Introduction

SanDisk Corporation introduced the SanDisk Ultra 2 miniSD flash memory cards for multimedia-enabled mobile phones. The SanDisk Ultra 2 miniSD mobile memory card has faster read and write speeds than standard flash memory cards, as well as longer warranty periods. Faster read/write speeds improve performance of the card for file transfer and play on personal computers. Also, they may reduce the energy consumption on the batteries of certain phones and are expected to accommodate performance requirements of future mobile phone models. The announcement was made at the CeBIT 2006 Show in Hannover, Germany. The new SanDisk miniSD will be available starting at a capacity of 1 gigabyte.
Performance
This high-capacity, high-performance SanDisk Ultra 2 miniSD card has a minimum write speed of 9MB per second and read speed of 10MB/s. The SanDisk miniSD will be offered only in high capacities, up to 2GB, and will have extended warranties in all regions of the world. ?Network operators and phone manufacturers are increasing the availability of premium content, such as music, movies, games and broadcast TV, that can be downloaded and stored on flash memory cards in the mobile phone,? said David Smurthwaite, product marketing manager for SanDisk?s mobile card line.
Price and Storage capacity

• Model: SanDisk Ultra II miniSD
• Capacity: 1GB and 2GB
• Suggested retail price: $79.99 U.S for 1GB
• Suggested retail price: $119.99 U.S for 2GB
• Availability: April 2006

Music and Video storage
?Our new SanDisk Ultra 2 miniSD Mobile line provides the ideal combination of speed, optimized energy consumption and high capacity points to meet the demands of the newest mobile phones as well as anticipated future models. Users of phones with MP3 players are buying 1GB cards and will immediately benefit from the speed in transferring large music playlists and videos from their computer to their card.? Smurthwaite said that ?power users with high-end mobiles who frequently swap out large music playlists and full-length videos will like the speed boost when they transfer files back and forth to their card from their computer.?
About SanDisk
SanDisk is the original inventor of flash storage cards and is the world?s largest supplier of flash data storage card products, using its patented, high-density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA and has operations worldwide, with more than half its sales outside the USA.