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[Sir_Crocodile]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8522/sandisk-launches-extreme-pro-sd-cards-up-to-512gb

Man, sandisk are just so far ahead of everyone with sd cards. Looking forward to picking one up in a couple of years when the price isn't so insane

So insane that just eight years ago I walked around with a 32MB usb stick and now you can get something even thinner with 16000 times the capacity

 

[terrisus]

Mmm, new 3DS memory card.

 

[Metallix87]

I'm so glad that technology is advancing at such a rapid rate. Can't wait for my terabyte SD cards and flash drives in a few years.

 

[Salsa]

Mmm, new 3DS memory card.

im sure you'll fill it up

 

[NekoFever]

I felt extravagant when I bought a 64GB SD card for my camera.

 

[JordanKZ]

Wait, is UHS-I another standard of SDXC or can any SDXC reader read this?

 

[WesternHeretic]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8522/sandisk-launches-extreme-pro-sd-cards-up-to-512gb

Man, sandisk are just so far ahead of everyone with sd cards. Looking forward to picking one up in a couple of years when the price isn't so insane

So insane that just eight years ago I walked around with a 32MB usb stick and now you can get something even thinner with 16000 times the capacity

My first ever USB was 128KB..... times have changed... for $20 too.

not enough for one Microsoft word file today lmao

 

[PAULINK]

Back in my day

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

My first ever USB was 128KB..... times have changed... for $20 too.

See, that was the time you should have been using iomega ZIP disks

 

[Volimar]

Remember the old Playstation memory cards?

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

I'm still baffled at that much storage space in such a tiny device. Pretty cool living in the future.

 

[Volotaire]

Incredible, all that storage in something that is so small. Smallest ever USB I used was about 128Mb.

 

[Eusis]

Mmm, new 3DS memory card.

Nope!

Although, even though I was just poking fun at the exact phrasing I WOULD want a large memory card like that more on the New 3DS. Which naturally won't have full sized SD card slots!

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

See, that was the time you should have been using iomega ZIP disks

I had those for school....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click_of_death

 

[The Dutch Slayer]

Incredible, all that storage in something that is so small. Smallest ever USB I used was about 128Mb.

I had a 32 mb one.

this is insane :O I bet is very expensive though

 

[DedValve]

Fuck yes, my low SSD Macbook pro is redeemed and I can cheap out on memory space for a Surface Tablet.

 

[Prez]

This actually doesn't impress me that much. There are 128GB micro SD cards (which does amaze me) and 4 of those are smaller than this.

 

[Shogmaster]

My first ever USB was 128KB..... times have changed... for $20 too.

not enough for one Microsoft word file today lmao

128KB? I remember when USB standard came out and I don't remember a stickTHAT small. That's smaller than a Floppy. Who would bother making one that small?

I'm pretty sure you meant 128MB, no? I remember that size.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

I had those for school....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click_of_death

I never had that issue thank god. I used the 3 100MB disks that came with my drive right up till 2005 when the allure of being able to use a usb stick on any computer - not just those which had the zip drive - overrode the (then) smaller capacity.

this is insane :O I bet is very expensive though

$800, but this is their uber performance "extreme" range, and it's just the MSRP.

 

[terrisus]

Nope!

Although, even though I was just poking fun at the exact phrasing I WOULD want a large memory card like that more on the New 3DS. Which naturally won't have full sized SD card slots!

Ah, the current 3DS claims that it doesn't support SDXC cards, but they work just fine in it if you format them correctly.

Until someone actually has one of the New 3DSs and tries an appropriately-formatted SDXC card in it and can't get it to work, I'm going to assume that they do as well.

This actually doesn't impress me that much. There are 128GB micro SD cards (which does amaze me) and 4 of those are smaller than this.

How many devices do you have with 4 MicroSD slots?

 

[StopMakingSense]

Wait, is UHS-I another standard of SDXC or can any SDXC reader read this?

Any SDXC reader can read it, UHS is just a high speed bus that compatible readers can take advantage of.

 

[ShadowgeistX]

See, that was the time you should have been using iomega ZIP disks

I remember when people (esp the tech nerds) were hyping this as the next big thing. And that totally did not pan out at ALL.

Sadly my last Sandisk SD card failed on me fairly early and I'm a little bitter about it still. Pretty cool that they got to 512GB though.

 

[rtcn63]

I felt extravagant when I bought a 64GB SD card for my camera.

I've still got a 2GB in mine. Use it to take pictures of squirrels in the yard mostly.

 

[SwiftDeath]

This is great

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

If only the blackmagic pocket batteries lasted longer.

 

[Prez]

How many devices do you have with 4 MicroSD slots?

Uh I just meant it doesn't surprise me they can fit 512GB on the size of a regular SD card anymore. I don't have any need for anything bigger than 64GB.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

I remember when people (esp the tech nerds) were hyping this as the next big thing. And that totally did not pan out at ALL.

They lasted 10 years, it was a pretty good run!

They were essential in the mid/late nineties and early millennium for transferring large files.

 

[Con_Smith]

I'm glad storage space is improving at a fast rate, but I'm still disappointed batteries still can barely keep up with the pace of everything else tech wise.

 

[hateradio]

If only Google didn't remove SD cards from Nexus devices.

Using an external USB-SD Card reader looks weird.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

im sure you'll fill it up

dat lowkey shade

 

[Bitanator]

Ah, the current 3DS claims that it doesn't support SDXC cards, but they work just fine in it if you format them correctly.

Until someone actually has one of the New 3DSs and tries an appropriately-formatted SDXC card in it and can't get it to work, I'm going to assume that they do as well.

New 3DS only takes microSD

 

[terrisus]

Uh I just meant it doesn't surprise me they can fit 512GB on the size of a regular SD card anymore.

Well, no one had done it yet.

I don't have any need for anything bigger than 64GB.

640k should be enough for anybody.

New 3DS only takes microSD

Oh?
Well, darn.

 

[HolyBaikal]

That's pretty neat.

I wonder when this will happen for MicroSD cards.

 

[Kevin]

Cool I guess but I'm afraid to see the price of these things. lol

 

[kris.]

If only Google didn't remove SD cards from Nexus devices.

Using an external USB-SD Card reader looks weird.

gah, if my Nexus 5 was capable of using a 512gb sd card, life would be wonderful.

 

[Chastten]

128KB? I remember when USB standard came out and I don't remember a stickTHAT small. That's smaller than a Floppy. Who would bother making one that small?

I'm pretty sure you meant 128MB, no? I remember that size.

Pretty sure, yeah... I know there were 32, 16 and I think even 8mb USB sticks, but those costed hundreds of dollars/euro's in the early 00's. Can't imagine sticks smaller then that existed as they wouldve had no real purpose.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

That's pretty neat.

I wonder when this will happen for MicroSD cards.

2016 I expect. Sandisk broke the 128GB barrier only six months ago.

 

[Prez]

Well, no one had done it yet.

Yes I know, that wasn't really my point.

640k should be enough for anybody.

What are you talking about now?

 

[atomsk]

Imagine how much this would cost if it was for the Vita

 

[terrisus]

What are you talking about now?

A quote which may or may not have been said by Bill Gates.

The point is that space requirements are always increasing, and so what seems "unnecessary" now may/will be very necessary in the future.

 

[BPoole]

I'll just buy one of these instead of a HDD next time I want something purely for storage

 

[Chastten]

A quote which may or may not have been said by Bill Gates.

The point is that space requirements are always increasing, and so what seems "unnecessary" now may/will be very necessary in the future.

A salesman told my father in the late 80's (I think) that if he spent a little extra on a 40MB hard drive, he wouldn't need another for the rest of his life. Needless to say, this wasn't the case.

 

[entremet]

Seems great for photographers. Those files take up space.

 

[ieptbarakat]

Imagine how much this would cost if it was for the Vita

Just by using erroneous basic math, if 64gb is $100, then 512gb would cost $800.

 

[Shogmaster]

Pretty sure, yeah... I know there were 32, 16 and I think even 8mb USB sticks, but those costed hundreds of dollars/euro's in the early 00's. Can't imagine sticks smaller then that existed as they wouldve had no real purpose.

I don't even remember one small as 8MB, lol. 128KB would be cray cray.

I think I started buying them @ around 64MB.

 

[Zombie James]

All capacities are available now and the MSRP for the 512GB model is $800, which is certainly high since 512GB SSDs retail for close to $200.

:/

 

[SwiftDeath]

A salesman told my father in the late 80's (I think) that if he spent a little extra on a 40MB hard drive, he wouldn't need another for the rest of his life. Needless to say, this wasn't the case.

There were 40mb HDD's in the 80's?

My dad has a box of old computer parts as he used to build them and never throws anything out.

In said box, is a 1MB 3.5" IDE HDD. It blew my mind seeing that a couple years ago

Just by using erroneous basic math, if 64gb is $100, then 512gb would cost $800.

All capacities are available now and the MSRP for the 512GB model is $800, which is certainly high since 512GB SSDs retail for close to $200.

:/

lol dat vita pricing

 

[HolyBaikal]

2016 I expect. Sandisk broke the 128GB barrier only six months ago.

That's sounds like a while to wait. I wish it would happen sooner.

 

[ss_lemonade]

My first ever USB was 128KB..... times have changed... for $20 too.

not enough for one Microsoft word file today lmao

Interesting, never heard of a 128kb flashdrive. What's the point in a 128kb one lol.

USB flashdrives were also pretty damn expensive when they were first introduced

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

There were 40mb HDD's in the 80's?

My dad has a box of old computer parts as he used to build them and never throws anything out.

In said box, is a 1MB 3.5" IDE HDD. It blew my mind seeing that a couple years ago

Sounds legit, I had a 20MB hard drive in 1990 and it was a budget amstrad 8086 pc.