New Sandisk 8-in-1, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Reader Accepts All Media Card Formats
September 1, 2003 -- SanDisk Corporation today introduced the SanDisk Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ImageMate 8-in-1 card reader. Designed for consumers who rely on a variety of flash memory cards for their digital cameras, PDAs, MP3 players or other electronics gadgets, the new ImageMate is targeted at consumers who want a single device to transfer pictures, digital video or any type of data at very fast speeds. The new SanDisk 8-in-1 reader was introduced at the IFA Consumer Electronics trade show where SanDisk is demonstrating products in Hall 3.2, Booth 201.The new multi-card reader has four slots that accept all industry-standard storage cards including CompactFlash Type I and II cards, SmartMedia, SD card, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and the xD-Picture Card. The four slots can be used simultaneously to transfer data between individual cards and/or the computer.
SanDisk's new ImageMate 8-in-1 card uses Hi-Speed USB 2.0, a technology that is capable of data transfer rates of up to 480 megabits a second (Mbps) compared with a maximum transfer rate of 12Mbps with USB 1.1. The new reader is backward compatible and works with computers that have a USB 1.1 port.
The new reader has a suggested retail price of .99 and will be available in September. All SanDisk ImageMate readers are true "plug and play" due to USB Mass Storage Class (MSC) compliance when used with Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Mac OS 10.1.2+. The readers are fully compatible with Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP and Mac OS 9.1.x+, Mac OS X v10.1.2+ and Mac OS X v10.2.
