Lexar Media Introduces High-Speed Line of Secure Digital Memory Cards

March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Lexar Media just announced that the company will extend its rigorous X-speed rating standard to Secure Digital flash memory. The new High-Speed Secure Digital products are speed rated at 32X and are available in 256MB and 512MB capacities. 32X speed is capable of a minimum sustained write speed of 4.8MB/s, with 1X equal to 150Kb/s.

"Not all flash memory is the same speed or quality and our X-speed rating system lets customers know what speed they are buying, while providing a level of assurance regarding the integrity of the memory," said Doug Kellam, vice president worldwide marketing, Lexar Media. "In addition, some of the newest digital applications, such as VGA quality video, require high-speed cards to insure the host products will function optimally."

Lexar Media is best known among photography professionals for high performance and speed rated CompactFlash. The company pioneered the adoption of the X-speed rating for solid-state storage, where X equals 150kb per second. When Lexar Media utilizes this standard, the X is the basis for the minimum sustained write speed, as opposed to a read speed or maximum burst mode speed.

For more information, please call 800-789-9418 or visit www.lexarmedia.com.

Source: Lexar Media Inc.