Twenty years ago you would have been laughed at if you had predicted that an object smaller and only slightly thicker than the average person's fingernail would be pioneering a revolution in Information Technology (IT) where storage of memory was concerned - namely the memory card. The notion that these devices would be able to store photographs, music and video would seem just as far fetched. But this apparent refugee from a science fiction novel or television show has arrived and quickly become a must have accessory for anyone who owns a mobile phone, camera, MP3 player or high definition handheld video camera.
The most remarkable thing about memory cards has to be their sheer versatility.
They can be used in iPods, mobile phones, digital cameras and even laptop computers. The latest developments are SDHC cards which are capable of storing up to 32 GB of information. At the moment, 32 GB is the most a card can hold. However, this represents over a thousand hours' worth of music. At The Memory Card Zoo, we stock these and other lower capacity memory cards at a price that will suit your budget. From one gigabyte upwards, we stock only the best quality cards and the 32GB card has a five year warranty which is a sign of the confidence we have in this particular product's durability under extreme circumstances. It can be dropped from over six feet without causing damage to any of the data stored on it. Even one GB represents quite an extensive memory and is quite suitable for the average user of digital devices.
The 32 GB Micro SDHC card came into being as the result of consumers' demand for more storage space on their Smart phones where downloaded music, phone ring tones, images and video taken with their phone's camera. With an incredible 32 gigabytes of memory available it is extremely unlikely that the user will ever run out of space. There is also a device, the SD converter which will convert a Micro SDHC card into an SD card.
Typically a website retailing the Micro SDHC card will also sell other storage media and will possibly have areas for blogs and forums so that the consumer can find information and advice if he or she has a problem with their device. The abbreviation SDHC stands for Secure Digital High Capacity and the Secure Digital (SD) card was first developed by a number of electronics companies to be used in their portable devices including phones, cameras and so forth. The normal or standard cards are officially able to store two gigabytes of data but technically they are able to store as much as four gigabytes. SDHC cards have a much higher storage capability and are able to store up to 32 GB. The speed with which technology has advanced is reflected by the fact that some older devices that use SD cards are not able to use the newer SDHC cards. Considering that SD cards themselves only came onto the market in 1999, it is remarkable progress.
