ATP ProMax II SD/SDHC Memory Card Review
ATP ProMax II SDHC Memory Cards
ATP Electronics from the year 1991 has proven to be masters in the designing and manufacture of extremely high performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash Storage Products. The 18 years of experience has resulted in striving towards perfection and adhering to the ISO9001 standards towards quality and strict compatibility.
The SDHC or the SD High Capacity card can be said to be the new generation card of the SD type as per the SDA 2.0 Specification (SD Association). This allows coming up to newer capacities of storage which could be easily over 2GB and to an extent of 32 GB. This was researched and done in response to the growing necessity and demand for storing quality rich photos and video recordings of high resolution which in turn requires extra space always. One should always make sure about the compatibility by looking into the SDHC logo on the packaging of the host device.
The SDHC memory cards are definitely not backwards compatible with their regular or standard SD host devices but on the other hand, the standard SD card in perfect in being forward compatible with their SDHC host device.
PRODUCT SPECIFICS
The ATP Promax II memory cards have SDA 2.0 classification and specifies the speed of performance rated to be Class 6. This is done mainly to standardize and categorize the performance in respect to the performance of the writing speed. Class 6 refers to a data transfer speed of 6MB/sec or over that specification limit.
The introduction of this new format of the SD card has been to mainly encourage the overenthusiastic professionals who are really in dire need of a card with the fastest write speed that transfers datas. Eventhough it is rated as Class 6 it has a maximum write speed of about 20 MB per second which is good enough for the HD camcorders and the DSLR cameras. This card is built-in with the ATP SIP Technology which makes the card much more durable against almost any physical abuse.
Storage: The storage limits of this SDHC memory card ranges between 1GB to 8GB which is large enough and is capacitated to store an ample number of photo files of high resolution, HD video images, good number of music files and many other datas that can be incorporated in to it.
Design: This memory card is slim and weighs just about 2.0 grams and has an appearance to that of an ordinary postage stamp. The card incorporates the top class SLC ingredients in the market which is more durable and really has enough credit to withstand an almost ten times more life than the rest of the products that are mainly MLC based.
Characters: This ProMax II SDHC card from ATP is ideal for usage as it proves to be very handy and user friendly. This is waterproof on the firsthand as well as dustproof. So there is no unnecessary need to get frustrated if the card happens to accidentally slip and get wet or dusted. Moreover, it is also ESD Proof or ElectroStatic Discharge proof in addition to being a good resistant to all extreme temperature conditions. They are strong enough and get accustomed and acclimatized to any type environmental changes that the host device has to face or put up with.
Write Speed: This Promax II SDHC memory card has an average data transfer speed of 80x and has a reading speed of up to 22.5MB/sec and a writing or copying data speed of up to 20MB/sec and there are about 9 connector pins to it.
Operating features: This memory card from ATP has an obvious operating temperature of 25C to 85C and a storage temperature that is safe of about -40C to 85C. The Humidity that is bearable and workable is of about 8 - 95 % non-condensing with a vibration resistant of 15Gs peak-to-peak which is a maximum. The shock resistance exceeds to a limit of 1000G which makes the usage of this particular card friendlier.
Compatibility: The device is extremely good in putting up with a number of devices and delivering a classic performance. They are extremely friendly with appliances and devices like the Digital cameras and Digital Camcorders, extendable data storage devices, with the PDAs and handheld PCs, classic Digital Music Systems and even for Global Positioning System. They can be very well used with standard mobile phones or SmartPhones.
Reliability: The reliability of this SDHC Memory card has an MTBF or a mean time between failures of about 1,000,000 hours and the number of insertions that can be done inside the slot is to a 10,000 times which is a minimum. One could be assured that the data that is stored in this particular card can be retained to a maximum of 10 years and with endurance limit which does not exceeds 100,000 cycles of reading, writing and erasing.
Security: There is a write protectable switch which safeguards all the data that is stored in the memory card.
Power: The necessary power for the card to function effectively is between 2.7V-3.6V with a clock speed of 50 MHz max.
Warranty: This card bears a manufacturer’s warranty of about 5 year-limited period.
ATP ProMax II SD/SDHC Memory Card - Data Sheet
| Manufacturer | ATP Electronics |
| Model Name | Promax II SDHC |
| Type | SDHC Memory Card |
| Model numbers | AF1GSDP2, AF2GSDP2, AF4GSDP2, AF8GSDP2 |
| Capacities | 1GB to 8GB |
| Dimensions | Length:32mm 0.1mm Thickness: 2.1mm 0.1mm Width: 24mm 0.1mm |
| Weight | 2 grams |
| Compatible devices | Extended data storing devices, digital cameras and camcorders, PDAs and Handheld, GPS usage, Digital Musical System, mobiles and smartphones |
| Specific features | Data Transfer rate of about 22.5MB/sec Read Speed and a 20MB/sec Write Speed SDA rating of Class 6 Waterproof, dustproof and ESD proof 9 pins with write protect switch for security Data retention of about 10 years MTBF (mean time between failures)of over 1,000,000 hours Number of insertions is up to a 10,000 minimum Endurance limit of about 100,000 cycles (read/write and erase) |
| Additional features | Operating Temperature of about -25C to 85C with a Storage Temperature of -40C to 85C Humidity that is tolerable is 8 - 95 % non-condensing Vibration does not exceed 15Gs peak-to-peak Max Shock up to 1000G |
| Power | Low Power Consumption (<50mA) Supply voltage SD: 2.7V-3.6V Clock speed: 50Mhz max. |
| Warranty | 5 year limited warranty |
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