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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

What Makes It The Best In The Field - A Micro SD

By Wilford Geary


No one would have imagined that a tiny chip such as the micro sd 16gb can store data by the thousands.

Removable flash memory cards are on demand to fill the growing need for extra memory in portable devices. Memory cards have no moving parts so they are noiseless. This also means that they are solid-state storage cards that have high capabilities to safely store data.

Before the 16gb micro sd came on the scene, the common storage medium was the Secure Digital memory card (SD). Its non-volatile format was highly in demand to be developed by established brands such as Matsushita, SanDisk and Toshiba. The SD cards were inserted into cell phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, game consoles and laptops; all of which are portable. The actual SD size is just 24 by32by 2.1millimeters which was based on outdated formats of the Multimedia Card .

Since the sizes of gadgets nowadays are shrinking, there is a need for smaller but powerful memory cards. From the bigger SD card came the 20 x 21.5 x 1.4 mm miniSD and then finally the microSD. With dimensions of 15mm 11mm 1mm, the microSD is the smallest memory card sold in the market. The microSD format was originally made by SanDisk. It was adopted by the SD Card Association (SDA) in 2005. The available capacities at that time were 32, 64, and 128 MB. Different card and adapter configurations were made available so it can be used in different brands and kinds of gadgets. Seeing the efficiency of the microSD, a lot of other companies released this kind of format. Since then, prices for flash memory devices dramatically dropped. Consumers wanted higher card capacities. Hence, the 16gb micro sd was introduced by Sandisk in 2008 and priced at $120.

The sd micro 16gb memory card is the better choice if compared to pricing, convenience and practicality. One 16gb memory card provides more memory than three to four pieces of low-capacity cards. One big memory is better to have in storing all your important data than in different pieces.

Besides the capacity, manufacturers of the preferred 16gb sd micro ensure their product offers transfer of data in high performance between devices without any hiccups. Another interesting feature is the multi applications that can be run for the user to enjoy music, games or video. The versatile 16gb micro sd memory card helps to maximize the features of whichever gadget it is slotted without space constraint worries.




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