Sony debuts 8 Gigabyte Compact Vault drive

Sony 8 Gigabyte Compact Vault drive

Sony debuts 8 Gigabyte Compact Vault drive - Digital cameras, digital camera reviews, photography views and news newsMarch 16, 2006 - 08.00 GMT
Sony unveils the 8 Gigabyte version of its Compact Vault series. The new drive is compatible with Compact Flash type II slots, and provides a significant increase in data storage over the current top of the line, the 5GB version. The new Compact Vault drive is an ideal companion to high-end digital cameras, the new drive's 8GB capacity holds up to 2,560 JPEG images (at 3MB each) or 320 minutes of MPEG4 video, and has transfer speeds of up to 12MB per second. The Compact Vault will be available in June with a price of $259...More