SmartMedia versus CompactFlash versus Springboard Flash Memory
The Statistics
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SmartMedia |
CompactFlash |
| Form Factor |
SSFDC |
Type I or Type II |
| Capacity - Unformatted |
Up to 128 MB |
Up to 128 Meg (Type I)
or 512 Meg (Type II non-microdrive) |
| Transfer Rates |
| Read |
Up to 1.5 MB/s |
Up to 1.5 MB/s |
| Write |
Up to 800 KB/s |
Up to 1.5 MB/s |
| Burst To/From Host |
Up to 8 MB/s |
Up to 8 MB/s |
| Sleep To Idle |
2 ms |
2 ms |
| Reliabiltiy |
| Endurance |
1,000,000 Cycles |
300,000 Cycles |
| Data Reliability |
1 in 1014 bits, Read |
1 in 1014 bits, Read |
| Power Requirements |
| Voltage |
3.3V ± 5% |
5V ± 10% or 3.3V ± 5% |
| Sleep/Standby |
100 uA |
.2mA/0.5 mA |
| Read (max.) |
10 mA |
50mA/80mA |
| Write (max.) |
10 mA |
50mA/80mA |
| Environmental |
| Operating Temperature |
0° C to 55° C |
0° C to 60° C |
| Dimensions |
| Length |
1.457" |
1.433" |
| Width |
1.772" |
1.685" |
| Thickness |
0.031" |
0.130" |
| Weight |
1.8 g |
15 g |
| Memory
Costs (thanks Vinny) |
| 128MB |
$107 (.84/meg) |
$74 (.58/meg) |
| 64MB |
$44 (.69/meg) |
$47 (.73/meg) |
| 32MB |
$24 (.75/meg) |
$28 (.86/meg) |
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