SanDisk SD Extreme III Touches 30MB/s

SanDisk is a household name when it comes to flash storage solutions, and their line of Extreme SD memory cards are pretty famous with professional photographers as well as computer enthusiasts. This time round, SanDisk’s new Extreme III SDHC memory card will feature a transfer speed of 30MB/s, hitting the market from next month onwards in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities. You can purchase the 16GB version for $179.99, so you do the math as to whether this offers enough bang for your buck. Just to get an idea of how fast and capable it is, I quote from Canon’s 50D literature, “It can shoot up to 6.3 fps, in bursts of up to 90 JPEGs (using an UDMA CF card), 60 JPEGs (using a CF card) consecutively or 16 RAW files, so you’ll never, ever miss a shot.”