Cap no more

Damian Koh | Feb 09, 2006

Rejoice. Secure Digital card users who have always wanted to use their memory card as a USB storage device now have another option: SanDisk's Ultra II SD Plus--a dual-purpose SD card with built-in USB connectivity. That is if you don't break the card even before you start using it.

Though not the first of its kind, the mechanical design of the card means you won't have to meddle with a removable cap. In addition, the new Ultra II Plus SD card has a rated write speed of 9MB per second and sequential read speed of 10MB per second.

For convenience sake, the package comes with a key ring casing for you to store the SD card should it not be in a digital camera, PDA, camcorder or camera-phone. Hell, the card even features a blue LED indicator which blinks when you are doing data transfer.

The 1GB Ultra II Plus card is currently available in stores at a suggested retail price of S$159 (US$106.40). Halving the capacity doesn’t mean the price will be halved, too. The 512MB card will set you back by S$95 (US$63.57), also available now.

For those who want a different design (one with a removable cap), the Japanese-designed YouSD is also available on shelves here. An INX 256MB Secure Digital SD Card will set you back about S$81 (US$54.21) to S$30 (US$20.08) for a normal stick.

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