CompactFlash Revision 3 Increases Data Transfer Rate To 66 MByte/s

KingFishKingFish
edited September 2004 in Science & Tech
The CompactFlash standard received an upgrade in its revision 3, boosting the interface data transfer four-fold. The standard now integrates FAT32 to support the full capacity of cards over 2.2 GByte.
The newly announced CF+ and the CompactFlash Specification Revision 3.0 use Ultra DMA 33 and UltraDMA66 standard known from IDE harddrives to increase the interface data transfer rate from currently 16 MByte/s to 66 MByte/s. The DMA interface mode reduces the processor power required to manage the CompactFlash data transfers. Faster PCMCIA ATA Memory and I/O modes have also been added and can provide interface transfer rates up to 25 MByte/s, according to the standardization body CompactFlash Association (CFA).
Source: Tom's Hardware Guide

Comments

  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    woot! This is a good news day for digicam buffs!

    Of course, the sucky part is that we will all need new cameras to take advantage of this :grumble:

    The biggest downside of my Canon EOS digital rebel is that it takes SO long for pics to transfer. If I have a full (512mb) card of pics, it can take over an hour to transfer them. What a pain in the ass.
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