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Pressemelding Extreme III
Sep 29, 2004 07:00
SanDisk Introduces Extreme III, World's Fastest, Highest Performing Flash Memory Card
COLOGNE, Germany --(Business Wire)-- Sept. 29, 2004 Extreme III Product Line Based On SanDisk's New ESP Technology, A Major Technological Breakthrough
SanDisk(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:SNDK) today introduced the world's fastest flash memory cards -- the SanDisk Extreme(TM) III line of CompactFlash(R), SD(TM) and Memory Stick PRO(TM) digital film cards. The CompactFlash and SD cards have minimum write and read speeds of 20 megabytes per second (MB/sec.).* Memory Stick PRO has minimum write and read speeds of 18 MB/sec.* The SanDisk Extreme III cards, which range in capacity between one and four gigabytes (GB), have essentially double the performance speeds of SanDisk's predecessor Extreme product line which currently has the fastest working cards in many of today's leading digital single lens reflex (SLR) cameras.**
The SanDisk Extreme III product line was introduced at a SanDisk press conference at the Photokina imaging show where SanDisk is demonstrating products in Hall 1.2, Aisle A, Booth 059.
The new SanDisk Extreme III cards are targeted primarily at advanced and professional photographers who require high-performance flash memory storage cards for new high-end digital cameras. The cards will start shipping worldwide in October-November to high-end, retail photo specialty stores.
Yoram Cedar, SanDisk's senior vice-president of engineering, said, "SanDisk has developed a new ESP (Enhanced Super-Parallel Processing) technology that gives our new SanDisk Extreme III line its performance advantages. ESP technology is a major technology breakthrough that combines our in-house design of both NAND flash memory chips and controller chips using advanced 32-bit RISC processing and leading edge algorithms. Our engineers worked closely with major camera manufacturers in developing our new ESP technology."
Cedar also explained, "ESP has super-parallel write and read operations that are coupled with an accelerated flash data bus architecture to allow data to be transferred at twice the rate of most competitive cards. In addition, the ESP architecture streamlines every aspect of read and write data transfer operations through advanced hardware automation. The ESP architecture effectively removes the card as the bottleneck in data storage applications."
Rob Galbraith, photojournalist and author of http://www.robgalbraith.com who was the first to test engineering samples of the new cards, said, "SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash and SD cards are the fastest we've ever tested in card-to-computer transfers, by a significant margin, and at minimum appear to about match the original Extreme's write speed performance in current digital SLR cameras. As new digital SLR models are designed to utilize the faster transfer modes, it's likely that we'll then see Extreme III cards able to write pictures in the camera significantly faster than the already speedy Extreme line. In short, Sandisk appears poised to remain the maker of the fastest CompactFlash and SD cards for the serious and pro digital photographer."
With many professional and advanced photographers shooting pictures in extreme weather conditions ranging from African deserts to the Arctic, the SanDisk Extreme III cards also boast the industry's widest guaranteed operating temperature range from a freezing minus 13F (minus 25C) to a scorching 185F (plus 85C). The cards also include RescuePRO(TM) software that allows photographers to easily recover accidentally deleted images, lost digital images or data.
Michelle Slaughter, director of digital photography trends at the InfoTrends/CAP Ventures market research group, said, "With more professional photographers and advanced amateurs increasingly using high performance digital cameras, there is a growing market for flash memory cards that allow the cameras to perform to their maximum capability. With their high performance ratings, SanDisk's Extreme III cards certainly should enable the cards to keep up with the speeds of the cameras so professional and advanced photographers don't miss any important images."
Kazuyuki Kazami, general manager, marketing department, imaging company, Nikon, said, "High performance memory card products are necessary for the high features and performance of digital still cameras, so that Extreme III would be a very welcome product for the market."
Tanya Chuang, a SanDisk retail product marketing manager, said, "We have designed our new SanDisk Extreme III product line for advanced and professional photographers. We have significantly improved the speed of our cards and added all the bells and whistles that these high-end photographers need. These features include RescuePRO data and image recovery software, for recovering accidentally deleted images, and our extended operating temperature range, which enables them to shoot pictures anywhere in the world under virtually any conditions. And the dedicated technical support included with SanDisk Extreme III provides the fast help they require to keep shooting."
SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash cards will be sold in 1, 2 and 4GB capacities with suggested retail prices ranging from $139.99 to $559.99 (EUR 135 to EUR 540, excluding VAT). The SanDisk Extreme III SD card will be sold in a 1GB capacity at a suggested price of $139.99 (EUR 139, excluding VAT). And Memory Stick PRO Extreme III cards, sized in 1 and 2GB capacities, will carry suggested price tags of $279.99 and $559.99 (EUR 289 and EUR 576, excluding VAT).
SanDisk Extreme III cards will carry a 10-year warranty in Europe, the Middle East and Africa but will have a lifetime limited warranty in the rest of the world. Photographers who purchase the cards also will have access to a dedicated toll-free number for technical support questions. The RescuePRO image recovery software on the cards is compatible with both Windows and Mac and requires no driver download or special card reader.
SanDisk, the world's largest supplier of flash memory data storage card products, designs, manufactures and markets industry-standard, solid-state data, digital imaging and audio storage products using its patented, high density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk is based in Sunnyvale, CA.
The matters discussed in this news release contain forward looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties as described under the caption, "Factors That May Affect Future Results" in the company's annual report on Form 10-K-A and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The companies assume no obligation to update the information in this release.
* based on SanDisk internal testing. 1 megabyte = 1 million bytes.
Pressemelding Ultra II
COLOGNE, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 2004--
New Cards Include World's First 8-Gigabyte (GB) Type I High Speed CompactFlash Card
SanDisk(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:SNDK) announced today that is has quadrupled the capacity of its high-speed SanDisk Ultra(R) II line of flash memory cards that includes the development of a new 8GB CompactFlash(R) Type I card. The top end SanDisk Ultra II Memory Stick PRO(TM) and SD(TM) cards now boast 4GB and 2GB of capacity respectively. The announcement was made at the Photokina trade show where SanDisk is demonstrating products in Hall 1.2, aisle A, Booth 059.
Each SanDisk Ultra II card features a minimum write speed of 9 megabytes per second (MB/sec.) and a minimum read speed of 10MB/sec.(1) (Results based on testing with the popular HDBENCH benchmark software; actual results in digital cameras will vary by camera model.) The Ultra II cards are primarily targeted at serious photographers with 4-megapixel or higher resolution digital cameras that require fast, high capacity digital film cards to quickly shoot many high resolution images.
Martin Achatzi, owner and general manager at Foto Achatzi in Bad Laasphe, a leading photography retailer, said, "SanDisk is a well known brand and the SanDisk Ultra II cards have been very popular with digital photographers who use cameras such as the Canon EOS Rebel or the Nikon D70. Our customers expect high quality products with matching performance and we believe the new high capacity Ultra II cards will exceed the expectations of our customers."
Tanya Chuang, SanDisk retail product marketing manager, said, "The award-winning SanDisk Ultra II line represents an ideal combination of high capacities, durability and proven performance at exceptional price points. These cards are designed for improved performance in a wide range of cameras rather than a select few. Once again, the SanDisk Ultra II line raises the performance and capacity bar that all other competitors will struggle to meet."
The SanDisk Ultra II cards are designed to be a reasonably priced, high performance solution for the photography channel while the new SanDisk Extreme III line, with its even higher performance, is for the professional photographer who needs the absolute highest performance and maximum reliability.
Pricing and Availability
The SanDisk Ultra II product line is available in CompactFlash, Memory Stick PRO and SD formats. Suggested retail prices and availability are as follows:
Capacities US$ EUR (ex. VAT) Availability
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Ultra II CF 256MB - 2GB $49.99 - EUR 44.00 - Now
$249.99 EUR 245.00
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4GB $479.99 EUR 465.00 October
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8GB $959.99 EUR 930.00 November
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Ultra II MS PRO 256MB - 1GB $74.99 - EUR 73.00 - Now
$249.99 EUR 259.00
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2GB - 4GB $479.99 - EUR 495.00 - November
$959.99 EUR 990.00
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Ultra II SD 256MB - 512MB $64.99 - EUR 45.00 - Now
$89.99 EUR 72.00
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1GB - 2GB $119.99 - EUR 119.00 - November
$239.99 EUR 239.00
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SanDisk Ultra II cards are available at most of the 80,000 consumer electronics stores and other retail outlets where SanDisk products are sold worldwide.
SanDisk, the world's largest supplier of flash memory data storage card products, designs, manufactures and markets industry-standard, solid-state data, digital imaging and audio storage products using its patented, high density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk is based in Sunnyvale, CA.
The matters discussed in this news release contain forward looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties as described under the caption, "Factors That May Affect Future Results" in the company's annual report on Form 10-K-A and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The companies assume no obligation to update the information in this release.
