SanDisk Corporation today introduced the ImageMate(TM) 6-in-1 memory card reader, the world's first hi-speed, USB 2.0, multi-card reader. The reader has slots for CompactFlash(R) Type I and II cards, SmartMedia(TM), SD(TM), Memory Stick(R) and the MultiMediaCard. It is also backward compatible and can be used with computers based on USB 1.1. The announcement was made at the Photokina trade show where SanDisk is demonstrating products in Hall 5.1, A-11.
Most card readers in use today employ USB 1.1 technology that has a data transfer rate of 12 megabits a second (Mbps). With hi-speed USB 2.0, SanDisk's new ImageMate 6-in-1 card reader is capable of data transfer rates of up to 480Mbps.
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