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[L.O.R.D]

http://www.androidcentral.com/sandisks-new-200gb-microsd-card-brings-massive-storage-tiny-size

1) Will this work in your phone or tablet? Probably — if your device says it supports microSD cards up to 128GB, it will accept the 200GB card.

2) Why 200GB? So far we've seen SD cards advance along a base 2 sequence, leading to iterations of 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, and most recently 128GB. It'd be logical to assume that 256GB would be the next step, but instead just one year after the first wave of 128GB cards we're now seeing a 200GB card. While the SanDisk reps we spoke to were mum on why, we suppose we can see how they got to 200GB instead: 128GB + 64GB = 192GB, and that extra 8GB would be nothing. A proper 256GB microSD card is no doubt in the works, but for now it remains out of consumer reach.

so, its 2 Micro SD card in 1 card

ok, what about the price ?

3) Alright, alright: how much and when? Hold on to your knickers… worldwide availability is projected for Q2 2015 (so sometime between April and June) for $399.99

can't wait to use it on the new 3DS ....

i really should go with this line instead :

"Can't wait to test it on the Samsung Galaxy S6.....oh wait"

 

[Speevy]

4x the cost of the system.

 

[Meffer]

And you'll find it for $30-$50 in about two years.

 

[-COOLIO-]

hard to believe 200gbs can fit in that little thing.

but then again.... dna.

 

[Plywood]

hard to believe 200gbs can fit in that little thing.

but then again.... dna.

Yeah, just cut me open and give me some extra storage.

 

[Cheebo]

Just as Samsung decides to no longer support MicroSD card slots in their devices. Lovely.

 

[ponpo]

*gust of wind blows it away* welp there goes everything

 

[terrisus]

On the same day that Samsung announces their next mainline phone, the Galaxy S6, won't accept MicroSD cards >.>

 

[Tablo]

I'm just waiting on faster 128 GB plus micro SDXC cards.
The current ones only do about 15 MB/s write speed, I want MOAR. and faster reads than 48 MB/s

 

[show me your skeleton]

can't wait to use it on the new 3DS ....

don't worry, you probably couldn't. the 3ds doesn't officially support sdxc cards.

 

[Remark]

lol these will be way under $100 within a year or two

i can wait

 

[robotrock]

jesus

 

[jwk94]

Just as Samsung decides to no longer support MicroSD card slots in their devices. Lovely.

heh =/

 

[Remark]

On the same day that Samsung announces their next mainline phone, the Galaxy S6, won't accept MicroSD cards >.>

HTC One M9 bruh <.< >.>

 

[L.O.R.D]

don't worry, you probably couldn't. the 3ds doesn't officially support sdxc cards.

not if you format the card as FAT 32

 

[terrisus]

don't worry, you probably couldn't. the 3ds doesn't officially support sdxc cards.

"you probably couldn't?"

I have a 64GB MicroSDXC card in there right now.
You definitely can.

 

[d00d3n]

That is awfully dense. Makes me think about when Johnny Mnemonic needed a futuristic brain implant to store 320gb in a 1995 movie. Two of these, and he wouldn't have had to bother.

 

[Falcs]

On the same day that Samsung announces their next mainline phone, the Galaxy S6, won't accept MicroSD cards >.>

Wait, what? I missed that.
Seriously?
Fucks sake. Just do everything Apple does already why don't you.

 

[JohnDoe]

On the same day that Samsung announces their next mainline phone, the Galaxy S6, won't accept MicroSD cards >.>

Didn't even know this. What's their reasoning behind this decision?

 

[Dicer]

On the same day that Samsung announces their next mainline phone, the Galaxy S6, won't accept MicroSD cards >.>

Boggles the mind, it does...

 

[Bodacious]

On the same day that Samsung announces their next mainline phone, the Galaxy S6, won't accept MicroSD cards >.>

Are you serious?! WTF is up with phone & tablets that they think we should be plenty fine with a hard limit (and usually only in the 16/32/64GB range) on storage? Don't answer cloud ... this old man yells at cloud.

 

[kabel]

I'm so damn impressed how far we have come....

What will we have in 2050? 128 Petabyte MicroSD cards?
My brain can't even comprehend 200GB on such a small space.

 

[Kallor]

L.O.R.D

On the same day that Samsung announces their next mainline phone, the Galaxy S6, won't accept MicroSD cards >.>

wtf.

 

[DrForester]

So $39.99 come Christmas?

On the same day that Samsung announces their next mainline phone, the Galaxy S6, won't accept MicroSD cards >.>

No fucking way...

 

[Falcs]

Are you serious?! WTF is up with phone & tablets that they think we should be plenty fine with a hard limit (and usually only in the 16/32/64GB range) on storage? Don't answer cloud ... this old man yells at cloud.

I assume they're going the iPhone route and probably gonna sell different models with different size capacity?

 

[d00d3n]

I'm so damn impressed how far we have come....

Waht will we have in 2050? 128 Petabyte MicroSD cards?
My brain can't even comprehend 200GB on such a small space.

I am looking forward to this. Hollywood and the music industry are presumably not as excited ...

 

[Mpl90]

And you'll find it for $30-$50 in about two years.

A bit OT, and going to take advantage of this post P ), but...what's the rate MicroSD cards go down in price? A bit curious on the matter.

 

[Bluekaveli]

Fuck Samsung

 

[royalan]

$399

 

[kabel]

A bit OT, and going to take advantage of this post P ), but...what's the rate MicroSD cards go down in price? A bit curious on the matter.

32GB MicroSD

http://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?pu=743063

 

[Seventy70]

Just as Samsung decides to no longer support MicroSD card slots in their devices. Lovely.

Well, I guess I know what phone I'm not going to buy.

 

[Falcs]

Well, I guess I know what phone I'm not going to buy.

I blame fucking Apple.

 

[Metalmarc]

God damn sony and their vita memory

We could have one of these inside instead.

 

[BDGAME]

Fuck you Samsung!

 

[Hatty]

I blame fucking Apple.

I'd blame Samsung first

 

[Seventy70]

God damn sony and their vita memory

We could have one of these inside instead.

Seriously, fuck Apple, Samsung, Sony and the other companies that do that shit. We could all have good, high speed storage to move between devices, but noooooo that would be too good.

 

[Slavik81]

hard to believe 200gbs can fit in that little thing.

but then again.... dna.

Human DNA is only about 725MB of data. Though, admittedly, it's stored with redundancy and every cell has a copy.

On the other hand, it's pretty difficult to actually get that data out of a cell. I imagine that the wiring needed to retrieve the data is a significant limitation on how dense flash memory can be.

 

[terrisus]

Seriously, fuck Apple, Samsung, Sony and the other companies that do that shit. We could all have good, high speed storage to move between devices, but noooooo that would be too good.

Nintendo's got you covered, bro =)

 

[Rentahamster]

It's neat how something like this would have blown my mind even as early as 10 years ago.

 

[show me your skeleton]

"you probably couldn't?"

I have a 64GB MicroSDXC card in there right now.
You definitely can.

gah! get out with your witchcraft.

 

[entremet]

I'm so damn impressed how far we have come....

What will we have in 2050? 128 Petabyte MicroSD cards?
My brain can't even comprehend 200GB on such a small space.

Wait until they do that using atomic particles.

 

[L.O.R.D]

Seriously, fuck Apple, Samsung, Sony and the other companies that do that shit. We could all have good, high speed storage to move between devices, but noooooo that would be too good.

i don't think sony have non SD slot in the Z series
they always have

 

[RandyBobandy]

Wait, why did Samsung drop support of Micro SD? :/

 

[Crazymoogle]

Hey original thread! (sigh. I guess best GAF news usually has 2+ threads)

Wait, why did Samsung drop support of Micro SD? :/

Take your pick:

a) When you go to a thin metal frame device the only way to get MicroSD in there is with a side slot (The back of the S6 is non-removable) I guess it's possible to make an ultra-thin MicroSD slot but I have yet to see anyone try. The smallest I've seen all use "bulky" rubber caps.

b) Android's design has been subtly pushing towards dropping MicroSD as a main storage solution and Samsung dropped it to save space and cost

Waht will we have in 2050? 128 Petabyte MicroSD cards?
My brain can't even comprehend 200GB on such a small space.

That's going to be a pretty hard one to get to, right now. Silicon miniaturization has gotten us pretty far but it's starting to run out of room. Multi-chip packages like this one and 3D stacking will probably do the job in the short run, but there's a reason why research is intensifying into magnetics and biologic compounds for storage - we just can't increase the amount of space fast enough.

I don't think 128PB is impossible in 35 years, but I think if we make it there the device that does it will not resemble a MicroSD card in any way.