Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend®), a worldwide leader in storage and multimedia products, announced the new Ultimate Class 10 SDHC memory card, part of the company’s Ultimate line.Coming in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities, these cards boast read and write speeds of up to 20MB/s and 16MB/s, respectively.
Compared to Class 2 cards that only guarantee write speeds of 2MB/s, or Class 6 versions that start at 6MB/s, the new Class 10 SDHC cards boast 20MB/s write and 16MB/s read speeds that help process data quickly and prevent lag when recording 1920×1080 Full HD videos at 60fps. In addition, they are also compliant with the SD 3.0 standard and have built-in Error Correcting Code (ECC).
The 16GB SDHC card can store up to 6552 pictures (based on 5 megapixel JPEG compression format), over 88 hours of standard quality video (MPEG-4 video at 384 Kbps), or 240 minutes of HD video (AVCHD at 9 Mbps), providing photography enthusiasts with sufficient space for their high-resolution digital masterpieces.