SanDisk Rolls Out 4GB SDHC Memory Card

By Geoff Duncan Published July 25, 2014

SanDisk Rolls Out 4GB SDHC Memory Card

SanDisk has introduced a 4 GB SDHC memory card, the first of a new batc of SDHC memory products designed to get beyond the 2 GB barrier which is now cramping the original SD design. SDHC is a higher-capacity version of the SD spec offering capacities from 4 to 32 GB; although SDHC use the same form factor as familiar SD memory cards, they aren’t backward compatible with SD slots, so keep an eye out for the SDHC logos.

SanDisk’s 4 GB card is classified as Class 2 for speed and performance, meaning it can sustain data transfer at 2 MB per second. The SDHC spec allows for Class 4 and Class 6 speed ratings which (you guessed it) correspond to 4 MB/s and 6 MB/s transfer ratings.

Recommended Videos

The SanDisk 4GB SDHC card will come bundled “free” with the SDHC-compatible SanDisk MicroMate USB 2.0 card reader; the MicroMate card reader is priced at $199.99 and should be available this month. SDHC-compatible devices are already reaching the market, including the Sanyo Xacti HD1a camcorder.

Topics

Emerging Tech

Former Digital Trends Contributor

Geoff Duncan writes, programs, edits, plays music, and delights in making software misbehave. He's probably the only member…

Cars

Mazda confirms a hybrid CX-5 and electric SUV are on the way

mazda hybrid cx 5 electric suv 2024 arata concept 4

Mazda might be making headway in the pursuit of bringing back an electric vehicle (EV) stateside.

Ever since it discontinued the MX-30 EV in the U.S. last year, the Japanese automaker has had zero EV offerings for potential U.S. customers.

Cars

Range Rover’s first electric SUV has 48,000 pre-orders

Land Rover Range Rover Velar SVAutobiography Dynamic Edition

Range Rover, the brand made famous for its British-styled, luxury, all-terrain SUVs, is keen to show it means business about going electric.

And, according to the most recent investor presentation by parent company JLR, that’s all because Range Rover fans are showing the way. Not only was demand for Range Rover’s hybrid vehicles up 29% in the last six months, but customers are buying hybrids “as a stepping stone towards battery electric vehicles,” the company says.

Cars

BYD’s cheap EVs might remain out of Canada too

BYD Han

With Chinese-made electric vehicles facing stiff tariffs in both Europe and America, a stirring question for EV drivers has started to arise: Can the race to make EVs more affordable continue if the world leader is kept out of the race?

China’s BYD, recognized as a global leader in terms of affordability, had to backtrack on plans to reach the U.S. market after the Biden administration in May imposed 100% tariffs on EVs made in China.