Kingston Digital Releases Fourth-Generation High-Speed Media Reader and 64GB 600X CF Card

Kingston announced the release of its 4th generation HS4 All-In-One Media Reader, which improves upon previous versions by now supporting all major card formats. The latest SD card speeds (UHS-I, UHS-II) and CF type I and II (UDMA 0-7) are now fully supported. The USB 3.0 interface is backward compatible with USB 2.0 to ensure a wide range of usability.

In conjunction with the HS4 Media Reader release, Kingston also announced a 64GB capacity addition to their CompactFlash Ultimate 600x line. The 600x CF cards offer an impressive 90 MB/s read/write performance.

Here is the press release:

Kingston Digital Releases Fourth-Generation High-Speed Media Reader; 64GB 600X CF Card

• Versatile Card Reader For Seamless Data Transfer
• USB 3.0 High-Speed Performance
• Capacity Addition to CF Ultimate 600x

Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced its 4^th generation HS4 All-In-One Media Reader. The multi-function reader improves upon the previous model as it reads all major card format types including the latest SD card speeds (UHS-I, UHS-II) and CF Type I and II (UDMA 0-7).

Users can easily back up and transfer music, photos, videos and other digital data with USB 3.0 high-speed performance. This allows users to save time transferring files as USB 3.0 allows up to 5Gb/s data transfer speed – almost 10x faster than USB 2.0. The portable, small- form factor reader has a brushed nickel case and is backwards compatible with USB 2.0.

Kingston^® also announces a new 64GB capacity addition to its CompactFlash Ultimate 600x family. The 32GB and 64GB CF Ultimate 600x cards offer premium results with speeds up to 90MB/s read and write to support burst mode photography or HD video. The addition of MediaRECOVER^® software lets users recover deleted files and restore corrupt files, if needed.

“HS4 All-In-One Media Reader is a great device to quickly move data between multiple devices whether at home or on the road,” said Jean Wong, Flash memory business manager, Kingston. “The higher-capacity CF Ultimate 600x lets avid photographers and videographers capture more content and when used with the reader, data transfer is simple and fast.”

HS4 All-In-One Media Reader carries a two-year warranty while the CF Ultimate 600x has a lifetime warranty. Both products are backed by legendary Kingston reliability and free technical support. For more information, please visit www.kingston.com.

HS4 All-In-One Media Reader Features and Specifications:

• Ultra-portable: small size makes it an easy and convenient travel accessory
• Versatile: Supports the major types of memory cards and the latest speeds standards (UHS-I and UHS-II)
• Fast: USB 3.0 performance for an efficient and effortless data transfer
• Compliant: with USB 3.0 specifications, backwards compatible with USB 2.0
• Guaranteed: two-year warranty, free technical support
• Dimensions: 93.17mm x 52.68mm x 16mm
• Speed Rating¹: Up to 5Gb/s data transfer speed
• Operating Temperature: 32º to 140ºF / 0º to 60ºC
• Storage Temperature: -4º to 185ºF / -20º to 85ºC
• Supported card formats:
  Compact Flash: CF Type I & II (UDMA 0-7)
  Secure Digital: SD/SDHC UHS I-II/SDXC UHS I-II
  microSD: microSD/microSDHC UHS-I/microSDXC UHS-I
  Memory Stick^®3: Memory Stick PRO/Duo™/PRO Duo™/ PRO-HG Duo™
• Requirements: system with USB 3.0
• Built-In LED Indicator
• USB 3.0 Cable Included

Operating System	USB 3.0	USB 2.0
Windows® 8.1/8/7 (SP1)/Vista® (SP2)	Yes	Yes
Mac OS X v.10.7.x +	Yes	Yes
Linux v.2.6x +	Yes	Yes
Chrome OS™	Yes	Yes

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