Last Updated on Friday, 01 February 2008 06:40 Friday, 01 February 2008 05:59

SanDisk, an authority in non-volatile memory, announced today that they have released a new line of SanDisk Ultra II SDHC flash memory cards. The new SD cards have capacities of 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB. Their 32GB card can hold 8000 pictures (3MB each), and 40 hours of video (MP4 640x480/15FPS @ 1536kbps).

Besides claiming to have the largest capacity in the market, SanDisk's new line has a read/write rate of 15MB/sec. This transfer speed is up 50% from the ~10MB/sec read/write rates of the previous incarnations. SanDisk also stated that the performance varies based on host device.

The 8GB model incorporates SanDisk's Hinge Lock technology. This was also implemented in their 4GB Ultra II SDHC plus . It allows the SD card to fold and reveal an integrated USB connection. The only issue we could see is the strength of what normally would be a weak component. SanDisk claims that the hinge lock technology withstood 10,000 open and close cycles with out any issues.

The 8GB and 16GB models are shipping worldwide in March of this year. The 32GB model will be following shortly after in April. The 32GB variant has a MSRP of 349.99 USD. The 16GB version has an MSRP of 179.99 and the 8GB SanDisk Ultra II SDHC plus will go for 99.99 USD.

Although the pricing seems a bit high, the market rates for these products are fitting. In order to get the same amount of storage, the cost would be about 50-100 USD more than the equivalent 8, 16, or 32GB model. However, there are faster options available, but they do not equal the storage capacity of SanDisk. They definitely chose a healthy balance of storage versus capacity.

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