Lexar Doubles the Performance of Its Popular 8GB CompactFlash Memory Card
By Shutterbug Staff
 March 20, 2006 — Lexar Media, Inc. has announced that it has doubled the speed rating of its popular
Professional 8GB CompactFlash memory card to 90X. The new 8GB card is said to
be one of the fastest high-capacity CompactFlash cards available. Lexar’s
new card is capable of a minimum sustained data write speed of 13.5 MB per second.
In addition to increased speed and performance, the new high-speed card will be
available in CompactFlash Type I flash memory card format, the most popular format
for today’s SLR digital cameras.
Like all Lexar professional flash memory cards, the new 8GB CompactFlash includes
the full version of Lexar Image Rescue 2.0, the company’s award-winning
image recovery software, and Paint Shop Pro 9, the image editing and management
software program from Corel, and a trial version of Photo Mechanic, the popular
image browsing software application by Camera Bits.
Lexar’s new Professional 8GB CompactFlash Type I card will be available
in April. www.lexar.com
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