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Unsurpassed
Compatibility
Sa n D is k b r in g s t o t h e re t a il m a r k e t t h e la rg e s t fla s h m e m o r y s t o r a g e
o ffe r in g o f a ny s in g le c o m p a ny. N o t o nly h a v e w e d e v e lo p e d t h e in d u s t r y
s t a n d a r d fo r re m o va b le fla s h m e m o r y c a rd s , w e h a ve c re a t e d d if fe r e n t
fo rm a ts t o m e e t t h e n e e d s o f e m e rg in g a p p lic a t io n s a n d h a v e in t r o d u c e d
a c c e s s o rie s t h a t a llo w u s e r s t o m o v e d a t a e ffic ie nt ly fr o m o ur fla s h
m e m o r y c a r d s t o P C s in a v a r ie ty o f w ays .
The u n s u r p a s s e d c o m p a t ib ilit y o f o ur p ro d uc ts g iv e s u s
u n iv e r s a l a c c e s s t o e m e r g in g m e g a - m a r k e t s . Sa n D is k
d a ta s t o r a g e p r o d u c t s a r e tru ly p lu g - a nd - p la y. Th e y a r e
c o m p a t ib le w it h t o d a y’s m a jo r o p e r a t in g s ys t e m s a nd
a p p lic a t io n s a s w e ll a s fo r w a rd a n d b a c k w a rd c o m p a t ib le
b e t w e e n g e ne r a t io ns . W h a t’s m o r e , t h e y g iv e u s e r s
u n p r e c e d e n t e d fle x ib ilit y fo r s t o r in g a n y t y p e o f file – d a t a ,
v o ic e , v id e o c lip s , e m a il, a n d p h o t o g r a p hs ,
a ll o n a p o r t a b le c a r d s m a ll e no u g h t o fit
in t o y o u r p o c k e t .
C u r r e n t g r o w th is m o s t d y na m ic in t h e r e ta il
m a r k e t w he r e s o p his tic a te d d ig it a l c a m e ra s
a n d d ig it a l m u s ic p la y e rs h a v e fo u n d
w id e s p r e a d a c c e p t a nc e w it h c o n s u m e rs .
M e g a - p ix e l d ig it a l c a m e r a s a r e n o w a b le t o
p r o d u c e p ic t u r e s o f e x c e p tio n a lly h ig h -
r e s o lu t io n. Sim ila r ly, d ig it a l m u s ic p la ye rs
w ill le t u s e r s c a r r y a n e n tir e lib r a r y o f m u s ic
w it h t he m . A s c a p a b ilit ie s in c r e a s e s o d o e s
t h e n e e d fo r g r e a te r d a t a s to r a g e c a p a c it y.
Sa n D is k is m e e t in g t h is d e m a nd w it h fla s h
d a ta p r o d u c t s t h a t c o m e in a r a n g e o f
s t o ra g e c a p a c it ie s . N e w g e ne r a t io n c e llu la r
p h o n e s , P DAs , a nd s m a r t p h o n e s t h a t
c o m b in e a c e ll p h o n e a nd p a lm - PC in a
s in g le u n it a r e a ls o r e c o g nizin g t he
a d va n ta g e s o f fla s h m e m o r y c a rd s .
A ll o f t he s e p r o d u c t c a t e g o r ie s o ffe r tr e m e n d o us
o p p o r t u n it ie s fo r Sa n D is k ’s fa m ily o f fla s h d a t a
s t o ra g e s o lu t io n s . Sa nD is k is n o t o n ly e x c e p tio n a lly
w e ll- p o s it io ne d t o b e ne fit fr o m t h e p r o life r a t io n o f
p o r t a b le d ig it a l d e v ic e s , w e a r e d e d ic a t e d t o b e in g
t h e g lo b a l m a r k e t le a d e r in fla s h m e m o r y s to r a g e in
t h e p o s t - PC c o ns um e r e r a .