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Transcend Releases Largest-Ever 16GB Capacity High Speed 133X CompactFlash® Card

Written by Nature Sniper

Thursday, 06 September 2007

Transcend 16GB 133X CompactFlash

Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend), a global leading brand in flash memory cards, rolled out its largest capacity CompactFlash® product to date – a 16GB (Type I) card with ultra-fast 133X transfer rates. Transcend’s 133X CF card targets serious users who demand superior performance and reliability from their memory cards, including professional photographers, reporters and photography enthusiasts. To ensure ultimate compatibility and speed, it operates in both dual-channel transfer and the Ultra DMA mode 4 standard. Transcend’s 133X CF cards achieve extraordinary average read/write speeds of up to 45MB/21.5MB per second*. Speeds like these mean extra-quick reaction time between each picture you take when used with high-end digital single lens reflex cameras (DSLR), making consecutive shooting and non-stop video recording easier than ever. With impressive transfer speed and a huge capacity up to 16GB, users are guaranteed to get the very best performance and results from their high-end digital equipment.

Transcend’s 133X CF card is designed for high-end digital cameras. It has passed strict testing with advanced high-resolution cameras from major camera brands such as Canon, Nikon, Olympus and Sony to ensure the highest level of quality, performance and reliability The huge 16GB memory capacity means you can store over 8,000 high-resolution 7-megapixel JPG photos. If you use the memory-intensive RAW format for taking pictures, it can easily store over 1000 pictures while maintaining respectable transfer speeds. Transcend’s 133X CF cards are also available in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities.

Product Features

High-performance 133X high-speed with dual channel flash interface
CF Type I
With read/write speeds up to 45MB/21.5MB per second.*
Supports IDE PIO mode 6 and Ultra DMA mode 0-4**
Fully complies with the new CF 4.0 standard
Hardware ECC (Error Correction Code)
ATA interface
Low power consumption
Multi-platform compatibility
RoHS Compliant
Lifetime Warranty
* Note: Based on internal Transcend testing with Testmetrix. Actual transfer speed may vary due to host hardware, software and usage.
** Note: Default setting: Ultra DMA mode 4