posted on Thu, 8 Jan 2009 07:00:20 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

SanDisk Sansa slotRadio Player unveiled at CES 2009

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SanDisk unveiled the new Sansa slotRadio player and companion line of slotRadio music cards designed especially for the casual music consumer.
The Sansa slotRadio player is a small portable music device that comes bundled with a slotRadio card preloaded with 1,000 songs handpicked from the Billboard charts, and professionally arranged into a variety of genre-themed playlists.

You have to be a very, very casual music consumer to appreciate the Sansa slotRadio. Music is mostly about taste and for most people picking and selecting their music is part of the enjoyment. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 Jan 2009 04:06:02 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

SanDisk Ultra Backup USB Flash Drive unveiled at CES 2009

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Today SanDisk introduced a new family of SanDisk USB flash drives at the CES 2009 including the world's first backup USB flash drive with simple backup software activation at the touch of a button.
The SanDisk Ultra Backup USB portable flash drive is the first offering of the company's new SanDisk Ultra USB product line. With capacities up to 64GB, the SanDisk Ultra Backup USB flash drive is designed to protect your photos, music, videos, personal and business documents, and other types of digital files, with the simple touch of a button.
No software installation is needed. The drive protects onboard digital content with a dual layer of security, including password-protected access control and ultra-secure AES hardware-based encryption. Read more

Posted on Tue, 6 Jan 2009 08:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

SanDisk pSSD SATA SSDs unveiled at CES 2009

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SanDisk today unveiled its next-generation of flash memory-based solid-state drives (SSD) dubbed SanDisk pSSD. The new SanDisk pSSD-P2 and SanDisk pSSD-S2 SSDs have capacity and performance for more full-featured netbooks which require a robust operating system.

Designed as drop-in replacements for hard-disk drives (HDDs), SanDisk's new second generation module has a SATA interface to meet new netbook design requirements. The SATA interface offers a significant boost in performance rendering these SSDs faster than HDDs in critical aspects. Booting and launching applications take just half the time of an HDD. Read more

Posted on Tue, 6 Jan 2009 07:32:46 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

As Economy Weakens SanDisk Reduces Fab Production

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The economy is certainly struggling with foreclosures skyrocketing, automakers facing the very real prospect of bankruptcy and consumers holding their money rather than spending. Amid this financial turmoil, SanDisk has announced that it will temporarily reduce its Flash wafer production in its venture with Toshiba in Japan.

SanDisk and Toshiba announced today that the firms were halting production of Flash wafers in Fab 3 and Fab 4 from December 31sy to January 12th. After the shutdown, the Fabs will resume production at 70% of their previous capacity. Read more

Posted on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Cyber Monday Amazon Sale on SanDisk MP3 Players

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Amazon is continuing to offer sales today, but does not call it a Cyber Monday Sale, like it did last year. Amazon uses the Cyber Monday Sales term for a special Cyber Monday Sandisk MP3 Player sale going on today.
The special deals on SanDisk MP3 Players Just for Cyber Monday get you up to 69% discounts on SanDisk MP3 player including the Clip and Fuze.
Read more

Posted on Mon, 1 Dec 2008 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

SanDisk and Veoh Networks Launch Portable Web Player

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SanDisk and Veoh Networks announced a new portable video player today specifically for the SanDisk Cruzer flash drives. The new Veoh player will initially only be offered on Cruzer flash drives and allows users to browse, search, and enjoy millions of videos available through Veoh.com.

Available videos include TV shows, movies, web series, and independent content. Content on the drive is protected via a password in case the drive is lost or stolen. Users can use the U3 platform to schedule downloads of content at a later time or date. Read more

Posted on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:33:17 CST | by Shane McGlaun

SanDisk Speeds SSD Performance and Reliability with New Management System

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SanDisk has shown off new management technology that it says will make its SSDs faster and more reliable. The flash file system is called ExtremeFFS and is patented by SanDisk. The management system has the potential to accelerate random write speeds by up to 100 times.

ExtremeFFS operates on a page-based algorithm that has no fixed coupling between the physical and logical location of data on the SSD. The drive simply writes data to sectors that are the most convenient and efficient. SanDisk says this provides up to 100 times the performance for an SSD. SanDisk has also proposed a new vRAM measurement for SSDs to make them easier to compare to conventional hard drives. Read more

Posted on Thu, 6 Nov 2008 05:58:25 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Sandisk SlotMusic Review

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Sandisk announced the Sansa SlotMusic players two weeks ago. The SlotMusic is built for the music sold on microSD cards, a scheme that still has to prove itself to be successful. Our review partner Digital Trends tested the SlotMusic player.
Quote from the review: "SanDisk's slotMusic Initiative attempts to resuscitate physical media by substituting microSD cards preloaded with music for conventional CDs. Read more

Posted on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:24:54 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

SanDisk Announces slotMusic Players

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slotMusic is the latest scheme to recapture some of the lost revenue record labels are seeing as things go digital, it is nothing more than MP3 tracks pre-loaded onto a microSD card. SanDisk announced that it is now offering players built specifically for the microSD format.

The players are small at slightly more than two ounces in weight and measuring 2.75" W x 1.4375" H x 1.4375" D. The Sansa slotMusic player will sell for only $19.99 and has none of the frills you are used to on a MP3 player like a display or internal memory. The device is intended only for slotMusic cards. Read more

Posted on Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:17:59 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

SanDisk Announces 16GB microSD and M2 Cards

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SanDisk announced what it claims to be the world's largest capacity microSD and M2 cards today with 16GB of storage each. The card will be available from Verizon Wireless stores and Best Buy Mobile stores.

The 16GB microSDHC card retails for $99.99 and the 16GB M2 card retails for $129.99. Both cards will be available in November and Best Buy and Verizon are the only two stores that will carry the card in 2008. Read more

Posted on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:37:06 CDT | by Shane McGlaun