[kwlug-disc] FYI... 16GB Adata microSD = fast read

[B. S.]

Was looking at this not long ago, and came across a blurb noting that once one hits the 16/32GB level, speeds increase dramatically - seems speed awareness became more prevalent around the time of SDXC as a purchase discerning factor, and they're noting speeds in descriptions. And thus a way for the consumer to judge one product over another, forcing them all to focus on speed improvements.

I also seemed to see that once one hits the 16/32GB level, costs weren't too far different from small SSDs (let alone M.2 form factors looking like USB keys), and I wondered how long MMC will continue to evolve.

[They'll always be needed, be it cameras or phones, but perhaps not at ever increasing capacities.]

An SSD in a small enclosure, using USB 3 (WITH UASP!) or eSata, being far faster an interface than any MMC USB/PCI internal connection.

Makes me wonder how long optical media will be around in the future.

Same thing on the enclosure market for that matter. From what I could see there must be a whack of old inventory out there still to flow through - once you specify UASP, let alone eSata, the variety of products slim down to one per product type / brand. While lesser specs have entire product families / lines on offer.



----- Original Message -----
> From: William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca>
> To: kwlug-disc at kwlug.org
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> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2014 8:20 PM
> Subject: [kwlug-disc] FYI... 16GB Adata microSD = fast read
> 
> FYI...  Today, I bought 16GB Adata microSD ($10),
>     
> http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=11_1216_175_177&item_id=058665
> I was actually looking for 8GB one, but they were out of it.
> 
> To my surprise, it gives 
>     - 13MB/s write -- expected
>     - 80MB/s read -- its specs says 30MB/s, so was pleasantly surprised.
>       It may go higher, but probably limited by my card reader.