Demystifying SD Card Standards and Speeds: A Comprehensive Guide (2024 edition)

April 16, 2024

In the realm of digital storage, Secure Digital (SD) cards have become the go-to solution for storing and transferring data across a wide array of devices, from cameras and smartphones to laptops and gaming consoles. However, navigating the landscape of SD card standards and speeds can be daunting, with a plethora of acronyms and technical specifications to decipher. In this guide, we’ll unravel the mysteries surrounding SD card standards and speeds, empowering you to make informed decisions when selecting the…

Cost of memory cards falls by 100 times in under 10 years

June 1, 2016

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An SD memory card might have set you back £27.50 per gigabyte in 2006, but you can now pick up the latest Kingston SDXC UHS-I card, for just under 28p per gigabyte. 2006 Way back 10 years ago, 7dayshop.com was selling 2GB memory cards costing £54.99 (a very low price at the time) – which was equivalent to £27.495 a GB. – You can see a snapshot page-grab image from the wayback machine internet archive below… 2016 Skip forward 10 years to today, and as you can…

Did You Know This About the Moon Landings?

June 18, 2015

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The guidance computer in the Apollo mission to the moon had around 64KB of memory – 8,000,000 times LESS than the highest capacity SD memory cards. The Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) was more basic than the electronics in modern toasters, according to a Computer Weekly report, but played a critical role in getting humans to the moon back in the 1960s. So, it’s incredible to think that tiny SD or microSD memory card neatly tucked away in your mobile phone,…