subject: Micro Sd Card [print this page] The micro sd card is actually a format which is used for removing of flash memory cards. The fullform of sd is secure digital . The micro sd card is generally used in electronic devices such as cellular phones, usb flash memory drives, GPS devices, portable media players, and digital audio players , nintendo ds flash cards, and various digital cameras etc.
Right now micro sd card is the smallest memory card available in the market. Many adapters allows micro sd card to be get used in many electronic devices which are made for sd , mini sd , memory stick duo, and usb cards. The minus point of this micro sd card is that it is not universally compatible. Consumers can get these micro sd card from local stores and through online , as they are packaged with sd adapter so that one can use them in devices which are accepting sd cards.
Consumers can buy micro sd card from the market having capacities of 64 MB to 1GB. The format of micro sd card was first time invented by Sandisk. The original name of micro sd card was T-Flash which is later renamed as transflash before being approved by sd card association. Later Sandisk launched its 2GB micro sd card in the year 2006 for its consumers. The micro sd card provides lifetime warranty with its products. One will find that portable audio and video players carries sd card slots with them but current models showing the usage of micro sd card slots in them. The concept of bringing sd cards and micro sd card in the market is that they have the ability of carrying memories of varied quantities. For example commonly found memory amount in one of such cards is 1 gigabyte. But consumers can get micro sd card in varied capacities such as128 megabytes (MB), 256 MB, 512 MB, and 2 GB. The cost of these micro sd card depends on the amount of data they are capable of holding.
The microSD card is about a quarter of the size of a standard SD card, but it can still be used with devices that have SD card slots by using a special adapter. Portable audio and video players feature SD card slots, and some of the latest models even have microSD card slots. When used in a mobile phone or portable GPS device, the microSD card is typically embedded in the electronic device. Some mobile phones or GPS trackers have removable microSD cards, but that feature is usually reserved for devices of a different nature, namely those that lend themselves to expandable and collapsible memory needs, like video and audio players.
The general idea behind SD cards and microSD cards is that they can have memory capability of varying quantities. A common amount of memory for one of these cards is 1 gigabyte (GB), although microSD cards are also available in capacities of 128 megabytes (MB), 256 MB, 512 MB, and 2 GB. The more data the microSD card holds, the more expensive it will be.
