32GB for $700

[screwballl]

No this is not just some outdated website that stopped updating their stuff in 2000....
This is a 32GB SD flash card from Panasonic (SDHC = SD high capacity)

...the Ultra II 32GB SDHC memory card will have a maximum read rate of 15 MB/sec and a write rate of 10 MB/sec.

Pricing has been set at a whopping $700, twice the amount of SanDisk's 32GB offering.

DailyTech - Panasonic Offers 32GB SDHC for $700

[theburan]

That's crazy expensive... I wonder if the more rugged chips are really that much more expensive than what sandisk is offering. I guess that price could be worth it for some people... but still, it'd be so easier to buy 2 16 gig cards or something similar (unless it's an application where you can't swap the cards... hmmm).

Defiantly seems like a niche product, for now, especially compared to sandisk's offering.

[JazzyJake]

This is actually really intriguing as to why it would cost so much more...
is there anything that i'm missing that makes this product twice as good as the other one, considering they are the same size?
Am i missing something, or is everyone? lol

[screwballl]

I have no idea why they are starting the price at this high of a level, pricing on SanDisk's new offerings start at $100 for the 8GB Ultra II Plus, $180 for the 16GB Ultra II, and $350 for the 32GB Ultra II. The 16GB and 32GB Ultra II SDHC cards also come packaged with a SanDisk MicroMate USB 2.0 Reader, which SanDisk states is a $20 value.

You have the choice:
SanDisk $350
Panasonic $700

[theburan]

Really, the major difference I saw is that the panasonic is rated at a wide range of temperatures... compared to standard sd cards. I don't think the article actually said what the sandisk card was rated at.

[polobunny]

Read/write speed.
For a card to be certified Class 4 it needs to read/write at 4MB/s and up.
For a card to be certified Class 6 it needs to read/write at 6MB/s and up.

Sandisk 32GB SDHC is Class 4 certified, read and write "up to" 15MB/s (burst) under optimal conditions and 4MB/s sustained minimum.
Panasonic 32GB SDHC is Class 6 certified, read and write "up to" 20MB/s (burst) under optimal conditions and 6MB/s sustained minimum. Wider range temperature also makes this card somewhat more polyvalent.

[One4yu2c]

"It also states, since this 32GB card is manufactured using industrial-grade memory, the RP-SDV32GU1K can withstand a wider range of temperatures; -13 F to 185 F as opposed to 32 F to 158F of typical consumer-grade SDHC media."

Looks to be a hit with wealthy Eskimos.

[oldman_gamer]

Yeah..them Eskimos who work at the molten lava works.

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by One4yu2c

"It also states, since this 32GB card is manufactured using industrial-grade memory, the RP-SDV32GU1K can withstand a wider range of temperatures; -13 F to 185 F as opposed to 32 F to 158F of typical consumer-grade SDHC media."

Looks to be a hit with wealthy Eskimos.

Hey hey, we get temps like that in Canada too.

[screwballl]

guess those snow photographers will appreciate this... but for the rest of us, that 2 or 3MB real speed difference is not worth twice the price.