Kingston Technology Digital Media Guide - Manual (Page 5)

• High-Quality Connectors: Kingston’s flash storage devices have connectors rated for
more than 10,000 insertions.
• Operating Temperature and Humidity: 0° C ~ 60° C, 5% ~ 95% humidity
• High-Capacity: Flash storage devices can provide large storage capacities in a very
small form factor. This flexibility makes them ideal for consumer uses, such as
digital film or storage for MP3 music, where portability and convenience
are important.
Please note: Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other
functions and thus is not available for data storage. Please see Section 2
for details.
• High-Performance: Kingston’s Elite Pro and Hi-Speed DataTraveler USB flash drives
are faster than many standard flash products and many competitive products.
Kingston’s engineers test and select high-performance controllers to ensure that
Kingston’s flash cards are among the performance leaders. Please see the Appendix
for information about USB and Hi-Speed USB performance. Kingston standard flash
products offer moderate performance levels for general purpose applications.
• Low Power Consumption: Unlike standard DRAM memory that needs to be
constantly powered on to maintain its data, flash memory is non-volatile and does
not require power to maintain its data. Flash memory’s low power consumption
results in longer battery life for the host device.
• Plug and Play Support: Kingston’s flash memory line supports plug and play. With
plug and play technology and compatible computer operating systems, a flash
storage device can be inserted into a computer or a flash media reader and be
quickly recognized and accessed by the computer.
• Hot-Swapping Support: Hot-swapping allows for plugging or unplugging flash
storage devices into a compatible computer or reader without needing to power off
and restart the computer. This feature enhances the portability and convenience of
flash storage devices for transferring data, pictures or music between two
computers or devices.
Non-Volatile NOR and NAND Flash Technologies
Unlike Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), flash memory is non-volatile.
Non-volatile memory retains data even without being powered-on. For example,
when a computer is turned off, all data that was in the computer’s DRAM memory is
lost; however, when a flash storage device is removed from a digital camera, all data
C O M M I T T E D TO M E M O R Y
The DataPak ™ is the
perfect solution for
notebooks, handhelds,
digital cameras or any
other digital device
with a Type II PC
Card slot.
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