Press release
I like the bit about "CompactFlash is the industry's standard memory card for mobile devices".
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SanDisk Supplies CompactFlash Memory Cards to Compaq for New Aero
2100 Color Palm-Size PC
SanDisk 20MB and 40MB CompactFlash Memory Cards Available From Compaq as Removable
Storage for New Compaq Aero 2100
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 1999-- SanDisk Corp. (Nasdaq:SNDK - news) announced today that it will supply to Compaq Computer
Corp. (NYSE:CPQ - news) its 20 and 40 megabyte (MB) CompactFlash(TM) (CF(TM)) memory cards as removable storage for the new Compaq Aero® 2100
Color Palm-size PC.
The Compaq Aero 2100 Color Palm-size PC is the industry's first Palm-size PC to show a reflective color Thin Film Transistor (TFT) display that is easy to read
under various lighting conditions. Using rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries, the Compaq Aero 2100 can handle up to 10 hours of continuous use. The Compaq Aero
2100 also includes Internet audio content download and playback.
Internal storage is 8MB or 16MB with a maximum internal RAM of 24MB. Both models include a specific slot for CompactFlash memory cards, invented by
SanDisk, the industry's standard memory card for the Palm-size Windows® CE platform. The Compaq Aero 2100 has starting MSRP of $449.
''CompactFlash is the industry's standard memory card for mobile devices,'' said, Annie Bacon, director of marketing, Handheld PCs, Compaq Computer Corp.
''We continue to choose SanDisk as our OEM supplier for CompactFlash because of their reliable and compatible data storage flash memory.''
By using the CompactFlash memory card in the new Compaq Aero 2100, customers can have a convenient and easy way to allow users to upgrade their available
storage for their data such as email, color images and digital audio. Together with our integrated Backup/Restore utility CF cards offer a convenient solution to
backup important data frequently accessed by the user.
Travis Linton, product marketing engineer at SanDisk, said, ''With the new Compaq Aero 2100, Compaq once again introduces a product which compliments its
highly recognized quality brand name. SanDisk CompactFlash memory cards have provided removable storage for more than 40 Windows CE products. SanDisk is
committed to increasing the capacity of its CompactFlash memory cards, the industry's most reliable and compatible small size memory cards.''
SanDisk has introduced CompactFlash memory cards ranging in capacity between 4 and 96MB. Over 7,000 retail outlets worldwide sell SanDisk branded
CompactFlash memory cards, and SanDisk also sells products through an extensive worldwide distribution channel. |
