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DataWrite Flash Media
DataWrite have now branched out into the Flash Media Market and are currently marketing 8 different types
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They sent me a few samples of their popular types to review & promised further types when the become available.
Flash media was originally used in digital cameras and replaced the floppy discs used on early digital cameras, the floppy discs were to store the captured images, having a capacity of 1.44meg meant that the amount of data that could be stored onto a floppy disc was very limited. Flash media is now available in capacities of 4gig or more and can store 3,000 times more data. Flash media is extremely fast at transferring data with no moving parts to wear out. Today's usage is no longer limited to digital cameras.
Flash memory is widely used in Consumer Devices : | - Notebook computers
- Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)
- Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
- Solid-state music players such as MP3 players
- Personal computers
| - Digital cameras
- Cell phones
- Electronic musical instruments
- Television set-top boxes
- Pagers
| | Flash memory is also used in many industrial applications where reliability and data retention in power-off situations are key requirements, such as in: | - Security systems
- Embedded computers
- Networking and communication products
- Retail management products
(e.g., handheld scanners)
| - Military systems
- Solid-state disk drives
- Wireless communication devices
- Medical products
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The Flash Memory discs I am currently reviewing are illustrated below | 512meg SD
 | Compact Flash 1gig
 | Mini SD 512meg & 1gig |
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 | I Tested the Flash Media in my digital camera and Palm Tungsten T5. The SD cards functioned exceptionally well. I used a Kingston 15 in 1 card reader to benchmark the media as I found this to be one of the faster card readers available being able to read some Flash Discs at around 20MB/sec
I used two programs called HD Tune and ATTO Disk Benchmark to check the transfer rate of the Flash Media and if you click on the images of the above media the results will pop up.All the cards sustained read transfer speeds of between 8 & 12MB/sec with write speeds between 2 & 3MB/sec. To check the performance in real time I transferred a DVD Video VOB file to each of these discs and then played back the video from the card in the card reader. The Video Played back flawlessly on my laptop PC.
DataWrite has always represented value for money and the introduction of Flash media to their vast collection of quality goods is indeed another prime example of this. | Added: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 Reviewer: Flashhits: 3974
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