New 64GB SDHC on the Market? Yet?

[MadHMC150]

Hey all,

I have been trying to figure out when we will see a 64GB SDHC card on the market. I haven't found anything except reports saying they will be out 1st part of 2009. I still don't see any yet.

More about sandisks 64GB:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10160085-64.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0

Once this comes out, we will see a huge drop in 32GB prices - which I'm trying to wait for...

Please post your comments and findings. :cheesy:

 

[Thomas Lew]

I think I'll still be a fan of the 16gb. 16gb is just a solid size for a card!

 

[Allen Ellis]

I was under the impression that the maximum the HMC150 supports is a 32GB SDHC card.

 

[Superfresa66]

Isn't 32GB the set standard limit of the SDHC... not actual hardware limitation, but a standard created for this type of cards.
Kind of how the Max limit of SD (not SDHC) is 4GB...
They might just
1) revise the limitation to increase it (and change the standard to something higher) or
2) name it something different, like SDUHC (SD Ultra HC)... just me thinking out loud!!! =)

In any way, having a bigger card available in the market will for sure make all others drop price =)

 

[MadHMC150]

Hrm... You might be right Superfresa... Looks like the next cards might be SDXC. Seems like they can get 64 and 128 out of SDHC, but hey they maximize profits by making new capability problems!

Like you mentioned - Either way, its going to lower the cost of SDHC, just like SD cards are dirt cheap.

http://iaudiophile.net/forums/archive/index.php/t-23684.html

 

[Superfresa66]

Well, if those become available... I know we will just be a firmware update away from using them! =)

 

[MadHMC150]

Don't hold your breath! rogar-Mark-01(DBG)

 

[Superfresa66]

maybe a hacked firmware away then? =) just kidding panasonic, i wouldn't do that!!!

 

[Mike Harvey]

I was under the impression that so long as the card is formatted in FAT32, the camera would read it.

 

[Superfresa66]

When you go into Card Status on the Card Functions menu... it show "SD STANDARD" "SUPPORTED"
thats why i thought you might need a firmware update.
It'll be interesting to see if these cards will be call SDXC and also if they'll work with no update... Fat32 compatibility is a good point, Honestly i don't know (i guess it could go either way)

 

[BobDiaz]

Interesting article...

One issue with increasing the number of bits per memory cell, the number of erase/write cycles per memory cell is reduced. Now, there had been improvements in flash technology, for example, many of the new chips from Microchip (a microcontroller company) have increased the maximum number of cycles from 100,000 to 1,000,000. So, maybe the new technology will have that improvement too.

By the way, 4 bits per cell is 16 different levels, very impressive!


Bob Diaz

 

[SPrimeau]

It will be SDXC. It will be from more than 32 GB (obviously 64 GB) to 2 TB.