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CompactFlash 5.0: Speed, Speed And 144 Petabytes Of Storage

Matt Buchanan February 23, 2010 10:44 AM

There’s something I love about CompactFlash cards – speed and toughness – versus SD. The CompactFlash 5.0 spec takes them to a new level: 144 petabytes of possible storage, and exponentially faster transfer speeds (from 128KB per transfer unit to 32MB).

I have to say, I can’t wait to get one of these inside a 1080p video-shooting DSLR. And jeez, the CF Association’s website is so damn 1998. [CompactFlash Association via DP Review]

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James
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 12:36 PM
Exponentially larger transfer units does not give exponentially faster transfer speeds – just a reduction in the overhead for transferring larger blocks of data. Has there actually been an increased in streaming transfer speeds?

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