Super
Talent released a new compact digital storage product line, CFast storage
cards. The CFast storage card uses a SATA interface to offer improved and
unmatched write/read performance speeds. As you should guess from its name, the
new card is an evolution of the traditional
CompactFlash card.
At 375MB/s, CFast offers four times the bandwidth than the fastest
high speed 600x (90MB/s) CompactFlash card. The CFast uses the small original
CF mechanical form factor. Super Talent has clocked the CFast cards at up to
200MB/sec read speeds. The first generation of CFast storage cards supports
transfer speeds up to 200MB/s as well.
The CFast Storage Card has a single-chip controller and
flash memory module and measures 36.4 x 42.8 x 3.3mm for Type I CFast storage
cards and 36.4 x 42.8 x 5.0mm for Type II (the same physical dimensions as the
CompactFlash card).
The SATA interface consists of a
7-pin signal connector and a 17-pin power and control connector. The card
operates at 3.3V.
Super Talent will offer five CFast storage cards: 8GB and
16GB cards based on SLC (Single Level Cell) flash and 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB cards
based on MLC (Multi Level Cell) flash.
Jennifer Johnson
Jennifer grew up around technology. From an early age, she was curious about all things related to computers. As a child, Jennifer remembers spending nights with her dad programming in BASIC and taking apart hard drives to see what was inside. In high school, she wrote her senior term paper on her experiences with building custom computers.
Jennifer graduated from the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. After college, she began writing full-time for various PC and technology magazines. Later, she transitioned to the Web. In these roles, Jennifer has covered a variety of topics including laptops, desktops, smartphones, cameras, tablets, and various consumer electronics devices. When she's not playing with or writing about the latest gadget, Jennifer loves to spend time with her family, capture memories with her camera, and scrapbook.
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