20 Dec
2009
20 Dec
'09
9:13 a.m.
On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 07:05:05PM -0800, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 19 Dec 2009 at 21:08, Tim Shoppa wrote:
Hmm, the cheapest memory card available at the local hardware dealer is
a Kingston 2 GB MicroSD card with SD adapter for around USD 16[0]. Has the
advantage of fitting both into MicroSD (think mobile phones) and SD
(cameras, computers) slots. That is probably your best bet at this point
in time since:
- mobile phones are increasingly able to use SD cards, usually in the
MicroSD form factor
- USB adapters that read SD cards can be had for dirt cheap
- quite a few mobile computers (laptops, netbooks) and even some
desktops come equipped with SD card readers
- the cards are not damaged by scratches (as the business card sized
CD(-R)s are)
- they are quite small while the SD (not Micro) formfactor is large
enough not to get lost too easily in your wallet or pocket
Regards,
Alex.
[0] Newegg sells a 2 GB Transced MicroSD with SD adapter for around USD 7,
as usual, Switzerland is not known for low prices ;-)
--
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison
What's really cool, is both the USB keychain
and the terabyte
portable drive use the same cheap and ubiquitous low-end interface.
That is an improvement over 30 years ago (don't take that as a slam
against the Unibus, if I wanted to insult the Unibus I would call it
"cheap and ubiquitous" 30 years ago!)
You miss the point. Suppose I have a small amount of data--consider,
for example, the electronic equivalent of a memo, or a business card,
a musical score, a simple diagram that I've jotted down.
I'm not going to hand out a 4GB USB keychain fob for that. I don't
want to email the thing--it'd be like using the domestic post to hand
you my business card.
Ideally, I'd want something cheap, about half the size of a credit
card (so it's not easy to lose) that cost about a quarter in
quantities of 1000. Should hold a megabyte or two and be readable
on any computer or mobile device. Write-once is okay, as long as
read-lots is supported.
What fills that role today?