> > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/07/04 Tue PM 02:42:36 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Toshiba Announces a 4GB SD Card > > On Jul 4, 2006, at 5:04 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > > If I've got the convoluted syntax correct, the 4Mb/s minimum write > > speed (sustained) means that it will take ~2.5 seconds (max) to > > write a PEF file. Why so long, when internal memory can write in > > ~1/6th of the time? > > Internal buffer transfers are different from writing through the SD > IO port. Internal writes are primary storage write speed, not > secondary storage write speed to non-volatile memory media in the > case of the SD card cage.
Thanks. I wondered if it was the difference between volatile and non-volatile memory. Soooo.... I wonder if a powered, volatile memory card would be quicker? Time to do some research. m ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
