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General Forums => Off Topic forum => Topic started by: Cresho on September 08, 2006, 11:47:27 pm

Title: 8gb Sd
Post by: Cresho on September 08, 2006, 11:47:27 pm

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/09/01/pretec_8gb_sdhc/ (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/09/01/pretec_8gb_sdhc/)

is it compatible?

Title: 8gb Sd
Post by: InSearchOf on September 09, 2006, 12:05:59 am

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is it compatible?

This part makes me think no...

It's no great surprise to learn the 8GB card is based on version 2.0 of the SD card specification - also known has SDHC. It provides an access speed of up to 20MBps, and is formatted using the FAT32 file system. As such, it's incompatible with regular SD 1.1-capable devices.

Title: 8gb Sd
Post by: Jon_J on September 09, 2006, 11:41:05 pm

I wonder if there are any stores selling this 8GB card. (8GB CF cards are over $299)
Circuit City has 8GB CF card listed for $479.99
That makes this SD card a bargin.
It would fit nicely in my Iogear-flashdrive   (pic below)

The page linked above says: "Pretec is selling it for a whopping $299"

Why is the CF card I mentioned above so expensive?
Especially since the author of the Pretec SD card thinks $299 is expensive...

Title: 8gb Sd
Post by: Cresho on September 10, 2006, 12:18:15 am

seagate 8gb for 278

Title: 8gb Sd
Post by: chyang on September 10, 2006, 02:11:32 am

Transcend's 8GB cf is less than $200.