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In general, flash storage devices built with Single-Level Cell
(SLC) NAND Flash,such as Kingston’s Elite Pro Flash cards or
the Hi-Speed USB DataTraveler 2.0, will deliver higher
performance than the standard Multi-Level Cell (MLC)
NAND Flash or Multi-Bit Cell (MBC) NAND Flash based
cards or DataTraveler.
Standard flash cards or the DataTraveler USB flash drives
deliver the best price/performance value for most users of
digital cameras, PDAs, mobile phones, and other electronic
devices.
Elite Pro flash cards or Data Traveler 2.0 USB flash drives will
deliver faster reads and writes, ideal for advanced users,
photography professionals, and enthusiasts. Of course, to
achieve the performance benefit of faster flash cards or USB
flash drives, users must have compatible high-speed devices
and properly configured computers.Some digital cameras and
other devices require SLC NAND flash based high-
performance flash cards for proper functionality.
The built-in controller interfacing with flash cards or USB
flash drives in many consumer devices may have limited
bandwidth. Please consult your user manual or contact the
device manufacturer for specifics.
All else being equal, the achievable performance level will be
the minimum data transfer level supported by the host
controller or the flash card or USB flash drive.
The USB 2.0 specification also includes the older USB 1.1
specification for backward-compatibility reasons.
USB Flash Drives and Digital Media Reader-Writers require
the following logos to indicate performance levels:
USB logo:transfers data at a maximum of 12
megabits per second (12 Mb/s or 1.5 MB/s).
It is also referred to as Original USB or USB
1.1, and is also compatible with USB 2.0
Full-Speed (with a maximum speed of 12
Mb/s or 1.5 MB/s).
Hi-Speed USB logo: transfers data at a
maximum of 480 megabits per second (480
Mb/s or 60 MB/s). It is also called USB 2.0
Hi-Speed. Hi-Speed USB is up to 40X faster
than USB and fully backward-compatible
with USB through its USB 2.0 Full-Speed
mode (with a maximum speed of 12 Mb/s
or 1.5MB/s).
If both the digital media card reader/writer and computer
properly support Hi-Speed USB,Kingston’s High Performance
Elite Pro flash cards will deliver greater performance over
standard flash cards.Similarly, Kingston’s DataTraveler 2.0 will
deliver higher performance on a computer supporting Hi-
Speed USB transfers.
Flash Memory Chip
Technology
Single-Level Cell (SLC) vs. Multi-
Level Cell (MLC) and Multi-Bit
Cell (MBC)
Host Consumer Devices
Digital cameras, mobile phones,
PDAs and other devices
• Connecting flash cards to
computers through 4-in-1,
6-in-1 media reader-writers
• Connecting USB flash drives
directly to a computer’s
USB slot
Please note: Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and
other functions and thus is not available for data storage.
For more information, please consult Kingston’s Digital Media Guide
at www.kingston.com/Digital_Media_Guide.