Best Mac SD Cards For High Performance
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Combining both speed AND high capacity - those owning select models of Mac mini, Apple MacBook Pro and Air, as well as Aluminum iMac models may have a built-in SD memory card slot reader. Some connect internally via USB, others interface directly with the PCI bus for faster performance. The slot on Macs accept cards that are either Standard SD (Secure Digital) up to 4 GB, SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) 4 GB to 32 GB, and SDXC (Secure Digital eXtended Capacity) cards in 32, 64, or 128 GB sizes. Class 10 SD cards have the highest performance. Here are some of the fastest SD cards for Mac currently available:Mac SDXC Card | SDXC Card For Mac | SDHC Card For Mac |
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SanDisk Extreme Pro SDXC Up To 95MBps Speed | PNY Elite SDXC Card Up To 90MBps Speed | Transcend Class 10 Up to 90MBps |
Which Macs Have SD Card Slots?
Beginning in 2009 Apple added a high-speed SD-SDHC slot to these Macintosh computers:MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.53GHz, Mid 2009), MacBook Air (13-inch), iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009), iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)
Mac mini (Mid 2010) features a rear SDXC slot, backward compatible with SD-SDHC cards.
More recently though, Apple has largely phased-out built-in SD card readers. They figure those who need one have plenty of external USB readers and even Thunderbolt devices, docks and hubs with flash memory card slots they can purchase if needed.
What Are The Specs of SD Cards for Mac?
See this article at Apple's website for a very good overview of Secure Digital card use on the iMac and MacBook Pro: About the Apple SD Card Slot FAQ. Kingston maintains a great chart identifying the different terms and icons used to identify SD class and speeds - and which devices/needs each type of card is best suited for.Formatting SD Cards For Mac OSX
SD cards are plain block storage devices and don't imply any specific partition type or file system. As such, other partition schemes than MBR partitioning and DOS/Windows FAT file systems can be used. Under Apple's Mac OS X, SD cards can be partitioned as GUID devices and formatted with the HFS+ file system. Under MS-Windows and some Unix systems, SD cards can be formatted using the NTFS -- and on later versions -- exFAT file system. However most consumer products will expect the default MBR partitioning and FAT16/FAT32 filesystem.Creating A Bootable SD Card For OSX
When using SD - SDHC flash memory card exclusively for fast Mac backup, optimal Mac to Mac file transfers, or for creating a bootable OSX Tiger, Leopard or Lion, Mavericks or Yosemite Secure Digital startup disk for diagnostic uses, it's important to re-format the card using Apple's Disk Utility. On Intel based Macs you MUST set the partition table type to GUID, and format the card to use the Mac OS Extended format.Ideally you need a 32GB SDHC or larger card for both the speed and capacity you'll need to install OSX. Leopard needs about 8-12GB depending on Install options chosen. You may opt to do a custom OSX install to minimize Printer Drivers and if installing iLife: Omit GarageBand - it's audio files add several Gigs to an OSX install. Once the install completes, to boot OSX off the SDHC card: Restart and hold down the OPTION key to select the icon for the card as the startup volume.
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Pros:- SDHC cards offer cheap storage without the need to open up your laptop
- Compact and removable: you can take important applications with you
- Fast Class 6 and higher SDHC cards have rapid data access times
- Data transfer rates remain mostly constant
Cons:
- Your Mac's built-in card reader might be too slow
- Slower SDHC cards aren't really fast compared to SSD drives
- Even a fast SDHC has slower transfer rates than most hard drives
- SD cards MTBF are low, not designed for HEAVY sustained access
Apple Secure Digital Card Specs : SD vs SDHC
SD means Secure Digital which is a non-volatile flash memory card. This memory card is developed by different companies like Panasonic, Toshiba and SanDisk. They are increasingly being used in portable devices like video games, digital cameras, DV camcorders, handheld computers and PDAs. They're available in many brands, data transfer speeds, and in different capacities currently from 1MB to 32 GB. This card is proven very successful in the market because of its wafer-thin postage stamp size.The original maximum 2 GB capacity defined by the SD 1.1 standard wasn’t enough as card sizes grew, so the SD 2.0 or SDHC standard was added. It allows for capacities of up to 32 GB. It is potentially ready for capacities of up to 2 TB. SDXC is the next iteration of the SD spec, as 32 GB may remain the limit for the SDHC standard. Note that SDHC and SD cards may be physically identical from the outside, so be sure your device supports SDHC before purchasing such a card (4 GB and up).
SD was invented by SanDisk in 2001 - and is based on the Multi-Media card (MMC) standard. Technically, SD is similar to MMC, but added digital rights management, and also features a sliding write protection switch. OSX is smart enough to detect the position of the write-lock switch.
It's important to note that SDHC cards are designed for use in SDHC-enabled devices and are not backwards compatible with older SD-only legacy card readers and devices such as Digital Cameras, MP3 Players, Cell Phones and whatnot. More recent devices support SDHC and its higher capacity and speeds - check the specs of your devices owner's manual to be sure. The iMac's and MacBook Pro's however do support BOTH standard SD and SDHC card reader functions.
For more details on Apple's implementation and technical details of thier SD - SDHC - SDHC card slot support, see this FAQ.
USB SD Flash Card Readers vs Apple Slot
The flash slots on these newer MacBook Pro and iMac computers register as an internal USB Bus device in System Profiler. So for all practical purposes flash Read/Write speeds will be identical to an external USB 2.0 SDHC card reader. At this point, even the fastest Class 10 Secure Digial transfer speeds fall well below USB 2.0's data rate maximum. As NAND flash and the Secure Digital spec evolves, expect USB 3.0 SuperSpeed standard to help take Secure Digital SD card performance to the next level.Some things in your life have to be memorized. Facts, formulas, words, pictures, dates, procedures, even names and faces. Everything you do includes information that needs to reside in your head. Studies can help with that.
Studies is a flashcard app for the serious student, with editions for Mac®, iPhone® and iPad®. It's a tool to extend your knowledge, and it doesn't matter what it is you want to learn — medicine, law, history, driving, aviation, fine art, music, or martial arts — from simple day-to-day tidbits, to knowledge of life changing importance. Studies is an app to help you achieve your learning goals.
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Study Notes
Studies allows you to turn the information you need to learn into study notes, similar to traditional flashcards, but much more powerful. Notes can include as many sides as you like, each of which can contain text, images, audio, and even video. Creating your own flashcards, or importing cards from others, is as easy as can be.
Due for Study
Studies includes scientifically-based learning schedules designed to make the time you spend studying as efficient as possible. Set a schedule based on your goals, from long-term learning to cramming for an exam, and Studies will automatically make notes due for study each day.
Study Sessions
Once you have a set of notes prepared, you can study them in beautifully presented study sessions, which make studying less of a chore. Grade yourself as you go, and studies will ensure the ones you don't know very well will reappear more often in future sessions.
STATISTICS
Everything you study is tracked by Studies. This information is used to schedule notes for future study, but also to provide statistics and predictions on how well you know the material. You can not only see how many notes you graded right or wrong, but you also have access to estimates of how long you will remember what you are studying.
Selective Sync
Many of us now carry multiple Apple devices, and having your data silo-ed on one device is a drag. Studies includes iCloud® sync using the latest CloudKit® technology from Apple. Add notes on your desktop Mac, and they will appear on your iPhone or iPad when you come to study them later. Even your study sessions are synced, so you can start on one device, and finish on another. You can even choose what you want to sync.
Mental case migration
Studies is the next generation of the app Mental Case. If you have been using Mental Case on your Mac, iPhone or iPad, you can get a 30% discount by downloading Studies from this web site, and using the coupon MCUPGRADE (not available in Mac App Store).
Once Studies is installed, you can migrate all of your data, including the study history and scheduling, when you first launch. You should even find your data takes up much less space in Studies than it did in Mental Case.
Sharing
Studies has a multitude of different file formats to share your study notes with others. You can export an archive that can be imported into Studies (or Mental Case) on another device. You can also import and export standard text formats like CSV and TSV, which are supported by many flashcard web sites.
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