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| Compact Flash was originally developed as a type of data storage device used in portable electronic devices. At Memory-Cards.org you will get information on Compact Flash memorycards. For storage, CompactFlash typically uses flash memory in a homogeneous corral. This form was first specified and produced by SanDisk in 1994. There are two main types of CF cards, Type I (3.3 mm thick) and the thicker Type II (CF2) cards (5 mm thick). CF was among the first flash memory standards to compete with the earlier and larger PC card Type I memory cards. CF is among the oldest and most successful formats, and has held on to a niche in the professional camera market especially well. CF cards can be used directly in PC Card slot with a plug adapter, used as an IDE hard drive with a passive adapter, and with a reader, to any number of common ports like USB or FireWire. |
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| Flash memory, regardless of format, supports only a limited number of erase/write cycles before a particular "sector" can no longer be written. Memory specifications generally allow 10,000 to 1,000,000 write cycles. Typically the controller in a Compact Flash attempts to prevent premature wear out of a sector by mapping the writes to various other sectors in the card - a process referred to as wear leveling. Hence if you want to buy a compact Flash Memory Cards then visit our website Memory-Cards.org for further details. |
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