OMG! 1Gb MMC Card!

[nk6600]

Pretec Electronics Corp. released a 1GB MMC Card on the 16th of Jan 2004

"perfect to be used as the preferred storage device for the ever-increasing IA devices such as MP3 players, DSC, digital camcorders, mobile phones and other portable devices"

Mobile phones! Yes ... my 6600 is gonna be boosted! :D

Have a look ...
http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/336/C2382/
http://www.brighthand.com/article/Pretec_Demos_1GB_MMC_Card

[aussie]

Hey this sounds pretty radicool, have you tried it out on your 6600 yet..? Does it work fine, or are you having probs..?
Cheers

[nk6600]

I dont have one. I was browsing through the internet and saw about it. I hope it will be released in Australia. 1 Gb = 1024 Mb = 1048576 b!!!

lol :lol:

[gophermaster]

Yeah, I hope that it is released in Australia too, and is compatible with N-Gage. Oh, and doesn't 1GB = 1024MB?

[nk6600]

How cool would 1 gig be? Damn, I could fit all my fav mp3s in there lol. 256 is minimum, 512 is recommended but 1025 is EXTREME! :lol:

Yes 1 Gb = 1024 Mb and 1 Mb = 1024 b etc etc

[gophermaster]

Yeah, hehe, I've only got a 64MB in my N-Gage at the moment.

[Crazy_Guitar]

I dont have one. I was browsing through the internet and saw about it. I hope it will be released in Australia. 1 Gb = 1025 Mb = 1048576 b!!!

lol :lol:

Wow!!! I want to go and live in Australia! They have one more byte per megabyte there!
:rolleyes:

[Barabba]

How much it costs?

[leespud]

ok picked this out from the websites read it before you ask anymore questions

"will be available to the retail channels by the end of this quarter. Pricing is not yet available. "

[momagic]

Woooooooooooooow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I Want One Right Now!

[tzeonn]

but 1 gigs and 512s cost alot, its cheaper u get multiple 256s, maybe tis is cheaper, i dunno. wonder if they ship to singapore... hehe.

[jam3z]

where can u get 512's?? i thort most woz 128?

[nk6600]

128 is the most? I have two 256mb mmc cards that work fine (the 2nd is my Kingmax one, and I dont trust it anymore ...)!

512 is rarely seen in Australia, so I cant get my hands on it. But no need to! Once the Pretec 1024mb one comes out ... my phone has a gig to play around with ... :lol:

[m0m0]

256 seems to be the most economical. it is less than double the price of a 128mb card. and 512 mb cards are more than double of a 256 mb card. i bet the 1024mb card is going to be a whole lot more expensive. considering it is just coming out.

[nk6600]

What you said is correct.

However, things change when you buy one off an auction like Ebay ...

Australia only has 256mb mmc card ... and I bought it at an incredible low price!

True, seeing that Pretec is the first and only producer of 1024 mb mmc cards ... its going to cost a lot ... until the 2048 mb mmc comes and the 1024 drops in price. But will there be a 2048 mb? Only time will tell :-P

[tres2323]

this is great news.. is a 1 G MMC compatible with N3650? ive heard it recognizes only up to 512 megs..

[ti3ucuong]

how much u got 256mb for nk6600 ?

[Hunzol]

Man, 1Gb cards are old news, they are already in the process of making 2Gb cards as well and I've read that Lacie are making 1Tb removable devices.

[nk6600]

@ti3ucuong
I bought two 256mb MMC Cards. Both converted US prices is using the currency rate of AUD$1 = USD$0.75. Ok?
Kingmax 256MB MMC: AUD$112.50 (USD$84.375)
Unknown Brand, 256mb MMC: AUD $109.00 (USD$81.75)

@Hunzol
Oh. 1GB MultiMedia Cards are old? Then wtf don't I see them down under? Or are you talking about the rich and powerful American/European nations?
Man, everyone don't care about us blokes in OZ. Don't know why ... :-x

nk6600

[tzeonn]

relax nk6600, its true, 1 gigs are long available a few months ago, but 1 Tb removable devices, i dun tink so, im not tt updated.

anyway, i tink a 256 is enough. i haven seen a 512 or 1 gig selling in my place. not mmc, sd, yah. but hey, it exists a few mths ago alreadi.

[nk6600]

Thanks tzeonn. I understand now, but I realized that Pretec only released information about their 1GB MMC Card only in Jan 2004. WHich is this month!

And plus, the most I have heard is 512Mb. Which I haven't seen in Australia either! I bought my 256mb MMC off Ebay AU. That's why :D

Apologies to Hunzol.

[ti3ucuong]

tzone
how much they sell 256 at your place ? (u live in singapore right ?)

nk6600
which 1 work best on you rfone ? (no brand or kingmax ?)

thinking getting 256 or 516 be4 i get back to aus

[tzeonn]

tzone
how much they sell 256 at your place ? (u live in singapore right ?)

nk6600
which 1 work best on you rfone ? (no brand or kingmax ?)

thinking getting 256 or 516 be4 i get back to aus

in singapore, it costs $130 sin dollars. the brand is twinmos 256 mb mmc.

[nk6600]

tzone
how much they sell 256 at your place ? (u live in singapore right ?)

nk6600
which 1 work best on you rfone ? (no brand or kingmax ?)

thinking getting 256 or 516 be4 i get back to aus

The no-brand one. It's cheaper by AUD$3.50 and is more stable than Kingmax. From my experiences of course ...

Btw, the supposedly called "no-brand" MMC Card i have actually has a brand ... but it was from Singapore then sold on Ebay AU by a Sydney Computer Store ...

[\\'OD]{/\]

1gb istn't 1024mb at an mmc,
the say that it is so but they meen 1.000.000.000b
so not even 1000mb

[johnnyspliff]

To clarify:

1024 Bytes = 1 Kb
1024Kb = 1mb


so by means of doing some mathy stuff,

1mb = 1048576 Bytes

1Mb (by manufactures logic)
is equal to
1.048576 actual

So the "1Gb" (1024 Mb by manufacturer's logic) Memory card that you bought is actually:

"1024MB" / 1.048576

which gives you a grand total of

976.5625 Mb.

The bigger the memory, the more you will loose. I lost 10 Gigs of my computer's hard drive.

[nk6600]

Simple terms: 1Gb MMC Card is larger than 512Mb MMC Card ... and is what everyone needs ... as long as the price stays low :D

[aussie]

Umm people how have or have seen a 512MB MMC card, please share the prices....
Cheers

[tzeonn]

Umm people how have or have seen a 512MB MMC card, please share the prices....
Cheers

not sure how much it costs now, i read tt the 512 TEC mmc tt works on ngage, 3650/6600 and mani fones cost ard $250 US.

[nk_au]

So i presume a 1gb MMC Card would cost more than USD$500? :-o